Through today’s conversation, Luo Ziling realized that Huang Chen would become his staunch supporter in the future.
Although Huang Chen has more ambitious goals, he is aware that no matter how successful he becomes, he cannot achieve the status of figures like Ling Mingrui or Yang Yuanshan, as he lacks a solid foundation and primarily relies on the support from the Ling Family.
Huang Chen believes Luo Ziling will achieve great things in the future and made comments about looking up to him, subtly expressing his own thoughts.
Previously, Huang Chen’s actions also hinted at similar intentions.
He admires Ling Ruonan greatly, and Ling Ruonan has made efforts to win him over, plus with Luo Ziling’s help, he won’t have other thoughts.
Luo Ziling understands that to gain Huang Chen’s support, he needs to continue building a closer relationship and not allow others to sway him away.
One thing Luo Ziling is clear about is that Huang Chen’s relationship with Ling Zhengping is not as good as his relationship with Ling Ruonan. Ling Zhengping has attempted several times to win Huang Chen over, but Huang Chen has ignored him.
Having spent a considerable amount of time around Ling Jinhua, Huang Chen’s judgment should not be poor; he thinks Ling Zhengping’s abilities are not as good as Ling Ruonan’s.
After speaking with Huang Chen for a while, Luo Ziling got up to say goodbye.
Huang Chen didn’t leave immediately; he stayed until the nanny returned and after giving some instructions, he then left.
During dinner time, Ling Ruonan called Luo Ziling.
Ling Ruonan told Luo Ziling over the phone that she and Luo Xusheng had reached the final stop of their honeymoon in Shangri-La and planned to stay there for two or three days before returning to Yanjing.
"Sanjiangyuan in Shangri-La, I’ve heard the scenery is quite beautiful there; make sure to take some pictures and share the beauty with me when you return." Luo Ziling teased Ling Ruonan with a laugh, "Mom, going on a trip with Dad, are you having fun?"
"It’s alright!" Ling Ruonan responded with a bit of embarrassment, "But I can’t fully relax and enjoy the trip!"
"I should have known not to tell you about these troubling things; it’s affecting your mood!"
"That’s not it!" Ling Ruonan quickly explained, "I need to know what’s going on, otherwise I won’t be able to respond in time and might cause some trouble."
Luo Ziling also reported to Ling Ruonan about Fang Zhonghua and Fang Dongxun’s visit in the morning and his conversation with Huang Chen while treating Huang Chen’s mother in the afternoon.
Ling Ruonan was not surprised after hearing this.
Last night, Fang Zhonghua called her, asked when she would return, and said he wanted to meet her to discuss some matters in person.
Ling Ruonan understood the purpose of Fang Zhonghua wanting to meet her and didn’t refuse.
Today, Fang Zhonghua, through Fang Dongxun, found Luo Ziling and expressed some intentions, which Ling Ruonan completely understood.
"I’ll talk to Fang Zhonghua when I get back!" Ling Ruonan directly expressed her opinion, "The Fang Family people have done something wrong; admitting their mistake is not enough, they must pay the price. I don’t believe Fang Zhonghua and Fang Xiang were unaware of these matters; perhaps they were the masterminds behind the scenes."
Ling Ruonan’s viewpoint was entirely supported by Luo Ziling. But he also expressed concern, "Mom, do you think they’ll continue doing such things next? If we don’t discover these things, they won’t admit it. But once we find out, they will make some gesture of apology, pay a certain price, and the matter will be over. Always repeating this, I’m afraid they might go to extremes eventually, costing us our lives!"
"That’s possible, but they won’t achieve their goals!" Ling Ruonan’s tone turned slightly cold, "This incident cannot be resolved simply. I will directly approach Fang Xiang and Fang Zhonghua to express my anger, so they know I’m very upset. If this happens again, don’t blame me for being harsh!"
Ling Ruonan’s attitude satisfied Luo Ziling.
Luo Ziling mentioned that Wu Dongfang might be assisting the Fang Family against them and his mother, causing Ling Ruonan to pause for a moment.
"Regarding this matter, we also need to show our stance, and express our attitude to Wu Dongfang, Fang Xiang, and Fang Zhonghua. If they ignore it, we’ll take the initiative," Ling Ruonan expressed her attitude after deliberating for a while but immediately added, "These matters can wait until I return. I’ll have a conversation with your grandfather, ask him more about these things. On your end, have Wuyue and Wang Zhenjun, Yang Xiaodong investigate further; once we clarify things, we’ll be in a better position to confront them."
Luo Ziling naturally agreed.
After sharing these opinions, the mother and son didn’t discuss much else and ended the call.
When Luo Ziling was on the call with Ling Ruonan, Yang Qingyin tried calling, but couldn’t get through.
Unable to reach him, she sent Luo Ziling a message asking what he was doing.
Once the call with Ling Ruonan ended, Luo Ziling called Yang Qingyin back.
"Just talking to my mom." Luo Ziling explained first, then asked Yang Qingyin where she was.
"I’ve returned to my place; my mom said she’d be coming over soon, she might want to discuss something with you, would you like to come over?"
"Sure, I’ll come right over!" Luo Ziling agreed without hesitation.
Today, Yang Qingyin went to see Yang Yuanshan, and Luo Ziling felt they surely discussed something.
Luo Ziling certainly wanted to know what they talked about.
Chen Qiaoyu had promised to give him some dirt relating to the Chen Family, making it necessary to meet her.
When Luo Ziling arrived at Yang Qingyin’s place, Chen Qiaoyu hadn’t arrived yet.
"Have you eaten dinner?" Luo Ziling asked Yang Qingyin and lifted the fruit he was carrying, "I brought some fruit over!"
"I ate, had dinner with Xiaoli!" Yang Qingyin took the fruit, planning to wash it.
Luo Ziling followed her into the bathroom and asked Yang Qingyin what she talked about with Yang Yuanshan today.
"Grandpa asked my opinion about the idea of a marriage alliance!" Yang Qingyin didn’t hide anything and shared today’s conversation with Yang Yuanshan, "I clearly stated my opposition; I don’t want my relationship and interests to be tied together."
"What was your grandpa’s stance?"
"Grandpa said whether we speak of it or not, it’s the same. If we get together, in other people’s eyes, it will still be a family alliance." Yang Qingyin sighed, "The more I think about it, the more I realize it’s true; as long as we have an engagement or publicly have a relationship, and have the blessing from the elders on both sides, in others’ eyes, it means the same."
Yang Qingyin’s words surprised Luo Ziling: "So you mean you’ve agreed with your grandfather?"
"No!" Yang Qingyin gave Luo Ziling a side-eye, "Didn’t I say I didn’t agree with my grandfather? I just acknowledged his analysis; it doesn’t mean I’ve agreed."
"How is it unrelated?"
Yang Qingyin avoided the question and mentioned another issue: "My grandfather said he’ll invite your family over when your parents return, your grandfather included. At that time, we’ll openly discuss some matters."
"Okay!" Luo Ziling nodded seriously, "I hope both our families sit down together to have a good discussion!"
"Hopefully, it won’t turn into an argument!" Yang Qingyin sighed heavily when saying this.
Luo Ziling remained silent.