【Dreaming of a Wound】: Is Lin Ran really being kept? What does it feel like to be a kept man? I really want to know.
The moment this question was asked, the entire room fell silent.
Starting off with something this explosive?
Only Liu Meng and Uncle Fu remained calm, confident that Lin Ran would handle the question perfectly.
"Mr. Lin, what do you think?"
Lin Ran nodded, flashing a smile at the camera.
"How does it feel to be taken care of by my wife? Well, it’s absolutely amazing, of course. But if you want to experience it, you’ll have to work harder, kid."
"After all, you don’t have my dashing looks, enviable physique, or perfect pure love..."
Lin Ran had just admitted—on live broadcast to the entire nation—that he was indeed a kept man.
The comment section exploded instantly.
【Fantasy of Years】: How shameless.
【Years in Hand】: Why can’t that be me instead?!
【Twin Stars】: Wait, is Lin Ran really this straightforward?
The host let out a sigh of relief. Her biggest fear had been Lin Ran or Luo Yao getting angry.
"What an amusing answer! So Mr. Lin is quite confident in himself. Let’s move on to the second question—3, 2, 1, go!"
"Alright, the second question is for Ms. Luo Yao. A netizen asks: If a third party were to appear, what would Ms. Luo do?"
Luo Yao’s lips curled into an eerie smirk, her eyes turning icy cold.
【Sent to the Depths of Clouds】: Holy crap, she didn’t say a word, but I feel like she already answered.
【Tomatoes Love Judges】: That glare… I swear if she looked at me like that, the next second she’d be begging me not to die.
【Are Women Inferior to Men?】: Hey, the one above, do you even deserve her begging?
【Sugar-Coated Chestnuts】: Is this the aura of the top chaebol heiress? The lethality is off the charts.
【Houyi Shooting the Sun】: Luo Yao might be breathtakingly beautiful, but I’d never dare to have a woman like her.
The host wiped sweat from her brow.
"Ms. Luo, you do need to answer the question. But if you don’t want to… that’s fine too."
"There are no third parties in my world," Luo Yao suddenly declared, stunning everyone.
Host: ??? What does that mean?
Lin Ran: "Because they’re all dead."
The host chuckled nervously. "Mr. Lin, you’re quite the comedian."
Lin Ran shrugged.
"See? When I tell the truth, no one believes me."
The host felt like this interview was getting way too difficult. She wanted to wrap it up as soon as possible.
"Ahem, let’s proceed to the final question. Let’s see which netizen asked this one."
"Alright, this question requires both of you to answer. The question is: Did you two get together because of mutual benefits or… a kept relationship?" The host’s voice grew quieter toward the end.
When she interviewed other guests, she loved pushing their buttons. But now, she was acting like a mouse facing a cat.
Lin Ran: "Why can’t it be because of love?"
Luo Yao: "A-Ran belongs only to me."
Instantly, the host was force-fed dog food.
Comments: 【Look at Luo Yao’s eyes—she’s totally in love with Lin Ran. She said he can only belong to her. Is she a yandere CEO? I want one too!】
【If she really is a yandere, you wouldn’t want her once you had her.】
【You don’t understand how much someone like me, starved for love, craves this.】
Host: "Alright, let’s move on to our second segment: Home Life."
"You can spend today just like how you usually spend your weekends."
Lin Ran and Luo Yao exchanged a glance, both smiling mysteriously.
Lin Ran: "Well, I’m afraid you won’t be able to broadcast this… Mmmph?!"
(If you can’t find the book by title, try searching the author’s name—maybe it was just renamed!)
Luo Yao delivered a passionate kiss to Lin Ran right in front of the live audience, declaring to the world, "This man is mine."
Lin Ran: Wait, is this show really allowing this kind of content?
The host froze on the spot.
Luo Yao released Lin Ran, who then shrugged and said, "This is how we usually spend our time."
【Damn, Lin Ran’s living the high life, huh?】
【Or maybe Luo Yao’s the one eating well.】
【I declare the rest of this livestream should be VIP-only.】
The host cleared her throat. "Please behave, you two. Since that’s the case, let’s have the production team offer three options instead."
"Option A: Mr. Lin Ran will—"
Lin Ran: "I pick C."
"Mr. Lin, I haven’t even finished speaking."
"I’m picking C. When in doubt, always choose the last option."
Host: "Why?"
Lin Ran grinned innocently. "It’s just like dating. When you have choices, it means the earlier ones might not be that great. So, dear viewers, are you the one choosing, being chosen, or stuck with the leftovers?"
The host felt like she’d just been stabbed.
Luo Yao’s cold voice cut in.
"A-Ran said C. We’re going with C."
Then she turned to Lin Ran, who shuddered.
"Darling, in my world, there’s no B or C. You’ll always be my A."
Only then did Luo Yao retract her murderous gaze, and Lin Ran exhaled in relief.
That was almost a live broadcast disaster.
Host: "Alright, then please work together to prepare a dish."
Lin Ran was stunned. Which demon came up with this option?
Luo Yao also seemed surprised. She and Lin Ran shared a look, as if silently communicating.
Lin Ran glanced at the crew, then back at the host.
Host: "I assume you two don’t cook often, so if—"
Lin Ran cut her off.
"No problem, we’ll do this. No switching! And when we’re done, the whole crew can taste it."
The host’s eyes lit up. "Really? Even someone like me?"
Lin Ran smiled disarmingly. "Of course! Everyone here deserves it. No one’s more deserving than you."
The host peeked at Luo Yao, who also nodded in agreement. Instantly, she relaxed.
Who said Luo Yao was ruthless and cold? She’s so kind—even willing to cook for us!
Lin Ran led Luo Yao into the kitchen, with the cameras following.
【This is a rich person’s kitchen? It’s bigger than my three-bedroom apartment.】
【Do people this rich even know how to cook?】
【The production team is just messing with them, but I love it.】
【Did you notice? Despite Luo Yao’s dominance, she actually listens to Lin Ran. She really loves him.】
【Maybe she’s just spoiling her boy toy. Once she gets bored, what’s Lin Ran worth then?】
【Lin Ran’s already loaded, okay? Not Luo Yao-level rich, but he’s light-years ahead of regular folks.】
Luo Yao stared at the stove, lost in some… "fond" memories.
"A-Ran, I swore I’d never cook again."
Lin Ran: "Same here. Didn’t see this coming."
Bet the readers didn’t either.
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!"
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
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!
