Chapter 806 - 806 806 Ties of a Thousand Threads

Chapter 806: Chapter 806: Ties of a Thousand Threads Chapter 806: Chapter 806: Ties of a Thousand Threads Ultimately, Li Man, with Ning Meng’s help, fled the party in disarray.

Watching Li Man’s hasty escape, Luo Yuqing laughed and said, “It seems you are the bane of women.”

“Have I become your bane?”

“Of course!” Luo Yuqing laughed merrily, “I really feel like you’re my bane. By the way, aren’t you afraid of their retaliation for offending them like this?”

“I don’t care.” Luo Ziling replied nonchalantly, countering Luo Yuqing, “You better watch out for Li Man’s revenge, though.”

“Anyway, it wasn’t me who bullied her this time, and even if her father comes to blame me, I’m not scared,” Luo Yuqing said, showing a mischievous expression, “I understand what you mean by bullying her. You don’t want me to be bullied by others. You could tell that Li Man and I don’t get along well.”

“It’s not just for that,” Luo Ziling shook his head, “If I were your brother, then I would have to get involved in your current family. Therefore, I need to establish my authority early on, making the Li Family take notice of me, which will benefit you in the future.”

“You really do think far ahead.”

“I’m naturally a thoughtful person.”

“I can’t stand you,” Luo Yuqing laughed even more joyously.

After Luo Ziling and Luo Yuqing arrived at the event, they naturally became the center of attention, with every move they made noticed by the guests.

Some people knew of Luo Yuqing’s identity, but Luo Ziling was completely new, recognized by no one but Chen Jiahai. When Luo Ziling entered with Luo Yuqing, and she was holding onto his arm, many guests guessed his identity but didn’t think much of it.

It wasn’t until Chen Jiahai went over to greet them, resulting in an unpleasant argument, that everyone started to look at Luo Ziling differently.

How could someone who could quarrel with Mr. Chen, daring to cause an unpleasant scene and leaving Chen Jiahai without any recourse, be an ordinary person?

Therefore, a lot of people came over to greet them, especially some very beautifully dressed women.

Luo Ziling’s identity surely was extraordinary, and being so handsome, how could a few women resist his charm?

But Luo Ziling wasn’t interested in those women.

He remembered Luo Yuqing’s instructions clearly, making her the center of everything, and merely responded politely to the women who approached him proactively.

Luo Yuqing didn’t seem familiar with most of the people at the party and was also cold to those trying to strike up a conversation, and with their striking presence, after they coldly dealt with a few people trying to cozy up, many didn’t dare to approach them anymore.

This was exactly what Luo Ziling and Luo Yuqing intended.

After grabbing some food and drinks, they found a quiet spot to sit down and eat.

“I feel like you should tell me a lot of things, right? Otherwise, I’m completely in the dark,” Luo Ziling said with a smile to Luo Yuqing, “Like who is hosting today’s party, what the situation is, and also, who are Li Man and Ning Meng, and what conflicts they had with you, and so on.”

“It’s your own fault for not asking; I thought you weren’t interested in knowing,” Luo Yuqing shot Luo Ziling a glance, “But, seeing how you’ve given me face today, I won’t hold it against you.”

Luo Yuqing also briefed him on some situations.

Today’s party was hosted by Luo Yuqing’s uncle, a business magnate named Li Zongneng, and the invitees were all people of status and importance.

“I’ve never told you, but Li Haiyang and I come from the same branch of the family, I should call Li Haiyang my first cousin once removed. Li Haiyang and Li Zongneng are first cousins, though the familial bond is somewhat distant, as it was their great-grandfathers who were brothers. Li Man is my first cousin, and she has bullied me since we were kids, never satisfied with me. After finding out that my mom secretly changed my surname to Luo, she treated me even worse, as if I were the bastard child of the Li Family, always looking for ways to bully me.”

