Luo Yao swept a cold gaze across the room, focusing particularly on the young female employees. Everyone lowered their heads, intimidated by her overwhelming presence. Just as they assumed she wouldn’t bother addressing them, Luo Yao spoke up.
"Everyone has worked hard. As you know, Ran is my husband. Today, I just wanted to see how his company is doing. And now that I’m here… it feels a bit off."
Confused expressions spread across the room.
"It’s too cramped. Liu Meng, buy this building and renovate it to match the group’s style…"
Everyone: ???
What did President Luo just say?
Wu Zhishang, standing behind her, immediately understood her intention and trembled with excitement.
Luo Yao continued, "...and transfer the ownership under Ran’s name."
Liu Meng responded, "Understood, President Luo."
Lin Ran felt this was excessive—his was just a "small" company, after all.
"Yao Yao, this building… there are so many businesses here. Where will they go?"
"Pay them to relocate."
Lin Ran: "..."
Suddenly, Luo Yao turned to him and asked a cryptic question.
"Ran, do you know what causes a company to go bankrupt?"
Lin Ran frowned. "Surely it’s not because the office isn’t big enough?"
Luo Yao shook her head. Wu Zhishang chimed in eagerly.
"I know! I’ve been reading business books—it’s due to management, policies, efficiency!@#%..."
Luo Yao cut him off. "Shut up."
Wu Zhishang immediately turned to Zhang Xinyan behind him.
"Assistant Zhang, get me some tape."
He then mimed sealing his own mouth shut.
"Ran, do you think Luo Corporation could ever go bankrupt?"
Luo Corporation—bankrupt?
Everyone leaned in, listening intently as Luo Yao made no effort to lower her voice.
Lin Ran replied firmly, "Impossible. Absolutely impossible."
"Why?"
"Because Luo Corporation has ample capital and massive scale, enough to withstand any crisis."
Luo Yao nodded. "Exactly. Remember, Ran, any company fails because it runs out of money. As long as you have money, you can solve any problem."
"Bad PR? Hire a crisis team. Malicious competition? Outspend them. Even if someone trashes the office, just buy another building the next day and start fresh. That’s real power. Your company is too small."
Lin Ran acknowledged her point. He had only tried to reason with her, but now he knew it was pointless. Refusing Luo Yao’s gifts would be suicidal.
Just then, the receptionist shouted, "Thank you, Madam Boss!"
The rest of the staff quickly followed suit. "Thank you, Madam Boss!"
Luo Yao glanced at Lin Ran and murmured, "She gets to keep her job."
Lin Ran: I didn’t realize you were so fickle.
"Since you’ve called me Madam Boss, I’ll say one more thing. I expect all of you not just to work but to have goals. The company will also help plan your futures."
"For example, any single women here—if you don’t have a boyfriend, Director Wu will handle it. Consider this a company policy."
The entire room, including Wu Zhishang, froze in shock. Only Lin Ran flushed red, fully understanding Luo Yao’s implication.
"Ahem… Madam Boss is right. As your boss, I also want all employees to have happy relationships. Director Wu, this task is yours."
Wu Zhishang’s taped mouth prevented him from protesting, but internally, he was screaming.
Bro Lin, Sister-in-law, are you even hearing yourselves?
Finally freeing himself from the tape, he thought, I don’t even have a girlfriend! How am I supposed to do this?!
His brain screamed "impossible," but his mouth said, "Understood."
The employees were floored.
What kind of heavenly company is this? Amazing benefits, powerful backing, and now matchmaking?!
Then, Luo Yao dropped the ultimate bombshell.
"For those who find a partner and get married, as Madam Boss, I won’t be stingy—each gets a 100,000-yuan red envelope."
...???
"Long live Madam Boss!"
"Joining Nuan Yao was the best decision of my life! A company that pays you to find a husband? Unreal!"
"Nuan Yao isn’t just warm because of Boss Lin and Luo Yao—it warms its employees too. I’m crying!"
"The boss sacrifices so much for us!"
"I swear, I love working here! I’ll even work overtime—I can’t let Madam Boss’s generosity go to waste!"
"What about us guys? Is this company sexist?"
"Are you dumb? You missed the point. You can just date a female coworker—then the bonus is yours too!"
"Damn, bro, you’re a genius!"
A faint smirk curled Luo Yao’s lips. Her goal for today was accomplished.
With that, she left.
This time, she listened to Lin Ran and chose to rest—though "resting" might take days.
So, Luo Yao instructed Liu Meng to bring the assistant team to the manor the next day.
She hadn’t worked properly in days and couldn’t afford further delays.
That night, Lin Ran personally applied medicine to Luo Yao’s injuries, but she kept fidgeting, determined to keep him close at all times.
"Yao Yao, behave. You’re still hurt."
Pouting, Luo Yao whined, "Don’t you like Yao Yao anymore?"
"Of course I do!"
"Then you’re avoiding me on purpose."
Lin Ran sighed deeply. "You’re impossible."
Slap slap slap slap slap...
The next day, Liu Meng arrived at the manor with the entire assistant team. Luo Yao delegated most tasks to her, handling only the most critical ones herself.
In the study, Luo Yao reviewed documents while Lin Ran fed her—luxurious fruits, one after another.
Gradually, her cheeks puffed up cutely (munch munch).
"Yao Yao, open up."
"Ah—nom."
Mid-bite, Luo Yao suddenly froze, realizing how uncharacteristically she was eating.
"What’s wrong? Don’t like it?"
Luo Yao: "No, but fruit has too much sugar. I’ll get fat. No more for today."
"But sweet Yao Yao is my favorite."
"Really?"
"Absolutely."
Luo Yao promptly transferred the unswallowed sweetness from her mouth to his.
Lin Ran was definitely sweetened.
Just then, Luo Yao’s phone buzzed. She ignored it, prioritizing their sweet moment.
"Ah—!"
A blood-curdling scream suddenly echoed through Villa No. 1.
Lin Ran and Luo Yao exchanged frowns.
That was… Uncle Fu?
Lin Ran rushed downstairs while Luo Yao checked her phone—a message from Brother Dao:
[Boss, the Lius keep telling everyone Lin Ran is their son-in-law. Should I cut out their tongues?]
Brother Dao sent this because he feared acting without Luo Yao’s approval—if she missed the chance to "entertain" herself, he’d pay for it.
Luo Yao thought for a moment before replying with a message.
[Let them suffer a bit. I’ll personally go and deal with it when I have time.]
After sending the reply, Luo Yao stepped out of the study to check on what exactly was going on with Uncle Fu.
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
