Seeing Lin Zeping speaking with a serious expression, Lin Zhengdong ultimately nodded, indicating that he understood.
Lin Zhengdong understood these matters, but he was unwilling to accept them.
He had only exchanged a couple of moves with Luo Ziling but was at a disadvantage, so naturally, he was unwilling to accept it.
However, he also had a sense of the bigger picture, knowing that now was not the time to fight with Luo Ziling, so he followed Lin Zeping's instructions.
"This young man, so cunning and difficult to deal with at such a young age, and will be even more troublesome as he grows older." Lin Zeping sighed, speaking with much emotion, "It seems that Ling Mingrui values him highly, even at the expense of suppressing his own son. If Ling Mingrui nurtures him as if he's his grandson, no one will surpass his achievements in his youth."
"Will Ling Mingrui really give him so many resources?" Lin Zhengdong said somewhat uncertainly.
"The relationship between Ling Zhengping and Ling Mingrui has never been good. Ling Zhengping, relying on Ling Jinhua's favor, often challenges Ling Mingrui's authority, naturally making Ling Mingrui displeased. Moreover, many people feel that, in Ling Mingrui's eyes, Ling Zhengping is not even as valued as Ling Ruonan." After sharing this analysis, Lin Zeping laughed, "So, you mustn't underestimate Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling."
"I understand!" Lin Zhengdong was quite surprised; he acknowledged his father's analysis.
While Lin Zeping and his son were discussing Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling, Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling were also talking about them.
After leaving Lin Zeping's office, Luo Ziling went to find Ling Ruonan.
This afternoon, Ling Ruonan was still at the Northern Group handling affairs.
The new positions at the Northern Group hadn't been fully established yet, so Ling Ruonan wasn't fully at ease and frequently went over to handle matters.
When Luo Ziling arrived, Ling Ruonan was holding a meeting with the top executives of the company.
Luo Ziling didn't disturb their meeting and chose a seat in the corner of the large conference room to sit down.
When Ling Ruonan saw Luo Ziling enter, she called him over to join the meeting.
Luo Ziling had no choice but to sit among the executives and, at Ling Ruonan's request, spoke for nearly half an hour.
Luo Ziling had already honed his speaking skills, having participated in many company executive meetings, so he wasn't nervous at all.
After reporting on some work matters and the development of new drugs, Luo Ziling also offered some opinions to the company's top management.
He told them that the fact that Ling Ruonan still had to frequently come over to guide the work was clearly a result of everyone not working hard enough.
He emphasized that the company's senior management, himself included, needed to invest more energy into their work to reassure Ling Ruonan.
Luo Ziling had already won over the company's senior management with his ability and charisma, and a few of them were even people he had personally promoted, so he had a good level of authority within the company.
No one saw him as a playboy anymore, nor considered Ling Ruonan passing the company to him as a form of family management.
There really weren't many people with more ability than Luo Ziling.
Many people at the Northern Group, especially the white-collar women, idly calculated Luo Ziling's worth.
Their conclusion was that Luo Ziling's current status was worth at least billions.
With that amount of money, just putting it in the bank and living off the interest could allow him to live a carefree life.
"If someone could marry him, they'd be truly fortunate and could be a wealthy lady for life." This was the sentiment in many people's hearts.
Luo Ziling was indisputably the ideal wealthy bachelor in the eyes of many white-collar women.
Whenever Luo Ziling appeared at the Northern Group's headquarters, it always excited many of the white-collar women.
Some romantic women always hoped for a chance romantic encounter with him, to play out a Cinderella and Prince love story.
Unfortunately, Luo Ziling didn't pay much attention to them.
He already had enough women around him, so he couldn't focus on other women.
After the meeting, Luo Ziling returned to the president's office and told Ling Ruonan about meeting Lin Zeping today.
Upon hearing what Luo Ziling said, Ling Ruonan thought silently for a while before expressing her thoughts.
"Lin Zeping is extending goodwill towards us, which is undeniable. But whether he's afraid of retaliation from us, or fears being ostracized by the other families and eventually losing to Wang Zhengqiang, is something we can't analyze for now." Ling Ruonan lightly furrowed her brow and said softly, "But one thing that is certain is that Lin Zeping wants to distance himself from the Chen Family. He likely senses that the other families want to join forces to suppress the Chen Family, so he's unwilling to get too close to them, or even wants to completely cut ties."
"He said he still wants to talk to you, and Wang Zhengqiang said the same thing." Luo Ziling remarked with a laugh, "Why not talk to them and decide afterward?"
Ling Ruonan gently nodded.
After the mother and son communicated for about half an hour, Ling Ruonan asked Luo Ziling to join her for dinner with Ling Mingrui.
"You should mention today's events to your grandfather, so he doesn't mind!"
Luo Ziling agreed without hesitation.
There didn't seem to be any major national events today, so Lin Zeping went home quite early, and Ling Mingrui also returned home to rest early.
When Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan arrived at the courtyard around five thirty, Ling Mingrui was already home.
Upon entering, they found Ling Mingrui lying in the courtyard, listening to music.
As Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan approached his recliner, Ling Mingrui, who had changed into a different outfit after returning home, did not get up. He merely gestured for Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling to sit and talk.
"Did you go to Lin Zeping's office in the afternoon?" Ling Mingrui casually inquired.
"Yes!" Luo Ziling nodded in confirmation, "Today, my mother and I came to report this matter to you."
Luo Ziling's words made Ling Mingrui feel a bit better.
Although he knew Luo Ziling had gone to see Lin Zeping, if Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan hadn't told him proactively, it would have certainly displeased him.
The fact that the mother and son came to inform him immediately made him feel much more at ease.
"What did you talk about?" Ling Mingrui asked nonchalantly, "It shouldn't be just ordinary matters, right?"
Luo Ziling didn't hide anything and told Ling Mingrui most of the things, also stating his own stance.
After listening, Ling Mingrui slightly furrowed his brow and looked at Luo Ziling, "Are you still planning to go after Lin Zhengdong?"
"You misunderstood, Grandpa!" Luo Ziling shook his head, "I don't have such thoughts."
"Since Lin Zeping is extending goodwill toward you, make good use of it!" Ling Mingrui didn't ask further questions but directly stated his attitude, "After all, Lin Zeping holds a high status now; having his special attention is quite unusual. Also, Wang Zhengqiang treats you well, use that wisely too, at least let everyone know that he can frequently enter and exit their offices."
"I understand!" Luo Ziling clearly understood what Ling Mingrui wanted to convey and immediately nodded in agreement.
Ling Mingrui actually treated him quite well β this was Luo Ziling's current feeling.