After sharing this, Luo Yuqing gave a wry smile and said, “I knew she would come today, but I never expected to have a conflict with her. It looks like inviting you to the cocktail party was indeed a good idea, at the very least, you’ve helped me gain some face. Cheers to you!”

Luo Ziling clinked glasses with Luo Yuqing without hesitation.

Luo Yuqing didn’t wait for Luo Ziling to ask anything else and started talking about other matters.

The Li Family isn’t a top-tier family, especially when compared to the Chen, Yang, Ling, and Fang Families, they’re quite inferior, but they still hold significant influence in Yanjing. The Li Family has always had good relations with the Ling Family, which has helped them rise in status gradually.

The Li Family patriarch, Li Pingsheng, was a contemporary of Ling Jinhua and was over a decade older than him. He passed away twenty years ago.

He had two sons, namely Li Qingming and Li Jinming.

Li Qingming has a son and a daughter, the son being Li Haiyang, and the daughter is Li Hailan.

Li Jinming has two sons, the eldest being Li Tianguan and the younger being the main host of today’s cocktail party—Li Zongneng.

“Li Tianguan is my father, I have a younger brother named Li Xiaoqing, and Li Haiyang is also my first cousin once removed, although we don’t really communicate. Li Man is Li Zongneng’s daughter; Li Zongneng married before my father, so Li Man is older than me, and I have to call her cousin. I’m prettier and more sensible than she is, and she’s always been jealous of me. After she found out that I’m not a blood relative of the Li Family, she escalated her bullying. But most of the time, she didn’t succeed and ended up being bullied by me in return. Ning Meng is her best friend; they’re quite similar in character, very playful, constantly changing boyfriends, and referred to as the ‘community bus’ by some,” Zhao Yuqing said, before whispering to Luo Ziling, “Now you should understand most of the situation, right? If there’s anything else, feel free to ask me.”

“You describe your cousin as a ‘community bus,’ that’s pretty funny,” Luo Ziling teased Luo Yuqing, “can you explain why you use this description for them?”

“Anyone can ride it—that’s a ‘community bus’ for you,” Luo Yuqing said, her face turning slightly red as she gave Luo Ziling a sidelong glare, “don’t ask these kinds of questions.”

“Alright, I’ve learned something new,” Luo Ziling chuckled and said, “so that’s a term that can be used to describe promiscuous women. By the way, do you know Chen Jiahai?”

“I know of him, but I’m not familiar with him. I don’t like people like that,” Luo Yuqing replied with a look of disdain, “he’s just a playboy who likes to toy with women. Have you had a conflict with him?”

“He wanted to pursue Ouyang Feifei and became resentful when he saw that she and I were close, so he tried to get back at me several times but never succeeded.”

“Oh?!” Luo Yuqing looked at Luo Ziling meaningfully, then broke into a bright smile, “It looks like you have quite a few rumored girlfriends.”

“I had an engagement with Ouyang Feifei previously, but when I arrived in Yanjing, I went to break it off,” Luo Ziling didn’t hide it and shared this secret with Luo Yuqing.

Although their relationship was still unclear, after spending time with Luo Yuqing a few times, he felt a genuine closeness to her and entrusted her with this secret from the bottom of his heart.

Of course, he also didn’t want Luo Yuqing to think of him as another playboy.

“Cough…” Luo Yuqing choked on Luo Ziling’s revelation, and incredulously asked back, “No way, really? You and Ouyang Feifei had an engagement, and then you called it off when you visited her home? Are you crazy, breaking off an engagement with such a beautiful and wealthy woman? Weren’t you too harsh?”

Luo Ziling just smiled awkwardly and didn’t respond.

Just then, a middle-aged beautiful woman approached them.

“That’s Li Man’s mother, a famously shrewish woman, be careful,” Luo Yuqing murmured a warning as she saw the woman approaching. “However, not being on good terms with my uncle or Li Man might work in our favor here.”

Luo Ziling nodded in understanding.