Zhao Miaomiao’s tears flowed even harder. Suddenly, she felt a clarity wash over her, as if a cold stream had poured into the crown of her head, making many things clear to her.
"Are you blaming me, Miaomiao? Don’t worry, I’ll find a chance to explain to Brother Zhishang. I won’t make things difficult for you."
Zhao Miaomiao: "Get lost. Don’t let me see you again."
Now she realized just how wrong she had been.
Zhao Miaomiao stood up, ready to leave, completely ignoring Lv Jian’s honeyed words beside her.
"Wait." Lin Ran’s voice cut through the air. "You’re just going to leave like that?"
Both Zhao Miaomiao and Lv Jian turned to look at Lin Ran, their hearts instantly turning cold.
Even scumbags like them browsed the internet, and lately, Lin Ran and Luo Yao had been all over it.
The current Lin Ran was someone they feared deep down.
Not because they were afraid of what he might do, but because of the person standing behind him.
Lin Ran could see right through their thoughts but didn’t call them out.
Relying on his wife’s influence to throw his weight around—wasn’t that just another skill of a freeloader?
And besides…
He intended to show them in his own way that he, Lin Ran, could also become the devil in someone else’s eyes.
"Lv Jian, you’ve got some nerve. Your family’s locked up, yet here you are, still playing the scumbag. Impressive."
Lv Jian knew exactly what Lin Ran was referring to.
"They broke the law and got what they deserved. What can I do? Wrongdoers must be punished."
Lin Ran clapped slowly. "Well said. Then let me remind you of an old saying—the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son. Your dear old dad cuckolded my Tianba, and your little brother bullied me for years. Now that they’re behind bars, I guess I’ll have to take it out on you."
"Abu."
At Lin Ran’s call, Abu stepped forward with an icy expression, walking toward Lv Jian. Lv Jian’s face twisted in terror—he felt like the man in front of him could tear him apart with his bare hands.
"I was wrong, Young Master Lin! Please spare me! I have nothing to do with them—I’ll cut ties with Lv Renqi right now!"
The moment those words left his mouth, even Abu paused, glancing back at Lin Ran.
Lin Ran smirked. He hadn’t expected Lv Jian to be this shameless.
"Originally, I was going to cripple you. But since you’re like this… let’s just settle for a beating—the kind that leaves you bedridden for half a month."
At this moment, Lin Ran realized that Lv Jian’s disgustingness was still a notch below Lin Jian’s.
Which only proved that Lin Jian’s manipulative skills were superior.
Abu nodded and "escorted" Lv Jian to a secluded corner with no cameras.
As for Zhao Miaomiao, she stared at Lin Ran in disbelief. She never imagined he could be this ruthless now.
"Don’t look at me like that. In my eyes, you’re not even worth the effort. Among the people I know, you wouldn’t even make the top ten in the ‘Most Despicable’ rankings."
The top spots on that list were reserved for the likes of the "Three Beasts of the Lin Family" and the "Four Dogs of the Liu Family." Zhao Miaomiao couldn’t even rank above the mother-son duo from the Park family.
At the very least, Zhao Miaomiao and Lv Jian were just scumbags—they hadn’t used their vileness to take lives, unlike the others.
If Zhao Miaomiao had to be ranked, she’d probably be on par with Huo Haini.
"Lin Ran, I apologize for what I said to you last time. Can you let me go?"
Zhao Miaomiao was genuinely afraid of him now.
Lin Ran wasn’t the type to chase someone to the ends of the earth, but he wasn’t about to let her off easy either.
These two had hurt his best friend and even tried to frame him by taking his words out of context in a video.
"Don’t be naive, kid. If apologies worked, what would I need my ‘dipping sauce’ for?"
Zhao Miaomiao didn’t understand. Lin Ran grinned. "Shen Jingbing, where are you?"
"Right here, boss."
Lin Ran didn’t even need to look to know Shen Jingbing was already raring to go. Whenever he was needed, this "dipping sauce" would always appear.
To deal with trash, you needed someone even more shameless.
"Ah—!" Zhao Miaomiao turned to run. She knew Shen Jingbing all too well—she’d even been on the receiving end of his "work" before.
"Stay away from me!"
Shen Jingbing wasn’t about to let this opportunity slip.
Ever since Liu Ruxue got locked up, he’d been out of a job and had to pivot to being a streamer under Nuanyao Group’s media branch.
Though his streaming career was thriving with plenty of fans, something still felt missing.
Now, the chance had finally come. He’d been itching for this for days.
Dealing with scumbags was his favorite pastime.
After grabbing Zhao Miaomiao, he delivered his classic line:
"Go on, scream. The louder you scream, the more excited I get! Hahahahaha!"
By the time Abu returned, Lin Ran had already led his people back into the Nuanyao Group building, paying no further attention to Zhao Miaomiao and Shen Jingbing.
He knew Shen Jingbing well enough—the man knew his limits and wouldn’t cross any serious lines.
Lin Ran didn’t ask how badly Lv Jian ended up. He trusted Abu’s skills—there would be no mistakes.
If he said Lv Jian would be bedridden for half a month, it would be exactly that—not a day less, not a day more.
As for those two despicable creatures, they probably wouldn’t dare cause trouble again.
Back in the office, Chen Qingtian had arrived.
Her work in Shanghai had wrapped up, and though she’d come to Beijing, she hadn’t reported to the company until today—Lin Ran had summoned her.
She was buzzing with excitement because she already knew why he’d called her in.
Her assistant, Pei Qianqian, looked puzzled. "Sis Qingtian, why are you so happy?"
"You’ll find out soon." I’m about to start making serious money.
Outside the office, Chen Qingtian took in the changes with a sigh. My sister-in-law is loaded.
To just gift an entire office building like this…
She swore she’d be just as rich one day—rich enough to keep a harem of pretty boys.
When it came to love, from now on, only others would get hurt. Never her.
Knocking and entering, she saw Wu Zhishang, Lin Ran, and Zhang Xinyan inside. Her confidence wavered slightly.
Especially facing Wu Zhishang—she was about to go solo, and she hadn’t even told him yet.
He was still her nominal superior, after all. It felt a little awkward.
Wu Zhishang sighed. "Brother Lin already told me. I didn’t expect you to leave the team so soon."
He was feeling a little down, though he wasn’t entirely sure why.
Maybe it was the tiny flicker of hope he’d held for Chen Qingtian.
The girl who had drunk with him during his lowest moments, who had stood up for him when he was bullied—she seemed to be drifting further and further away.
Wu Zhishang was a sentimental person, easily moved. But he also knew better than to cling to unrealistic fantasies.
u serious?" Chen Feng watched helplessly as his painstakingly trained disciple, fresh off a championship victory, publicly abandoned him. "You had your chance, but you didn’t appreciate it. Now, face the consequences of your choice!" Chen Feng possessed the "Master System," a treasure trove of supreme martial arts techniques, capable of molding ordinary individuals into peerless prodigies. "Legs like yours? A shame not to train in the Crippling Kick." "Ever heard of a palm strike that descends from the heavens?" "Auntie! I see extraordinary bone structure in you—a martial arts prodigy, one in ten thousand." The once-defiant senior disciple, now watching her juniors rise to fame one after another, dominating the internet, was consumed by endless regret.
【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.)
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
