Chapter 489: 489: Still Shocking

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(Several additional chapters today, first update)

Luo Ziling was shocked, the piece of meat he had clamped with his chopsticks fell back onto the plate.

My God, what on earth did Chen Qiaoyu want to tell him?

If she says that both Yang Qingyin and Yang Qingye are the flesh and blood of his father Luo Xusheng, that would be too much of a joke. How would he face that, and how could Yang Qingyin accept it?

Luo Ziling thought seriously and felt that he didn’t share any similarities with Yang Qingyin or Yang Qingye, which somewhat eased his mind.

“Of course it wouldn’t be like that,” fortunately, Chen Qiaoyu quickly stated the outcome.

She noticed Luo Ziling’s discomposure and didn’t want to talk nonsense about such matters. After stating the answer directly, she explained, “The men of wealthy families tend to have very open private lives, but they are cautious about one thing: no matter how much they mess around, they cannot father someone else’s child. The bloodline of the child must be pure; otherwise, if the matter were to be exposed, the consequences would be unbearable for ordinary people.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Ziling breathed a sigh of relief.

This pretty mother, Yang Qingyin, really knew how to mess with someone’s head, almost scaring him to death.

He was still a bit curious, whether Chen Qiaoyu, who once had her eyes on his father Luo Xusheng, had ever had a close relationship with him.

But that was a question he would dare not ask, and he didn’t want to know the answer to it.

If the answer turned out to be affirmative, it would be too awkward. He really didn’t know how he would face her afterward.

Chen Qiaoyu had no interest in continuing to talk about the past and slightly changed the subject: “That day, when I saw you dining with Qingyin, I thought I was seeing things. I felt you looked so much like Luo Xusheng when he was young. It’s quite funny, really. I didn’t even know that Ling Ruonan had a son for your father, nor did I know about your existence. The number of people who actually know about someone like you is quite small. Otherwise, had you been back to Yanjing for this long, it would’ve caused quite a stir by now. Aside from a few individuals from the Yang Family and some from the Ling Family, others are in the dark. I didn’t think of it at the time, and only after leaving did I put the pieces together. Later I got confirmation from Yang Yunlin, and I couldn’t help being struck by how strange life is. The man I once liked, his son is now enticing my daughter.”

Seeing Chen Qiaoyu’s wry smile, Luo Ziling’s face was also full of gloom. He hadn’t expected the story to be so legendary.

Feuds within wealthy families are indeed very complex. No wonder his grandfather had fled the Capital City to live in seclusion elsewhere.

The waters of Yanjing are too deep. His grandfather and father, although they were masters, could easily drown!

“Don’t tell Qingyin about these things. It’s not good for her to know!” Chen Qiaoyu warned him.

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“I know, I won’t say anything,” Luo Ziling quickly promised.

“I came today, actually just to find out what the relationship between you and Qingyin has now developed into,” Chen Qiaoyu looked at Luo Ziling seriously and asked sternly, “Have you two already had that kind of relationship?”

Luo Ziling was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what Chen Qiaoyu was referring to and hurriedly shook his head: “No!”

Chen Qiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief and then said, “I don’t want the tragedies of the older generation to repeat themselves; I don’t want Qingyin to become another Ling Ruonan who has a child out of wedlock. If you two really want to be together, it’s not impossible. But you just can’t rush into things, nor can you take an aggressive stance against the Yang Family. It’s not a wise choice for Qingyin to act on impulse and clash with her father.”

Luo Ziling was surprised by Chen Qiaoyu’s words and after giving her a serious look, he sincerely sought advice, “Please enlighten me, Auntie!”

“You must not announce to everyone that you two are together in a high-profile manner, no matter when. Whenever you want to date, don’t let others know. Like the last trip to Bashang, this time to Simatai, and being seen together at the museum, there mustn’t be any more of these kinds of incidents. Also, you mustn’t meet with Qingyin’s dad or grandfather, let alone have any direct confrontations with them. You need to stay far away from them, let them ignore your existence. Also, in your daily life, you should try to keep a low profile. You’re too well-known now; too many people know about you.”

At this point, Chen Qiaoyu paused, then smiled and said, “The Yang Family has been hiding your identity; they do not want your identity exposed, and I won’t say much about their reasons—you should understand them. The Ling Family is doing the same, and your mother went out of her way to conceal your identity. If it weren’t for that, countless people would have known about you by now, and there might be even more people wanting to see you dead.”

“Alright, I’ll listen to Auntie,” Luo Ziling agreed with what Chen Qiaoyu said and thus didn’t refuse, “I will find a way to keep a low profile and not let more people know of my existence.”

“Furthermore, you shouldn’t appear publicly with Ling Ruonan; doing so would provoke the Yang Family and the Ling Family, which would be even more detrimental to you. Think about it: if something happened to you one day, how heartbroken Qingyin would be?” Chen Qiaoyu smiled again and added, “Also, you can use other things to cover up your relationship with Qingyin, like getting closer with the Ouyang Feifei sisters, even using the identity of Ouyang Feifei’s fiancé as a cover. If Yang Yunlin knows you and Ouyang Feifei are engaged, his jealousy towards you will diminish a bit, and he will consider Ouyang Lingyun’s reaction. In short, you just need to keep the Yang Family from realizing that you and Qingyin are getting closer. Let them think you are drifting apart. If Yang Yunlin hadn’t found out about your public outings, would he have impulsively decided to have Qingyin engaged to Fang Dongxun?”

These words left Luo Ziling stunned there, and after pondering for a while, he felt that Chen Qiaoyu made a lot of sense.

Yang Yunlin’s decision to have Yang Qingyin engaged to Fang Dongxun was likely a result of their high-profile confrontation.

If they hadn’t been so high-profile in their actions, perhaps such things wouldn’t have happened.

Luo Ziling felt that he definitely needed to discuss this issue carefully with Yang Qingyin that evening.

At noon, when Luo Ziling told Yang Qingyin there was something he needed to address, he also suggested they have dinner together that evening to talk things over, and Yang Qingyin didn’t refuse.

While Luo Ziling was deep in thought, Chen Qiaoyu added another sentence, “Ziling, I actually hope to see you two together. My daughter has grown up, and this is the first time she cares so much about a man. Qingyin is very proud and has never taken interest in other men. Now that she likes a boy, I, as her mother, should be happy for her. I hope my daughter marries the man she loves and I don’t want her to be aggrieved. That’s why I came to you today to have this conversation. I hope you can also persuade Qingyin, tell her not to be impulsive and not to oppose her own father head-on.”

“Thank you for the advice, Auntie; I will take it to heart,” Luo Ziling sincerely expressed his gratitude.