Chen Xiao's confidence in Lin Ran wasn't blind—he genuinely believed Lin Ran had the capability. After all, Lin Ran was the one who had brought the Lin family to its current state.
Moreover, his own daughter had passed away without ever seeing the truth, so he now hoped Lin Ran would tear off the Lin family's veil of hypocrisy on this very stage. He was even beginning to look forward to it.
Principal Tang glanced at his old friend and quietly sighed in relief.
Lin Jian continued shouting into the microphone.
"Everyone, you may not know who I am. My name is Lin Jian—the younger brother of that so-called 'upstanding young entrepreneur' Lin Ran you all praise."
"And what I want to say is, Lin Ran is no outstanding entrepreneur. He’s just a scumbag who leeches off his family, acts as a sugar baby for rich women, and even flirts with his own cousin!"
With that one sentence, Lin Jian thrust Lin Ran into the center of controversy.
"Damn, what a bombshell."
"I could stomach the first two accusations, but his cousin? What the hell?"
"Don’t listen to Lin Jian’s nonsense! Senior Lin Ran would never be that kind of person!"
"Appearances can be deceiving."
"Wait, why am I kind of excited about this?"
The crowd’s gossip-hungry eyes gleamed uncontrollably, instantly forming a united front.
Lin Ran narrowed his eyes.
"So you’re trying to challenge me? Do you even have what it takes to go up against me, Lin Ran?"
Lin Jian’s gaze burned with hatred.
"Brother, do you dare confront me directly?"
Lin Ran was inwardly delighted.
He had been planning to arrange a little "show" for Lin Jian today, but this fool had walked right into it on his own.
"Fine, keep spewing nonsense. I’m listening."
Lin Jian was also thrilled—he hadn’t expected Lin Ran to actually take the bait.
He had assumed Lin Ran would make excuses and leave, allowing him to control the narrative and turn lies into "truth." But now, Lin Ran was engaging him directly—and on a live broadcast, no less. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"Brother, do you dare admit you squandered the family’s money?"
Lin Ran nodded. "I took it. So what?"
The audience erupted in shock.
Lin Ran continued, "But it wasn’t me taking from your family—it was you taking from mine. The Suran Group was founded by my mother, and the shares were left to me. Your mother was just a mistress who clawed her way up. For years, you’ve been living off my shares. Want me to show you the proof?"
"You—dare call yourself my blood brother? Spare me!"
Lin Ran’s counterattack was lethal. Lin Jian’s eyes blazed with fury, while Liu Yuemei nearly collapsed under the weight of the crowd’s piercing stares.
They knew this scandal would be exposed—or perhaps it was never a secret to begin with.
They had braced themselves for public scorn.
To bring Lin Ran down, sacrifices had to be made.
Lin Jian retorted, "Even if I’m the son of a mistress, I’m still your brother. Shouldn’t you, as the elder brother, take care of me?"
Liu Yuemei added tearfully, "Xiao Ran, I may not be your birth mother, but I’ve never mistreated you all these years."
Lin Ran rubbed his face in exasperation. He could barely stand listening to this.
"Are you out of your damn minds? You lived lavishly off my shares while giving me just 300 yuan a month—not even enough for tuition, let alone clothes. And you call that 'not mistreating' me?"
"Take care of my brother? If you were really my brother, maybe I would. But are you? Ask your mother—are you even my brother?"
Lin Jian froze. Liu Yuemei paled and scrambled to defend herself.
"Xiao Ran, I know you hate me, but you can’t slander me like this!"
Lin Ran cut her off sharply.
"Did you lose your damn mind from all those clients? What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"
Liu Yuemei’s eyes widened in shock, rooted to the spot.
Meanwhile, Lin Tianba, watching the live stream, frowned in confusion. He couldn’t quite grasp Lin Ran’s implication.
Lin Ran pressed Liu Yuemei, "Answer me! Did you mistreat me, suppress me, abuse me—yes or no?"
"ANSWER ME!"
Liu Yuemei trembled violently, and Lin Jian quickly steadied her.
"It’s true… What you said is true. I wronged you, but—"
Lin Ran cut him off. "No 'buts,' you little bastard. Keep digging your grave."
Lin Tianba roared at the screen, "How dare you speak to your mother and brother like that!"
But no one could hear him.
Lin Jian stared at Liu Yuemei in disbelief. Why had his mother suddenly turned against him?
The crowd buzzed with reactions.
"At first, I thought Lin Ran’s words were too harsh. Now? Not harsh enough."
"Something feels off about Lin Ran’s phrasing…"
"What’s wrong with being a mistress? She just wanted to give Lin Ran a family. What’s her crime?"
"Who let this idiot in? Get them out."
Lin Jian snapped back to reality and shot Liu Yuemei a venomous glare.
"Fine. Even if my mother wronged you, answer this—did you or did you not seduce our cousin?"
Lin Ran immediately pointed at Lin Jian. "Kid, you’re digging your own grave. That’s slander. I’ll sue you for defamation!"
Lin Jian sneered, "Of course you’d deny it. Fine, let Liu Ruxue speak for herself."
Like a dramatic TV protagonist, he clapped his hands. Liu Ruxue stepped forward from somewhere in the crowd. Lin Ran narrowed his eyes.
So they came prepared to gang up on him?
"Ruxue, tell everyone—did Lin Ran lead you on?"
Liu Ruxue cast a shy glance at Lin Ran. Today, she would do something romantic—publicly stand up for him, make him see how much she loved him, and prove she was the one who truly cared.
"No, it was me who liked Lin Ran. He never led me on."
Lin Jian turned to the crowd triumphantly. "See? Lin Ran is Liu Ruxue’s— Wait, Ruxue, what did you say?"
Liu Ruxue shot him a disgusted look. "I said Lin Ran never led me on. Besides, we’re not even blood-related cousins. Why are you so worked up?"
Lin Jian was dumbfounded. Why was Liu Ruxue siding with Lin Ran?
Hadn’t she always obeyed him?
Lin Ran whispered to Wang Bao, "Brother Wang, teach them a lesson."
Wang Bao understood instantly and slipped away.
"Ruxue, don’t be afraid of Lin Ran’s threats. Speak the truth—I’ll protect you!"
Lin Jian kept pleading, sensing the situation slipping out of control.
Liu Ruxue scoffed, "Are you deaf or just stupid? When did I say I was threatened? When did I ever claim Lin Ran seduced me?"
"The truth is, I’ve always liked Lin Ran. He just never knew. Lin Ran, we’re not related by blood… Will you be my boyfriend? I won’t be like those other women who just want your money. I only want to cherish you."
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
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.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
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!
