Chapter 1440: 1440: Don't Disturb Me Bullying Others

Chapter 1440: Chapter 1440: Don’t Disturb Me Bullying Others

After lunch, everyone dispersed.

Before leaving, Luo Yuqing reminded Chu Ming and the others to keep today’s contract signing strictly confidential and to not let it slip out.

If there was any leak, she would hold them accountable.

Fang Dongxun also reiterated this point and once more guaranteed that he would handle their job transitions smoothly, making it hassle-free for them.

Luo Ziling didn’t express much opinion; he didn’t want too much interaction with these beautiful women anyway.

Women, oftentimes, are synonymous with trouble—this was the conclusion Luo Ziling had drawn over this period.

Luo Yuqing walked alongside Luo Ziling.

“Sis, I couldn’t tell before, but you really have that strong, independent woman aura,” Luo Ziling chuckled as he joked with Luo Yuqing on their way, “These past few days, I’ve witnessed it firsthand. Not bad, you’re quite similar to my mom.”

“Your mom is my idol.” Luo Yuqing proudly tilted her pretty lips upward. “I want to be like her.”

“Then I’ll take you to meet her and tell her you want to model yourself on her.”

“Don’t you dare!” Luo Yuqing pinched Luo Ziling, “How could you say something like that to her? By the way, why are you even taking me to meet her?”

“To bring you to show your face more around Northern Group. I’m the Crown Prince of Northern Group. Who knows, one day you might become the Princess.”

This made Luo Yuqing feel slightly awkward.

“That’s impossible,” Luo Yuqing shook her head. “You’re your mother’s son, but I’m not her daughter. She can’t possibly treat me as her own since I’m already this grown. Some things just can’t align. So, I can never have any connection with Northern Group.”

“Who knows!”

“I know. I’m certain!”

“Let’s stop talking about that,” Luo Ziling smiled, then asked Luo Yuqing, “What do you plan to do for the next few days?”

“School is starting soon, so there’s school stuff to handle. But I also need to manage things at Qingniao Media,” Luo Yuqing said as she pitifully held Luo Ziling’s hand. “Silly little brother, I’m so busy. You need to show me some sympathy!”

“Say ‘silly little brother’ one more time, I dare you!” Luo Ziling grumbled. She had the audacity to keep calling him silly little brother right in front of Yang Xiaodong.

“Silly little brother! I’ll say it again. What of it?”

Luo Ziling glared at Luo Yuqing with gritted teeth.

Luo Yuqing reached out and pinched Luo Ziling’s cheek, then laughed, “What, you gonna eat me alive?”

“I say, you two, cut it out with the flirting in front of me. It’s distracting,” Yang Xiaodong, in the driver’s seat, complained as he turned to look back. “If I zone out and crash, would that make you happy?”

“Shoo, shoo, shoo,” Luo Yuqing impatiently brushed him off. “Don’t interrupt me while I’m bullying someone!”

“Can I sit in the passenger seat up front?” Luo Ziling asked Yang Xiaodong.

“Don’t you dare!” Luo Yuqing was furious. “If you dare, I’ll tell your mom you harassed me!”

Yang Xiaodong couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Luo Ziling nearly choked on his frustration.

With all the banter and commotion, they arrived at the Northern Group headquarters.

Both of them got out of the car at the entrance and walked through the lobby into the headquarters building.

Luo Yuqing, just like last time, hooked her arm around Luo Ziling’s as they walked through the lobby.

Their appearance immediately drew attention from everyone present.

The receptionists enthusiastically stood up to greet them, but the jealousy in their gazes as they looked at Luo Yuqing was evident.

The other women’s gazes were the same.

Ever since Luo Ziling began showing up at Northern Group, he had become the dream man of the hundreds of female employees at the headquarters. Many of the unmarried women who thought highly of themselves began fantasizing about those domineering CEO-style love stories, hoping for their own romantic tale.

And so, when they saw Luo Yuqing by Luo Ziling’s side, their eyes were filled with jealousy.

But unfortunately, Luo Yuqing paid them no mind.

“Silly little brother, every time I come here with you, it feels amazing. The way those women look at me makes me feel so proud.”

Seeing Luo Yuqing’s smug face, Luo Ziling couldn’t resist raining on her parade. “That’s an honor I bring you. If you keep calling me silly little brother, I won’t take you here anymore, and I’ll refuse to enter or leave with you.”

“Alright, alright, I won’t call you silly little brother anymore. How about little brother instead?”

“No way!” Luo Ziling refused outright.

Luo Yuqing suddenly thought of something and burst into laughter, her cheeks blushing a little too.

Before long, the elevator arrived at the floor where Ling Ruonan’s CEO office was located. This time, Luo Yuqing didn’t dare cling to Luo Ziling’s arm and instead walked side by side with him.

When they were about to step into the CEO’s office, Wuyue came up to inform them that Ling Ruonan was meeting someone.

“Ling Haijun’s father, Ling Zhenghui, is here,” Wuyue explained directly and revealed the visitor’s name to Luo Ziling.

“Oh?!” Luo Ziling was slightly surprised but quickly realized, “Then I should go meet my uncle!”

Luo Yuqing didn’t know what had happened later. She only assumed that last night’s incident directed at her was masterminded by Ling Zhenghui. Being found out, Ling Zhenghui had been forced to come and apologize. Immediately, she aligned with Luo Ziling in shared indignation, declaring that she wanted to confront Ling Zhenghui.

“Just watch and don’t say anything,” Luo Ziling reminded her. “My mom likely doesn’t want you taking the lead on this. Let her handle it.”

Luo Yuqing paused, then nodded in agreement. “Alright, you call the shots!”

The door of Ling Ruonan’s office was closed. After greeting Li Jing and the others, Luo Ziling walked over to knock on the office door.

After introducing himself, Ling Ruonan came over to open the door.

When the door opened, Luo Ziling saw that inside the room sat Ling Zhenghui and Ling Haijun.

Both Ling Zhenghui and Ling Haijun had their heads down, while Ling Ruonan appeared calm.

It seemed that Ling Ruonan had just given the father and son duo a good scolding. They hadn’t dared to argue and were sitting there bowing their heads in submission.

“I thought you were here to apologize with a rod on your back. Guess not, since I don’t see a birch rod,” Luo Ziling quipped sarcastically as soon as he stepped in. “I really didn’t expect that the ones trying repeatedly to put me to death would be you two.”

“Ziling, you’ve misunderstood,” Ling Zhenghui stood up awkwardly and said, “Haijun was just going along with Haining’s antics. They wouldn’t dare try to kill you. Many things were just misunderstandings.”

“Misunderstandings?” Luo Ziling glanced at Ling Ruonan and, seeing that she had no reaction, continued, “Last night, you tried to ruin Yuqing. Fortunately, we caught on in time. Otherwise, she would’ve been destroyed or even lost her life. What’s worse, you tried to pin the blame on my mom, making people think she couldn’t tolerate my dad’s daughter and resorted to such malicious tactics. You’re utterly despicable. Frankly, throwing you both out of here wouldn’t be too much!”

Luo Ziling’s words caused the expressions of everyone in the room to change.