Wang Guoguo’s expression changed drastically, and Luo Ziling immediately felt pleased, looking very accomplished.
"Is that really the case?" Wang Guoguo asked, her voice a bit bitter. "Why would it turn out like this?"
"Maybe your dad’s attitude wasn’t sincere enough, or maybe you guys didn’t handle things well before!" Luo Ziling was quietly quite smug.
Wang Guoguo gave Luo Ziling a serious look, and in the end said somewhat dejectedly, "Because of Li Haiyang? That wasn’t my dad’s idea, it was something my superiors arranged. I’m already working hard to apply for a transfer, planning to follow your instructions and go be Li Jiahua’s secretary. We may not have done well enough before, but that was something we had no choice about."
"If we help you, and then you run into some ’no choice’ situation again, does that mean you can betray us as a matter of course?" Luo Ziling’s face was full of mockery.
Wang Guoguo’s expression changed again, but she shook her head very firmly. "I can guarantee it with my character—there is no way something like that will happen!"
"You think this is a novel or a TV drama? Still using your ’character’ as a guarantee." Luo Ziling looked at her with open disdain. "Is your character worth that much?"
Wang Guoguo’s face was full of bitterness. "No wonder your grandparents didn’t keep us for dinner tonight."
Luo Ziling just smiled and didn’t respond.
The disappointment on Wang Guoguo’s face deepened. After thinking for a moment, she stood up, sat down beside Luo Ziling, slipped her hand through his arm, and softly pleaded, "Ziling, help us, please? My dad really doesn’t want to just retire like this. He hopes he can achieve something bigger. He’s also willing to stand on the Ling Family’s side and advance and retreat together with you."
"Aren’t I helping you already?" Luo Ziling could feel the softness of Wang Guoguo’s body brushing against him from time to time, but he didn’t move away. Instead he said very seriously, "If I wasn’t helping you, would I have brought you to my grandparents’ home today to meet them?"
Wang Guoguo was momentarily speechless and didn’t know what to say.
Luo Ziling also said nothing, just picked up his teacup and drank.
Wang Guoguo tilted her head to look at Luo Ziling and unwillingly asked again, "So what you mean is, there’s no way to change the outcome anymore?"
"I never said that!" Luo Ziling smiled faintly.
Wang Guoguo’s face changed again, this time into joy.
"You mean there’s still a chance to salvage things?" This bastard was actually teasing her; Wang Guoguo was very annoyed.
"I didn’t say that either!"
Wang Guoguo was even angrier, but she didn’t show it. Instead she acted coquettishly, shaking Luo Ziling’s arm. "Just tell me, what do we need to do!"
"Trying to use a honey trap on me?" Luo Ziling cocked his head and looked at Wang Guoguo. "You really think a honey trap works on me?"
"Hmph, you’re awful!" Wang Guoguo let go of his arm but didn’t get up. "I’m not going to use any honey trap on you! You’ve got so many beauties around you—whether it’s figure, looks, or charm, I can’t compare to them. I know my own limits."
After pausing a moment, she immediately took his arm again and once more begged him coquettishly, "Ziling, help us, okay?"
Luo Ziling instantly got goosebumps and said very solemnly, "Quit calling me that. I’m younger than you. Don’t call me ’big brother’; it makes people sound old!"
"Then Ziling little brother," Wang Guoguo corrected herself right away, "cute little Ziling, will you help your big sister out? Who knows, maybe one day I’ll be so moved I’ll offer myself to thank you!"
"Come on, I already said don’t try a honey trap on me. It doesn’t work. Let’s talk about something real." Luo Ziling pulled his arm free from her grip and moved to sit on the other side of the sofa. "If I keep helping you, what are you going to give me in return? What will your dad do?"
Only then did Wang Guoguo realize that Luo Ziling was actually setting conditions; maybe things weren’t as terrifying as he had just scared her into thinking.
So while she let out a breath of relief, she also answered very seriously, "I know you want to accomplish big things. Then in the future, I’ll be a little assistant of yours, okay? I know what you’ve already achieved puts you way ahead of most people your age, and you’ll definitely be more outstanding than them later, too. I’m willing to be a member of your team and help you with things."
"Is this your pledge of allegiance?"
Wang Guoguo nodded vigorously. "Let’s call it pledging myself to a worthy leader. Does that work?"
"Heh, you’re making my vanity swell up in an instant!"
"I know, even if I say this, you still don’t really believe it. But for now I don’t have any way to make you believe me." Wang Guoguo’s expression turned very serious. "I know my dad wants to join the Ling Family’s camp. Please forgive me for being so blunt—I just don’t like beating around the bush. My dad and I are both willing to join your camp. Is that enough?"
"Alright, I get what you mean. How about this: let’s talk about these things later. Give it some time and let everyone watch and see, how about that?" Luo Ziling said, looking at Wang Guoguo with a half-smile.
Wang Guoguo was taken aback for a moment, then immediately understood what Luo Ziling meant and finally nodded.
"Okay, I know what to do now!" Wang Guoguo sighed.
"Let me treat you then!" Luo Ziling said as he stood up and pointed at his medical kit tossed to the side. "I brought all my tools!"
"Alright!" Wang Guoguo was a bit disappointed, but in the end didn’t say anything more.
"So what’s bothering you that you need me to treat?" Luo Ziling asked her.
"Menstrual cramps." Wang Guoguo answered bluntly. "It’s been troubling me for years. Whenever I’m on my period, it hurts so much. Also, I messed up my health from training before my period; when it comes, my chest and waist feel really uncomfortable. I figure these little problems are definitely something you can fix, right?"
"Of course, no problem!" Luo Ziling nodded. "But when I’m treating you, you’ll have to expose your body in front of me. Do you think you..."
Before he could finish, Wang Guoguo cut him off. "Last time you treated me, we already didn’t worry about that. So why would this time be any different?"
"This time isn’t the same as last time!"
"I see you as a doctor!" Wang Guoguo looked at Luo Ziling very seriously. "And I believe you won’t take advantage of me!"
"You’ve already given me a Nice Guy Card; I’d be embarrassed to take advantage of you!" Luo Ziling chuckled. "Alright then, enough nonsense. Let’s hurry up and get the treatment done—I’ve still got things to do later!"
Wang Guoguo nodded immediately and added one more explanation. "I took a shower when I got back, so there’s no smell on me. Let’s do it in the bedroom; it’s more convenient there."
Luo Ziling didn’t refuse.
Wang Guoguo went into the bedroom first. Once inside, she took off her clothes and kept only the pants on her lower half, then told Luo Ziling to come in.
When Luo Ziling walked in, she was covering her chest with both hands. She looked at him very seriously and said, "In every way, I trust you. Please also believe in my sincerity. I see you as someone I can rely on for my career, and I hope you can pull me up a little. I want to help you succeed!"
After she finished, she dropped the hands guarding her chest, using this to prove how open and honest she was in her heart.