After carefully helping Ling Haining up, Luo Ziling assisted him to sit beside Ling Haijun, and then sat down beside them himself.

"Both cousins were frightened today, so I will arrange a place for you to rest soon. Tonight, make sure to get a good rest, and I'll have someone take care of you. Tomorrow, I'll have your uncles come to take you back. If there's any misunderstanding, I will explain it to your uncles then," Luo Ziling said sincerely, "Soon, I'll have someone help you settle in, haven't you had dinner yet? Actually, I haven't either, starving. But I won't have dinner with you today since I have matters to attend to. I'll have them arrange dinner for you."

Hearing Luo Ziling's words, both Ling Haining and Ling Haijun's expressions changed.

They knew that Luo Ziling still intended to detain them in disguise, not granting them freedom.

The words sounded nice, but in reality, it was to further restrict their freedom.

More seriously, he was about to call their fathers over.

In that case, it would completely tear the facade. Both Ling Haining and Ling Haijun knew if their fathers were summoned by Luo Ziling, what would follow would be completely unpredictable.

Ling Haijun reacted quickly and immediately pleaded with Luo Ziling, asking him not to summon their fathers, and to speak to them instead, promising that they would oblige as long as it was within their capabilities.

Ling Haining, in his heart, wished to tear Luo Ziling to pieces, but hearing Ling Haijun's plea, he also had to put away his anger and joined in asking Luo Ziling not to call their fathers.

However, he did not say, as Ling Haijun did, that he was willing to do anything for Luo Ziling.

He couldn't bring himself to say such things.

He feared that if he said something like that, Luo Ziling might immediately ask him to do something very difficult.

Seeing both people being submissive, albeit differently, Luo Ziling felt quite satisfied.

He did not further embarrass them and agreed not to notify their fathers for the time being.

"Cousin Haijun, come with me; we have matters to discuss," Luo Ziling said as he stood up, then turned to Ling Haining and said, "Cousin Haining, tonight I'm afraid you'll have to endure and sleep here. They will look after you, and if you have any requests, you can ask them; as long as it's not excessive, they'll comply."

"Alright," Ling Haining pondered for a while and eventually agreed without saying anything else.

He knew that the best strategy now was to comply with Luo Ziling's arrangements, to avoid trouble and humiliation.

If not, Luo Ziling would certainly take the opportunity to torment him, perhaps to the point where death would be preferable.

Being low-key and submissive—that's the strategy Ling Haining thought he should adopt.

Indeed, this demeanor successfully made Luo Ziling lose interest in tormenting him.

Luo Ziling didn't linger there but left with Ling Haijun.

As Luo Ziling left, Ling Haining felt a sense of relief.

But waves of humiliation surged within him, and the thought of killing Luo Ziling filled Ling Haining's mind. An unresolvable hatred—he felt that this phrase could best describe the relationship between him and Luo Ziling.

"It's either you die or I live!" He recalled an ancient saying, but immediately scoffed at it.

The meaning of the two phrases is the same, isn't it?

The correct saying should be, it's either you die or I die; if I live, then you cannot live.

Making sure Luo Ziling dies, that was the only thought in Ling Haining's heart.

Though not a reckless person, and despite his deep hatred for Luo Ziling, he didn't lose his rationality and cooperatively returned to his room of detention, starting to consider the aftermath.

Ling Haining understood that he couldn't handle the aftermath of this matter alone; only Ling Zhengping stepping in could bring it to a conclusion.

What the outcome would be, he didn't dare to think about for now.

But he knew that his father surely had a plan.

Luo Ziling, of course, understood that Ling Haining was more challenging to deal with than Ling Haijun.

He didn't intend to ruin Ling Haining completely.

Thus, after leaving Ling Haining in detention, he took Ling Haijun away.

After leaving the place where Ling Haining was detained, Luo Ziling instructed Ling Haijun on a few matters.

"I need you to do a few things; if you agree, then I can let you go. If you succeed, I'll pretend none of today's events ever happened, and I won't hold you accountable for conspiring against me. Don't worry, I won't ask you to commit murder, arson, or any criminal acts. I'm a good person, a national idol, a national hero, I don't want to ruin my reputation."

"What do you want me to do?" Ling Haijun asked Luo Ziling with trepidation, his eyes full of pitiful expressions.

"First, you need to publicly post a few things you've done online, don't worry, they're not very serious, just matters with minimal significance, and you'll need to use your real name. Can you do that?" Luo Ziling gave a few examples and said just those things.

After thinking it over, Ling Haijun agreed.

"The second thing is, tomorrow morning you return to Yanjing and meet my mom to see my grandfather and Great Grandfather together with her. As for what exactly to do, my mom will instruct you."

"Alright," seeing the stern look in Luo Ziling's eyes, Ling Haijun finally agreed reluctantly.

"The third thing, after meeting my grandfather and Great Grandfather with my mom, go back and see your dad, tell him everything that happened last night. Then let me know your dad's reaction, of course, you can lie to me, as there's no certainty that I'll know if you're lying to me."

Luo Ziling's words caused Ling Haijun to shiver involuntarily, and eventually, he dared not refuse, agreeing reluctantly.

"The fourth thing, and also the most important, is to make sure you persuade your father to listen to my mom and me, we will ensure his future," Luo Ziling said, patting Ling Haijun on the shoulder, "If he doesn't agree, that's fine too, but what might happen afterward, even I can't predict. There's one thing I hope you believe, those who intend to harm me ultimately meet a bad end."

Luo Ziling's words, along with his sharp gaze, scared Ling Haijun so much that his legs nearly gave way, almost causing him to kneel.

He had no other choice but to mechanically agree and promise with a sobbing tone that he would definitely get the job done and not let Luo Ziling down.

Seeing Ling Haijun in this state, Luo Ziling was quite satisfied. He patted Ling Haijun's shoulder again, speaking earnestly: "Actually, I'm a very kind person. Even though you wanted my life, I didn't respond in kind, nor did I even humiliate you. Repaying grievance with virtue, that's me. And those who are virtuous and kind can certainly achieve great things. So following me will surely lead to more success than following Ling Haining. Think it over carefully when you get back, and you'll understand what to do."

"Hmm... alright!"

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