During dinner, Ling Mingrui deliberately brought up the matter of Northern Group.
Ling Ruonan didn't hide anything, and told Ling Mingrui all about the current situation of Northern Group—even though she knew Ling Mingrui was already aware of it.
After hearing Ling Ruonan say that she had already transferred all the shares she controlled to Luo Ziling, Xie Enhua gave her a strange look, then said, "You really want to pull out of Northern Group completely? Aren't you afraid that once you stop overseeing Northern Group, the company will start going downhill?"
"I think, with Ling'er handling those things, she'll only do better than . When I was their age, I didn't know anything." Ling Ruonan laughed. "Ling'er is only twenty-one and already performing this well. I'm very at ease with him."
Xie Enhua glanced at Ling Ruonan, then at Luo Ziling, and ultimately didn't say anything more.
Ling Mingrui looked at Ling Ruonan and said, "Transferring Northern Group under Ziling's na is fine, as long as nothing blows up. I believe Ziling isn't the kind of short-sighted person. As for you, keep an eye on the company at all tis, and don't give up your administrative position there for now. After all, Ziling is still a student and has no seniority. It's impossible for him to imdiately take over your post. Northern Group has a state-owned background, and there's quite a lot of state capital in it, and the public funds hold a very large market value there as well."
"Dad, I know!" Ling Ruonan nodded. "That's why I haven't resigned from the position of Northern Group's president until now. After I stopped being the actual controller, Northern Group's share price didn't fall; instead, it went up quite a bit. That shows those public and private funds are optimistic about Ziling, this new actual controller. After all, Northern Pharmaceuticals hasn't officially gone into production yet and its financials are already very impressive. Lingyun Pharmaceutical's financials are ridiculously good too."
Ling Mingrui nodded slightly, then asked another question: "I heard you're talking about rging Northern Pharmaceuticals and Lingyun Pharmaceutical?"
"Yes!" Ling Ruonan didn't deny it. "I've already had substantive talks with Ouyang Feifei. I think a rger would be very beneficial for both sides. When the ti cos, we'll set up a new Northern Pharmaceuticals, and after a share swap it becos the new Northern Pharmaceuticals. Once resources are optimized and integrated, its market value and competitiveness definitely won't just be one plus one."
Ling Mingrui lightly nodded again and didn't say anything else.
Xie Enhua didn't understand these matters, so he didn't comnt.
After dinner, Ling Mingrui pulled Luo Ziling to play a ga of chess with him, and only then did he let the mother and son leave.
"What did your grandpa say to you?" On the way back, Ling Ruonan couldn't wait and asked Luo Ziling.
Since Wuyue was driving, Luo Ziling didn't raise the soundproof partition and just repeated directly what had been said just now.
When she heard from Luo Ziling that Chen Ruchang's condition was more serious than expected, Ling Ruonan was startled.
She stayed silent for quite a while, not knowing what to say.
Hearing this while driving, Wuyue let out a long sigh of relief in her heart.
The risky move had finally succeeded, and she felt very accomplished.
When they were almost ho, Ling Ruonan finally spoke again: "Didn't you promise your grandpa you wouldn't tell anyone else about this?"
"I felt it was still better to tell you two." Luo Ziling smiled a bit awkwardly. "You two aren't outsiders, and you're more tight-lipped than I am, so you definitely won't tell anyone else."
"Rember, in the future don't go blabbing about this kind of thing everywhere, or you'll bring trouble on yourself." As she said this, Ling Ruonan shot a harsh glare at Wuyue.
Wuyue was startled, but didn't say anything.
She knew this was a warning from Ling Ruonan.
Of course she wouldn't tell others about this kind of thing; she wouldn't tell anyone, no matter who it was.
Having been at Ling Ruonan's side for many years, she knew very well how important secrecy was.
Right now, she only answered to Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling. No matter what it was, she could talk to those two, but anything they told her, or anything they entrusted her to do, she must never tell anyone else, unless Luo Ziling or Ling Ruonan expressly instructed her to.
For those shady operations, she hadn't told the people carrying them out any details either; she only told them what to do and what the objective was.
Luo Ziling telling her these things actually made Ling Ruonan quite happy.
What she feared was Luo Ziling having a barrier with her, being on guard against her. If that happened, she would definitely be very disappointed.
What she most wanted to see between mother and son was none of that, just complete intimacy.
After they returned to the villa, Ling Ruonan had Luo Ziling follow her to her room to talk.
Once the mother and son entered Ling Ruonan's room together, Luo Ziling conveniently closed the door, then wrapped an arm around Ling Ruonan's shoulders from behind and laughed, "Mom, am I impressive or what?"
"You're too daring, and your heart is ruthless enough—you even dared to make a move on soone like Chen Ruchang." Ling Ruonan raised her hand and lightly patted Luo Ziling, then turned and gave him a sideways glare. "I can't even imagine what the consequences would be if this ever ca to light and people found out."
"Right now only the three of us know, no one else. Even if others suspect sothing, they can't possibly think of all this, much less guess what thods we used." Luo Ziling chuckled.
"You must think of every way to keep Wuyue firmly in your hand; you absolutely can't allow her to have any disloyal thoughts!" Ling Ruonan warned. "Don't let her get married. Once a woman marries, she's bound to have other ideas. If one day she wants to leave, then she can only disappear."
Ling Ruonan's words made Luo Ziling's heart give a jolt.
But he had no way to refute her, because this was also a last resort.
Ling Ruonan herself was a living example—after she got married, she stopped thinking for her maiden family; all she had in her heart was her husband's family, her husband, and her son.
If one day Wuyue got married, her mindset would definitely change too.
It was just that, asking Luo Ziling to make a move against Wuyue, to have her killed—he really didn't think he could do it.
"What do you think, how much ti does Chen Ruchang have left?" As Luo Ziling was lost in thought, Ling Ruonan asked again, "What's your estimate of the longest and shortest ti?"
"If the tumor tastasizes to the liver or pancreas, then it'll be very fast—one or two months up to a year. If it tastasizes to the brain or major vessels, he might die suddenly. If it doesn't spread to these vital organs, then the prognosis might be a bit better." Luo Ziling gave a bitter smile. "Prognosis is sotis very uncertain. Even the doctors who examine the patient every day can't say for sure, let alone soone like who hasn't seen the patient and doesn't have first-hand information. Also, the patient's mindset is very important."
Ling Ruonan nodded and didn't press Luo Ziling further on this question.
After thinking for a mont, she asked Luo Ziling again, "What's your plan now? How do you think we should clean up the ss and deal with the possibility of Chen Ruchang dying suddenly?"
"If we can support Chen Yining, and have Chen Yining and Chen Xiaoyi help us—or rather, rely on us—then we can control the Chen Family through them!"
Luo Ziling's bold idea gave Ling Ruonan quite a scare.
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