After a short while, Chen Qiaoyu also arrived.
Once Chen Qiaoyu came, Yang Qingyin chatted with her for a bit and then excused herself to take a shower, leaving Luo Ziling and Chen Qiaoyu alone.
"Ziling, these are some of the pieces of evidence I’ve collected." Chen Qiaoyu handed a portable hard drive to Luo Ziling, "There’s a lot of information inside, take a look. I’ll give you the other information slowly later. For certain witness aspects, I can provide that to you when you need it."
Luo Ziling hesitated for a moment but still reached out and accepted it, then thanked her.
The dark materials Chen Qiaoyu painstakingly collected and organized wouldn’t be trivial; they should have a significant impact.
While handing over the portable hard drive to Luo Ziling, Chen Qiaoyu said with a sense of emotion, "I’ve spent countless effort gathering this information. I originally wanted to give these materials to Qingyin’s dad, but upon consideration, it’s not appropriate. After all, he’s the future head of the Yang Family and under current circumstances, he can’t directly confront the Chen Family. Even now, it’s not appropriate for him to intervene directly. That would spark direct conflict between the Chen Family and Yang Family. Sir Yang wouldn’t allow that. Plus, Qingyin’s dad can be a bit unreliable, doing these kinds of things... isn’t very reassuring."
These words from Chen Qiaoyu made Luo Ziling feel slightly uncomfortable.
He felt that Chen Qiaoyu hadn’t fully expressed her meaning, or perhaps hadn’t made it clear.
Luo Ziling thought Chen Qiaoyu likely discussed the Chen Family with Yang Yunlin and definitely asked Yang Yunlin for revenge. But she chose to hand the information to him, hoping he could help her vent – Chen Qiaoyu seemed to be using him as a pawn.
At least from the current situation, there’s reason for such suspicion.
But Luo Ziling didn’t express this thought; he nodded lightly and agreed to help Chen Qiaoyu.
Chen Qiaoyu didn’t say much more, just instructed Luo Ziling that if he found anything unclear after reviewing the information, he could ask her directly; she would explain it to him in detail.
After discussing these issues, Chen Qiaoyu asked Luo Ziling how Yang Qingye’s condition was and whether he needed continued treatment.
Luo Ziling understood Chen Qiaoyu’s meaning; she wanted to ask him if he could visit Yang Qingye for treatment again.
Yang Qingye hadn’t completed discharge formalities and was still at the 401 hospital.
Since the conditions there were better, more comfortable than at home, Chen Qiaoyu hadn’t let Yang Qingye be discharged but planned for him to recuperate there for a bit.
"Alright, I’ll go check on him at the hospital tomorrow and help him with treatment if needed," Luo Ziling planned to visit a few of the 401 hospital leaders during his visit to exchange with them properly.
Luo Ziling didn’t hesitate to agree, making Chen Qiaoyu quite happy.
For reasons unknown, after a brief moment, Chen Qiaoyu returned the topic to the previous discussion.
She asked Luo Ziling if he’d talked to Luo Liansheng about their exchanges and if he’d verified those matters with Luo Liansheng.
"I did!" Luo Ziling didn’t deny, "I asked my grandpa about these things, but he doesn’t seem willing to talk much about them."
"Oh!" Chen Qiaoyu, who wanted to learn a bit more about what Luo Liansheng and Luo Ziling discussed, felt a bit disappointed hearing this, "Maybe your grandpa doesn’t want to revisit the past; after all, many things in the past weren’t pleasant."
"Probably!" Luo Ziling nodded, "After all, my grandmother passed away very early. Then he encountered many unhappy events later."
Chen Qiaoyu nodded, not asking further.
After a short while, Yang Qingyin came downstairs, having showered.
Seeing Luo Ziling and Chen Qiaoyu not talking intensely, Yang Qingyin seemed a bit surprised.
"Finished talking?" Yang Qingyin adjusted her nightgown and asked Luo Ziling and Chen Qiaoyu with a smile, "I thought you had lots to talk about!"
"We’ve discussed everything, just waiting for you to come down!" Luo Ziling said with a smile, "There’s nothing else to talk about, I’ll head out soon!"
Chen Qiaoyu looked at Luo Ziling in astonishment, wanting to say something but holding back.
"There’s been a lot going on lately." Luo Ziling said apologetically, "My mom’s not at home, I have to watch over the place to prevent any thieves."
Yang Qingyin rolled her eyes at Luo Ziling, immediately urging, "Then go back before the thief steals everything from your house."
"I’ll leave in a bit, just chat with you both a little longer!" Luo Ziling ignored Yang Qingyin’s mockery, shamelessly staying seated.
Before Yang Qingyin could react, Luo Ziling continued, "Oh, by the way, Aunt Chen, in a few days our family will have dinner at Sir Yang’s place... um, if there’s any arguing, please help mediate. I’m easily excited, and if Qingyin’s dad confronts me, I might lose my temper, and that would be awkward for everyone!"
Yang Qingyin’s eye roll returned upon hearing this.
Chen Qiaoyu smiled and said, "I also think there might be some arguments that day, but with Sir Yang there, and if your grandpa comes too, it shouldn’t lead to a fight. Everyone just try to hold back a little; once things are talked through and accepted, it should be settled. After all, everything happened long ago; let bygones be bygones, and don’t dwell on it."
"Not dwelling on it is impossible!" Luo Ziling’s demeanor shifted from playful to serious, "It’s just, sometimes you have to keep such resentment inside, not show it. Actually, my mom and I have the same thought: let past events go and stop worrying about them. But there’s always so much new stuff happening that triggers memories of things we intentionally wanted to forget, bringing them back vividly and leaving a thorn in our hearts. But I hope these issues won’t arise again in the future, so that unhappy things will gradually fade away. People tend to forget those unpleasant events, and remember the ones that make them happy, right?"
Yang Qingyin and Chen Qiaoyu didn’t know how to respond to Luo Ziling.
Yang Qingyin knew Luo Ziling was deliberately provoking her, as a retaliation for her eye-rolling, but she couldn’t be bothered to bicker.
She realized that Luo Ziling’s willingness to say these remarks openly showed he genuinely desired to resolve the issues between their families.
She recalled a past time when they had discussed these matters.
During that discussion, Luo Ziling claimed himself similar to Zhang Danfeng from "Traces of the Wanderer," and called her Yun Lei.
In the novel, the deep grudge between Zhang and Yun’s families was resolved at the story’s end by "burying past grievances with a smile at reunion," serving as the story’s conclusion. Now, the hatred between the Yang and Luo families is gradually dissolving over time, too.
If not for her father’s obstinacy, the animosity between the two families would’ve been mostly resolved.
"What will be the final result?" Yang Qingyin wondered in her heart.