The Young Urban Doctor

Chapter 682: Chapter 682: This Is Their Bottom Line

(Part Eighteen)

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After Ling Haining left, the courtyard fell into a brief silence, and no one spoke any further.

After a short while, Ling Ruonan softly said, “Ling’er, please treat Great Grandfather.”

“Great Grandfather, let me take your pulse first,” Luo Ziling still sought Ling Jinhua’s consent, and only after seeing Ling Jinhua nod slightly did he reach out his hand.

Upon grasping Ling Jinhua’s withered arm, Luo Ziling carefully took the old man’s pulse and then made a thorough check before smiling and telling Ling Jinhua, “Great Grandfather, your health has improved a lot compared to a few days ago. This winter, you shouldn’t have any trouble with illnesses.”

“Actually, when a person gets old, there comes a day to go back, and at this age, I take birth, aging, sickness, and death lightly, all seems indifferent to me,” Ling Jinhua quietly replied without even opening his eyes.

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“Great Grandfather, what you just said seems a bit disingenuous,” Luo Ziling bluntly pointed out Ling Jinhua’s intention behind those words, “In your heart, there are still many unresolved issues. You just said that to warn me not to use the treatment as a way to blackmail you, to tell me you won’t be coerced, right? I have never thought about using the treatment to blackmail you. I am a medical student, and saving lives is my duty. If someone is hurt by me, I am still willing to treat them. Punishing them and healing their wounds are two different things. I hit them because of my anger, but I save them because I am a healer.”

Pausing here, Luo Ziling then added very solemnly, “As a healer, one must never forget the duty to save lives and help the injured, at any time. That’s the healer’s vocation.”

“If the person you save ends up killing you, wouldn’t you be very wronged?” Ling Jinhua, after hearing what Luo Ziling said, suddenly opened his eyes, which still gleamed with vitality.

Ling Ruonan originally wanted to interject with something, but seeing how the old man and the young one were interacting, she ultimately kept silent, though she sighed quietly in her heart.

She was becoming more and more unfamiliar with her son, feeling slightly at a loss as to how to interact with him.

When Luo Ziling first arrived in Yanjing, she thought he was a pitiful child, almost parentless after being abandoned by her, frail and in need of her constant protection. After meeting Luo Ziling, Ling Ruonan felt that her son valued familial affection very much, was extremely eager for her maternal love, and of course, she found him shy, restrained, and not quite adapted to society.

Unexpectedly, the events that followed took her by surprise repeatedly, and only now did she realize that her son was like a cunning little fox, tricky and difficult to deal with. Because he did not play by the rules, conventional methods were not enough to defeat him.

Luo Ziling turned out to be more outstanding than she had imagined, which made Ling Ruonan both happy and worrisome, her heart truly filled with mixed feelings.

In the end, she wisely chose to remain silent, standing aside and quietly listening to the conversation between the young and the old men.

It wasn’t exactly a conversation, but rather a clash.

Ling Ruonan was aware that Ling Jinhua and Luo Ziling were indeed clashing, confronting each other head-on.

“When I treat someone, I must ensure my own safety first. Without this precondition, I will not treat anyone,” Luo Ziling answered Ling Jinhua with a smile, “Other people’s health is definitely not as important as one’s own life. Only by ensuring my own safety first can I save someone else’s life. Otherwise, there’s nothing to discuss.”

“Ling Haining is not your opponent,” Ling Jinhua revealed a faint smile, “You’re more cunning than I thought.”

“Great Grandfather, you shouldn’t belittle me like that. I’m just smarter than them, and more versatile,” Luo Ziling said, unabashedly boasting, “I think, if there were someone as outstanding as me among the descendants of the Ling Family, Great Grandfather would definitely cultivate them personally, right?”

Ling Jinhua’s eyes suddenly widened, looking at Luo Ziling with some disbelief, but in the end, he didn’t deny it and simply smiled, counter-asking, “What you mean is, you hope that I will wholeheartedly cultivate you?”

“No,” Luo Ziling shook his head, “My grandfather has already invested all his efforts in training me, and his cultivation is enough. What I now lack is only experience and knowledge, nothing else, including resources and support from powerful figures. A house built from the ground up with a solid foundation will be stable; otherwise, it might collapse with a big flood. Besides, I am not from the Ling Family, my last name is Luo!”

“Alright then, you may treat me,” Ling Jinhua smiled again, then glanced at Ling Ruonan who was looking tense, but said nothing.

Luo Ziling didn’t say anything further either, and proceeded to provide the treatment to Ling Jinhua nimbly, but did not administer any medication.

When the treatment was over, Luo Ziling felt a bit tired, and Ling Jinhua seemed to share the feeling.

After breaking into a sweat, Ling Jinhua felt refreshed but also quite exhausted, so he decided to take a short nap.

Luo Ziling called over Huang Chen and two nurses who were waiting outside, instructing them to take the old man back to his room.

After Huang Chen and the two nurses had taken him back to the room, Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan also offered their farewells.

Upon leaving the old residence and getting into the car, Ling Ruonan immediately raised the soundproof partition.

“Ling’er, Great Grandfather is beginning to feel threatened by you,” Ling Ruonan directly expressed her concerns, “He won’t allow you to bully other descendants of the Ling Family anymore, and I hope you understand this.”

“Mom, actually I’ve understood this for a while,” Luo Ziling smiled at Ling Ruonan, “I’ve told you, Great Grandfather and Grandfather are the last two people who want me to return to the Ling Family. They are afraid that after I defeat the other descendants, I’ll seize control of the Ling Family. Their last name is Ling; they would never allow me to make the Ling Family my own and turn it into the Luo Family. Therefore, in their minds, I am someone who can be sacrificed at any time.”

Luo Ziling’s words changed Ling Ruonan’s expression completely, as this was something she had never considered and found hard to believe.

Yet she remained rational and didn’t engage in further discussion with Luo Ziling on this topic, instead, she just shook her head faintly.

“Mom, one day you will believe what I’m saying,” Luo Ziling didn’t push Ling Ruonan to believe him, keeping the smile on his face, “but their attitude toward you will definitely differ from how they treat me, because your last name is Ling, and you have suffered a lot over the years. If I guess right, they are willing to accept you taking a portion of the Northern Group’s assets, but not all. If you make the entire Northern Group your private property, then you are crossing their bottom line, and they might personally intervene.”

Luo Ziling’s words made Ling Ruonan surprised once more, she looked at her own son as if he was a stranger, completely incredulous.