The servant brought out the dishes prepared by Lin Ran, and Luo Yao’s appetite instantly perked up at the sight.
Lin Ran fed her bite by bite, and Luo Yao ate with quiet focus.
After the meal, the private doctor came to check on her again and found that Luo Yao’s condition had improved significantly. Her fever had already subsided in just one day, and the doctor estimated she would fully recover in another two days.
Luo Yao’s cheeks were still slightly flushed, which Lin Ran knew was due to her illness. He held her in his arms as they sat on the balcony of the bedroom, gazing at the sky.
He couldn’t understand why Luo Yao loved stargazing so much.
Lin Ran: "The stars don’t move."
Luo Yao: "But hearts do."
Though she still felt a little unwell, being this close to Lin Ran under the stars made the discomfort seem trivial.
Being sick wasn’t so bad after all.
Because of her condition, the two didn’t do much—just held each other quietly.
Eventually, Luo Yao fell asleep, and Lin Ran prepared to carry her back to bed.
"Meow!"
Lin Ran stiffened, turning his head to glare and whisper sharply,
"Don’t wake her up."
"Meow!"
Damn it, why wouldn’t this cat listen?
Gently, he lifted Luo Yao, carried her from the balcony to the bedroom, and laid her down with care.
The black cat remained on the balcony, watching motionlessly.
After tucking Luo Yao in, Lin Ran pressed a light kiss to her forehead before returning to the balcony.
"What are you doing here so late? Shouldn’t you be asleep?"
He immediately felt silly—cats were nocturnal, after all.
"Meow!"
"Are you some kind of peeping Tom-cat? Spill it—do you always watch us when we’re... you know?"
"Meow!"
Whatever. Life was dull, and cats didn’t understand humans.
He returned to bed and fell asleep with Luo Yao in his arms.
In his dream, he stood in a primal forest, where a pair of eerily unnatural eyes stared at him—motionless, unblinking.
Lin Ran reached for his phone to illuminate the darkness but realized he hadn’t brought it.
Just as he was about to speak, the eyes beneath parted to reveal a grotesque mouth that sent chills down his spine.
It resembled a human mouth, yet wasn’t quite human.
Blood dripped ceaselessly from it, impossible to tell whether it was the creature’s own or someone else’s.
Lin Ran jolted awake in a cold sweat.
That dream again—the second time now, though clearer this time.
He took a deep breath and grabbed his phone to search:
[What does it mean when dreams continue from previous ones?]
After scrolling through countless bizarre theories from online forums, he sighed.
"Ran, what’s wrong?"
Lin Ran turned to see Luo Yao awake, her eyes soft with concern. He patted her back gently. "Nothing. Just a nightmare. I was looking it up. Did I wake you?"
Luo Yao nuzzled into his chest. "Dreams are just illusions. The only real thing is the person beside you."
Lin Ran smiled, soothing her back to sleep before closing his own eyes.
The nightmare resumed...
He woke with a start to morning light, Luo Yao sitting by the bed, her fingers lightly brushing his cheek.
"Ran, another nightmare?"
Lin Ran inhaled deeply, the scent of Luo Yao calming him. He sat up abruptly, meeting her gaze.
Unbrushed, her hair was adorably tousled, her cheeks flushed. Her eyes—no longer their usual icy detachment—sparkled with unspoken warmth.
The sight hit him like a knockout punch. Lin Ran admitted it: he was utterly enchanted by her.
When he first returned from rebirth, he’d only wanted to cherish Luo Yao. But gradually, that turned into dependence—he craved her presence every second.
Now, having tasted her love, he couldn’t live without her.
How had he been such a blind fool in his past life to miss her magic?
Seeing Lin Ran recover, Luo Yao relaxed and made to leave, only for him to grab her hand.
"Don’t go. I haven’t had my fill of looking at you yet."
She leaned down, pressing her cheek to his. She adored this version of Lin Ran—the one who clung to her endlessly—and despised the one who’d once looked at her with disgust.
"Alright. I’ll stay until you’re satisfied."
Truthfully, she didn’t want to leave either. She longed to stay with him forever, but she couldn’t. She had to climb higher, to the very top, before she could rest.
She had something crucial to do. She was waiting, too.
They lingered in silent admiration until time forced them apart. Lin Ran finally released her with a reluctant sigh.
After Luo Yao left, Wang Bao arrived, introducing several elite bodyguards from the security team.
From their rugged, dependable faces alone, Lin Ran felt reassured. He had them dress in plain clothes and follow at a discreet distance.
That day, Lin Ran headed straight to the real estate company and summoned Wu Zhishang for a meeting.
Thanks to Xu Kai’s expertise as a lawyer—and the backing of Luo Corporation—all the company’s paperwork had been finalized two days prior with remarkable efficiency.
Lin Ran cut straight to the chase with Wu Zhishang.
"Between brothers, let’s skip the formalities. Our future’s boundless—after all, I’ve got capital behind me. You can’t deny that, right?"
Wu Zhishang winced. "Lin, just say what you mean. No need to keep rubbing salt in the wound."
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!
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
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...
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
