The next day, Lin Ran woke up early because today marked the beginning of his role as Luo Yao's shadow.
Although Luo Yao had agreed to Lin Ran's suggestion, she had set conditions.
First, if Lin Ran didn’t want to follow her, he could only stay within the estate—specifically, Villa No. 1—under the protection of a 50-person security team.
In essence, it was practically like confining a death-row prisoner. Naturally, Lin Ran wasn’t fond of this arrangement.
Second, when accompanying Luo Yao, he had to stick to her like glue. Of course, the security team would provide indiscriminate protection as well.
This was something Lin Ran liked. He wanted to be with Luo Yao, and as it turned out, she felt the same way.
But early in the morning, he already began to regret it.
Since his rebirth, he had hardly ever woken up early. Most days, he either lazed around like a good-for-nothing or schemed about how to torment the Lin family.
He was practically wallowing in decadence.
After breakfast, Lin Ran followed Luo Yao into a modified executive business car. Though the vehicle looked unremarkable, its materials were all bulletproof.
Unless hit by a missile, ordinary weapons couldn’t harm it—even a sniper shot might not penetrate.
This was the first time Lin Ran learned that Luo Corporation had such high-grade equipment.
Inside the car:
"Yao Yao, you wake up so early every day just to support me. You really work too hard."
Lin Ran genuinely felt Luo Yao had it tough—rising before dawn and sleeping late, working harder than her employees despite being the boss.
"It’s not hard. I earn money for you to spend."
Lin Ran didn’t understand why Luo Yao was so obsessed with making money. Wasn’t her fortune already enough for them to live lavishly for several lifetimes?
"Why are you in such a hurry to earn more?"
"I’m afraid you won’t have enough to spend."
Lin Ran gave her a deadpan look.
"How much could I possibly spend?"
"I don’t know how much you’ll spend, but I promised you—every cent I earn is yours."
Lin Ran froze. Luo Yao had indeed said those words before.
So, from the very beginning, her world had revolved solely around him?
"I thought you were worried that if you retired, hundreds of thousands of people would suddenly lose their jobs."
Luo Yao shot him a cold glance. "Even if I step down, they won’t be unemployed. Someone else will manage the corporation."
"Then why not let someone else take over now? You could do whatever you want."
Lin Ran was genuinely puzzled. Why would someone so young, with endless wealth, still push herself so hard?
"Not yet, A’Ran… I promise you, one day, we’ll live that kind of life. And what I want most is to stay by your side."
A’Ran, I’ll eliminate every danger, wipe out every enemy. Only then can I spend every day clinging to you.
But not yet. I’m sorry.
Lin Ran’s heart stirred.
"I was just asking. Don’t feel pressured—after all, I’m still relying on you. If you weren’t here, I’d starve to death."
Luo Yao was delighted by Lin Ran’s self-awareness. She’d gladly support this man for the rest of her life.
At Luo Corporation’s CEO-exclusive parking lot, Lin Ran stepped out of the car surrounded by bodyguards.
"Wife, have half of them protect you instead."
Luo Yao: "I don’t need them. I’m not a good-for-nothing. If I can’t protect myself, no number of bodyguards will help."
Huh?
These bodyguards were all rigorously trained and handpicked by Luo Yao over the years—far surpassing ordinary security firms in skill and discipline.
They operated with absolute obedience and were prepared to lay down their lives for those they protected.
Yet, not a single one dared to disagree or challenge Luo Yao’s words—because she spoke the truth.
Lin Ran: ????? So, he was the good-for-nothing?
"Fine, I am a good-for-nothing."
Luo Yao halted mid-step.
"A’Ran, that’s not what I meant, I—"
"Shh! Don’t explain. I know what you meant. Let me tell you—I want to be a good-for-nothing who depends on you. I have no grand ambitions, just three dreams."
"Which three?" Luo Yao asked curiously.
"First, love Luo Yao. Second, ruin the Lin family. Third, be a good-for-nothing."
"Out of these three, the second is already in progress, the third is my current lifestyle, and the first… I’ll need a lifetime to prove whether I can achieve it."
"A’Ran, you—" Luo Yao, usually so icy, nearly teared up at his words.
Only Lin Ran could stir her emotions like this.
Lin Ran: "You’re all I have left. You’re the only reason I’m alive. If you die one day, I’ll follow you—I’ll find you even in the afterlife."
"Because, alive or dead, you belong to me."
The moment he said it, Lin Ran himself was stunned.
Had he just spoken those words?
What the hell—he’d practically echoed Luo Yao’s usual lines.
Was he turning into her?
Luo Yao was also stunned. After a long pause, her heart swelled with an almost unbearable ache. She pinched Lin Ran hard.
"Hiss—" Lin Ran sucked in a sharp breath. Without looking, he knew his waist would be bruised purple.
"You said it yourself—alive or dead, you won’t leave me."
Lin Ran: "I did. But can we negotiate? Next time you want to pinch me, give me a heads-up so I can brace myself."
"You have a problem with that?"
"...No."
Once the couple finally stopped drowning everyone in their affection, Liu Meng stepped forward to report the day’s schedule.
"President Luo, the assistant team’s morning meeting is at 8:30, followed by the management meeting at 9:00. At 10:30, you have negotiations with President Ma of Tianxing regarding the collaboration project. At 2 PM, the contract signing with Huasheng Group—"
Normally, Liu Meng would have gone over these details in the car, but today, with Lin Ran present, Luo Yao had been too preoccupied with her husband to focus on work. Liu Meng had tactfully waited.
"Understood. Go ahead and make the arrangements."
As Liu Meng walked away, one of the bodyguards shot Lin Ran a sharp glance and stealthily moved closer.
"What are you doing?"
Wang Bao noticed the bodyguard’s odd behavior and barked a warning the moment the man reached for Lin Ran’s waist.
Startled, the bodyguard quickly withdrew his hand. "I wasn’t doing anything!"
Wang Bao narrowed his eyes. Luo Yao coldly ordered, "Take him away. Get answers."
"Yes."
Lin Ran and Luo Yao exchanged a glance before heading upstairs, neither mentioning the incident again.
Wang Bao immediately carried out the order. The bodyguard was taken away and subjected to intense interrogation, but no useful information was extracted. In the end, he was locked in a room.
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.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down 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!
