Luo Ziling immediately felt a headache. He wanted to say that when they engaged in that kind of relationship, he was forced by Lin Lan, and it was not his choice.
But he couldn’t bring himself to say such an irresponsible thing.
Seeing Luo Ziling silent, Fenghuang became even angrier: "I demand that you marry Lin Lan and take full responsibility for her! Because after what happened between you two, she cannot marry anyone else."
"If I refuse to comply, are you planning to kill me?" Luo Ziling was a bit unhappy. He disliked being coerced like this.
Just like he was willing to marry Yang Qingyin, but he refused to yield to Yang Yuanshan and Ling Mingrui who wanted to form an alliance through their marriage.
"Indeed!" Fenghuang agreed with a murderous intent.
Looking at Fenghuang’s stance, Luo Ziling couldn’t help but sigh: "Can we temporarily not discuss this matter? These issues, the parties involved will resolve them themselves. You are an outsider, so stop interfering. Matters of my emotions, my parents and grandparents won’t dictate to me. Is it interesting for you to insist on this?"
Without waiting for Fenghuang to answer, Luo Ziling quickly changed the subject: "What you should focus on now is, if someday my dad leaves Dragon Rise for another position, how will you take over his position and perform your new duties effectively."
These words from Luo Ziling were clearly unexpected by Fenghuang, and she was stunned by them.
Luo Ziling understood that the primary purpose of Fenghuang’s visit today was to "stick up" for Lin Lan.
She was standing up for Lin Lan, not because she had a plan with Lin Lan, but because it was her personal action.
Lin Lan certainly wouldn’t conspire with Fenghuang about such things, Luo Ziling was very convinced of this point.
He didn’t want to discuss the emotional issues concerning Lin Lan with Fenghuang.
Actually, Luo Ziling didn’t even know how to handle his emotional issues with Lin Lan.
In their dealings, Lin Lan was always in the proactive position. Moreover, she had said several times that she wouldn’t marry Luo Ziling.
With Lin Lan’s expressed stance, Luo Ziling also had no intention of marrying Lin Lan, so when Fenghuang asked him how he planned to handle Lin Lan, he truly didn’t know how to answer. Thus, he could only try to change the conversation topic.
On the day Ling Ruonan got married, Luo Ziling spoke to Fenghuang about the issue of the Dragon Rise Sect Leader’s succession.
At that time, he noticed Fenghuang was rather concerned about this matter.
Today, he used these issues to redirect Fenghuang’s focus.
Fenghuang’s attention was indeed redirected.
When Luo Ziling mentioned she should prepare for taking over Dragon Rise and performing new duties effectively, she was taken aback.
"If nothing unexpected happens, my dad won’t stay long in the position of responsibility at Dragon Rise. Of course, this is just my guess; I am not clear about the actual situation. Man proposes, but God disposes, and too many unexpected things happen, anything could occur." Luo Ziling said, picking up the teacup and casually drinking tea, looking indifferent.
Fenghuang opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say.
"I said a few days ago, you taking charge of Dragon Rise is the best choice. I hope you can be well-prepared to change your role positioning. Previously, you were a commander; in the future, you must become a leader." Saying this, Luo Ziling chuckled, "I think if my dad leads Dragon Rise, it might not be as good as you leading. Because when I ask Dragon Rise for help, my dad might not give me face, but you might!"
"Why should I give you face?" Fenghuang snorted coldly.
"Because I’ve seen your body, is this considered a privilege?" Luo Ziling leaned close to Fenghuang and said in a sleazy tone, then laughed heartily, "Because I’ve helped you a lot, you should give me some return. Those people I cured all gave me quite a reward. Look at my Great Grandfather, Yang Yuanshan, your General Li Haiyang, Zhao Guosheng, and Wang Rongjun. People who understand gratitude and repay kindness are good, right?"
Fenghuang ignored Luo Ziling’s words and instead asked him a very pointed question.
"Why did General Zhao Guosheng come to attend the wedding?"
"This question shouldn’t be asked to me, but you should ask your General Zhao!" Luo Ziling replied impatiently, "Do you also want to ask why Lin Zeping came, why Wang Zhengqiang came, why Wu Dongfang came? If you ask, I can’t answer. But asking such questions shows you don’t have high emotional intelligence, and your IQ is lacking too."
"I’m just asking why General Zhao came, why are you talking so much nonsense?" Fenghuang was clearly a bit angry, "His relationship with you isn’t that great, and he is still in charge of military affairs."
Luo Ziling solemnly replied: "Because he was someone my grandfather promoted. It was like this in the past!"
After hearing this, Fenghuang said nothing more.
After a moment of silence, she stood up, said nothing, and walked away.
When Fenghuang opened the door and was about to leave, Luo Ziling couldn’t help but say: "How impolite! Leaving without saying goodbye?"
"I’ll come to you in a few days to find you for treatment!" Fenghuang ignored Luo Ziling’s complaint, left that sentence, and walked away in large strides.
Luo Ziling felt a bit at a loss whether to cry or laugh.
This woman really was somewhat difficult to endure.
After Fenghuang left, Lin Lan and Shanque returned.
"What’s wrong? Did you guys have some disagreement?" Lin Lan asked with curiosity after entering, "Fenghuang seemed a bit unhappy as she left!"
"She said I should help her with treatment, and I asked her to think about thanking me, so she got unhappy!" Luo Ziling said with an innocent face, "Nowadays, how are there still women like her being so stingy?"
Lin Lan and Shanque exchanged a glance, and their gazes toward Luo Ziling were a bit unfriendly.
Luo Ziling didn’t care, chuckled, and asked again: "Did she tell you what she came to find me for today?"
"No!" Lin Lan shook her head, "What did she say? I was planning to ask you!"
"Nothing much, just what I’ve just mentioned, but I didn’t have time today, so I’ll talk about it in a few days. I just gave her some advice!"
Lin Lan looked at Luo Ziling with skepticism, but in the end, she still said nothing.
Luo Ziling talked with Lin Lan and Shanque about points to pay attention to when working with Ling Ruonan.
He told Shanque that after leaving Dragon Rise, she should first work with Lin Lan in proximity to Ling Ruonan for a few months, and after getting familiar with the situation, then come to him.
Of course, this was just his suggestion. If Shanque didn’t want to work with Ling Ruonan or learn alongside Lin Lan, she could directly work with him.
Thinking Shanque would surely choose to follow Lin Lan, unexpectedly, Shanque really followed his initial suggestion, saying she wanted to work with Luo Ziling, and just as initially discussed, Lin Lan was to work with Ling Ruonan, she would follow Luo Ziling.
Shanque’s words stunned Luo Ziling for a moment.
After glancing at Lin Lan twice, he eventually said nothing and agreed to Shanque’s request.