Chapter 1878: 1878: This, Too, Is the Way to Rule Others

Chapter 1878: Chapter 1878: This, Too, Is the Way to Rule Others

When the two arrived at the Northern Pharmaceuticals building, the others were having lunch.

However, Dong Xiaowan was not in sight.

Seeing Luo Ziling approach, Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan, who were eating together, immediately stood up.

Luo Ziling plopped down beside them and asked with a smile, “After one night, have you thought it over?”

Luo Yuqing also sat down, looking surprised at Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan, who were obviously exhausted and had not slept well.

Xu Zhiyuan and Ishihara Naka cast an awkward glance at Luo Ziling and Luo Yuqing, unsure of what to say.

“Didn’t your grandfathers call you?” Luo Ziling asked again.

Ishihara Naka said dejectedly, “My grandfather will come to Huaxia in a couple of days.”

Xu Zhiyuan also said gloomily, “My grandfather will come to Yanjing in a few days.”

“That’s good then, wait until they come, and reflect properly,” Luo Ziling said as he stood up.

Luo Yuqing, a bit puzzled, stood up as well.

While chasing after Luo Ziling, she turned her head and fiercely threatened Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan, “If you dare to mess with me and my brother, you’ll end up very badly.”

Luo Yuqing’s threat sent a shiver down Xu Zhiyuan and Ishihara Naka’s spines.

Luo Ziling didn’t give any instructions to the others but went directly to find Dong Xiaowan.

It was lunchtime, but Dong Xiaowan hadn’t come to eat and was still cleaning.

They had been away for many days, and no one had cleaned. Additionally, other areas were still under renovation, so there was dust everywhere.

Luo Ziling had her clean, and although she was unwilling, she did not dare to disobey.

The others wanted to help, but they ended up annoying her. While angry, she harshly scolded Wang Hanying and others who tried to curry favor with her.

“Wow, you’re really working hard,” Luo Ziling said as he approached. Dong Xiaowan was mopping the floor, and with her covered in dust, Luo Ziling couldn’t help but tease, “I really underestimated you.”

Dong Xiaowan really wanted to bash Luo Ziling down the stairs with a mop but ended up simply giving him a few resentful glances without saying anything.

“You don’t know how to show even a little tenderness, do you?” Luo Yuqing couldn’t help but scold Luo Ziling, “Let those smelly men eat and drink well, and have such a beautiful girl do this rough work? Why don’t those big men have to work?”

She finished, giving Luo Ziling a meaningful look.

Just as Dong Xiaowan was feeling aggrieved, hearing Luo Yuqing’s words made her feel like she was about to cry.

She pouted her pretty lips, puffed up with anger, and glared at Luo Ziling.

Luo Ziling ignored Dong Xiaowan’s aggrieved look and just said indifferently, “She made a mistake, so she must be punished.”

“Wasn’t she just doing it on purpose because she admires you?” Luo Yuqing said and then whispered to Dong Xiaowan, who was still pouting, “Do you have a crush on my brother?”

“As if I’d fancy him,” Dong Xiaowan said angrily, “Only a blind person would like him. Humph, he’s so annoying.”

“Come on, don’t be angry, you made the mistake first, just admit it and correct it in the future,” Luo Yuqing said with a smile. “Stop working, eat first, we’ll talk later.”

With that, she seized the mop from Dong Xiaowan’s hands and dragged her away.

As she left, Luo Yuqing solemnly told Luo Ziling, “Girls, if they make a mistake, just say something, you can’t use such violent means for punishment.”

Seeing Luo Yuqing speak on her behalf, Dong Xiaowan couldn’t help but show a smug smile at the corner of her mouth, and as she left, she gave Luo Ziling a defiant white-eyed look.

Luo Ziling knew that Luo Yuqing wanted to seize the opportunity to win over Dong Xiaowan for her own use.

This woman, who shares her name with a famous courtesan from the Ming Dynasty, is actually quite good, at least smart and a little capable. If she could be recruited for his own use, it would be quite good. Luo Yuqing’s intention was also understandable.

However, Luo Ziling didn’t know which of the two women would ultimately win the contest, or whether Luo Yuqing could successfully recruit Dong Xiaowan.

Luo Ziling also knew that Luo Yuqing was here specifically for Dong Xiaowan today, so he didn’t disturb them.

After a little while, Ling Haijun came over.

Seeing Luo Ziling, he quickly greeted him with a smile, affectionately calling him cousin as warmly as possible.

That day, after being left behind by Ling Ruonan at the Ling Family Old Mansion and ignored by Ling Jinhua, he was forced to leave on foot, feeling very wronged.

Later, he met a kind old lady who lent him her old mobile phone to call Ling Zhenghui.

When Ling Zhenghui came to pick him up, Ling Haijun cried uncontrollably.

But his bad luck was not over.

Ling Zhenghui took him to find Ling Jinhua, but Ling Jinhua refused to see them.

When they went to Ling Mingrui, Ling Mingrui ignored them too.

After the two most respected elders of the Ling Family refused to see them, Ling Zhenghui was in despair.

In his despair, he took out his anger on Ling Haijun.

As a result, Ling Haijun was scolded harshly.

Ling Zhenghui almost resorted to physical violence.

Only after considering that Ling Haijun was bigger than him, and that fighting might result in him getting hurt, did he stop the thought.

Thankfully, Ling Ruonan did not refuse to see them. When Ling Zhenghui brought Ling Haijun to the Northern Group headquarters to ask for an audience, Ling Ruonan let them in. Ling Zhenghui didn’t fully understand the situation. He thought he was already abandoned by the Ling Family elders and that Ling Ruonan was more favored by the two grandfathers of the Ling Family. Therefore, he thought as long as he gained Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling’s forgiveness, he could preserve everything he had. So in front of Ling Ruonan, he repeatedly admitted his mistakes and scolded Ling Haijun again while even slapping Ling Haijun twice in Ling Ruonan’s presence.

Those two slaps were real, and to this day, Ling Haijun’s face is still a little swollen.

Ling Zhenghui, with a very humble posture, begged for Ling Ruonan’s forgiveness and promised that in the future he would help Ling Ruonan and her son as much as possible and would no longer conspire with Ling Zhengping. Ling Ruonan expressed willingness to give them a chance. Then Ling Mingrui agreed to allow several descendants of the Ling Family to go over to help Luo Ziling, listening to Luo Ziling’s teachings. Ling Zhenghui was the first to declare that he was willing to let Ling Haijun follow Luo Ziling all the time.

These past two days, Ling Haijun has felt like life is worse than death.

He also knows that his father has encountered a huge crisis, so he understands what to do. He must maintain a good relationship with Luo Ziling and gain Luo Ziling’s trust, so that Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan will give them opportunities, and they can secure their position in the Ling Family.

At least while Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui are alive, the future and fate of the Ling Family are surely decided by these two elders.

Improving relations with Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling, mother and son, would lead the two elders to change their attitude towards them.

Willing to become his dog, Ling Haijun was quite satisfied when he saw Luo Ziling, who commended him for his resolve to turn over a new leaf.

Receiving praise from Luo Ziling, Ling Haijun felt a weight lifted from his heart.

Soon, Ling Haining, Ling Haihang, and Ling Haiyang also arrived.