Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Maybe Mistaking Me for Your Boyfriend
Luo Ziling slept until daylight before waking up.

After waking up and opening his eyes, it took him a while to realize where he was sleeping.

There was the scent of a woman in his nose; glancing sideways, he saw a long-haired woman sleeping on his bed, which startled him so much he nearly rolled off the bed.

How could there be a woman in the bed?

However, the woman was facing him in her sleep, and he quickly recognized her—it was Ling Ruonan.

Only after seeing that it was Ling Ruonan lying beside him did Luo Ziling breathe a sigh of relief.

He also understood why Ling Ruonan was sleeping in his bed.

She must have entered to check on him after he fell asleep and, thinking of the many years she hadn’t been able to accompany him to bed, she decided to lie beside him and sleep with him.

Or perhaps, after he fell asleep, she came in to check on him, and as she watched, she ended up falling asleep too.

Regardless of the reason, the sight of Ling Ruonan lying next to him instantly filled Luo Ziling with a warm feeling.

Having mom by one’s side truly feels different.

He didn’t get up but just lay on his side quietly watching Ling Ruonan, who was still deep in sleep.

Ling Ruonan was already in her forties, but she still looked so young, with very fair and smooth skin, almost free of wrinkles. Her features were very delicate; even with her eyes closed, one could feel the beauty radiating from her.

Luo Ziling felt proud to have such a beautiful mother and was happy to have recognized Ling Ruonan as his mother so quickly.

As he lay there with his thoughts tumbling and watching Ling Ruonan without blinking, her eyes slowly opened.

She immediately recognized the person lying beside her as Luo Ziling, so she didn’t panic instinctively but showed a sweet smile, “Ling’er, are you awake?”

The beauty and affection in her smile instantly filled Luo Ziling’s heart with warmth, like being bathed in sunshine.

After lying and talking for a while, Ling Ruonan also got up from the bed, saying she would make breakfast for Luo Ziling.

While Luo Ziling was in the bathroom washing up, Ling Ruonan, who had returned, walked in and stood at the doorway watching him.

Seeing Ling Ruonan standing quietly at the door through the mirror, Luo Ziling joked with a smile, “Mom, you’re still so young and beautiful. If we go out together, someone might mistake me for your boyfriend!”

Luo Ziling’s words made Ling Ruonan very happy, but she still playfully scolded him for talking nonsense, “I’m already old. Going out with you, everyone will definitely think I’m your mom. How could they mistake me for your girlfriend? The traces of time can’t be completely concealed. Sigh!”

“Mom, don’t worry, Grandpa and I have developed a beauty and skin-whitening health powder, which I forgot to bring. I will get you a big bottle when I can. Just apply it daily, and I guarantee you will look younger and younger. Maybe, if you go out with Sister Wuyue, people might even think you are her little sister!” said Luo Ziling as he grinned and laughed.

His words delighted Ling Ruonan immensely.

In fact, Ling Ruonan’s particularly stunning appearance today was also largely due to her mood. Being with Luo Ziling made her feel very good. She had slept well the previous night, and waking up with a good complexion made her look exceptionally charming.

In the cheerful atmosphere, Luo Ziling had breakfast with Ling Ruonan. In the morning, he accompanied Ling Ruonan in the garden, talking without doing anything else until after lunch, when he left.

He knew Ling Ruonan still had matters to attend to—even though it was the Mid-Autumn Festival break and there was no work or school on Monday, a person like Ling Ruonan would still have many things to deal with during the holidays.

Another reason was that Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin had previously agreed that if the weather was good during the holiday, they would go out and have fun together.

Last night, because he was too excited talking with Ling Ruonan, he didn’t message Yang Qingyin. This morning, he got caught up talking with Ling Ruonan and forgot to contact Yang Qingyin.

Feeling the deep love of a mother, for Luo Ziling who had lacked a mother’s love for twenty years, was better than anything else. It was only when Ling Ruonan was cooking him lunch that he went to get his phone and, after seeing several messages from Yang Qingyin, he realized he had neglected his beauty.

Yesterday in the middle of the night, Yang Qingyin sent him a message wishing him a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, and this morning, she also sent him a message.

One message read, “Junior, have you returned to school?”

The one that followed just had two eye-rolling emojis.

Luo Ziling felt that Yang Qingyin might be angry, so he quickly replied with a message, “Last night, I was talking about things with my mom and got so involved that I cried several times. I didn’t even know where I threw my phone, and then I fell asleep. After getting up today, I was chatting with my mom again, and when she went to cook, I remembered to look for my phone.”

After sending that message, he promptly sent another one, “Don’t be angry, okay? Getting angry will make you ugly!”

Yang Qingyin’s reply came back swiftly, “I have already returned to school.”

“I’ll come back after lunch. Where shall we go to have fun?”

“Let’s talk about it when you’re back at school!”

Seeing that Yang Qingyin’s message didn’t include any emojis, Luo Ziling thought she might still be a bit angry, so he immediately sent another one, “Senior sister, where will you take me to have fun today? I’ll treat you to a big meal as a reward, how about that? I’m not a free tour guide!”

“Alright,” Yang Qingyin replied, finally adding a few emojis to her message, still the eye-rolling kind.

“What should our secret code be for the meeting later? How about I say, ‘Little Lamb’?”

“All right, Mr. Laolang,” she agreed.

“Am I really that old?” Luo Ziling suddenly felt a little depressed.

Yang Qingyin only replied with two rolling eyes.

After lunch, Luo Ziling also left Ling Ruonan’s residence.

This time, Luo Ziling did not ask Wuyue to drive him, opting to take public transportation back instead.

“Mom, next time I want to come here for a meal by myself, so I’m going to familiarize myself with how to take the public transportation,” he said.

Upon hearing what Luo Ziling said, Ling Ruonan eventually didn’t refuse, letting Wuyue take Luo Ziling to the nearby subway station, where he would take the subway on his own.

After Luo Ziling left, Ling Ruonan also immediately left her residence and went to the old house.

Typically during Mid-Autumn Festival, Ling Ruonan would definitely return to the old house to spend the holiday with the elders, because every year during this festival, the family would gather. This year, however, she didn’t go because of Luo Ziling.

Since Luo Ziling had left, she went to the old house to visit her grandfather.

It was the second day of Mid-Autumn, and the people who had gone to the old house for the Mid-Autumn reunion had dispersed the night before.

However, after having lunch, Ling Qirui came over to chat with his old father.

There were too many younger family members around last night, and given that it was Mid-Autumn Festival, some matters were not convenient to discuss then.

When Ling Ruonan entered, Ling Jinhua and Ling Qirui were in the middle of discussing matters in the room.

Upon seeing Ling Ruonan enter, Ling Qirui immediately asked her to sit down.

After sitting down, Ling Qirui directly mentioned something that deeply shocked Ling Ruonan, “Zhengping wants Haining to work at the Northern Group, so could you arrange something?”

“What?” Ling Ruonan’s face changed.