"Mom, Xiaoyi, please talk calmly and don’t get agitated." Luo Ziling gently reminded the two women before leaving, "Don’t blame each other, okay?"
"Ziling, don’t worry. Your mom said this for everyone’s good, and I’m very grateful to her." Chen Xiaoyi turned and gave Luo Ziling a shy smile, "I will follow your mom’s arrangements."
After Chen Xiaoyi expressed this, Luo Ziling breathed a sigh of relief and confidently left the room.
Upon leaving the room, he saw that Lin Lan had already arrived.
Besides Lin Lan, Falcon had also come along.
When Luo Ziling came out, the two women chatting with Wuyue gave him a peculiar look.
Feeling a bit awkward, Luo Ziling stepped forward to greet them.
After sitting down, Falcon immediately announced her decision: "I plan to return to Yanjing with a few other team members tomorrow. Lin Lan will stay and leave with you. After all, you came out as a couple, so it’s best to return the same way to avoid unnecessary trouble."
"Alright!" Luo Ziling agreed readily, "Falcon and Shanque still need treatment. Once I return to the country, I will continue to help them heal. I’ll write two prescriptions shortly, so they can take the medicine as directed until I treat them again."
Falcon nodded.
Lin Lan didn’t say much; her thoughts were quite complicated.
She had promised Luo Ziling several times to have a son for him.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaoyi beat her to it, although she only gave him a daughter, it still made Lin Lan feel a huge sense of crisis. Ling Ruonan certainly wouldn’t be happy with such a situation, considering an illegitimate child in the family isn’t something to celebrate.
If one person does this, Ling Ruonan might accept it without complaint.
But if someone else does it again, Ling Ruonan will surely react strongly, perhaps even refusing to acknowledge the child as part of the Luo Family.
Therefore, Lin Lan felt very depressed about it.
However, she couldn’t express this depression and chose to remain silent.
Ling Ruonan and Chen Xiaoyi spent over an hour talking in the room before finishing.
After wrapping up their conversation, they let Luo Ziling enter the room.
As soon as Luo Ziling entered, Ling Ruonan said, "Xiaoyi has decided to stay in Europe alone with the child. We’ve arranged her life here; she promises there won’t be any trouble or letting anyone know you have a daughter here. She won’t bring her back to the country until your daughter goes to high school. She won’t use your daughter to force you to marry her. She won’t marry you, and whether she will marry someone later will be discussed then. I hope she finds someone suitable, a woman shouldn’t waste her youth and life like this."
"Mrs. Ling, I’m not thinking about marriage now; I just want to raise Chenyang," Chen Xiaoyi quickly explained to prevent Luo Ziling from misunderstanding, "I think having a child to live with is sufficient, and I don’t want to think about anything else. A lifetime has one memorable relationship, and that’s enough for me. I don’t want to try accepting another relationship, for now, at least. Whether I change my mind in the future will be a topic for later."
After explaining a bit, she solemnly told Luo Ziling, "I will fulfill my promise to you. I just hope you’ll visit us someday here in Europe."
"I will come!" Luo Ziling nodded.
Ling Ruonan looked at Luo Ziling and then at Chen Xiaoyi, couldn’t help but remind again: "I hope similar things won’t happen."
Ling Ruonan’s solemn reminder made Chen Xiaoyi’s expression dim, but she eventually nodded, "I will remember Mrs. Ling’s instructions."
"Alright, focus on your postpartum recovery. If I have time, I will come to visit again!" Ling Ruonan said, standing up and preparing to leave the room.
Chen Xiaoyi also stood up, escorting Ling Ruonan out of the room.
Seeing several other people in the living room, Chen Xiaoyi paused for a moment but still greeted them gracefully.
Upon Ling Ruonan’s exit, Falcon and Lin Lan immediately stood up to greet her.
"Ling’er, accompany Xiaoyi for a while, I will chat with them." Ling Ruonan sat on the sofa and instructed Luo Ziling to keep Chen Xiaoyi company back in the room.
Chen Xiaoyi, being sensible, knew that Ling Ruonan wanted to discuss something with Falcon, Lin Lan, and others. She did not express any discomfort and, after saying a few courteous words, went back to the room under the guise of needing to take care of the child.
Luo Ziling followed her into the room.
"Your mom still doesn’t trust me!" Back in the room, Chen Xiaoyi said, feeling a bit frustrated, "She’s worried I might cause trouble."
"Your grandpa’s illness is quite serious; aren’t you going back to see him?" Luo Ziling didn’t directly respond to Chen Xiaoyi’s issue but instead brought up Chen Ruchang’s condition, "As far as I know, his tumor has relapsed, and the situation is quite severe with poor prognosis."
"No one has told me about these things!" Chen Xiaoyi shook her head and then sighed, "Actually, before I came to Europe, I had a fight with grandpa. Then, when I returned to the country, I argued with him again. He scolded me for shamelessly getting involved with you. Actually, my grandpa never treated me well, not as well as he treated my brother and Xiaoxue."
"But he is your grandpa, after all!"
"Yes!" Chen Xiaoyi nodded, "That’s why I called you last time, hoping you could spare my dad and grandpa."
Luo Ziling didn’t know how to respond to Chen Xiaoyi’s matter and pondered before asking, "Have you considered that this situation now has forced you into a corner? The Chen Family cannot forgive you for this, no matter who, they can’t accept you having an illegitimate child for me."
"They also wouldn’t allow me to marry you, no matter who!" Chen Xiaoyi smiled bitterly, "So, I will live my life in my way, regardless of them."
"Are you aware of the situation in Yanjing now?" These days, Luo Ziling hadn’t discussed the current situation in Yanjing or the fierce conflict between the Chen Family and other families with Chen Xiaoyi.
Seeing Ling Ruonan here today, Luo Ziling thought he should mention these things to Chen Xiaoyi and find a chance to reveal some of his plans to her.
The Chen Family may not be able to survive this crisis, and neither Chen Ruchang nor Chen Yijing will end well.
Now, Chen Yining, who is suspended and waiting for final review results, might stand up to clean up the mess.
Chen Xiaoyi, not knowing much about the current situation in Yanjing, lightly shook her head when Luo Ziling asked.
Luo Ziling seized the opportunity to tell her about the situation in Yanjing and the troubles the Chen Family faced.
After listening, Chen Xiaoyi felt a bit stunned.
"If eventually your dad steps forward to clean up the mess, will you return to help him?"
This question from Luo Ziling left Chen Xiaoyi looking pale.