Chapter 959 - 959 959 I Also Hope You Achieve Success

Chapter 959: Chapter 959: I Also Hope You Achieve Success Chapter 959: Chapter 959: I Also Hope You Achieve Success Dinner was still early, around four o’clock, and Luo Ziling’s suggestion was to rest for a while after dinner before proceeding with the treatment. Therefore, Ling Mingrui decided to wait until after dinner to have Luo Ziling treat him.

There was more than an hour left until dinner, and Ling Mingrui asked Luo Ziling to accompany him in a game of chess.

Luo Ziling understood that Ling Mingrui wanted to have a private conversation with him and didn’t refuse.

Xie Enhua and Ling Ruonan also understood that this was Ling Mingrui’s intention, so they did not disturb them.

“I heard that you and Yang Qingye teamed up to swindle Chen Jiahai?” Before they even started playing, Ling Mingrui began discussing the matter, “Do you know what this means? Chen Yining and Yang Yunlin are both furious about it.”

Luo Ziling honestly replied, “The Chen and Yang families will have conflicts, and Yang Qingyin, Yang Qingye, and I will become targets of public criticism.”

“It seems I have underestimated you,” Ling Mingrui glared at Luo Ziling, then signaled for him to make the first move.

Luo Ziling took black and played a star point.

Ling Mingrui occupied another star point and continued speaking while playing, “You are far more scheming than your father.”

“Grandfather, a lot of the time it’s not that I deliberately plot against anyone, it’s just reluctant inadvertence. Also, in this incident, we didn’t intentionally set up Chen Jiahai. It was he who calculated against us first, and we confronted him with evidence. He had to pay a certain price to appease our anger,” Luo Ziling explained earnestly.

“Oh?!” Ling Mingrui, not fully aware of the situation, was a bit surprised, “What happened?”

After Luo Ziling briefly explained the situation, he added, “Chen Jiahai has targeted me not once or twice, but this time he even dragged Yang Qingye into his schemes, hoping to tarnish both our reputations. He didn’t expect us to trace it back to him so quickly.”

“It looks like you’re preparing to stir up conflict between the Ling Family and the Chen Family as well, right?” Ling Mingrui placed another piece, then gave Luo Ziling an unfriendly stare and warned, “I won’t allow you to scheme against the Ling Family or to wave the Ling Family’s banner to do things.”

“I’ve never done anything under the banner of the Ling Family,” Luo Ziling shook his head firmly, “I am not a descendant of the Ling Family, so I would not act under its name.”

“But many people know you are Ling Ruonan’s son.”

“There’s nothing I can do about that, I can’t deny that I am my mother’s son, can I?”

Ling Mingrui immediately became a bit angry, as Luo Ziling’s response was purely evasive.

“Grandfather, honestly, I can’t understand why so many people don’t want me to live a good life and scheme against me. Since returning to Yanjing, I haven’t threatened anyone, nor have I sought revenge on anyone. I just don’t get it, why they can’t tolerate me, even my own uncle is like this,” Luo Ziling said, feeling aggrieved.

Ling Mingrui’s face hardened, “That day you called your own uncle worse than a beast, scum. Do you think the son my wife and I had is such a person?”

“I was impulsive because I was misunderstood and spoke without thinking,” Luo Ziling honestly admitted his mistake, “My mom scolded me for it too. I won’t insult him like that again, because he is my mother’s brother. Even if I don’t acknowledge him as my uncle, that’s still the case. But if he wants to take my life, I definitely won’t let him plot against me. I hope you can persuade him to stop always wanting me dead. After all, I am also his nephew by blood.”

Ling Mingrui fell silent and for quite a while did not make a move, after being silent for a good while, he finally played a terrible move.

Seeing the opportunity, Luo Ziling immediately counterattacked, enclosing Ling Mingrui’s large dragon with a sense of relentless pressure.

After thinking with a furrowed brow, Ling Mingrui finally placed a piece.

However, after staring at the board for some time, he then said to Luo Ziling, “As your grandfather, I advise you to act more discreetly, don’t oppose the Ling Family. Those who can help you now are still members of the Ling Family and those who depend on it. Without their assistance, you and your mother could not possibly stay in Yanjing. The Ling Family is willing to help you, and you and your mother should help strengthen the Ling Family. I hope you remember these words of mine, don’t always be relentless in your arguments or create fierce conflicts. You are quite talented in many aspects, and if you can act more discreetly, your future achievements will be significant under the care of your mother. As your grandfather, I would be delighted to see you succeed.”

“Thank you, grandfather!” Luo Ziling said, sincerely thankful for Ling Mingrui’s words.

However, on the chessboard, he did not concede at all due to Ling Mingrui’s speech and continued to play each move with full aggression.

Soon, Ling Mingrui realized that the situation was unfavorable, the large area in the bottom right corner of the board was about to be overrun by Luo Ziling.

After thinking it over, he had no choice but to concede the game midway.

“Your style of play reveals your personality, very aggressive, never missing an opportunity,” Ling Mingrui said with a heavy heart, indicating that he wanted Luo Ziling to play another game with him, “Your father’s personality was actually similar to yours, but with less stubbornness. Back then, I was willing to promise your mother to your father, but later, his obstinate behavior cornered them, leaving no way out, and I could do nothing. His constant conflicts with Zhengping and playing with your aunt’s feelings—if it had not happened that way, your uncle might not have been placed in an opposing position to him, and he would not treat you as he does now. Therefore, you should not follow his example; you must understand when to advance and when to retreat.”

“Thank you for the reminder, grandfather; I will bear it in mind,” Luo Ziling thanked him once more.

From Ling Mingrui’s words, he once again sensed something unusual; the events of the past were not as simple as he currently understood them to be.

However, in the second game, Luo Ziling still had the upper hand.

Originally, Luo Ziling’s chess skills were a bit above those of Ling Mingrui, who dedicated most of his thoughts to political affairs. Moreover, Luo Ziling was performing exceptionally well today, so after the middle game, he clearly had the advantage, causing Ling Mingrui’s brows to wrinkle involuntarily.

But as Ling Mingrui was deeply contemplating how to rescue his large dragon, Luo Ziling accidentally dropped a few chess pieces onto the board, disrupting the arrangement of the pieces.

“Uh, grandfather, I apologize; I accidentally dropped the pieces,” Luo Ziling said with embarrassment, proposing, “How about we play another game and just disregard this one?”

Ling Mingrui did not respond but gave Luo Ziling a meaningful look.

Luo Ziling just smiled and did not say anything.

“It seems that Sir Luo has taught his grandson better than his son,” Ling Mingrui decided not to play again, tossed the chess pieces back into the box, and stood up, remarking wistfully, “No wonder he dares to speak to me so assertively. Heh, when your grandfather comes to the Capital next time, I’ll invite him for a drink. No, I’ll go to him personally and share a drink.”

Luo Ziling was a bit confused; he couldn’t understand why Ling Mingrui would say such a thing and didn’t immediately grasp the implication of his words.

After Ling Mingrui left the room and he had been alone for a while, Luo Ziling finally began to understand what he meant and couldn’t help but feel overjoyed.