Chapter 43: Chapter 43 Request
Su Luo frowned slightly, but he admitted he was at fault and ultimately didn’t say anything.
"Ruoxi, this isn’t Su Luo’s fault, bla Grandpa for giving him the wrong directions and causing a misunderstanding."
Lin Songbai hurriedly said.
But this only made Lin Ruoxi’s nose feel slightly sour, a misunderstanding had allowed her body to be fully seen by Su Luo, and she had nowhere to reason about it.
"From now on, no one is allowed in my room," Lin Ruoxi left these words behind and turned to go upstairs.
Clearly, she also harbored so resentnt towards Lin Songbai, but it wasn’t appropriate for her to show it.
Su Luo smiled bitterly.
He knew that even though Old Master Lin had spoken in his defense, his image in Lin Ruoxi’s heart had probably worsened.
"Old Master, you seem to be lifting a rock only to drop it on your own feet," Su Luo said, rather annoyed.
"It looks to
like you’re acting coy after taking advantage of the situation," Lin Songbai said.
Su Luo: "..."
Forget it, he had indeed stumbled upon Lin Ruoxi after her bath and saw half of her body, so he chose not to say anything.
"Mr. Su, I’ll take you to the bathroom," the butler stood out at that mont and personally guided Su Luo to the bathroom on the first floor.
"This old man is really setting
up, his granddaughter too," Su Luo thought to himself.
He roughly understood Lin Songbai’s intention now, guessing that the old man was probably hoping for him to beco his granddaughter’s husband.
Is this what he ant by creating opportunities for him to interact with Lin Ruoxi?
After Su Luo visited the bathroom, when he returned, he directly stated his purpose: "Old Lin, I want to buy that hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng from you; na your price."
"One billion," Lin Songbai said with a chuckle.
Su Luo was startled and replied with a wry smile, "Old Lin, if you don’t want to sell it, just say so; you don’t have to tease
like this."
The price of a hundred-year-old dicinal herb, Su Luo had inquired from Wei Hongbo, even on the black market, it would cost at most thirty million, and that was already a sky-high price.
After all, if one were to find and purchase it through normal channels, it would typically cost only between six to ten million.
"Young friend, I was just kidding with you. I won’t charge you for that hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng. Strictly speaking, since you saved my life, it would be right to give it to you for free. However, the situation is a bit special right now. I would like to ask you to protect Ruoxi for a while. As for the hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng, you can consider it your compensation. How does that sound?"
Lin Songbai asked.
"Protect Miss Lin?" Su Luo was stunned, then laughed bitterly, "Old Lin, are you trying hard to create an opportunity for
to interact with Miss Lin?"
But Lin Songbai shook his head, "Young friend, you misunderstand. My request for you to protect Ruoxi is sincere. She almost got kidnapped yesterday, luckily, there was no harm done. Now, her father is looking for a new bodyguard for her. If you don’t mind, I hope you can protect Ruoxi for a while."
Then, Lin Songbai smiled again: "Of course, this is also an opportunity for you two to get to know each other."
Su Luo was originally shocked that Lin Ruoxi had almost been kidnapped, but was left not knowing whether to laugh or cry at Lin Songbai’s following remark.
However, Su Luo quickly asked in confusion, "How could Miss Lin get kidnapped?"
"We’re not clear on that yet; I am having people look into it. Once we find out who is behind this and resolve the matter, we won’t need to trouble you anymore," Lin Songbai said.
"What do you say, young friend? Are you willing?"
"Of course, if you’re unwilling, you can still take the hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng. I’ll find another suitable bodyguard for Ruoxi," Lin Songbai continued.
Su Luo fell silent.
Although Lin Songbai said that he could take the hundred-year-old Ginseng away even if he didn’t agree, Su Luo believed that Old Master Lin would keep his word, but now that the request had been made, it would seem rather insensitive to reject it outright.
It was mainly because... the five million on Su Luo’s person, I’m afraid, would only cover the down paynt, not enough to purchase the entire century-old Wild Ginseng.
"Okay, Old Lin. If Miss Lin is also willing to have
as her bodyguard, I can agree," Su Luo pondered for a mont before agreeing.
In this way, it could be considered an equivalent exchange, and he wouldn’t owe the Lin Family any favors.
"Alright, then it’s settled," Lin Songbai imdiately smiled.
Soon, the butler brought over a beautifully crafted box and handed it to Su Luo.
Su Luo opened it and saw inside a root of Wild Ginseng with so soil still on it, obviously it hadn’t been dug out for too long.
"Indeed, it’s over a century old."
Through the energy and dicinal properties contained in this Wild Ginseng, Su Luo made a judgnt, which made him sowhat excited.
"Young friend, this century-old Ginseng is for you," Lin Songbai said generously.
Su Luo smiled and said, "Old Lin, you’re just giving it to
like this. What if Miss Lin doesn’t want
as her bodyguard, then what?"
With tonight’s misunderstanding, Su Luo felt that this was a very likely possibility!
"Don’t worry, it definitely won’t happen. Even if it does, it’s not your fault, and the Ginseng will still be yours," Lin Songbai said with a chuckle.
"Since Old Lin is so generous, then I will not refuse," Su Luo needed the century-old Wild Ginseng, so he did not hold back.
Afterward, Su Luo declined Lin Songbai’s offer to stay the night and, taking the century-old Wild Ginseng, drove away from Lin Mansion.
"Old Master Lin, you just gave that century-old Wild Ginseng to Mr. Su, aren’t you afraid Miss Lin will be angry with you again?"
After Su Luo left, the butler asked with a smile.
"I haven’t given it to an outsider. I gave it to my future grandson-in-law, what’s there to fear?" Lin Songbai replied with a smile.
"Old Master Lin, I’ve never seen you favor a young person so much," the butler was a bit shocked. He felt that Su Luo’s status in Old Master Lin’s heart might be even more significant than he imagined.
Otherwise, Old Master Lin wouldn’t have arranged for Su Luo to walk in on Miss Lin bathing, let alone give away the century-old Wild Ginseng so easily to Su Luo.
"He’s worth it!" Lin Songbai said simply.
He had privately asked Wei Hongbo for his opinion on Su Luo, and Wei Hongbo had replied with eight words: "Unmatched in dical skill, I admit defeat!"
So young, yet already surpassing Wei Hongbo in the field of dicine, even saving his life.
In the future, his achievents in the dical field will only be higher.
Key is... his Martial Arts potential is boundless too!
He discovered that Su Luo, when seen tonight, seed stronger than when he was last seen at the hospital.
Lin Songbai had lived seventy to eighty years and had never seen a young man more outstanding than Su Luo. If their Lin Family wanted to remain unyielding, they would need another Grandmaster.
The other mbers of the Lin Family were average in Martial Arts talent, unlikely for anyone else to break through to the Grandmaster Realm.
Yet Su Luo might just possess such a possibility.
And he felt the likelihood was very great.
If Su Luo could beco his grandson-in-law and marry Lin Ruoxi, then in the future, their Lin Family could continue to prosper for decades more.
He had great confidence in Su Luo.
And tonight’s arrangent was indeed intentional. Lin Ruoxi rarely interacted closely with n, her deanor cold as frost. Being caught bathing by Su Luo, her feelings would not be calm. He also believed that this incident would leave a profound impression on Su Luo.
This was a good beginning.
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