All of this was captured by the phone camera lying on the ground. On the other end of the video, Chen Qingtian covered her mouth in disbelief.
Watching Fang Buxia’s fearless expression, she suddenly felt that her once gentle "little puppy" had turned into a ferocious beast.
Yet, she cried.
Because it seemed she no longer had the power to save Fang Buxia.
"Yu Chengqun, I beg you, let him go."
Yu Chengqun sneered, "In your dreams!"
Outside the door, Lin Ran sighed.
"Open it."
The door swung open, revealing Yu Chengqun, who was just about to strike.
The moment he saw Lin Ran, his entire body froze.
"Lin Ran?"
His face was still bruised and swollen, his body covered in injuries—all courtesy of Lin Ran’s men.
Lin Ran stepped into the room and glanced at Fang Buxia. "At least you’ve got some backbone."
If Fang Buxia had been completely spineless, Lin Ran might not have bothered saving him at all.
Fang Buxia was equally stunned to see Lin Ran, but hope flickered in his heart.
He… might actually be saved.
On the video call, Chen Qingtian panicked when she spotted Lin Ran. "Cousin, please save Xiaxia!"
Lin Ran picked up the phone from the floor and ended the call.
By now, Yu Chengqun’s men had been subdued, and Fang Buxia was freed.
"Take Chen Qingtian’s little puppy away," Lin Ran ordered. Two of his underlings immediately carried Fang Buxia out.
Lin Ran stepped closer to Yu Chengqun. "Do you know the two kinds of people I despise the most? One is those who act like Lin Jian…"
Yu Chengqun gritted his teeth. "And the other?"
"The other is Lin Jian himself. And you—you’re the former."
Lin Ran believed that if Yu Chengqun wasn’t taught a lesson, countless innocent people would suffer in the future.
He wasn’t exactly a saint himself, but at least he didn’t commit such atrocities.
"Beat him up first. We’ll talk later."
Abu only needed three minutes before Yu Chengqun passed out from the pain—repeatedly.
Each time he woke, it was only to be knocked unconscious again by the agony.
When Yu Chengqun regained consciousness once more, Lin Ran finally spoke. "That’s enough."
He called over a few subordinates. "Keep an eye on him. No food or water unless I say so."
"Yes, boss."
Lin Ran considered the situation—the Yu family and Luo Yao were rivals. Keeping Yu Chengqun around might prove useful.
"Lin Ran, you can’t lock me up! Do you even know who I am?"
Lin Ran didn’t bother turning back.
A fool like this… Being born into the Yu family was both his luck and his curse.
After leaving the room and getting into his car, Lin Ran finally called Chen Qingtian.
"Cousin, you owe me again."
On the other end, Chen Qingtian fell silent for a moment. "What I owe you and your wife… I’ll never repay it in this lifetime."
Hanging up, Lin Ran headed straight back to the estate to pack the soup he’d prepared.
No matter how chaotic the outside world was, nothing would stop him from nurturing his wife’s health.
By the time he arrived at Luo Corporation, it was already past lunch hour.
Lin Ran regretted his decision deeply—he should’ve just ignored Fang Buxia.
And in his heart, he cursed Chen Qingtian eight hundred times.
Even if Fang Buxia died, all Chen Qingtian would lose was a fling. But if his wife’s stomach ached because her meal was late? Unforgivable.
Entering the office, he found Luo Yao still working.
Seeing her man, she smiled.
Of course, she already knew everything Lin Ran had done today.
Whenever they weren’t together, she made sure to check his whereabouts and messages at least twice a day—morning and afternoon.
She wasn’t jealous that Lin Ran had saved Fang Buxia.
Perhaps when it came to true love, even she could show mercy.
Still, she pouted playfully. "A-Ran, if you’d come any later, I would’ve starved to death."
Hearing his wife’s complaint, Lin Ran cursed Chen Qingtian again in his heart.
"Blame Chen Qingtian and Fang Buxia for wasting my time."
He unpacked the lunchbox. "I made a new stomach-nourishing soup today. Drink up."
Luo Yao brought the bowl to her nose and inhaled.
It smelled like happiness.
"Okay, I’ll finish every drop."
As Lin Ran laid out the rest of the dishes, he fed her while recounting the day’s events. Luo Yao pretended to listen intently.
When he finished, her gaze turned thoughtful.
Lin Ran had mentioned Fang Buxia’s ordeal but conveniently skipped the Yu family gossip.
Though she knew he was helping her by stirring trouble for the Yus, his deliberate omission still annoyed her.
Lin Ran took a sip of water. "Oh, and here’s something funny—you know Chang Lüfù from the Yu family? What a… talented woman."
Luo Yao’s smile returned, and she ate with renewed appetite.
By the time Lin Ran finished his story, her meal was done.
Nothing made food taste better than juicy gossip.
Suddenly, she paused, touching her stomach. Her expression turned pitiful.
"A-Ran, I think I’m still gaining weight."
Lin Ran shrugged. He thought Luo Yao’s increased appetite lately was a good thing—a little weight gain was natural.
Besides, when she complained about being "fat," it was only relative to her previous figure.
In reality, she probably hadn’t even reached the standard weight.
"It’s fine. I’ll love you even more if you put on a bit more. It’s all thanks to me, anyway."
Luo Yao hugged him gently. "A-Ran, make me some diet meals from now on."
"Not a chance. You’re not allowed to diet until you hit standard weight."
Luo Yao beamed.
Meanwhile, at the Lüfu Chess Club, Yu Paoyan was throwing a tantrum.
"You bastards! Let me out! I’m your family head!"
The guards remained silent as Yu Paoyan ranted.
Chang Lüfù emerged from the lounge. "Dad, stop shouting. It’s pointless."
Yu Paoyan fell silent for a moment, studying her. "Let’s talk in the lounge."
The guards didn’t stop them—after all, they’d already planted surveillance devices in the room. Whatever was said, Yu Taiduo would hear it.
Meanwhile, Ai Renqi still lay unconscious on the bathroom floor.
Inside the lounge, Chang Lüfù lowered her voice. "Dad, they took our phones. We need to find a way to contact someone outside for help."
Instead of answering, Yu Paoyan narrowed his eyes. "Why did you sleep with Ai Renqi? Are you really that desperate?"
Chang Lüfù stiffened. Of all things to focus on at a time like this…
"It was just a fling. You’re the only one I’m serious about."
...
At Yu Taiduo’s residence, he stared at the surveillance feed in shock, doubting his own ears.
But as the conversation continued, his fury grew.
"Ah—!"
What kind of monster had he married?
Disgusting.
Absolutely fucking disgusting.
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!
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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.
