Chapter 1418: 1418: Demands

Chapter 1418: Chapter 1418: Demands

Seeing Luo Ziling’s puzzled face, Luo Yuqing whispered in his ear, “Can’t you tell? Sister Wuyue might also like you.”

Luo Ziling suddenly felt a bit guilty, but he still put on an indifferent expression and said, “I’m not a Renminbi, how could everyone like me!”

“Don’t believe it then, forget it,” Luo Yuqing said, pushing Luo Ziling. “Take me to see your mom.”

“Alright,” Luo Ziling started walking forward, but just before he reached the door of the president’s office, he stopped and quietly asked Luo Yuqing, “Will there ever be a day when you also call her ‘mom’?”

Luo Yuqing was clearly stunned for a moment, then her face revealed a bitter smile: “That’s probably impossible. I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Even if I did, she wouldn’t accept it. After all, I’m already an adult.”

Luo Ziling didn’t ask any more questions and walked into the president’s office with Luo Yuqing.

Li Jing was inside, and as soon as she saw Luo Ziling coming in, she immediately stood up.

“Mrs. Li,” Luo Ziling walked over and greeted Li Jing, then, holding Luo Yuqing’s hand, said to Li Jing, “This is Yuqing, Luo Yuqing.”

Li Jing didn’t yet know about the situation between Luo Yuqing and Luo Ziling, and when Luo Ziling introduced her this way, she was a bit startled.

But she was also very smart, and after hearing Luo Ziling specifically say the three words “Luo Yuqing,” she seemed to understand a bit.

When Luo Ziling and Luo Yuqing knocked and walked into Ling Ruonan’s office, Ling Ruonan was reviewing documents.

“Mrs. Ling,” Luo Yuqing approached and greeted her generously, “I had nothing to do today, so I came with Ziling to see you.”

“Have a seat first; I’ll talk with you once I finish up here.” Ling Ruonan glanced at Luo Yuqing and spoke in a very calm tone: “Let Ziling make you some tea.”

Luo Yuqing smiled, said nothing more, and sat down on the sofa with Luo Ziling.

After a short while, Ling Ruonan finished her business and came over to sit next to them.

Luo Ziling quickly brewed a cup of tea for Ling Ruonan, then sat next to her and began to massage her shoulders.

“Mom, the muscles in your neck seem a bit stiff, did you sleep in a bad position last night?”

“It does feel a bit like that,” Ling Ruonan was somewhat uncomfortable with Luo Ziling massaging her in front of someone else, but eventually, she didn’t resist.

Seeing Luo Ziling intentionally creating an intimate atmosphere, she immediately laughed, “Ziling, massage me too sometime, I didn’t sleep well last night either.”

“No problem!” Luo Ziling readily agreed.

“Did you come to see me today for anything in particular?” Ling Ruonan didn’t smile; her gaze stayed on Luo Yuqing.

“The main reason is just to come here after Ziling, to see you,” Luo Yuqing was a bit restrained now, “School hasn’t started yet, so I don’t have much to do.”

Ling Ruonan didn’t say anything, just quietly looked at Luo Yuqing.

Luo Yuqing suddenly became a bit flustered and hurriedly said: “I really have something I want to talk to Mrs. Ling about.”

“Speak,” Ling Ruonan still maintained her previous expression.

“Mrs. Ling, I had no choice over my own background, so please don’t blame me, okay?” Luo Yuqing completely lost the composure she had when chatting and laughing with Luo Ziling, her demeanor very weak, “Moreover, my mother’s current husband has also passed away. He always treated me badly, and even tried to insult me.”

“Oh?!” This made Ling Ruonan somewhat moved.

“He must have realized later that I wasn’t his biological child, so he often lost control of his emotions. If it wasn’t for my mom protecting me and being cautious myself, I would have definitely been ruined by him. Thus, I will no longer call him ‘dad.’ Since I was a child, I’ve been lacking in fatherly affection, always yearning for a strong man to stand behind me and protect me.” As Luo Yuqing spoke, her emotions surged a bit, and her eyes reddened slightly.

“If I did not wish to accept your identity, I wouldn’t have let you go to Yuezhou during New Year’s, and today I wouldn’t have allowed Ziling to bring you here.” Ling Ruonan reached out and held Luo Yuqing’s hand, gently patting it, “Let bygones be bygones. Whether they were right or wrong, no matter how unbearable to look back upon, they’ve already passed.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Ling!” Luo Yuqing squeezed out an ugly smile, then continued: “Today, my purpose for finding Mrs. Ling is actually to say that I hope to be integrated into the Luo Family circle. I am Luo Family’s daughter, I’m willing to accept this identity, to cast away everything from the past. But please rest assured, I definitely won’t let my mom get involved either, I will not let her influence or destroy your lives.”

“If Ziling’s dad comes back someday, let’s have dinner together!” Ling Ruonan sighed softly.

Upon hearing this, Luo Yuqing was overjoyed, “Thank you, Mrs. Ling!”

Ling Ruonan once again resumed her calm demeanor, softly saying: “Your life is not for me to arrange, you better ask your mom. I think she certainly has her own plans. The last time we met, she mentioned this, have a good talk with her.”

“I want to arrange my own future!” Luo Yuqing spoke stubbornly, “My mom is a daughter-in-law of the Li Family, even if she doesn’t wish to acknowledge it, this is an unchangeable fact. Everything about her bears the mark of the Li Family. But I have no relation to the Li Family anymore, so I will not accept her arrangements. I’ve grown up, I can arrange my future life.”

“Then what do you have in mind?”

“I want to start a business with Ziling,” Luo Yuqing looked straight at Ling Ruonan, “Just this morning, I heard him talking about setting up an entertainment media company, to cooperate with Fang Dongxun. I think letting Ziling personally manage it isn’t a good idea, the entertainment industry is too chaotic, and he’s so handsome, any woman who sees him would like him, there will definitely be many people targeting him. Therefore, I think, let me handle these matters for him. I’ll help him with odds and ends, and if it turns out I’m competent for the job, then you can let me take responsibility and I’ll just take a salary. Is that okay?”

This statement shocked Ling Ruonan, but she didn’t immediately answer; instead, she bowed her head and pondered for a while.

Luo Ziling had already stopped the massage he was doing, looking at Luo Yuqing with a hint of resentment, blaming her for being too blunt. It wasn’t that he was angry with Luo Yuqing for making an offer, but for painting him in such a poor light, as if he were Tang Seng’s flesh coveted by a host of demonesses.

“Alright, I agree with your idea,” Ling Ruonan spoke her mind after about half a minute of contemplation, “However, when planning to set up or acquire the entertainment media company, you’ll still have to follow Ziling’s orders, because right now he’s the one representing the Luo Family. You assist him in his work, and once the company is established and formally operating, then you can handle those things for him.”

“I’ll follow Mrs. Ling’s orders,” Luo Yuqing agreed without hesitation, her face also blossoming with a smile.

Ling Ruonan finally revealed a smile, but didn’t say anything more.

Just Luo Ziling, full of gloom.