Chapter 0498

"Smash!" With a sound, Yu Taiduo's phone hit the ground, shattered beyond repair, a testament to his fury.

He panted heavily, gasping for breath.

"Someone, go castrate the old man."

The bodyguard was baffled but didn't ask questions, heading straight out to carry out the order.

After finishing lunch, Luo Yao rested for a while with Lin Ran by her side.

"I wish I could stick to my wife forever."

"I want to stick to you too, A'Ran. Believe me, that day isn't far off."

Lin Ran held Luo Yao in his arms, doting on her. "I have a... not very important friend. When it shows up next time, I'll introduce you to it, okay?"

Luo Yao raised an eyebrow, sensing a trace of nervousness in Lin Ran.

"Okay."

"But you have to promise not to kill it."

"Okay," Luo Yao replied softly.

It was about time to meet that black cat.

Let me see just what kind of cat you are, to make even A'Ran care about you.

Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief. He knew Luo Yao would keep her promises to him.

Little Black's life was spared.

"A'Ran, stay with me here this afternoon. Don't leave."

"But you said I'd distract you if I stayed?"

Lin Ran was a bit puzzled. Had the business war already ended?

Luo Yao's eyes held a smile. "It's not much of a distraction now."

"Have I become less important in your heart?" Lin Ran immediately felt wronged.

Luo Yao quickly explained, "Your importance in my heart is irreplaceable. It's because the work isn't as hectic now. From now on, I'll only work half-days. I'll spend every afternoon stuck to you, okay?"

Lin Ran thought the business war must be entering its final stages, suddenly feeling much more at ease.

"Okay, I'll spend every afternoon with you. Once this current problem is resolved, we'll be together 24/7."

They spent the entire afternoon being lovey-dovey together, and nothing else happened for the rest of the evening.

Returning home, they finally settled back into their ordinary married life.

Glancing at a certain corner of the room, Luo Yao suddenly posed a question.

"A'Ran, do you want Liu Yuemei and Lin Jian to be punished?"

Did he?

Of course he did.

He'd wanted it for a lifetime.

That mother and son had emotionally manipulated him since childhood, exploited him when he grew up, and even killed him after he lost his value to them.

And what had he done wrong?

His biggest mistake was being born into the Lin family.

I treated you as family, and you treated me as dead?

Actually, Lin Ran had pondered one question.

If, in his previous life, they hadn't killed him but merely kicked him out of the Lin family, would he have forgiven them?

Later, he found his answer.

Given how much he valued family ties in his past life, he likely would have let them have their way.

But in the end, after getting the share transfer agreement, they still pushed him off the rooftop.

Just how evil does a person have to be to deal such a cruel blow to someone who only ever wanted familial love?

"Let's wait. After you finish your work, I'll settle accounts with them."

"Okay."

The nights passed swiftly. Early the next morning, Lin Ran saw Luo Yao off to Luo Corporation before leaving himself.

As the car drove down the street, Lin Ran's frown deepened more and more.

He had a strong feeling something was about to go wrong.

And since his rebirth, his intuition had been sharp.

Shenhe Road.

This was a shortcut from Luo Corporation back to the estate, lined with some private factories.

Lin Ran had discovered this road by chance. It not only had little traffic but was also much closer.

"Brother Wang, let's turn around and take the main road."

"Okay."

But just then, Abu spoke up.

"Don't turn around. They're already here."

Luo Corporation office.

"You said before the Zhang family was pulling out?" These past two days, Luo Yao had been preoccupied with other urges and hadn't given it much thought. Now, pondering it, something felt off.

Liu Meng looked serious. "That's right. And starting yesterday, I noticed the Yu and Ai families also seem to be preparing to give up their fight against us."

"According to intelligence, Ai Renqi is already under Yu Taiduo's control. But the strange thing is, the Ai family doesn't seem to have reacted at all."

Luo Yao frowned, sensing something amiss. Even Liu Meng found it odd.

The three major families seemed to be passively enduring Luo Corporation's business attacks, yet they also didn't seem to be fighting with their full strength.

"Although their liquid funds are depleted, they haven't sold off any shares or assets. President Luo, do you think they're plotting something bad?"

Luo Yao narrowed her eyes. "You think?"

What could it be?

Suddenly, Luo Yao's eyes widened. Liu Meng seemed to realize the same thing at the same moment. They looked at each other and simultaneously pulled out their phones.

Liu Meng contacted Brother Dao, while Luo Yao called Lin Ran.

The call connected. "A'Ran, where are you?"

"I'm... I'm at..."

Luo Yao heard Lin Ran's voice on the phone suddenly become fragmented and chaotic, sparking a flicker of panic in her, but she quickly calmed down.

"A'Ran?"

"A'Ran, what's wrong? Where are you?"

Lin Ran cursed under his breath. "Damn it! We're surrounded. On Shenhe Road."

Without another word, Luo Yao strode out of her office, running into Liu Meng right at the door.

"I've already contacted Brother Dao. He's gathering men."

Luo Yao: "Tell them to head straight to Shenhe Road."

Dare to touch A'Ran? You're seeking death.

What was Luo Yao's one true taboo?

Not Luo Corporation, not the Luo family, not even Ai Ran Capital.

It was her man.

If this world were a transaction, she would trade it all for Lin Ran's love.

That was Luo Yao.

Entering the elevator, her phone lost signal. Luo Yao cursed herself for not having developed a phone that worked everywhere.

She headed to the rooftop, opened a tracking app, and set off with Liu Meng and the company's security team.

Damn it. She should have kept A'Ran by her side.

She never should have let him leave.

Shenhe Road. A line of luxury cars was putting on the year's best chase scene, with the most eye-catching being a limited edition Rolls-Royce.

Wang Bao drove as if they were filming a movie, weaving and dodging to avoid collisions from other cars. Meanwhile, Lin Ran's convoy of bodyguard vehicles fought desperately to block the cars attempting to encircle them.

If any vehicle got too close to Lin Ran's car, the bodyguard team wouldn't hesitate to ram it, even if it meant mutual destruction.

This was the caliber of professional bodyguards Luo Yao had trained. Their quality was unquestionable.

Faced with this scene, the opposing vehicles all instinctively gave way, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire, which gave Wang Bao even more room to maneuver.

Lin Ran hung up the phone. If not for the seatbelt, he would have been thrown from his seat.

"Brother Wang, you're amazing! All that driving practice really paid off."

Though tossed around in the car like he was at a rave, Lin Ran didn't stop his stream of praise.

Empowered by Lin Ran's constant compliments, Wang Bao found his groove, driving the car like a race car.

Suddenly, a strip of spike strips was thrown onto the road ahead. Wang Bao's eyes widened instantly.

Hey, I'm playing a game of skill here, and you resort to tricks?

At this speed, a blowout would mean no one in the car would survive.

Realizing this, Wang Bao immediately executed a drift.

He even added a fishtail.