Chapter 2²

"Old Deng! You're not allowed to talk to me like that ever again!"

Old Deng?

Me?

Lin Tianba on the other end of the line was clearly stunned, as if he couldn't believe these words were coming from Lin Ran.

Next to him, Lin Jian immediately whispered, "Dad! Maybe Brother really got kidnapped and is pretending to have a bad relationship with you so he doesn't drag you into this. The kidnappers might be right next to him!"

Lin Tianba suddenly realized this must be the case. Otherwise, how could his usually submissive son speak so rudely? Thinking about it, he felt a bit touched.

Son, don’t worry. After you're gone, Dad will definitely give you a grand funeral.

"Xiao Ran! Dad was just too worried. Although Dad can't afford to ransom you right now, you can ask the kidnappers what else they want. As long as it's something Dad can do, I’ll do it. I just hope they leave you a whole body..."

Lin Ran was so angry he laughed, and a surge of killing intent welled up inside him.

"Who said I got kidnapped? I just went home with my wife, you motherfucker. You hear rumors and just run with them. Your head is like a hairy watermelon, shaking with rotten pulp inside. You’re a damn retard!"

"Having a father like you, I really feel like I’ve seen it all in life! Slicing my behind with a knife has opened my eyes!"

Lin Tianba instantly went ballistic: "You little bastard, what did you just say? I’m your father! How dare you talk to me like that?"

Lin Ran shot back: "From Jiangnan to Jiangbei, across the whole street, go ask around who the real dad is! Calling me a little bastard, are you shoving laxatives in your mouth or something? Every word out of your mouth is either shit or crap. Your name is such a dumb joke, you shouldn’t call yourself Lin Tianba, you should call yourself Lin Turtle!"

Lin Ran hung up the phone after venting his frustrations, then blacklisted the entire Lin family’s numbers in one go.

You Lin family, just wait for me.

Lin Tianba! In a couple of days, I’ll make sure you know who the real daddy is.

Uncle Fu beside him was shocked. He couldn’t believe the current situation between Lin Ran and the Lin family had escalated to this level.

And what did Lin Ran just say?

With his... wife... going home?

Uncle Fu nearly teared up and personally filled another bowl of soup for Lin Ran.

Lin Ran: "...?"

He refused to drink it.

The 'Cave Paradise Manor' was huge, but Lin Ran was deep into his lazy lifestyle and rarely stepped out of Villa 1. He lounged in the villa, feeling stagnant and thinking about Luo Yao.

I really want to snuggle with my boss wife!

As he thought about it, Lin Ran picked up his phone and searched for the chat log full of transfers, which he had never accepted.

Meanwhile, at the Lin family mansion, Lin Tianba was so enraged he hurled his phone, which hit Lin Jian right on the forehead.

"Ah! Damn it!"

Liu Yuemei was startled and quickly checked on her son's injury, while Lin Tianba was also taken aback, seeing Lin Jian’s forehead already bleeding.

Liu Yuemei gave Lin Tianba a reproachful look.

"Is my son okay?" Liu Yuemei asked with concern.

Lin Tianba apologized awkwardly: "Sorry, son. Dad didn’t mean it!"

Lin Jian, despite the pain, put on a virtuous smile: "It’s okay, Dad! You should focus on saving Brother, at least ask the kidnappers to leave him a whole body!"

Lin Tianba: "We don’t need to care about that ungrateful kid. If he dies, it’s his own fault!"

Liu Yuemei also handed her phone to Lin Tianba, saying, "Yeah, dear! Just now, Xiao Ran must have been threatened. As a mother, I’m so worried. Call him again quickly, ask the kidnappers to make sure he gets a whole body!"

Lin Tianba was moved to tears: "You two are so kind. If that ungrateful kid was half as obedient as Xiao Jian, I wouldn’t have made him sleep in the storage room!"

Lin Tianba took the phone and asked, "What’s that ungrateful kid’s number?"

After asking, all three of them fell silent. They realized they didn’t have Lin Ran’s number.

The number they had just used was one they had asked Liu Ruxue for.

Without a choice, Lin Tianba had to call Liu Ruxue again.

"Little Xue! What’s Xiao Ran’s phone number? Uncle’s phone fell and broke, so I can’t find the call log!"

After getting the number, Lin Tianba dialed Lin Ran’s number once more.

But no matter how he tried, it wouldn’t connect. Even switching to Lin Jian’s phone didn’t work.

"That ungrateful kid, forget about him. Let’s take Xiao Jian to the hospital. Look at this wound, it’s at least a centimeter deep."

Lin Jian gave a virtuous smile: "Thank you, Dad!"

...

In the high-level meeting room of Luo Corporation, all the executives sat in silent fear.

Every meeting felt like a trip to the execution ground. If it weren’t for the excellent benefits at Luo Corporation, they would have left long ago.

And today, Luo Yao’s face was as cold as ice.

Luo Yao fiddled with a pen in her hand, her heart filled with murderous intent.

Today at noon, her assistant reported that Liu Ruxue wanted an internship certificate.

Liu Ruxue was an intern during the summer at one of Luo Corporation’s subsidiaries, which was naturally arranged by Luo Yao.

She had already completely controlled the dynamics of everyone related to Lin Ran, especially this Liu Ruxue.

Lin Ran had gone to see her yesterday, and today she received news from Liu Ruxue.

Moreover, obtaining an internship certificate meant they were about to start school.

Luo Yao was already contemplating whether to make her disappear forever.

If Liu Ruxue were gone, would it make Lin Ran collapse or keep him by her side?

She didn’t want to take the risk and couldn’t afford to.

"Ding!"

A notification sound from her special-attention WeChat broke the silence. Luo Yao picked up her phone.

Then all the executives saw the previously ice-cold Luo Yao’s lips slowly curl into a smile.

What the hell! Luo Yao actually smiled?

What kind of message had such a powerful effect?

They were utterly shocked.

"This meeting is adjourned. Each of you will receive an extra ten thousand dollars in this month’s bonus."

With that, Luo Yao got up and left, leaving behind a group of dumbfounded executives.

Their boss suddenly found their work satisfactory? And even gave them bonuses?

This was just too incredible!

Luo Yao walked straight back to her office without taking her eyes off her phone. Her assistant, Liu Meng, was equally shocked.

Could the person who could stir emotions in Luo Yao be... Lin Ran?

Sitting in her office, Luo Yao stared at the message for a long time, her heart unable to calm down.

Lin Ran: [I miss you. When are you coming back?]

After a moment, Luo Yao replied: [Soon.]

Luo Yao: "I’m leaving now! You handle the rest of the work!"

Liu Meng was stunned: "Uh... okay!"

Luo Yao was actually leaving early? My goodness!

On her way back, Luo Yao received a message from the household manager, Uncle Fu. He sent her the detailed transcript of today’s phone call between Lin Ran and the Lin family.

Upon reading it, Luo Yao's eyes brightened significantly. If her employees saw this, they’d probably be in shock again.

"Lin Ran said... wife... home?"