He still couldn’t understand why Luo Yao would rather support Lin Ran than spare him a single glance.
Was it just because Lin Ran was more handsome and taller than him?
Lin Ran was nothing but a motherless bastard, unloved by both parents in the Lin Family. What could he possibly offer Luo Yao?
He was the Lin Family heir—his status and position were leagues above Lin Ran’s. In the future, only he could walk hand-in-hand with Luo Yao.
The crowd erupted into chaotic murmurs once again.
"What the hell is Lin Jian talking about? Who’s Lin Ran’s lover?"
"He’s talking about Luo Yao, that heiress of the first financial conglomerate, Luo Yao of the Luo Corporation."
"Holy shit! Am I going crazy, or has the world lost its mind?"
"If Lin Ran is Luo Yao’s lover, then… well, good for him. Why can’t such outrageous fortune land on me?"
"You bastards, don’t you dare slander Senior Lin Ran. He’s not that kind of person."
"I don’t believe it either. If Lin Ran is Luo Yao’s lover, I’ll livestream eating shit upside down."
A student from Nuan Yao Media immediately pulled out his phone and pointed it at the idiot making the bet.
"Hey, say that again, will you?"
The student frowned. "What do you want?"
The Nuan Yao Media employee smirked. "What if I told you Lin Ran is Luo Yao’s husband? Would you believe me?"
"You’re full of crap."
"Fine, let’s make it official. Video evidence. I’ll bet against your earlier claim. You in?"
The guy scoffed, completely unfazed. "Husband? Hah! You’re killing me. Alright, I’ll take that bet. I, Shi Haoxiang, swear that if Lin Ran is Luo Yao’s lover, I’ll livestream eating shit upside down. If I don’t, I’m a turtle."
And just like that, the wager was sealed.
Lin Ran thought to himself, "That bastard Wang Bao, why isn’t he ready yet? After showing everyone what’s what, I still have to propose to Luo Yao."
But now, thanks to Lin Jian’s outburst, the cat was out of the bag.
Furious, Lin Ran pointed at Lin Jian. "Slander! I’ll sue you for slander! How could I possibly be Luo Yao’s lover—"
Down below, Luo Yao’s expression turned icy, her eyes flashing red.
Beside her, Uncle Fu’s pupils trembled as if the sky were collapsing.
Young Master Lin, what the hell are you saying? Do you have a death wish?
But Lin Ran didn’t even notice Uncle Fu’s frantic glare. He just kept talking on stage.
"—I’m obviously Luo Yao’s husband."
The moment those words left his mouth, the entire venue fell dead silent.
Luo Yao slowly sat back down, the hostility around her dissipating into warmth.
Lin Jian’s eyes bulged. Liu Yuemei collapsed onto the floor. On-screen, Lin Tianba’s face twisted in disbelief.
Meanwhile, Principal Tang shot to his feet, exhilarated.
It’s happening! The moment is finally here!
Let all you old fools see just how incredible my top student really is.
Everyone stared in shock, unable to process what they’d just heard.
Then, chaos erupted.
"Did Senior Lin Ran just admit it?"
"Wait, no—‘husband’ implies they’re married, right?"
"If you’re telling me Lin Ran and Luo Yao are married, I’d sooner believe he’s her lover. If they’re married, I’ll eat shit upside down."
"Hey, you still owe us the last bet. Trying to scam another free meal?"
"You people are clueless. I work at Nuan Yao Media. I’ve known about Senior Lin Ran and Miss Luo Yao for ages."
Lin Jian staggered back, his cane clattering to the ground.
"W-what did you say?"
Lin Ran smirked. "I said, I’m Luo Yao’s husband. The legal kind. If you think a legally married couple counts as ‘lovers,’ then your mind is as filthy as your mother’s."
Lin Jian had always assumed Lin Ran was just Luo Yao’s plaything. Now, he realized how wrong he’d been.
Shaking his head in disbelief, he muttered, "No way… No way… How could you be worthy of her?"
Suddenly, the giant screen at the center of the plaza lit up, displaying a marriage certificate for all to see.
Lin Ran exhaled in relief and turned back to the crowd.
"My earlier statement was interrupted by this so-called ‘little brother.’ What I meant to say was—not only am I devilishly handsome and successful, but I also have the wealthiest, most powerful, and most loving wife in the world: Luo Yao."
The details and photo on the marriage certificate confirmed everything.
The crowd exploded.
"Where’s that guy who swore to eat shit? I’ve been waiting."
"Lin Jian’s shameless, slandering his own brother like that?"
"Brother? They’re not even real brothers! Rumor has it Lin Ran already cut ties with them—his own father signed the papers!"
"What the hell? Then what’s Lin Jian and his mom even bitching about?"
Tears welled up in Luo Yao’s eyes.
She’d always thought a public announcement didn’t matter. But now, she finally understood what happiness felt like.
"So this… is happiness."
Beside her, Uncle Fu’s eyes reddened.
"Young Master Lin is truly remarkable, Miss. He’s changed for the better. I’ve watched him closely—he really does love you."
Luo Yao shot him a look. "Obviously."
Uncle Fu: "…???"
The school officials, alumni, media—everyone was stunned beyond words.
Only Principal Tang and Director Chen Xiao looked smug.
About damn time.
Many turned their shocked gazes toward Principal Tang.
"Old Tang, why does this student look so familiar?"
"Now that you mention it, he does… Wasn’t he in some celebrity gossip before?"
"I think I’ve seen him in the news. Holy shit, he’s—"
Principal Tang puffed out his chest proudly.
"That’s right. Standing before you is the greatest student of the 21st century—Lin Ran."
Chen Xiao added, "My grandson."
Principal Tang & Everyone: "…"
At that moment, not only was the live audience floored—the livestream viewers were too.
As for Lin Jian on stage, he couldn’t accept reality.
He’d been convinced Lin Ran was just Luo Yao’s kept man. Now, he realized how badly he’d misjudged the situation.
He was finished.
Lin Ran sneered. "What’s wrong, Lin Jian? Cat got your tongue?"
Lin Jian gulped.
Lin Ran pressed further. "Well? Aren’t you going to apologize for your mistake again?"
This time, the entire student body united in rare harmony.
"Apologize!"
"APOLOGIZE!"
"Disgusting bastard. If he doesn’t apologize, we won’t let him leave!"
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
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.
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.
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!
