Both brides were veiled, waiting for their husbands to give the answer.
Lin Ran, sitting below the stage, pinched his chin. "What if they guess wrong?"
Luo Yao: "They won't. I can tell them apart."
Lin Ran: ???
"Wait, how can you tell?"
Luo Yao pointed at the one with the more impressive figure. "That one is Zhang Xinyan."
Lin Ran suddenly understood. "Oh, I see!"
Suddenly, Luo Yao's gaze towards Lin Ran turned icy.
"A-Ran appreciates that too, huh?"
Huh?
"No, who said I appreciate it? I'm just amazed at my wife's keen observation skills."
On stage, Wu Zhishang also pointed out Zhang Xinyan without any hesitation, looking proudly at Shen Jingbing—a blatant show of dominance.
Shen Jingbing gave a disdainful smile. "Although I was a bit slower than you, my wife is prettier."
The line made the audience below burst into laughter.
Next came the wedding ceremonies for both couples. The fathers of the two brides walked onto the stage, took their daughters' hands, and placed them in the grooms' hands.
Then, the two newlywed couples served tea to the groom's parents, following the traditional Chinese wedding customs.
Watching the couples on stage, Lin Ran sighed.
Luo Yao leaned her head close to his face. "Why did A-Ran sigh?"
Lin Ran said wistfully, "I was thinking that Old Wu and Zhang Xinyan met so much later than us, yet they're getting married first. I've lost this round to him."
"We have our marriage certificate too, and it's earlier than theirs," Luo Yao explained.
Lin Ran shook his head. "In our country, some people get the certificate before the wedding, some after, but the marriage is generally counted from the wedding day. Like the wedding anniversary, for example."
Luo Yao tilted her head and thought about it; that seemed to make sense.
"A-Ran, don't be sad. I'll have someone ruin their wedding, then we can get married first."
Lin Ran was instantly stunned.
"No, this... let's forget it. Let's spare him. Although his wedding is earlier than mine, his wife isn't as beautiful as mine. My wife is the most beautiful in the world."
Lin Ran's coaxing made Luo Yao even happier, and she nodded. "Okay, I'll listen to A-Ran."
Lin Ran said she was the most beautiful!
But just because Luo Yao wouldn't cause trouble didn't mean others wouldn't.
Just as Zhang Xinyan was about to serve tea to Wu Zhishang's parents...
"Wait!"
A sudden, loud shout rang out, and a woman rushed in.
"Wu Zhishang, you can't marry her. You can only marry me. Come with me today, I swear I'll never leave you again..."
Lin Ran looked towards the source of the voice and cursed under his breath, "Damn! What bad luck."
Wu Zhishang was also taken aback for a moment. After recognizing the person, his face darkened.
The person was none other than Zhao Miaomiao.
The venue instantly erupted.
"Whoa, is this woman here to crash the wedding? Am I understanding this right?"
"I just came to attend a wedding, never thought I'd witness such a dramatic scene live. This gift money was totally worth it."
"I know this woman. She's Wu Zhishang's ex-girlfriend, Zhao Miaomiao. Rumor has it she's a 'bad girl' (bad girl: here means a 'cheater' or 'disloyal woman'); she was ambiguous with her male best friend while dating Wu Zhishang."
Whispers arose from every corner of the banquet hall, instantly making Wu Zhishang the center of gossip.
Zhang Xinyan hadn't expected such a dramatic confrontation either. She turned to look at Wu Zhishang, who tightened his grip on her hand.
Zhang Xinyan immediately relaxed.
She thought Wu Zhishang was telling her, "Don't worry, I'll always be by your side."
What Wu Zhishang actually meant was, "Hold on tight, don't charge out and fight her. It wouldn't look good."
"Zhishang, come back to me. That woman only loves your money. I'm the one who truly loves you."
Wu Zhishang snorted with contempt, looking down at Zhao Miaomiao.
"You! If you're here for the wedding, I might let you squat in a corner for a peek and give you some leftovers after the banquet starts. But if you're here to cause trouble, then I'll have no choice but to have you thrown out."
"And if you dare say one more bad word about my wife, I'll slap you so hard you won't remember which way you came from."
With just these few sentences, Zhao Miaomiao's character was already being dissected among the guests, and the discussions grew even louder.
Zhao Miaomiao's tears needed no buildup; they fell on command, a truly pitiful sight for any onlooker.
Lin Ran had seen enough. He signaled to Abu with his eyes, "Don't let her..."
Before Lin Ran could finish, a figure rushed out—not Wu Zhishang, but Shen Jingbing.
"Ah... finally someone asking for a beating."
He ran over and kicked Zhao Miaomiao flying, then turned back and instructed, "You guys continue with the toast. I'll help Boss Wu deal with this cheater."
No matter how much Shen Jingbing and Wu Zhishang messed with each other, it was normal between them. But if someone came to cause trouble for his bro, he had to stand up for him.
All the guests were dumbfounded.
"What just rushed out? Was that the other groom?"
"Probably... yes? But why did he rush out when she came for Wu Zhishang?"
"This is one chaotic wedding."
However, as Zhao Miaomiao was dragged away by Shen Jingbing and security, the wedding returned to normal.
Zhang Xinyan's parents looked somewhat displeased, but after a brief explanation and a bit of acting cute from Zhang Xinyan, they smiled again.
Zhang Xinyan continued serving tea and changing how she addressed Wu Zhishang's parents, formally calling them 'Mom' and 'Dad'...
Lin Ran thought for a moment and instructed Abu, "Shen Jingbing won't be enough to scare that woman. You go handle it. Make sure Zhao Miaomiao never dares to show up again."
Abu nodded and left.
After the interlude, Shen Jingbing returned, clapping his hands. The entire wedding proceeded very "smoothly" thereafter.
After the ceremonies concluded, the two grooms carried their brides around the venue once, showing off their strength.
Wu Zhishang and Zhang Xinyan's parents also came to their seats and greeted Lin Ran when they saw him.
Especially Wu's mother. She had only seen Luo Yao online; this was her first time in real life.
She had known Lin Ran for many years; Lin Ran had eaten countless meals at the Wu family home.
Seeing Lin Ran with such a beautiful wife, she was so happy she couldn't close her mouth.
"You must be Yao Yao. You're even more beautiful in person than on screen. Our Xiao Ran is truly blessed to have married you," said Wu's mother, a straightforward woman who spoke her mind.
Luo Yao nodded. "Being able to marry A-Ran is my luck."
Seeing the young couple so deeply in love, Wu's mother finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She had been a little worried before that Lin Ran was being kept by Luo Yao. However, after seeing many news stories about Lin Ran and Luo Yao over the past six months, she had slowly become a fan of their relationship, getting more and more into it.
Now, having confirmed it with her own eyes today, she felt even more at ease.
At that moment, Wu Zhishang finally arrived with Zhang Xinyan.
"Brother Lin, Sister-in-law."
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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!"
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!
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.
