Luo Ziling originally thought Lin Lan would cling to him, but to his surprise, she left first, citing she had something else to attend to.
Luo Ziling found himself feeling amused yet helpless.
When facing these assertive women, he felt like a weak man—really pitiful and helpless.
Just like when he was with Lin Lan, whatever she wanted to do, she would do, without asking for his opinion at all.
Luo Ziling thought that if he really married Lin Lan, he would live under her tyranny for his entire life, and no matter what he did, Lin Lan would be in charge. Just thinking about this situation, Luo Ziling felt life would be worse than death.
As he was feeling ashamed and thinking about seriously reprimanding and retaliating against Lin Lan to make her understand that in today’s society, men should take the lead instead of being forced by women, his phone rang.
Wang Guoguo called him.
"Are you done with your business?" Wang Guoguo seemed a bit embarrassed, asking softly, "Am I interrupting you?"
"If it was half an hour ago, you would have interrupted me," Luo Ziling replied irritably.
Being young, Wang Guoguo didn’t immediately grasp the meaning in Luo Ziling’s words; she thought he had been busy with important matters earlier and was now free, making her a bit excited.
"Then how about I come over to see you?" Worried that Luo Ziling might not want to see her, she quickly added, "I’ll treat you to a late-night snack. Can you do me the honor?"
"My stomach is indeed hungry." Having spent a lot of energy on the Phoenix and consumed much physical effort with Lin Lan, Luo Ziling’s stomach was empty, so he accepted Wang Guoguo’s invitation without hesitation.
Of course, he was interested not in the promised late-night snack but in what she wanted to tell him.
About half an hour later, Luo Ziling met Wang Guoguo.
The two met at a pretty high-end café.
"Offering people late-night snacks and coming to a high-end café, only you so-called urban white-collar beauties would think of such a thing," as he sat in front of Wang Guoguo, Luo Ziling couldn’t help but tease, "If it were us poor students, surely we’d eat at some food stall or barbecue place."
"Come on, Mr. Luo, with your assets worth billions, you still claim to be a poor student?" Wang Guoguo looked at Luo Ziling with a despising expression, "You’re crying poverty in front of me, a real pauper—isn’t that too much?"
"Don’t you have money?"
"I receive only a pittance as a salary, my family doesn’t own a mine, and my parents are honest people, there’s no money to squander," Wang Guoguo rolled her eyes at Luo Ziling.
"How about I support you?"
Caught off guard, Wang Guoguo choked, and the mouthful of milk tea she just took sprayed out.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly and turned her head immediately, but it caused quite a mess.
While she grabbed a few tissues to wipe her mouth and clean up the table, she grumbled at Luo Ziling, "Can you be serious for once?"
"I’m seriously talking to you!" Luo Ziling looked at Wang Guoguo nonchalantly, "I know that in your heart, in many women’s eyes, I’m just a scumbag. Since I’m a scumbag, why not do some scummy things, like supporting pretty girls, bullying gentlemen, and finding a sense of accomplishment from it? How great."
Wang Guoguo looked as if she didn’t want to bother with Luo Ziling, rolled her eyes at him, and continued drinking her milk tea.
"I’m serious about this!" Luo Ziling grabbed Wang Guoguo’s hand, preventing her from breaking free, and spoke seriously, "I’ll pay to support you; you’ll spend your life with me and help me out!"
"What?"
"For example, fulfill my physiological needs, let me vent on you when I need to yell at someone, help me out when necessary, and stand in my defense during difficult times. How perfect!"
Wang Guoguo was almost amused by Luo Ziling; she forcibly shook off his hand and looked at him unfriendly, "Did something provoke you?"
"Yes, I was provoked!" Luo Ziling didn’t deny it, and brought the conversation back, "How much would it take to support you?"
"If you keep this up, I’m leaving!" Wang Guoguo was truly angry now.
"You don’t want me to pay to support you, yet you keep coming close to me without any payment. What kind of world is this?" Luo Ziling appeared aggrieved.
"Who’s coming close to you?" Looking embarrassed and angry, Wang Guoguo asked incomprehensibly, "What’s gotten into you today, all nonsense?"
"Fine, let’s talk seriously then." Luo Ziling straightened up, "If I wanted to support you, how much would it cost?"
Wang Guoguo contemplated throwing the cup at Luo Ziling’s face.
This jerk said he was starting to talk seriously, yet he continued discussing supporting matters.
"Just kidding earlier, but now it’s for real." Luo Ziling was still earnest, "I know you’re quite capable, and I indeed need someone like you as a helper. If you work for me without any ulterior motives, what would the conditions be?"
Wang Guoguo stood there, not knowing how to respond to Luo Ziling.
She quickly realized that Luo Ziling’s earlier claim about supporting her was a joke, and the latter "supporting" was indeed him asking her to work for him indefinitely.
But she didn’t want to give Luo Ziling a definite answer on this matter, so she still looked angrily at Luo Ziling, "Why are you so disgusting? You’re not lacking women..."
"I’m lacking capable women by my side!"
Wang Guoguo’s face turned red instantly; she glared at Luo Ziling, "You’re really disgusting."
"Haha, you misunderstood and then call me disgusting." Seeing Wang Guoguo was embarrassed and annoyed by his teasing, Luo Ziling felt accomplished and laughed lasciviously.
Wang Guoguo forced herself to calm down and looked at Luo Ziling seriously, "Can we talk about serious matters now?"
"We’ve been talking about serious matters!"
Wang Guoguo felt like smashing the cup again.
"Tell me in detail about Zhou Rongsheng; if you know his recent movements, that would be best."
"What?" Having just considered throwing the cup at Luo Ziling, Wang Guoguo was caught off guard once again, looking at Luo Ziling stunned and not knowing how to react.
"With your reaction and quality, can you be a qualified intelligence officer?" Luo Ziling tapped the table with a finger, "You don’t even have a shred of reactive speed."
"Alright!" Wang Guoguo blushed, being annoyed by Luo Ziling, causing her to lose her composure, "When I planned today’s meeting with you, one thing I wanted to discuss was Zhou Rongsheng. Recently, General Zhou’s mood has been quite odd, and he seems occupied, though I’m not sure what with exactly."
"He’s someone promoted by Chen Ruchang, and now the Chen Family is in shaky times." Luo Ziling provided a couple of insights and then asked Wang Guoguo, "Tell me in detail about what’s related to Zhou Rongsheng."