The Young Urban Doctor

Chapter 556: Chapter 556 This Possibility is Very High
 

(Fourth update)

Today, when Ye Xiaoli drove Yang Qingyin away from school, she noticed they were being followed.

Initially, Ye Xiaoli did not take it seriously as she easily shook off the pursuer.

However, after dropping Yang Qingyin off at the mall entrance and driving to the vicinity of Ling Ruonan’s residential area, she spotted the tracker again.

It was then that she felt something was not that simple, so she did not wait around but drove away instead.

When Yang Qingyin called her, she was still driving in circles about five kilometers away from the residential area.

Hearing that Ye Xiaoli was not nearby, Yang Qingyin was quite surprised, but after listening to Ye Xiaoli’s explanation, she also had a moment of clarity.

She didn’t ask Ye Xiaoli to come pick her up nearby and planned to take public transport or a taxi to a place a bit farther away from where Ling Ruonan lived and wait there.

After hearing what Yang Qingyin said, Luo Ziling was naturally surprised as well.

He immediately realized what this meant; it must be the work of the Yang Family, and he felt quite angry about it.

“All right, don’t worry about it; we just need to be careful. Maybe the Yang Family people already know that you are going back for the Great Grandfather’s 90th birthday and have started to track me again, aiming to stop us from having fun together,” Yang Qingyin said calmly, comforting Luo Ziling, even though she was angry inside. “I’ll find out what’s going on as quickly as possible. Don’t worry, as they say, ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way.’ Since I’m prepared for the worst, I’m not afraid of anything.”

Luo Ziling knew what Yang Qingyin meant by the worst scenario and was deeply moved. He reached out and held her hand, speaking with emotion, “Don’t be afraid. No matter when or where, I’ll be here to protect you. Let me take you there; I’m sure Xiaoli will find a way to shake off anyone following her. It’s strange, why would they be following Xiaoli?”

“They know my car, but they might not know where I am right now,” Yang Qingyin said as she took Luo Ziling’s hand. “All right, you can escort me over there. Play my bodyguard for a while.”

After hailing a taxi outside the residential area, the two headed to a mall entrance about three kilometers from the residential complex for Ye Xiaoli to meet them. When the taxi arrived at the mall entrance, Ye Xiaoli was already waiting there.

After bidding farewell to Luo Ziling, Yang Qingyin immediately got into the Audi A4, and without any delay, the car drove off.

Seeing the car driving away, Luo Ziling checked the surroundings for a while and, finding nothing unusual, he then left.

Luo Ziling walked back to the residential complex where Ling Ruonan lived.

Seeing Luo Ziling return after such a long time, the waiting Ling Ruonan couldn’t help but be curious.

Without waiting for Ling Ruonan to ask anything, Luo Ziling took the initiative to talk about what had just happened and shared his speculations.

“Mom, I think the people tracking Yang Qingyin must be from the Yang Family.”

“It’s possible, but not certain,” Ling Ruonan said thoughtfully, her beautiful brows slightly furrowed. “It seems that your attendance at the Great Grandfather’s birthday has indeed touched some people’s nerves.”

“Mom, do you mean that for us, the most dangerous people are not from the Yang Family but some from the Ling Family?” Luo Ziling sniffed out the hidden meaning in Ling Ruonan’s words and asked softly, “The Yang Family already knows about my possible re-acceptance into the Ling Family after attending Great Grandfather’s birthday, and it was someone from the Ling Family who told them. Do the Ling Family want the Yang Family to take action against me, is that it?”

“There’s a very high possibility of that,” Ling Ruonan said with a bitter smile, “It seems that after Great Grandfather’s birthday, there will be even more trouble.”

“I’m not afraid,” Luo Ziling said to reassure Ling Ruonan, who seemed worried, “Last time someone tried to attack me, they ended up getting shot by me. I think the people planning revenge will definitely think about the consequences. I dared to shoot, and nothing happened to me after I did, so they should be wary.”

“You can’t just shoot at them every time. The first time Li Haiyang lent a helping hand, but what about after that? Do you think he’s going to clean up your messes all the time?” Ling Ruonan chided Luo Ziling: “If they treat you the same way, and send a gunman to assassinate you, how will you defend yourself?”

“I think they don’t have the guts to do that. Anyone who wants us dead is more afraid of dying than we are. If we show that we’re not afraid to die, then they might back down,” Luo Ziling walked over to Ling Ruonan, put his arm around her shoulders, and comforted her: “Mom, don’t worry. Anyway, they can’t beat me in a fight, and if there are too many of them, I’ll just run. No one can catch me. Also, last time Lin Lan gave me a bulletproof vest. I’ll wear it close to my body, so if someone shoots at me, as long as it’s not in the head, I’ll definitely be fine.”

“Alright, just be careful,” Ling Ruonan appeared to make a certain resolve and didn’t discuss these matters with Luo Ziling any further.

After mother and son sat down on the sofa, Ling Ruonan talked to Luo Ziling about some matters related to Great Grandfather’s birthday.

This time, Ling Jinhua’s birthday didn’t include any external guests; that is, besides the Ling Family, no other outside guests were invited.

The Ling Family was quite large; Ling Jinhua had two sons and a daughter, Ling Mingrui had a son and a daughter, Ling Mingrui’s brother Ling Mingqing had two sons and a daughter, and his daughter Ling Minglan had two daughters and a son.

Ling Jinhua also had a brother, Ling Jinxiu. Ling Jinxiu had passed away, but his two sons, Ling Qirui and Ling Qizheng, were still alive, as was his daughter, Ling Qixue, and their descendants were not few, either.

Ling Ruonan roughly estimated, adding up all the relatives, there were probably fifty to sixty people.

“I’ll introduce you to everyone when the time comes, but most of them won’t like you. They might even give you a hard time, so you need to be prepared,” Ling Ruonan said this with a bitter smile on her face.

She knew what she described was bound to happen, but she was still going to take her son back and introduce him to them.

She just hoped that Luo Ziling wouldn’t be bullied by them, to prevent spoiling Great Grandfather’s birthday atmosphere.

Luo Ziling understood what Ling Ruonan meant and agreed readily.

Ling Ruonan planned to discuss the specifics about the Ling Family with Luo Ziling after dinner.

“Let’s go, let’s go shopping first,” Ling Ruonan said with a smile as she stood up, “I had wanted to find a designer to tailor-make your clothes, but we couldn’t find a suitable one on short notice, so we’ll have to buy off-the-rack. But your build is great, very standard, and the clothes sold in stores will definitely look good on you.”

Ling Ruonan didn’t want to talk about matters related to the Ling Family now because she was afraid it might spoil the mood.

It was their first outing together to go shopping, and she wanted to keep a good mood, not letting family affairs ruin the atmosphere.

She planned to buy a lot of things for Luo Ziling.

It was the first time she was shopping with Luo Ziling, or rather, having Luo Ziling accompany her, and she was quite excited.