Luo Yao gazed at Lin Ran with pleading eyes, "A-Ran..."
"Shh! I know what you want to say, but remember—you’re my treasure. Do you recall what you told the Chen family that time?"
"You said, ‘To the world, A-Ran might be a nuisance, but to me, he’s my entire world.’ Well, you’re my entire world too."
"Looking back now, the way you once went crazy for me was actually quite endearing. It’s just that I was blind..."
Luo Yao slid into Lin Ran’s arms, adding an ellipsis to their love story.
...(Relatives always seem to be the chasm blocking true love.)
Meanwhile, Liu Meng embarked on her mission.
Luo Yao had assigned this task to Liu Meng to test her capabilities.
Liu Meng was highly capable, but whether she could handle a major challenge would be determined this time.
Failure? Impossible. Luo Yao had a backup plan.
If Liu Meng couldn’t hold her ground, Luo Yao would step in herself.
But Liu Meng would also lose her chance at a complete transformation—a fact even she was aware of.
At the same time, in the palatial main hall of the Lu Estate, Lu Youqi hosted the heads of the Li and Wang families as guests.
Over tea, they engaged in leisurely conversation, exuding the refined demeanor of high society—harmonious on the surface.
"With Luo Yao and Lin Ran out of the picture, the world feels so much quieter," Lu Youqi remarked.
Li Chifen, though insincere, chimed in with flattery: "You’re absolutely right, Master Lu. Even President Park—despite Samsung’s greater assets—is just a small-country businessman with a petty mindset. It was wise not to invite him for tea today."
Though they spoke these words, they knew full well that Samsung’s deference in China was only due to their reliance on the three families for market access.
On the global stage, Samsung alone could crush all three families combined.
Their real agenda today was to discuss this very issue.
Learning that Luo Yao had secured funds and a follow-up plan, they grew anxious.
But with Samsung’s delayed financial commitment, they grew bored and decided to stir up trouble for Luo Yao elsewhere.
Lu Youqi poured tea himself and said, "Luo Yao is truly formidable. She managed to snipe at Samsung while bidding for the same project. Even if our three families joined forces with ample funds, we might not pull it off."
Wang Xiaolin sighed, wondering why Luo Yao wasn’t born into the Wang family.
"Indeed, Luo Yao’s strength is undeniable. No matter how we unite, we must acknowledge her prowess."
Lu Youqi appeared refined to outsiders, but within the Lu family, he was known for his volatile temper and violent tendencies.
"First, let’s leak some scandals about Luo Corporation to annoy that damn girl. Then we’ll wait for President Park’s funds. If he fails to transfer the money by the deadline, we’ll cover the shortfall ourselves and cut ties with him completely."
With Samsung under Luo Yao’s attack, no one could guarantee their financial stability, making contingency plans necessary.
Li Chifen, however, voiced doubts.
"We still need Samsung’s technology. If they’re out of the picture, finding another partner won’t be easy. And covering Samsung’s share isn’t a small sum—won’t it strain us?"
Wang Xiaolin nodded in agreement.
If they had to cover the funds, he’d suffer the most, as his Wanwan Group’s finances were already stretched thin.
Lu Youqi smirked confidently, a look that underscored his disdain for Li Chifen.
"I never said we’d stop cooperating—just that we’d sever diplomatic niceties."
Though older, Li Chifen was still the junior in Lu Youqi’s eyes.
Wang Xiaolin took a sip of tea, savoring its rich aroma.
"So, Master Lu means to pressure Samsung into offering better terms?"
Li Chifen realized that among the three families, he seemed the least scheming—even Wang Xiaolin appeared steadier.
Despite Wang’s declining assets and struggles, Wang Xiaolin carried himself with unshakable poise.
Such resilience wasn’t common.
Most others in his position would’ve been ousted by now—proof of Wang Xiaolin’s shrewdness.
This thought only fueled Li Chifen’s resentment.
Appearances were deceiving; he was the true mastermind.
"What if Samsung refuses?"
Lu Youqi’s gaze turned icy.
"If they’re truly ungrateful, I have a backup plan."
"You know LG, right? They’ve been itching to take Samsung down."
Wang Xiaolin clasped his hands in admiration.
"Master Lu’s foresight is truly remarkable."
Lu Youqi waved it off modestly.
"Hahaha, you flatter me, Master Wang..."
Li Chifen, watching them bond like kindred spirits, felt like a third wheel and grew even more irritated.
"Old Wang, your son’s always spouting nonsense. You should rein him in before he causes real trouble."
Wang Xiaolin sighed helplessly.
"What can I do? The boy’s beyond my control. If he’s in a good mood, he’ll talk to me; if not, he just walks away."
Li Chifen, dissatisfied with Wang Xiaolin’s dismissive tone, bit back his frustration.
He couldn’t keep complaining about Wang’s son without seeming petty.
Besides, the Li family’s entertainment ventures relied on Wang Xiaolin’s Wanwan Cinemas as strategic partners.
"Enough of this. Let’s focus on dealing with Luo Yao. Scandal material on Luo Corporation is scarce, after all."
Lu Youqi and Wang Xiaolin: ???
You brought it up, now you want to drop it? Make up your mind!
Lu Youqi toyed with his teacup, amused.
"Whether the scandals are real or even exist doesn’t matter. What matters is that we create enough noise to distract Luo Yao."
"For example, I could spread rumors that Luo Yao and Lin Ran are siblings—or even claim Lin Ran underwent a sex change. Everyone knows it’s false, but guess how they’d react?"
Li Chifen narrowed his eyes. "They’d..."
Just then—
"Master, bad news!" A servant in his thirties rushed in.
Had Luo Yao been present, she’d have recognized the servant’s true identity.
"What’s the panic? Can’t you see I have important guests?"
Lu Youqi’s usual refinement vanished, replaced by the stern authority of a family head.
Different company demanded different demeanors.
"My apologies, Master."
Lu Youqi glared at his servant, exasperated.
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!
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
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.
