Lin Jian: "My brother wasn't like this before. He must have done something to upset you, so you're punishing him, right? I hope you’ll let him go."
Luo Yao had finally had enough of listening. She realized Lin Jian had nothing important to say—he was just a complete idiot.
Just as she was about to have him thrown out, Lin Jian continued.
"My brother likes Liu Ruxue. What you’re doing is ruining their relationship, you— Ah!"
Luo Yao kicked Lin Jian three meters away. He rolled across the ground three full times before stopping, staring at her in terror, unable to believe how violent she was.
"Why—why did you hit me? I was just telling the truth! My brother said he only likes Liu Ruxue."
Luo Yao’s mind buzzed, her entire body trembling. Liu Meng frowned beside her.
At that moment, Lin Ran arrived.
On the way, Wu Zhishang kept glancing at Lin Ran for the eighteenth time before Lin Ran finally couldn’t take it anymore.
"Spit it out."
Wu Zhishang: "Lin, bro… that Luo Yao—is she actually your wife?"
When Lin Ran didn’t deny it, Wu Zhishang stood there like a statue.
"Bro! Are you serious? Do you even know who Luo Yao is? Holy hell, I always thought the rich woman keeping you was some executive from Luo Corporation, but you actually landed the big one!"
"Do you know how much money she has? We were supposed to struggle together, but you just skipped straight to the top?"
"And then you come back and tell me you’re starting a business? What kind of joke is this?"
Wu Zhishang was utterly stunned. He’d had some suspicions before, especially after that incident at the Pangu Hotel, but he never dared to guess it was Luo Yao. Now, it was confirmed.
The sugar mommy keeping his best friend was none other than Luo Yao—the heiress of the world’s top financial empire, a woman whose words could shake the entire business world.
This wasn’t just killing him—this was scaring him to death.
When they reached the parking lot, Lin Ran noticed it was nearly empty, as if it had been cleared out.
Only when he saw Luo Yao standing there did he understand.
Then, he noticed she looked furious. His brows furrowed, and when he looked closer, he saw Lin Jian sprawled on the ground.
Lin Jian: "Miss Luo Yao, if my brother offended you, I’ll apologize on his behalf. But please don’t ruin his relationship with Liu Ruxue. If you have any grievances, take them out on me."
Lin Ran’s head also buzzed. Without a word, he rushed over and kicked Lin Jian so hard he crumpled into a twisted heap.
"Damn it, what kind of trash dares to 'apologize' for me? Do I need you to take my place? Screw you! Screw you!"
Wu Zhishang joined in, kicking Lin Jian, who had only just recovered from his injuries, until his face was bruised and swollen again.
Seeing Luo Yao’s unstable state, Lin Ran quickly signaled the bodyguards, who immediately dragged Lin Jian away.
Lin Ran walked over to Luo Yao and gently stroked her back, feeling her trembling. His heart ached, and his hatred for Lin Jian reached its peak.
Lin Jian, just you wait. If I don’t ruin you, I’m not human.
After a long while, Luo Yao finally stopped shaking. Her icy gaze fell on Lin Ran, making even Wu Zhishang beside him too afraid to meet her eyes.
When Luo Yao’s stare shifted to Wu Zhishang, he felt a chill run down his spine.
Swallowing hard, he mustered his courage, lowered his head, and stammered: "President Luo… uh… sister-in-law, hello!"
At the words "sister-in-law," Luo Yao showed no reaction, only uttering a single word.
"Reward."
Liu Meng immediately stepped forward from behind Luo Yao and handed Wu Zhishang a blank check.
"Mr. Wu, fill in any amount—as long as the bank can process it in a single transaction. Just a reminder: don’t write anything under a million. President Luo doesn’t deal in petty sums."
Wu Zhishang stared at the check in his hand, dazed for a long time.
Why did Luo Yao reward me? Was it because I called her sister-in-law? Does she love Lin Ran that much?
Only when Lin Ran patted his shoulder did he snap out of it. "Just take it."
Wu Zhishang hurriedly bowed. "Thank you, sister-in-law! Thank you, Lin bro! I’ll get out of your way now."
With that, he bolted. Luo Yao was satisfied with his reaction.
She reached out to caress Lin Ran’s cheek, then suddenly raised her hand as if to slap him—stopping just a centimeter from his face before shifting back to a gentle touch.
"Spend less time with Wu Zhishang. Save more for me."
Lin Ran nodded. "Yes, my dear wife."
Luo Yao: "I hit Liu Ruxue. Are you upset?"
Lin Ran immediately grabbed her hand. "No, I’m thrilled. Does your hand hurt?" He blew on it softly, and Luo Yao finally felt better.
"Ah Ran, remember this: if you don’t want to deal with Liu Ruxue, just tell me. I’ll make sure she suffers a fate worse than death. And Lin Jian—he said you like Liu Ruxue. I almost lost my mind, do you understand?"
Lin Ran: "Don’t listen to nonsense. How could I like anyone else when I have a perfect wife like you? Who else could support me? Give me luxury cars, mansions, anything I want? You should be confident—only you can afford me."
"Whether it’s Lin Jian or Liu Ruxue, don’t believe a single word they say—not even the punctuation. Once I’m done using them, I’ll hand them over to you."
Luo Yao’s mood still hadn’t fully stabilized. She glared at Lin Ran, eyes simmering with anger. "Ah Ran, I want to possess you."
Lin Ran: "Here?"
"Fine."
He scooped her up and carried her to the car…
After this incident, Lin Ran and Luo Yao’s relationship seemed even more inseparable.
Lin Ran could also sense that Liu Ruxue was gradually becoming less important in Luo Yao’s mind—though he wasn’t sure if she was pretending or genuinely moving on.
As for her anger, it seemed directed at Liu Ruxue and Lin Jian, not at him.
Maybe this knot has been untied… for now.
The night passed without incident. The next day, Lin Ran decided not to go to school—staying home was better, avoiding any more dramatic twists.
Not like the principal would care where he was. With his past achievements, graduating shouldn’t be an issue.
Even if Lin Ran didn’t want the diploma, would the principal dare withhold it?
After Luo Yao left in the morning, Lin Ran wandered alone around the estate. Soon, he reached the crocodile pond, where he saw a keeper using a long pole to herd the reptiles into the water. Intrigued, he crouched to watch.
"Meow!"
Startled, he turned to see a black cat sitting beside him, also observing the crocodiles.
Lin Ran: "Little Black, where’ve you been these days?"
The cat: "Meow!"
"I don’t have food on me. Let’s go back to the villa—I’ll feed you there, okay?"
"Meow!"
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!
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
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.
