By the time the meeting ended, it was already five in the afternoon.
"Tired?" In the car on the way home, Ling Ruonan asked Luo Ziling, whose face didn’t look well, with some concern, "Still haven’t adjusted to the time difference? Go to bed early tonight and get some rest."
"Mom, I’m fine. I’ll just give myself a little massage later." Luo Ziling smiled, "I still have something to take care of; I need to go out tonight!"
Ling Ruonan glanced at Luo Ziling but didn’t ask more, only reminding him: "Be safe!"
Ling Ruonan’s reminder made Luo Ziling feel a bit awkward.
About Chen Xiaoyi’s pregnancy and childbirth, Ling Ruonan didn’t blame him and didn’t even speak harshly.
But Luo Ziling knew Ling Ruonan wasn’t happy about it.
Even having a granddaughter at his age didn’t bring her any sense of achievement; the great danger and sense of crisis made her feel the granddaughter was a time bomb. If something similar happened again, Luo Ziling believed Ling Ruonan would take decisive action, perhaps even irrationally.
Luo Ziling believed that if Chen Xiaoyi didn’t behave, Ling Ruonan might take drastic measures.
Therefore, today Ling Ruonan’s reminder made Luo Ziling feel immense pressure.
"Mom, don’t worry, I won’t make the same mistake again!" Luo Ziling said with a shy smile. He was confident in his medical skills; as long as he was careful, he wouldn’t let any woman get pregnant, even without taking precautions.
Ling Ruonan didn’t say much more.
After returning home, Ling Ruonan immediately went into the kitchen to get busy.
Luo Ziling went upstairs for a shower, and when he came downstairs, Luo Liansheng had already returned.
"Grandpa, what were you busy with today that I didn’t dare disturb you much?" Luo Ziling pulled Luo Liansheng to sit on the sofa and asked curiously, "During the time I was away, was there any new medication developed?"
"Two drugs were developed, but they haven’t been made public yet; they were waiting for you to return." Luo Liansheng laughed, "No matter what new drug is developed, it should be credited to you. Grandpa is old now; these achievements are not needed for me. You are young and need accomplishments."
"Grandpa, it’s fine. We have plenty of time to work on things!" Luo Ziling smiled, "While I was away, did you have any disputes with people?"
Luo Ziling clearly remembered that before he left, Luo Liansheng had expressed he would teach a lesson to some ill-intentioned people. Ling Ruonan couldn’t have known about this, and Luo Liansheng wouldn’t tell her.
"Didn’t do much!" Luo Liansheng patted Luo Ziling’s arm, laughing, "Anyway, with nothing much to do, I took some actions and taught a few unruly people a lesson. Today Yang Qingye came to see you, right? I guess Yang Yunlin complained to his son, so Yang Qingye came to throw a tantrum at you?"
Luo Ziling was surprised after hearing this, but sensibly didn’t probe too much into it.
It was unexpected that Luo Liansheng had taken action against Yang Yunlin.
Neither Yang Qingyin nor Yang Qingye mentioned this.
Presumably, Yang Yunlin didn’t suffer heavily, or he took a loss without being able to speak of it.
Luo Ziling recounted the events of the day.
After hearing Luo Ziling’s direct confrontation with Yang Qingye, Luo Liansheng laughed, "With those father and son, you must be tough to make them wary. They need a good lesson, or they’ll become increasingly arrogant and our biggest trouble."
"I’ll find another chance to teach Yang Qingye a lesson until he doesn’t dare to provoke us easily."
Luo Liansheng nodded and spoke of his actions against Chen Yijing.
He spoke simply, just saying he made Chen Yijing bedridden for a few days, unable to handle matters.
Hearing this, Luo Ziling couldn’t help but grin.
His grandfather still had a childish nature.
Actually, Luo Liansheng didn’t reveal that he had killed several people, and didn’t mention that he poisoned two key people around Yang Yunlin and Chen Yijing.
Luo Ziling didn’t ask much more.
Luo Liansheng initiated talk of other matters.
He had helped treat Yang Yuanshan and shared meals and drinks with him during this period.
He visited Ling Jinhua, similarly treating her, and sharing tea and meals.
He also visited Ling Mingrui and Fang Xiang, with activities similar, mostly including health checks, treatment, tea, meals, and chats, and played two games of Go with Ling Mingrui.
Yang Yuanshan treated Luo Liansheng quite well, and they communicated thoroughly while drinking.
Yang Yuanshan even told Luo Liansheng that Yang Yunlin is somewhat incompetent and that he was a bit disappointed in his son.
Yang Yunlin was inciting his grandson, Yang Qingye, to compete with him. If he had other sons, he might consider changing his mind and not giving Yang Yunlin a chance. Speaking of this, Yang Yuanshan expressed regret over the untimely demise of his other son, jokingly saying to Luo Liansheng that if they hadn’t forced Yang Yunfeng’s death back then, Yang Yunlin wouldn’t be this arrogant now.
The Yang Family’s future might have been handed over to Yang Yunfeng.
Luo Liansheng reacted indifferently to this.
"Life and death are destined, wealth is in the heavens; at an old age, it’s good to look at things lightly." He said to Yang Yuanshan, "At our age, what we should concern ourselves with most is how to live a few more years, how to live well when we’re old, staying mobile. The final concern should be to die peacefully, without much pain. Ideally, one would pass away in their sleep, with no regrets in life."
Yang Yuanshan responded with a wry smile to Luo Liansheng’s words.
While chatting with Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui, Luo Liansheng directly expressed his stance.
He told Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui that Luo Ziling had been working for the country, yet those idle, academically lacking people couldn’t tolerate Luo Ziling’s presence, and often make moves against him, which made the old man angry. If not for the sake of Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui, he would have turned Yanjing upside down, leaving the Ling Family severely damaged or even crippled.
He hoped that after Luo Ziling returned from Europe, he wouldn’t be schemed against anymore and could live peacefully, doing things calmly.
Luo Liansheng directly asked Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui to manage the descendants of the Ling Family well, to not let them trouble Luo Ziling.
Otherwise, he would be very angry.
Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui gave Luo Liansheng face, neither getting angry at him, and even drank with him.
"Fang Xiang, I can’t quite decipher him!" Speaking of Fang Xiang, Luo Liansheng’s expression turned a bit somber, "I now realize that his scheming surpasses most people’s. It’s possible he’s behind many disturbances. In the future, be wary of people from the Fang Family!"
Receiving this serious warning from Luo Liansheng, Luo Ziling’s expression subtly shifted.