"I only said I'd cure the little demon, not change my little demon. In the end, you’re still the little demon, and I still love you just the same."
Luo Yao flashed a bright smile. "Then let this little demon teach you how to swim."
"Okay."
"What’s your skill level, Ah Ran? Show me a lap."
A lap?
That’s overestimating me, isn’t it?
Lin Ran complied, swinging his arms wildly, splashing water everywhere.
One stroke after another—at first glance, it looked impressive, at least in terms of the sheer volume of water displaced.
After a flurry of movements that seemed fierce and determined, he lifted his head only to find Luo Yao still right in front of him.
Lin Ran: ???
"Did I just swim a whole lap? That wasn’t so hard."
But Luo Yao’s next words shattered his delusion.
"You haven’t moved an inch. You’ve just been doggy-paddling in place."
Lin Ran felt a pang of embarrassment. It wasn’t like he wanted to be this useless.
"Ah Ran’s swimming skills really aren’t great, but it’s fine. First, try relaxing and floating on the water for me."
This, Lin Ran could manage—it was a basic skill he’d learned in swimming class.
As Lin Ran lay back on the water, Luo Yao reached out to adjust his posture.
Unable to hold back, Lin Ran started flailing again.
"Yao Yao, if you’re teaching, then teach. Don’t move your hands around like that—it’s distracting."
"I’m just training you for unexpected situations. In open water, like rivers or the sea, you might face all kinds of surprises. Practicing now will prepare you for emergencies later."
Lin Ran frowned. "Are you serious?"
Luo Yao nodded.
Fine. Lin Ran gave in.
"Wait, is your hand supposed to be there?"
Luo Yao’s voice grew softer. "This is your reward for protecting me today."
"Yao Yao, stop. I can’t take it."
"Yao Yao?"
Where’d she go?
When Lin Ran resurfaced, Luo Yao had vanished.
Panic surged through him as he glanced around—no one in sight.
Suddenly, he felt something brush against him underwater. He looked down.
Instantly, his nose grew warm.
^o^.i. (Feel free to let your imagination run wild here.)
……Time flew by, and soon it was the next day—their last in Shanghai.
That afternoon, Lin Ran and Luo Yao would return to Beijing.
In her past life, Luo Yao had stayed in Shanghai for seven days. This time, the duration was almost the same, which didn’t make much sense.
After all, Lin Ran was with her now, so she should’ve been able to act more decisively without any worries.
But after some thought, Lin Ran understood.
To put it bluntly, his presence had probably distracted Luo Yao, turning her into something of a slacker—wasting extra time on… other pursuits.
"Ah Ran, we might have a busy day ahead."
"No problem. With you, even busy times are happy times."
Lin Ran’s way with words had improved dramatically—every seemingly casual remark was exactly what Luo Yao wanted to hear.
"Then let’s go."
Lin Ran nodded, then turned to the upright young man beside him.
"Little Tong, come with me. There’s someone I want you to meet."
Little Tong was baffled. What did Lin Ran mean by that?
The car left the estate, heading toward Luo Corporation’s Shanghai branch.
When they arrived, the entire company was stunned.
The Luo Yao they saw now was nothing like the one from a few days ago.
Back then, she had been cold, ruthless, and terrifyingly efficient. They’d feared and admired her, but the impression hadn’t been this overwhelming.
Now, in their eyes, she was an invincible demon queen.
Even as employees of Luo Corporation, they couldn’t help but feel a chill in her presence.
This was the woman who had brought three powerful families to their knees—or outright destroyed them—in just a few days.
Yet, her sheer capability also gave them an immense sense of security.
A mix of fear and adoration.
The fear was self-explanatory. The adoration? Their salaries were likely about to skyrocket.
"Is that really President Luo? She’s unreal."
"I never thought we’d secure the Sci-Tech City project so easily. Most of the work will fall on our Shanghai branch—this could become a landmark project for all of China."
"Now I get why President Luo purged the company that day. She wanted to weed out people like Luo Wunai before the Sci-Tech City deal went through."
"President Luo’s too powerful—it’s almost scary. How does Lin Ran handle being with her?"
"Hey, did you hear? Park Gukgi, the eldest son of Samsung, has gone missing. You think President Luo had something to do with it…?"
"Shut up! You wanna die?"
Luo Yao was aware of the gossip, but she didn’t care in the slightest.
When you’re standing at the summit, why bother with what the ants at the base are saying?
As long as no one claimed Lin Ran fancied other women, they could talk all they wanted.
"Little Tong, today you’ll meet someone—a promise I made to you."
Little Tong stared at Lin Ran in disbelief. He remembered exactly what Lin Ran had vowed.
"Lin Ran, you…"
"Look, she’s here."
Just then, a woman walked in.
"President Luo, you wanted to see…"
The woman froze mid-sentence when she spotted Little Tong staring at her in shock—and the feeling was mutual.
Luo Yao and Lin Ran quietly slipped away. They hadn’t come to witness a reunion—they had more important matters to attend to.
"Qi Chengwei’s background is stronger than I thought. Who’d have guessed she worked at Luo Corporation?"
Luo Yao nodded. She’d had Liu Meng investigate Qi Chengwei.
Qi Chengwei was the heiress of the Qi family in Sichuan, but she’d been missing for over a year.
No one knew where she’d gone—not even her own family.
Of course, that was just the surface story. Luo Yao had uncovered the truth.
Liu Meng’s deeper investigation revealed that Qi Chengwei had once been involved in a scandalous romance—one that infuriated the Qi family.
A classic tale of a young mistress falling for her bodyguard.
And the male lead? Little Tong.
The two had been forcibly separated, and Little Tong had nearly died in Sichuan.
After escaping, he’d worked tirelessly, eventually joining an elite security team. Through rigorous selection, he became one of its members—and later, Lin Ran’s protector.
With no connections or backing, making a name for himself in the business world was impossible. Even if he succeeded, old-money families would never acknowledge him. So, he took a different path.
His greatest dream had been to leverage the Luo family’s influence to reclaim Qi Chengwei—but dreams were just dreams.
At one point, he’d even considered begging Luo Yao to "rescue" her. Then came the news: Qi Chengwei had vanished.
Initially, she’d been confined for years. The Qi family arranged countless blind dates, but Qi Chengwei resisted them all, threatening suicide each time.
Then, one day over a year ago, she disappeared…
No one expected her to resurface at Luo Corporation—as a regional executive, no less.
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
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.
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!
