"Mom, if you loved Dad, why did you divorce him? We could take care of Dad together."
Lin Tianba opened his eyes, staring at Lin Jian in disbelief. Even Liu Yuemei seemed puzzled.
A mother knows her son best—she understood Lin Jian better than anyone else.
On the surface, this son appeared harmless, but in reality, his heart was filled with darkness. He would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and above all, he was selfish.
If it were her lying on that bed, Liu Yuemei had no doubt that Lin Jian would instantly drop the act and walk away without a second thought.
Because she knew him so well, she could tell just how abnormal Lin Jian was behaving right now.
"Jian, you really are Dad's good boy. Please take me to the hospital. From now on, you’ll be the heir to the Lin family. You’re my only son," Lin Tianba said, his hope rekindled now that Lin Jian was speaking up for him.
"Dad, do you want to be rich again?"
"Of course! But that’s something to think about later. Right now, just take me to the hospital. I promise, all of the Lin family’s assets will go to you. That ungrateful Lin Ran won’t get a single cent."
Lin Jian shook his head, looking at Lin Tianba with contempt.
"You should know better—the Lin family has nothing left but debt. Stop deluding yourself. Actually, success is simple. Dad, have you ever heard the saying, 'Even bad publicity is publicity'?"
Lin Tianba stared blankly at him. "What do you mean?"
Lin Jian stood up, his shadow looming over Lin Tianba. His father had never seen him like this before.
"Son, what exactly are you planning?" Liu Yuemei was genuinely confused now.
Lin Jian smirked. "The internet is thriving, and Dad’s reputation is already rock-bottom. If we capitalize on his infamy, we can monetize it—maybe even make a comeback."
Both Liu Yuemei and Lin Tianba gaped at him, as if seeing their son for the first time.
"But you’ll need to cooperate, Dad. The first step? No hospital treatment..."
"What?! You heartless brat! You’d sacrifice your own father’s life for money?" Lin Tianba roared in fury.
Lin Jian flashed a sinister smile. "Dad, I call you 'Dad' out of courtesy. We both know there’s no blood between us, right?"
"If I healed you, what’s stopping you from turning on me later? I’d just be playing with fire."
The malice in his grin sent chills down their spines. Lin Tianba was utterly stunned, frozen in shock.
Liu Yuemei spoke up, "Son, this isn’t right. Once your father and I divorce, I’ll take you with me. We’ll find a way to bounce back."
Lin Jian shot her a disdainful look.
"Bounce back how? By selling yourself? How long would that take—ten years? Twenty? Until retirement?"
"Liu Yuemei, you disgust me."
She staggered back three steps, staring at him in disbelief.
"Jian, how could you say that to me? I’m your mother! I raised you with so much hardship, and now you call me disgusting?"
Lin Jian scoffed. "What kind of mother are you? What hardship did you ever endure? You’re just a parasite, leaching off the Lin family. How dare you act like some martyr?"
His attitude completely shattered their perception of him.
They realized they had never truly known Lin Jian at all.
"From now on, I’m in charge of the Lin family. You’ll both do as I say."
His sharp gaze bore into them, stripping away any trace of his former obedient, innocent facade.
"Mom, since you’re already in that line of work, why not charge for live shows? Let’s say... 10,000 per session."
"And Dad, when you’re not busy, you’ll follow my script and livestream your misery. Only then will you get food."
Lin Jian had fully taken over, dictating his parents’ lives.
"What?! Have you lost your mind?!"
"Jian, you— slap!"
Liu Yuemei struck him across the face for the first time.
Lin Jian burst into maniacal laughter. "Hahahaha! Yes, I’m insane—driven mad by the two of you! This is all your doing. Don’t act like you’re saints."
He pointed an accusing finger at Liu Yuemei.
"You, Liu Yuemei, used Lin Tianba’s favor to embezzle the Lin family’s wealth. The moment you moved in, you shoved Lin Ran into the storage room. All these years, you’ve skimped on his living expenses, manipulating both him and Lin Tianba with your mind games."
"You turned father and son against each other, all so you could seize everything once Lin Ran was gone. Well, congratulations—he left! But what did you gain? Your failure dragged me down with you."
"You didn’t even bother reclaiming the shares before driving Lin Ran out. Pathetic."
Exposed by her own son, Liu Yuemei flushed with shame. "That’s a lie! I never did any of that!"
"Stop pretending. When I broke that antique vase as a kid, you made Lin Ran take the blame. Dad beat him half to death."
"And remember when Lin Ran wanted to ride to school with me? You said, 'An extra passenger wastes gas,' then told him, 'You’re a big boy now—be considerate.'"
"So he ended up biking on some rusty old bicycle. Wasn’t that your doing? Spare me the act. Disgusting."
Lin Tianba listened in stunned silence. He never imagined such things had been happening under his nose. Had he been wrong about Lin Ran all along?
Come to think of it, when was the last time he’d shown his own son any kindness?
He vividly remembered doting on Lin Ran as a child.
Then, years of memories flooded back.
"Honey, Ran broke the vase. It’s my fault for not watching him. Please don’t scold him."
"Honey, Jian says his room is too small. Could Ran, as the older brother, give his room to him?"
And just like that, Lin Jian’s old room became a walk-in closet, while Lin Ran’s room became Lin Jian’s.
"Dad, it was my fault. Brother didn’t hit me. Don’t blame him... I shouldn’t have made him angry..."
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!
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
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!"
