Let Lin Tianba die?
That would be too merciful.
Lin Ran wouldn’t let Lin Tianba’s story end so easily. He had vowed to make him live out the rest of his days—alive to suffer.
Their personal feud might be over, but Lin Tianba still had to pay for what he did to Lin Ran’s mother.
For the rest of his life.
As for so-called family bonds? A father’s love?
All nonsense. Lin Ran couldn’t care less.
Suddenly, Luo Yao turned and hugged him.
"Don’t be afraid, A’Ran. I’m your family now. I’ll never betray you."
Lin Ran froze.
So she understood him this deeply.
How wonderful.
Just as he was about to be moved, Luo Yao’s tone shifted.
"And you can’t betray me either. If I lose it, we’re both going down."
Well, his wife was still the same wife, and her love burned just as fiercely.
The moment they arrived at the estate, Lin Ran noticed something off.
The old man who always came out to greet him was nowhere to be seen.
It wasn’t that Lin Ran was being fussy—it’s just that a mistake like this shouldn’t happen with Uncle Fu. If it did, it meant something was wrong.
"Where’s Uncle Fu?" Lin Ran casually asked a servant.
"He went to Villa No. 3, I think."
Lin Ran relaxed. So he went to see Granny Wang.
He didn’t think much of it and carried his wife off to bathe and sleep.
The next morning, as soon as Lin Ran stepped out of the bedroom, he saw Uncle Fu—injured.
"What happened to your eye?"
Uncle Fu: "It’s normal to have dark circles from insomnia."
Lin Ran frowned. "Is it normal for just one eye to be black?"
"Yeah, isn’t it?"
Lin Ran thought, Hell no, it’s not.
Just then, Luo Yao followed him out and narrowed her eyes at Uncle Fu.
"What’s wrong with your neck?"
Uncle Fu glanced down. "Don’t you think this neckerchief suits me, Miss?"
"You know the cost of lying to me."
Uncle Fu immediately shut his mouth, then after a pause, explained.
"Well, I went to see Granny Wang, but I slipped up—she punched me in the eye. Not that I couldn’t take her, of course. You know how strong I am, Miss. I just… couldn’t bring myself to fight back."
Lin Ran’s eyes widened. He’d only been joking yesterday, but the old man actually went for it?
And…
Noticing Lin Ran staring at his neckerchief, Uncle Fu sighed and took it off.
"She bit me."
Luo Yao nodded. "One year’s salary deduction."
Uncle Fu: ???
"It’ll go to Granny Wang as compensation."
Uncle Fu: Well, that’s a relief.
A gossipy grin spread across Lin Ran’s face. "I just want to know how it ended."
Uncle Fu hung his head in shame. "I failed. I’m useless."
Lin Ran laughed. At least Uncle Fu hadn’t committed some irreparable mistake—though Lin Ran would still bear at least 1% of the blame for this.
"I was just joking. Why’d you actually go?"
Uncle Fu glared. "Young Master Lin, you’ve ruined me."
"Or maybe what ruined you was your own dirty thoughts."
Uncle Fu had no retort. If human instinct counted as "dirty," then the Young Master and Miss were the filthiest people alive.
But he only dared think it, not say it.
Since nothing had happened, Lin Ran cheerfully dropped the matter and took his wife to enjoy breakfast.
They’d woken up early today because Luo Yao was returning to work. She didn’t know how long it would last, but it wouldn’t be too lengthy.
Her task? Assisting Liu Meng in dismantling the Yu and Ai families.
Yes, assisting. Liu Meng was the one leading the charge.
Lin Ran almost felt bad for the Yu and Ai clans.
In his wife’s eyes, top-tier families like them only deserved to face off against an assistant. How pathetic were they?
Lin Ran wanted to accompany Luo Yao—his injuries were fully healed now.
But after some thought, she refused.
"A’Ran, if you miss me, you can visit at noon every day. But don’t come at other times. Your presence would distract me from work."
Lin Ran pouted. "You used to say you couldn’t focus without me around. Now I’m the distraction?"
Ugh, heartless woman. (Angry)
Lin Ran: First it was "I can’t concentrate without you," now it’s "you’re in my way"?
Luo Yao found his sulky expression adorable and gently explained.
"This job is different. It involves multiple rounds of corporate warfare and complex strategies. I need to be fully focused. If you’re beside me, how can I concentrate on helping Liu Meng fight?"
"Fine."
What could he do when his wife put it like that?
Besides, she had a point—his presence would only slow her down.
"If you’re bored, A’Ran, go out and spend money. Didn’t we agree? I earn, you burn."
Lin Ran kissed her forehead. "Don’t worry, I won’t let your hard-earned money go to waste. I’ll do my best to spend it all in this lifetime."
"Then you’ll have to work hard, A’Ran. Emptying our fortune won’t be easy."
Lin Ran sighed dramatically. "Well… if we can’t finish it, we’ll spend the rest in the next life."
Trying to exhaust his wife’s wealth in one lifetime was like attempting the impossible.
No matter how recklessly he spent, her money seemed to multiply—the more he splurged, the more there was.
Eventually, it would drain him completely, leaving behind nothing but his dashing good looks.
"Next life… you’ll still be mine, right?"
"Not just next life. The life before this too. Call it Three Lifetimes of Us."
With happiness, reassurance, and peace in her heart, Luo Yao left. The villa was quiet again, leaving Lin Ran alone.
Sensing his gloom, Uncle Fu approached. "Young Master, shall I arrange a car for you to go out?"
"Go out? Where? Anywhere without Yao Yao is just a gray, lifeless world."
Should’ve known I’d get force-fed dog food for asking.
Suddenly, Lin Ran’s phone rang.
The long-forgotten sound almost surprised him—he’d nearly forgotten phones could do that.
"Who is it?" His tone was flat at the unfamiliar number.
"Lin Ran, this is Jingda University’s administration office. When do you plan to grace us with your presence?"
"Oh? What’s the matter?"
The voice on the other end paused. "Your classmates miss you. The dean misses you. And it’s been weeks since the semester started—you still haven’t checked in with your advisor."
Lin Ran chuckled helplessly. "Got it. I’ll drop by when I have time."
Damn school. Why am I still a student?
Wait… am I still a student?
He’d almost forgotten. Counting the days, the semester had indeed begun a while ago, and he hadn’t shown up once. That was a bit much.
Oh well. With his wife away, he might as well find something to do.
Hmm… it had been a while since he last visited the company.
He wasn’t worried about Luo Yao’s battle against the Yu and Ai alliance. He trusted her completely.
In their past life, she’d dealt with those families too. Though she hadn’t wiped them out, she’d successfully downgraded them to second-tier status.
The conflict seems to stem from the two families attempting to replace Luo Corporation's dominance after their alliance, resorting to underhanded tactics and vicious competition.
He wasn’t entirely clear on the details, as in his previous life, he hadn’t paid much attention to Luo Yao’s affairs.
Though this timeline had shifted significantly earlier, the current Luo Yao was far more formidable than before.
After all, she no longer had anything holding her back.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
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...
