"Bro, you're quite the character, huh? What, do you like Liu Ruxue?"
You Qingnan immediately covered his head in embarrassment, shouting loudly.
"I... I don't, I don't, I..."
"Seriously, man? You're for real?" Lin Ran could tell—this guy was the pure-hearted type.
Did you really think showering your goddess with empty, meaningless small talk would make her like you?
If she replies with a few "mhms," "ohs," "hehes," "none of your business," "whatever," "you're overthinking," "you're a nice guy," "we'll see," "I'm busy," "some other time," "I’ve got things to do," "sorry, I forgot," "thanks, but no," or "I’m going to sleep," you actually think she’s chatting with you?
Stop dreaming. If you don’t get played on the road to love, you’ll never grow up.
Let Liu Ruxue be the lesson that helps you mature in love.
"Bro, maybe it’s not my place to say this, but if you like Liu Ruxue, then you’re just a one-two-three-four-five-six-seven-nine-ten."
You Qingnan: ???
Wu Zhishang and Shen Jingbing delivered the finishing blow: "Missing an eight (dumbass)."
"You guys... are so crude."
Lin Ran: "You should thank the tomatoes. If this gets past censorship, I’d have cursed way worse."
Huo Haini watched Lin Ran from the shadows, her starry-eyed gaze barely concealed.
Right now, Lin Ran was so cool, so manly—she just wanted to get closer to him.
"Uncle Fu, let’s go." Having said his piece and done what he came to do—since he couldn’t just kill anyone—Lin Ran prepared to leave.
Liu Ruxue was about to stop him, but a single icy glare from Lin Ran froze her in place.
That look felt eerily familiar to her.
It was the same kind of gaze that woman, Luo Yao, had—one that made her feel death creeping in.
"If you don’t scram now, once my wife gets here, you won’t get another chance."
If murder weren’t illegal, Lin Ran wouldn’t let Liu Ruxue live a second longer than necessary.
He should find time to ask Brother Dao if there were any business opportunities in Southeast Asia.
Liu Ruxue stiffened. The deeply ingrained fear Luo Yao had instilled in her took hold, and at the mention of Luo Yao possibly showing up, she hastily dragged Huo Haini away, leaving You Qingnan behind without a second thought.
You Qingnan could only leave silently.
Instead of returning to school, Liu Ruxue and Huo Haini headed to Nightfall Bar, ready to drown their sorrows.
She was heartbroken—what else could she do but find a way to forget her troubles?
The two of them drank glass after glass.
"Nini, do you think Lin Ran really doesn’t love me anymore?"
Huo Haini knew full well he didn’t, but she didn’t want to say it outright.
Liu Ruxue had always overshadowed her just because she was pretty.
Every time an attractive guy showed up, their attention went straight to Liu Ruxue. The rare times someone noticed Huo Haini, it was only to ask for Liu Ruxue’s contact info.
Even as best friends, Huo Haini couldn’t stand it.
Why did Liu Ruxue get all the love while she was stuck playing the sidekick?
"Ruxue, don’t give up. Even if Lin Ran doesn’t love you anymore, can’t you chase after him?"
Liu Ruxue frowned. Something about Huo Haini’s words felt off.
Lin Ran’s behavior lately didn’t seem like he was just upset with her—especially that terrifying look he gave her earlier. She’d nearly died of fright.
She couldn’t believe Lin Ran was capable of such a chilling glare.
They drank late into the night—until the bill arrived.
Waiter: "Seriously? You’re broke again?"
Liu Ruxue and Huo Haini exchanged glances.
"Call You Qingnan."
And so, once again, You Qingnan became the sucker footing the bill.
But this time, Liu Ruxue seemed to notice his kindness.
"Lin Ran... why did you leave me?" Liu Ruxue mumbled, leaning against You Qingnan.
"Ruxue, it’s me, Qingnan."
"You... you’re Lin Ran. You are Lin Ran."
Liu Ruxue suddenly threw herself into You Qingnan’s arms.
"Lin Ran, let’s go to a hotel. I’ll give myself to you."
You Qingnan stood frozen, his heart aching, but he still muttered, "Okay."
And so, the drunken Liu Ruxue dragged You Qingnan, dazed and confused, to a hotel.
The moment the door closed, Liu Ruxue got straight to business.
One minute later, she looked at You Qingnan with disdain.
"Ruxue, it was my first time... I couldn’t hold back. You’re not mad, are you?"
Liu Ruxue didn’t answer. She was sober now—or maybe she’d been faking it all along. She’d only gone with You Qingnan to pretend he was Lin Ran, to satisfy her own desires.
Without a word, she gathered her things and left.
Her first time with "Lin Ran" had been disappointingly short.
Meanwhile, the real Lin Ran, whom Liu Ruxue had forcefully fantasized about, had long since returned to the estate.
Luo Yao was in high spirits. Though she hadn’t gone with Lin Ran, she’d sent rewards, encouraging Shen Jingbing to keep up the good work.
"Ran... I want you."
Their bodies intertwined, hearts and souls merging—it was their most passionate expression of love.
"Ran, do you know? Every smile, every glance from you makes me happy for days. You’re my whole world. Your eyes should only ever be on me."
Lin Ran: "After all you’ve done for me, how could I look at anyone else?"
Luo Yao was obsessive, so Lin Ran became her sole anchor.
"Yao, there’s something I want to talk to you about."
"You want to meet the Chen family?"
Lin Ran was surprised she guessed it so easily.
"Is that okay?"
"Fine." Luo Yao agreed immediately—but added, "But I’m going with you."
"You’re my wife. Of course you’re coming." Lin Ran saw no issue with that.
"Good. Let’s see if the Chens have the guts to try and take you from me."
Huh?
Lin Ran caught the dangerous edge in her tone.
"You’re not planning to kill them all, are you?"
Luo Yao smirked. "The thought crossed my mind."
"Relax, no one can take me from you. I’m yours."
"But what if the Chen family tries to kidnap you?"
"You think everyone’s as bold as you?" Lin Ran couldn’t help but laugh.
But Luo Yao stared at him intently, waiting for an answer.
"Fine. If that happens, you can kill them. They’d have it coming."
Lin Ran meant it.
By now, he saw Luo Yao as his everything—loving her more than life itself.
If the Chen family really pissed off his little demoness, then they’d only have themselves to blame.
Deep down, Lin Ran knew Luo Yao wasn’t the type to pick fights for no reason.
The people she targeted usually fell into two categories:
Those who messed with him, and those who messed with her.
As for the Chen family...
You’d better pray you don’t do anything stupid—like trying to drag me back.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
