Moreover, the boss actually had the ability to become the boyfriend of Su Corporation’s leader! With Boss Su backing him, their company could practically strut sideways through Yundu City.
The secretary nodded emphatically. "Sometimes I really suspect our boss is some kind of freak—he’s just too damn impressive."
Lei Hui sighed gloomily. "The boss is fine in other aspects, but he’s just too lazy."
"Damn it, I’ve never seen any company’s boss be such a hands-off figurehead."
Once he started on this topic, Lei Hui couldn’t stop venting.
"As the company’s boss, the number of times he’s actually shown up here can be counted on two hands. Doesn’t he worry I might secretly empty the company?"
Lei Hui was absolutely furious.
Lin Xuan was brimming with talent. If he could just come to the company more often, they could reach heights far beyond where they were now.
The secretary shook her head.
The general manager was practically praying day and night for the boss to show up.
Shao Xingfan entered the office to report to Lei Hui about the game development progress.
Lei Hui couldn’t resist dragging Shao Xingfan into his complaints.
"Hey, Shao, don’t you think that bastard Lin Xuan is ridiculously lazy? I mean, what kind of boss acts like this?"
Lei Hui expected Shao Xingfan to join him in criticizing Lin Xuan.
To his surprise, Shao Xingfan frowned and said, "Young Master Lin is highly capable, and didn’t he hire you to manage the company? It’s normal for him not to come in."
"Wait, that’s not right."
Lei Hui eyed Shao Xingfan suspiciously. "Weren’t you always looking down on the boss before? Why are you defending him today?"
Hearing this, Shao Xingfan froze for a moment.
Right.
He had always despised Lin Xuan.
After all, Lin Xuan was the one constantly distracting their Boss Su from her work.
But…
Shao Xingfan recalled how Lin Xuan had solved the game’s memory issue in just over ten minutes, as well as how he cracked the computer challenge posed by Master Olly.
That day, after learning Lin Xuan had solved that world-class computer problem, he had watched the video of the team finals.
He realized Lin Xuan’s skills in computing were downright astonishing.
A conflicted expression flickered across Shao Xingfan’s face.
With abilities like that, Lin Xuan… couldn’t really be called a freeloader, could he?
After hanging up his call with Lei Hui, Mr. Wang from Penguin Video still couldn’t swallow his frustration.
He decided to visit Starlight Group in person.
"Mr. Wang."
Lin Chang shook his hand with a smile. "What brings you to our company today?"
Mr. Wang replied, "I just received news that Skyveil Group, to counter our video platforms’ joint attack, has developed a new streaming app called PalmTreasure Video."
"Is that so?"
After a pause, Lin Chang sneered. "A newly launched video platform dares to compete with yours? How delusional!"
"Chairman Lin, I think we should prepare early," Mr. Wang suggested.
"Do you have any proposals?" Lin Chang inquired.
Mr. Wang said, "In ten days, their TV series will debut on their platform. I need a big-budget historical drama to counter them."
Now that the Shen Corporation had gone bankrupt, there was no need for Lin Xuan to marry into the Shen family, nor was there a reason to suppress Lin Xuan’s company to force him back into the Lin family.
Still, Lin Chang had no intention of letting Lin Xuan off easy.
He said gravely, "Coincidentally, we’ve just approved a large-scale fantasy romance drama produced by my second daughter. These kinds of shows have strong appeal, and with an investment of six to seven hundred million, it’s bound to dominate all discussions when it airs."
"That puts my mind at ease."
Mr. Wang smiled and extended his hand. "Chairman Lin, let’s work together smoothly."
"Absolutely."
Lin Chang shook his hand in return.
After Mr. Wang left, Lin Chang smirked coldly.
"Lin Xuan, don’t blame me. You’re the one who keeps opposing me—and Starlight Group!"
Skyveil Entertainment officially announced that PalmTreasure Video would soon release two series: Three Kingdoms and Meteor Garden.
Starlight Entertainment immediately countered by announcing Celestial Love would premiere on Penguin Video.
The secretary presented the online metrics for Celestial Love to Lin Qingwan.
"Manager Lin, the announcement post for Celestial Love has three million likes, and its Baidu search index is the highest among all upcoming dramas this year."
Lin Qingyan was sitting on the sofa in Lin Qingwan’s office.
Hearing the report, she stood up and walked over with a smile.
"Big sis, don’t worry. Every drama I’ve starred in has topped viewership in its timeslot. This one is fully funded by Starlight Group—I’ll make sure the company earns a fortune," Lin Qingyan declared confidently.
"Of course I trust your dramas, second sister," Lin Qingwan replied with a smile.
She then asked the secretary, "How are the metrics for Little Xuan’s two shows?"
The secretary answered, "Manager Lin, their shows only have some buzz among the original novel’s readers. From the production team to the cast, no one has name recognition, and with a new platform, they’ll probably flop spectacularly."
"Serves them right," Lin Qingyan scoffed. "Lin Xuan acts so high and mighty just because he started a company. He deserves this lesson!"
Lin Qingwan frowned anxiously.
With Starlight Group targeting Little Xuan like this, his resentment toward the family would only grow.
But if they didn’t suppress his company, he’d never return to the Lin family.
Soon, she convinced herself.
It’s fine.
Once Little Xuan comes back, I’ll just compensate him generously.
"Second sister," Lin Qingwan sighed. "Little Xuan is our biological brother. We should treat him better."
"Treat him better? And how has he treated us?" Lin Qingyan retorted scornfully.
She was utterly sick of Lin Xuan!
There was one thing she had never dared to tell her big sister—that time she had a high fever, Lin Xuan actually had the nerve to climb into bed with her!
Lin Xuan was disgusting!
Lin Qingwan rubbed her temples. Her second sister’s prejudice against Little Xuan was deep. What could she do to change her impression?
Ah!
She had only begun understanding Little Xuan after reading his diary. Maybe if she showed it to her second sister, her opinion might shift too?
"Second sister, when you get home later, go to my room and—"
Just then, Lin Qingyan’s phone rang—it was her agent.
"Got it. I’ll head over right away," Lin Qingyan said, nodding.
After hanging up, she turned to Lin Qingwan. "Big sis, my agent just called. I need to go to Haishi for an endorsement interview with a major company. What did you want me to do at home? Is it urgent?"
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!
. 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!"
