As soon as he left the hotel, Luo Ziling realized someone was tailing him, and he was startled.
He knew that someone following him right after leaving the hotel meant they must have noticed he had just been there.
Which means, they should also know that he and the mysterious woman were in the hotel room together for over an hour.
A lone man and woman together in a hotel room for more than an hour, most people would probably assume they were involved in something intimate. If you ask Luo Ziling, he’d also think a man and woman in a hotel would be up to those kinds of things, as it’s rare to be doing something like providing treatment, as he was.
After Zhu Yijun reported, he immediately accelerated the car, trying to shake off the pursuer, and sent out a signal for backup.
Upon hearing Zhu Yijun’s report, Luo Ziling also instructed him to call for reinforcements immediately and asked them to find a way to intercept and capture the person tailing them. Because the villa community where Ling Ruonan lived wasn’t far, Wuyue personally led the team over to provide backup after receiving Zhu Yijun’s report.
The car following Zhu Yijun, realizing something was amiss, quickly gave up the chase.
Luo Ziling safely returned to the villa.
As he was returning to the villa, Wuyue and the backup team continued to pursue the vehicle.
Luo Ziling arrived back at the villa by 10:30 pm.
Luo Yuqing and Yang Qingyin were still in the living room chatting away; Luo Ziling wasn’t sure what they were discussing, but when he walked in, he saw they were very engaged in conversation. Seeing his return, both stood up to greet him.
"Just got back!" Luo Yuqing walked up to Luo Ziling, displeased, and asked, "What’s going on this time? What did the mysterious woman want from you?"
"Talking about stuff. She wouldn’t look for me unless there was something important," Luo Ziling smiled and instructed Luo Yuqing, "Aren’t you staying here tonight? Go to bed now, or you’ll wake up with panda eyes again tomorrow."
"I haven’t slept well these days, you have to help massage me to sleep better later." Luo Yuqing gave him a sidelong glance before preparing to wash up and sleep.
She intended to sleep there tonight, so she’d brought her pajamas and toiletries.
"I’m heading back to sleep." Yang Qingyin, seemingly impatient waiting for Luo Ziling, and without bringing pajamas, wanted to go back, "I think Yuqing still has things to discuss with you!"
"Stay here; once I put her to sleep, she’ll sleep deeply and won’t wake up midway," Luo Ziling smiled mysteriously and then warned Yang Qingyin, "I was followed coming back, Wuyue went to track down the pursuer. Better sleep here, don’t take unnecessary risks."
"Really? Who would follow you?" Yang Qingyin was very surprised.
"We might find out soon, maybe not, depends on our luck!" Luo Ziling said as he patted Yang Qingyin on the bottom amid her exclamation and urged her, "Go take a shower, there’s toiletries in the drawer, and you can wear one of my T-shirts as pajamas."
After some thought, Yang Qingyin didn’t refuse.
"Alright, I’ll sleep here then, but I want my own room; you arrange one for me." Saying this, Yang Qingyin had a proud and slightly arrogant look on her face.
"You can sleep in my room; I’ll find another place to sleep later." Luo Ziling said, pinching her cheek and brushing her elegant nose, then gave her a little push, "Hurry and wash up, it’ll be late soon."
Yang Qingyin gave Luo Ziling a sidelong glance but didn’t refuse in the end.
Luo Yuqing was quick with her shower, finishing in less than fifteen minutes.
After showering, she sent a message to Luo Ziling, asking him to help massage her to sleep.
When Luo Ziling went in, Luo Yuqing asked, "Where’s Yang Qingyin? Are you two planning to sleep next to me tonight?"
"I’ll take her back later." Luo Ziling smiled, "I was followed coming back, Wuyue has gone to investigate, and I still have things to handle later!"
"Oh?" Luo Yuqing looked at Luo Ziling in surprise, but ended up not asking further.
Luo Ziling massaged Luo Yuqing for less than ten minutes before she fell asleep peacefully.
As he left Luo Yuqing’s guest room and returned to the living room, Wuyue had already returned.
"Young master, we’ve captured the followers, but they claimed they were just playing around after coincidentally spotting the car with this license plate." Wuyue simply reported the situation.
"Coincidentally?" Luo Ziling seemed very surprised.
"They didn’t confess the truth, so it certainly wasn’t coincidental!" Wuyue shook her head. "We’re already applying some pressure; probably there’ll be a new result soon."
Luo Ziling nodded.
"I went to meet the mysterious woman; she needed me for something and wanted me to treat her. Unexpectedly, as soon as I left the hotel, I noticed someone following." Luo Ziling explained to Wuyue, "There can’t be such a coincidence. They must know I met with her in the hotel, or they spotted Zhu Yijun when he parked."
"I think you should let the mysterious woman know about this," Wuyue offered her suggestion.
Luo Ziling intended to inform the mysterious woman of the situation, but after returning, he decided against it.
He figured since she left before him and didn’t notice anything unusual, this incident might not be aimed at her. Therefore, there wasn’t much point in telling her.
If she had noticed something unusual, she couldn’t have left without saying anything, at least she would have warned him.
Upon hearing Wuyue’s suggestion, Luo Ziling still decided to notify the mysterious woman about the situation.
However, to his frustration, he found that the number she had called from was no longer reachable.
"Forget it," Luo Ziling decided not to contact the mysterious woman anymore, putting down the phone.
Wuyue didn’t say anything more but simply sent a message to Lin Lan on her phone about the situation.
Soon, Lin Lan called Luo Ziling.
Luo Ziling thought Lin Lan must have known about the situation herself, hence she called.
After clarifying the situation, Lin Lan immediately stated she would find a way to contact the mysterious woman and get involved in investigating this issue.
Following Lin Lan’s call, Wuyue also received a report from her subordinates saying that those who were captured confessed.
Upon hearing the report, Wuyue was taken aback.
She didn’t hide anything and directly passed the report’s content to Luo Ziling.
The report read: The individuals following Luo Ziling’s car were actually subordinates of the unassuming Wu Dongfang.
Luo Ziling was greatly shocked upon hearing this.
"How could this be?"