"I heard that during my absence, you all slacked off?"
An executive cautiously replied, "President Luo, those are just rumors. We've been wronged."
Luo Yao's calm yet icy voice continued, "I've also heard plenty of idle gossip."
She had no idea what had actually happened in the company while she was away, nor had she asked her assistants to report. Her demeanor was just a bluff to test these people.
Finally, one executive cracked under the pressure, feeling almost suffocated. Every meeting felt like walking to the execution grounds for them. Even if Luo Yao did nothing, her presence alone was oppressive.
"President Luo, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have spread nonsense. Punish me—cut out my tongue if you must."
Luo Yao raised an eyebrow, surprised there was actually something to uncover. "What exactly did you say?"
The executive, a woman in her thirties, hesitated. Luo Corporation’s management was half female, which unfortunately came with the downside of too much gossip.
"I... I said you disappeared to make a baby with Young Master Lin. I’m sorry, wuwu..."
Luo Yao froze. She hadn’t expected that rumor.
Lowering her head, she considered it. It was technically misinformation. She had gone out with A'Ran, and they had done things that could lead to a baby—but that wasn’t the purpose, and she couldn’t get pregnant anyway because of the medication she was taking.
"Hmm. Not entirely accurate, but close enough. Go out now and clarify that your statement was false. Say that A'Ran and I were actually... getting engaged."
"Engaged?!"
The executive blinked. "But... President Luo, hasn’t the whole internet known about this for a while?"
They were all confused. The two had already registered their marriage, so why hadn’t they held a wedding yet? And why was the proposal only happening now?
Was this some kind of "marry first, love later" trope?
But that didn’t make sense either—during their variety show appearances, they’d proven they were childhood sweethearts.
A cold glint flashed in Luo Yao’s eyes.
"I told you to clarify, not ask questions."
What, just because the whole internet knew, she couldn’t reinforce the message?
"Understood, President Luo."
The meeting ended in collective bewilderment. The moment it adjourned, Wang Fang immediately called Liu Meng.
"Wang-jie, what’s up?"
Liu Meng knew Wang Fang wouldn’t call without good reason.
"Assistant Liu, just now..." Wang Fang recounted the meeting’s events.
"What should I do now?"
Wang Fang deeply respected Liu Meng, especially when it came to deciphering Luo Yao’s intentions.
"Simple. Think—what does President Luo love most?"
"Scaring people."
A brief silence from Liu Meng’s end. "...I meant, what is she most invested in?"
Wang Fang pondered.
"Probably Young Master Lin?"
"Not ‘probably’—definitely. She loves him, and she loves flaunting it. She wants to claim him openly at every opportunity. So, play into that. Give her the emotional satisfaction."
Wang Fang had an epiphany. "Thank you, Assistant Liu. I know what to do now."
Liu Meng added, "One more thing—President Luo doesn’t like scaring people. If you think she’s just bluffing, you might already be in real danger."
Wang Fang stiffened. What did that mean?
After a moment, her pupils shrank in realization.
"So that’s how it is... I’ve survived this long purely on luck."
Grumbling, she got to work.
Under Luo Corporation’s official banner, she announced Young Master Lin and President Luo’s wedding date and repackaged clips from Lin Ran’s Douyin videos for a grand re-release.
The internet exploded—again.
[So What’s Even Real Anymore]: Wait, didn’t Young Master Lin just post this? Now Luo Corp’s official account is doing it too? Are they targeting single people like me on purpose?
[Happy-Go-Lucky Fool]: Holy hell, just when I’d forgotten about this, it comes back to sucker-punch me. Is being single a crime? If it is, arrest me—don’t torture me with this couple’s fluff.
[Lin-Luo Baby-Making Team]: Am I the only one melting? Their fairy-tale romance is everything. No shame—I’m a full-blown "Luo Descends Upon Lin" shipper.
[Escaped Parisian Karen]: Should they really be hogging public resources like this?
[Karen Slayer]: Oh look, another sewer rat. Who asked you? What ‘resources’ are they hogging?
Meanwhile, at Nuanyao Group, Lin Ran had just left when Zhang Xinyan rushed in with the news.
"President Wu, look at this!"
Wu Zhishang scanned the updates and froze.
"Should we... do something similar?" Zhang Xinyan asked. She’d completely revised her opinion of Lin Ran lately, even joining his fan club as a senior member.
"We’re here to work, not indulge in nonsense."
"Understood—"
"...But this is work-related. Post something. Just keep it low-key—don’t overshadow Luo Corporation."
"Got it."
Nuanyao Group followed suit, nearly copy-pasting Luo Corp’s announcement.
None of this had reached the two leads yet.
When Lin Ran arrived at Luo Corporation, he noticed everyone sneaking glances at him.
This was odd. He’d visited many times before—people knew him. Why the secrecy? And why was no one greeting him?
"Young Master Lin, you’re here?"
Security guard Old Liu approached, but before he could say more, a hulking figure cut him off.
Old Liu bristled. He’d been the first to befriend Lin Ran here—who dared disrespect him?
Then he met the man’s bone-chilling stare and gulped, instantly backing down.
"Old Liu, why’s everyone staring?"
This was Lin Ran’s first visit to Luo Corporation since returning to the capital—and his first during working hours. He couldn’t figure out the strange atmosphere.
Old Liu hesitated, now too afraid to get close.
"Young Master Lin... you don’t know? At our company, you’ve been labeled the ‘ruinous beauty.’"
"The what?"
"The one who..." Old Liu glanced around and whispered, "The seductive distraction leading President Luo astray."
Lin Ran frowned. "Where’d that come from?"
He wasn’t having it. Sure, he and Luo Yao were clingy, but they never interfered with her work.
Take last life, for example—without him, Luo Yao spent seven days in Shanghai.
This life, with him by her side? Still seven days in Shanghai, but she accomplished far more.
That was the difference. But of course, these people wouldn’t know.
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...
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!"
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!
