The Young Urban Doctor

Chapter 656: Chapter 656: Luo Ziling’s Cunning Plan

Ling Ruonan let out a cry of surprise and then watched Luo Ziling in disbelief before also realizing what had happened.

“You lied to your grandfather and grandmother, saying that Great Grandfather was poisoned years ago, that the poison had never been fully cured, and that only you could completely eliminate it for them, requiring half a year. Your only aim was to ensure that they protect you during this period, so that no one could harm our mother and son?” Ling Ruonan asked Luo Ziling softly, “Is that right?”

“Mom, you’re so smart,” Luo Ziling said with an embarrassed smile, “That’s exactly what I was thinking.”

Ling Ruonan stopped talking, looking at Luo Ziling with a complex gaze.

Feeling a bit creeped out by Ling Ruonan’s stare, Luo Ziling felt compelled to explain further, “Through examination, I found that Great Grandfather really did suffer from a serious illness in recent years, and he never completely recovered. And because I arrived at the conclusion that Great Grandfather and Grandfather actually didn’t want me to return, fearing that I would usurp the resources of the Ling Family and eventually take control of the family with our mother and son, they would absolutely not let both of us become members of the Ling Family. Thinking of this, I got a little angry. During the chess game earlier, Grandfather was also not too nice to me, even reminding me ‘to bend and not break,’ implying I should hold back and not directly conflict with the Ling Family.”

After pausing, Luo Ziling continued, “I’m suspecting that a lot of things aimed at our mother and son, Grandfather knows about, even possibly instigated by him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought up your transfer of Northern Group assets today in front of everyone. He was reminding and warning you. I was quite angry at the time; I felt that he was such a neglectful father, even wanting to manipulate his own daughter. I also feared that if one day we become completely unimportant, he might personally take action to erase us. Now by saying this, he believes it too, which means that for the next half a year, for the sake of his own recovery, he won’t make a move against us, nor allow others to strike at us. After half a year, the situation may have completely changed, and our mother and son might not be so easily targeted.”

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Watching Luo Ziling speaking so eloquently, Ling Ruonan felt quite bitter inside.

The twisted nature of familial love.

Forced into battle by their own kin, their mother and son situation was truly pitiful, and she didn’t wish for this to happen to them.

But now, things had indeed turned out this way, the scenario of kin slaying kin had become a reality and was continuing.

In order to defend themselves, she had been fighting back already, but she felt somewhat alone in her efforts. Today, she was surprised to discover that her son was so scheming, unknowingly becoming a person of deep calculations, and even she had been kept in the dark.

She was aware that Ling Mingrui had health issues, but Luo Ziling had said that Ling Mingrui had been poisoned. Understanding that her son wanted to use this half year of treatment to secure safety for her and him, Ling Ruonan felt both heartache and relief.

But then, she immediately thought of something else and furrowed her brows to ask Luo Ziling, “You said that Grandfather became ill due to poison, are you hoping that Grandfather will suspect someone else in the Ling Family of poisoning him?”

“Mom, you’ve guessed it again,” Luo Ziling didn’t deny it, “Being the opponent of someone as smart as you is a terrifying thing, a pity that those people, blinded by self-interest, would oppose you. Haven’t you said that Grandfather and his brother have always been at odds? They had another disagreement during Great Grandfather’s birthday. If Grandfather believes he was really poisoned, he will definitely suspect his own family. Maybe, their internal fighting will become even more intense, and if members of the Ling Family are fighting, the pressure on us, mother and son, will surely be lessened, and we might be able to seize some benefits.”

After hearing what Luo Ziling had said, Ling Ruonan was once again stunned. She could never have imagined that Luo Ziling would speak or act this way, completely overturning the pure image she had of her son in her mind.

That Luo Ziling had such long-term goals and was even thinking of provoking internal strife within the Ling Family, Ling Ruonan found her son’s machinations too frightening.

“Mom, don’t look at me like that, it scares me,” seeing Ling Ruonan staring blankly at him, Luo Ziling felt quite embarrassed and said a bit awkwardly, “If you think I’ve done something wrong, you can scold me. Just don’t say nothing at all!”

“Ziling, you’ve really grown up,” Ling Ruonan said somewhat emotionally, “Mom didn’t expect that you would fight back in this way, trying to carve out time for our mother and son. I’ve underestimated you. From now on, I’ll discuss many things with you before acting. Mom doesn’t disapprove of what you’re doing, although it may be a bit against filial piety, but the struggle between powerful and wealthy families has already diluted feelings of kinship and filial duty. Siblings fight against each other, and so do different generations. When even one’s own father is scheming against his daughter, and brothers are fighting to the death, what’s wrong with us using some strategies?”

Watching Ling Ruonan speak with a calm expression, Luo Ziling felt a chill run through him and hurriedly explained, “Mom, don’t worry, no matter what happens in the future, I will never scheme against you. I’m a man, and you are a woman, and I will always protect this woman at all times. In the future, if our family includes other women, I will definitely do my utmost to protect them and prevent them from being harmed.”

“Ziling, thank you,” Luo Ziling’s words warmed Ling Ruonan’s heart, and she said with much emotion, “Mom approves of what you’re doing. We’ve said before that we need to make some people realize how important we are, that they can’t do without us. Now, you’re at a critical stage in treating Li Haiyang, and the treatment for Great Grandfather is also showing results. If Grandfather needs your treatment consistently, then our safety will certainly be more secure. Some of the underhanded things done to us might be lessened as well. Half a year might seem short, but it’s enough for us to do a lot.”

Seeing that Ling Ruonan didn’t blame him, Luo Ziling let out a sigh of relief and started to smile shyly, “Mom, your reaction just now nearly scared me to death. I thought you were going to drag me to Grandfather and Grandmother to admit my faults. If that were the case, I’d truly be better off dead.”

“No worries, after all, what’s done is done, and you did it for self-preservation; Mom can understand,” Ling Ruonan said, and then added a few reminders, “But I must tell you, don’t do anything against conscience to your elders, especially Grandmother; she truly cares about us, mother and son. Look, today she even gave you the family heirloom. That piece of jade is worth at least a few million, maybe even tens of millions!”

“Mom, I understand!”