The rumors grew wilder and wilder, pushing Liu Ruxue to the third most trending topic on the school forum, with many students demanding her expulsion. The school, however, remained silent.
Walking across campus, Liu Ruxue no longer enjoyed the admiration she once did. Everywhere she went, she felt the weight of pointing fingers and hushed whispers.
"Wow, so this is the kind of person our school’s beauty queen really is. Eye-opening."
Liu Ruxue finally responded on the forum: ["It wasn’t me. Stop spreading lies."]
But no one believed her. Instead, the rumors only intensified.
["She even confessed to Lin Ran before. Thank goodness he turned her down—smart move."]
["Wait, did you guys not know? Lin Ran and Liu Ruxue are actually cousins."]
["What?"]
["Not blood-related, though."]
And just like that, a second scandal was unearthed.
The Suran Group’s change in leadership couldn’t stay hidden for long, and Lin Ran’s identity was thoroughly exposed by the school’s relentless internet sleuths.
His background wasn’t particularly complicated—it’s just that no one had bothered digging into it before.
Now that Lin Ran was the new owner of the Suran Group, combined with his existing popularity, attention naturally gravitated toward him.
The reason for this sudden spotlight? Aside from his recent achievements, credit also went to Lin Jian’s lackeys.
With Lin Jian absent from school lately, his followers grew restless. Some among them were surprisingly resourceful, soon uncovering shocking news:
The Suran Group had changed hands. Lin Tianba had been ousted.
At first, many assumed Lin Tianba had made a wise decision—after all, the Suran Group had long lost its former glory.
But then, insiders revealed the truth: Lin Tianba had been forcibly removed. Lin Jian and his mother had been literally thrown out.
Soon after, a set of jaw-dropping photos surfaced on the forum—images of Lin Jian and his mother bound together with duct tape as they were ejected.
The forum’s automated moderation swiftly deleted the pictures, but they still circulated in some students’ private albums.
It was explosive—even more scandalous than Liu Ruxue’s drama.
As people dug deeper, they uncovered something even more shocking:
Lin Ran was the Suran Group’s new owner.
No one had expected him to wield such influence.
Just like that, Lin Ran’s true identity as the Lin family’s legitimate heir was laid bare.
His relationship with Lin Jian as brothers became a hot topic, and details of Lin Ran’s difficult upbringing in the Lin household were leaked—reportedly by former high school classmates.
The rags-to-riches story instantly captivated everyone.
["I’m actually crying. Was Lin Ran’s youth really this tragic? What kind of monster father is Lin Tianba? And Lin Jian, that fake heir, stole everything—meanwhile, Lin Ran suffered in silence."]
["A stepmother means a stepfather too. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole family bullied Lin Ran. Lin Tianba’s parenting is next-level awful."]
["If Lin Ran had it so rough, where did he get the money to buy the Suran Group? Did Luo Yao, that chaebol heiress, bankroll him?"]
["Do you think Lin Ran is really with Luo Yao? Or… is he being kept?"]
["Doubt it. Lin Ran doesn’t seem like the type to live off someone else."]
["Lin Ran’s so pitiful. I want to take care of him and love him."]
["Hypothetically… if Lin Ran is Luo Yao’s man, then you, my friend, are walking a dangerous path."]
["What, is Luo Yao the only one allowed to decide who’s happy?"]
["No, you’re the one interfering."]
["The one who isn’t loved is the third wheel."]
Then, a new set of photos sent the forum into a frenzy, skyrocketing to the top of trending discussions.
The post showcased lavish, extravagant villa interiors, filled with staff.
But the real bombshell was the caption:
["The boss let us film at his place. He’s so good to us."]
At first, no one paid much attention, assuming it was just another flex. But soon, people noticed something staggering.
The poster was an art student—and their profile listed them as an employee of Nuanyao Media.
Instantly, speculation about Lin Ran’s connections exploded. Many rushed to question Nuanyao Media’s students, but none got a straight answer. The employees seemed to have been instructed to feign ignorance.
This was all Wu Zhishang’s doing.
He wasn’t trying to hide the truth—he just wanted to leverage the buzz around Lin Ran and Luo Yao to promote his upcoming web series.
So he allowed a few hints to slip, but nothing too revealing.
Once the series dropped, he planned to go all out—ensuring it would blow everyone’s minds.
Meanwhile, in the principal’s office, Principal Tang and the Dean of Instruction pored over the forum’s contents, deep in thought.
"Principal Tang, our school is facing quite some turmoil today. There’s been an overwhelming flood of shocking news. Do you think we should suppress some of it?"
Principal Tang rubbed his temples. "Suppress which one?"
"Let’s start with Liu Ruxue. Should we expel her?"
"No. That man made it clear—Liu Ruxue isn’t allowed to leave until she learns Burmese."
"Who said that?"
"...Let’s move on to the next issue."
"Alright. Lin Jian hasn’t attended school for a long time, and the current situation on the forums is causing serious damage to the school’s reputation. Should we expel him?"
"That’s a family matter. What does it have to do with the school? Just give him a demerit and leave it at that."
Principal Tang was inwardly frustrated. He knew Lin Jian and Lin Ran were brothers, but Lin Ran had remained conspicuously silent—clearly intentional.
If Lin Ran wanted to, he could make Lin Jian disappear in an instant with the influence he wielded now.
"Then let me bring up the third matter—this is the most urgent. What should we do about the situation between Lin Ran and President Luo? Should we suppress it?"
This wasn’t just a headache for the Dean of Instruction; it was Principal Tang’s biggest concern.
One wrong move, and they’d be ruined.
Dean of Instruction: "Who even leaked this? Very few people in the school knew about it."
Principal Tang’s anger flared instantly.
"Are you suspecting me?"
"No, no! I’m just stating the facts."
Principal Tang quickly cooled down. The Dean’s suspicion wasn’t entirely unfounded.
If he could suspect him, what about President Luo?
"Go handle your work for now. I need to make a call."
After the Dean left, Principal Tang didn’t dare waste a second. He immediately called Liu Meng…
Hanging up, Principal Tang sucked in a sharp breath and hurriedly summoned the Dean back.
"You—go contact Lin Ran immediately. Isn’t the centennial anniversary coming up? Use that as an excuse to invite him back for a speech."
"What about President Luo’s situation? What did Assistant Liu say?" the Dean pressed.
"What do you think?"
"Fine, I’ll have our people suppress it."
"Suppress your mother’s—"
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.
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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!
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.
