Chapter 59 - 58: Caught by the Father-in-law

"Settle what account?"

Ning Tianliang huffed lightly.

"I wonder who it was that ran off to East Asia without a second thought?"

"Er..."

Hearing this, Ning Ruoxi’s smile vanished. She lowered her head, looking pitiful.

"You silly girl, you were being utterly reckless! Do you have any idea how dangerous it is to go abroad by yourself?"

This time, Ning Tianliang’s voice carried a hint of gravity.

The time Ning Ruoxi bought a plane ticket and just ran off to East Asia, it nearly drove him mad with anger!

"What danger could there be..."

Ning Ruoxi muttered under her breath.

"No danger? Do you know how many people I sent to protect you in secret after I heard you’d left the country?"

Ning Tianliang huffed, his voice cold.

’This little girl still doesn’t know she was wrong!’

"Er... well..."

Ning Ruoxi now realized Ning Tianliang wasn’t joking with her, and her expression grew somber as well.

"Ruoruo, I think you really were in the wrong," Ye Ling chimed in.

To be honest, he hadn’t expected that Ning Ruoxi had gone to East Asia all by herself. Not only that, but she had suddenly bought a ticket and taken off on a whim!

For a young woman, that was far too dangerous!

Moreover, the current relationship between East Asia and Xia Country was quite delicate, and Ning Ruoxi’s identity was so sensitive... If she went abroad, many people would set their sights on her!

Ning International currently held a significant share of the global market. Capturing Ning Ruoxi would be tantamount to indirectly controlling all of Ning International.

This enormous benefit was enough to drive countless people to take desperate risks and make a move against Ning Ruoxi!

"I know, I won’t do it again..."

Seeing that Ye Ling was also scolding her, Ning Ruoxi’s eyes reddened. She lowered her head and said in an incredibly wronged tone.

"See that you remember this."

Ning Tianliang was about to say something more when his phone suddenly rang. He glanced at it, his expression turning slightly grim. He looked at the two of them and said,

"Alright, I have something to attend to, so I’m leaving. By the way, there’s a business gala at the Junlan Grand Hotel tonight. Many important figures will be there. Ye Ling, get ready and attend the banquet with Ruoxi."

With that, Ning Tianliang left the study directly.

"Don’t do things like this ever again, understand? You’ll make me worry..."

After Ning Tianliang left, Ye Ling sighed softly, walked over to Ning Ruoxi, and hugged her, whispering in her ear.

"I know~"

Ning Ruoxi’s voice was soft and sweet, stirring an urge to cherish her.

"But, your dad telling us to go to the banquet together... does that mean he’s starting to approve of me?"

Ye Ling chuckled as a thought suddenly occurred to him.

Ning Ruoxi rolled her eyes and huffed. "What does it matter if he approves or not? It’s not like I said I’d definitely... Mmph..."

Ye Ling didn’t give her a chance to finish, lowering his head and directly capturing her lips, which were as soft and supple as jelly.

At first, Ning Ruoxi was a little startled. She hadn’t expected Ye Ling to be so bold—Ning Tianliang hadn’t even gone far... so she subconsciously tried to resist.

But Ye Ling’s hands were full of strength, firmly holding her small head in place.

Ning Ruoxi’s pretty face flushed crimson. She stopped resisting and responded passionately to Ye Ling.

’The main reason was that Ye Ling had been so, so amazing today. And...’

’He was especially handsome!’

"Ahem."

Just as the two were lost in their own world, a soft cough suddenly came from the doorway.

Ning Tianliang had come back.

Ning Tianliang’s gaze was complicated as he looked at the pair. Although he was actually quite satisfied with Ye Ling, this guy had just stolen the precious cabbage he had nurtured for so many years...

The thought of it made him feel disgruntled again.

Hearing her father’s voice, Ning Ruoxi immediately pushed Ye Ling away, her face so red with shame that she couldn’t lift her head.

Ye Ling also felt awkward. It was his first time meeting his father-in-law, and he had wanted to make a good impression, but he ended up passionately kissing the man’s daughter right in front of him...

’He had to blame Ning Ruoxi for being just too alluring. Even he could barely resist!’

’His own wife—he could never kiss her enough!’

"Ye Ling, before I give you my approval, you are not to do *that* with Ruoxi. Understand?"

Ning Tianliang’s voice carried a faint pressure, leaving no room for doubt.

"Uncle Ning, please rest assured. Even if you hadn’t said anything, I would have done the same. I want to spend the rest of my life with Ruoruo, so I will be responsible for her."

Ye Ling said, his expression serious.

In this day and age, premarital sex was no longer something taboo. On the contrary, many people had already done it before marriage.

But Ye Ling felt that if you truly loved someone, you should be able to exercise some self-control, especially when the other person’s parents hadn’t given their full approval yet.

"What are you two talking about!"

Hearing their conversation and remembering the scene from just moments ago, Ning Ruoxi stomped her foot lightly and ran out of the study.

Right now, she really wished she could find a hole to crawl into and hide.

’It was just too embarrassing!’

’She had passionately kissed Ye Ling in front of her own father, and... they were actually discussing *that*?’

’It’s all that rotten jerk’s fault!’

Ning Ruoxi was very angry.

"She’s angry. You figure out how to placate her."

Seeing this, Ning Tianliang suddenly broke into a delighted smile. He picked up the file he had left behind in the study and turned to leave.

’You want to steal my precious cabbage? Then you can be the one to bow your head and apologize to my precious cabbage!’

Now, Ye Ling was the only one left in the study.

Ye Ling wore a helpless expression. Clearly, he hadn’t expected to see this side of Ning Tianliang.

’What a... miscalculation.’

However, it seemed Ning Ruoxi was genuinely angry this time.

"Oh, baby, I was wrong, okay...?"

Ye Ling looked at Ning Ruoxi, who was pouting and ignoring him, and began to plead helplessly.

’His girlfriend was gorgeous, yes, but she was also incredibly difficult to placate when she was upset.’

"It’s all your fault! How could you do that to me in the study!"

Ning Ruoxi said reproachfully. ’That bad guy, all he does all day is bully me! Bullying me on a normal day is one thing, but he couldn’t even restrain himself a little today.’

"Hey... I didn’t know your dad was going to come back..."

Ye Ling’s eyes were filled with innocence.

’Ning Tianliang had clearly already left. Who the hell knew he would actually leave a file behind and come back halfway to get it... Now, Ye Ling suddenly suspected, could Ning Tianliang have done it on purpose?’

At this moment, Lord Ye felt extremely wronged and upset.

’My girl is angry. What to do? Waiting for answers online.’