It was ti to rest again. Lying on the waterbed, Lin Ran gradually grew accustod to the sensation.
But as for how comfortable it was—well, let’s just say he wasn’t quite used to it yet. It still felt a bit awkward, especially when he wanted to use his phone.
Luo Yao felt her period was almost over, but not entirely.
With so many relatives, so leave early while others linger.
The next day, neither Lin Ran nor Luo Yao woke up early.
Luo Yao, in particular, had started to enjoy the luxury of sleeping in.
Now that Liu ng was handling most of the work, she had even more free ti.
At such a critical mont, she was ironically the most relaxed one.
It wasn’t until the sun was high in the sky that she and Lin Ran finally made their way to the work area, where Liu ng was busy.
"President Luo, the Lu Family’s port just resud operations this morning, and I had it shut down again," Liu ng reported.
"And as for Wang Xiaolin’s side, Flop Entertainnt’s stock price plumted today and is still dropping. The most critical part is that the authorities have already launched an investigation. Unless sothing unexpected happens, he’s going to take a serious hit this ti."
Luo Yao didn’t respond to Liu ng at all. Instead, she clung to Lin Ran’s arm, strolling leisurely near the assistant team.
"Ah Ran, do you think that little assistant of mine is pretty?"
Lin Ran’s lips twitched. He knew Luo Yao was entering one of her mischievous moods again.
"No, not at all. She’s downright unattractive—completely opposite of my taste."
"Ah Ran, look at that assistant over there. Is she paler than ?"
Lin Ran didn’t even glance. He answered imdiately.
"I don’t know, and I don’t care. Even if she is pale, it doesn’t matter. Being pale doesn’t an people will like her. I don’t like overly pale skin—it’s off-putting. I prefer Luo Yao’s complexion."
Luo Yao glanced at her own perfectly fair skin and asked again,
"Ah Ran, what if soone had the sa skin tone as —"
"Then she still wouldn’t have your face. I only like won who look exactly like you, are nad Luo Yao, and have a marriage certificate with . Those are my requirents."
Finally satisfied, Luo Yao smiled, while the entire assistant team collectively facepald.
You two can flirt all you want, but do you have to be so loud about it?
Why do we have to suffer just because you’re showing off your relationship?
Ah, whatever. For the sake of the year-end bonus, we’ll endure it.
Besides, we don’t dare say anything anyway.
Liu ng interjected, "Young Master Lin really loves President Luo. The two of you are a perfect match—both talented and beautiful, truly made for each other."
Only then did Luo Yao turn to Liu ng and nod in approval.
"What were you saying to earlier?"
Liu ng: "..."
So you didn’t hear a single word of what I just said?
"President Luo, I’ve already—"
Liu ng suddenly stopped herself.
Reporting to Luo Yao was a habit, but this ti, it was clear Luo Yao wanted her to handle things independently.
Besides, every move she made was undoubtedly being monitored anyway.
Whether she reported or not, Luo Yao already knew.
Might as well just focus on the key points.
"I didn’t touch the Li Family. I left them for the Lu and Wang Families to deal with—it’s a way to sow discord between them."
Luo Yao finally nodded. "Understood. Keep doing what you think is best."
Truthfully, even while chatting with Lin Ran, Luo Yao had been listening to Liu ng’s report. She just hadn’t acknowledged it—because there was no need.
"I’ll handle it, President Luo."
With that, Liu ng left, ready to drop a bombshell.
Sothing even Lu Youqi might not know.
His son, Lu Ludu, had resorted to illegal dealings just to survive.
Lu Ludu and Lu Lutong were full brothers. Once, they had offended Luo Yao and suffered her punishnt.
Later, within the family, they were ostracized and mocked, gradually losing their core status.
With dwindling inco, Lu Ludu—a man accustod to extravagance—couldn’t take it anymore.
And so, he turned to the dark side.
Lu Family Estate.
"Patriarch, bad news!"
"Compose yourself."
"O—k—a—y. P—a—t—r—i—a—r—c—h. T—h—e— t—h—i—n—g— i—s— o—u—r— p—o—r—t— w—a—s— j—u—s—t— r—e—o—p—e—n—e—d— a—n—d— n—o—w— i—t—s— b—e—e—n— s—h—u—t— d—o—w—n— a—g—a—i—n."
Lu Youqi: "Damn it, speak faster! I told you to be calm, not to slow down your speech!"
"Oh! Right! Today, we received a report claiming our port was used for drug trafficking, so it was sealed again."
Lu Youqi scoffed.
"Impossible. Absolutely impossible. Any family with even a shred of status in China would never touch that stuff. This is just Luo Yao’s dirty trick. That woman is ruthless."
"Patriarch… it’s entirely possible."
Lu Youqi glared at the servant furiously. "If you keep spouting nonsense, I’ll chop you up and feed you to the pigs!"
The servant hesitated, unsure whether to continue.
In the end, he couldn’t hold back.
"Patriarch… Young Master Ludu… he’s the one selling it."
"W—H—A—T?!"
Lu Youqi’s voice cracked in disbelief.
"Young Master Ludu has been using our port to smuggle drugs for a while now. The others just didn’t dare tell you."
Lu Youqi collapsed into his chair, face pale.
"You idiots! How could you keep sothing this big from ?!"
"Well… Young Master Ludu paid them off… handsoly."
Lu Youqi felt like he’d fallen into an abyss with no way out.
"My god…"
After a long silence, Lu Lutong slamd the table. "Drag that disgrace here. Now!"
"Patriarch, shouldn’t we deal with the port first—"
"GO! NOW!"
"Yes, sir!"
anwhile, in the Wang Family…
Old Wang hadn’t slept all night, finally managing to suppress the scandal—only for another disaster to strike.
"Chairman Wang, bad news! The heat around our box office fraud and tax evasion has died down."
Wang Xiaolin: "???"
"Isn’t that good news? How is that bad? What nonsense are you spouting?"
"It did die down… but only because—because your son, Young Master Dacong, was arrested."
Wang Xiaolin was baffled. "That can’t be."
He knew Wang Dacong wasn’t the most disciplined, but he’d never cross the line into outright cri.
The Wang Family’s discipline wasn’t perfect, but it wasn’t that bad.
"Young Master Dacong really was arrested. Soone filed a report accusing him of using Flop Entertainnt to coerce multiple actresses into sleeping with him. There’s video evidence."
Wang Xiaolin exploded. "That little—wait, hold on. Why was he arrested?"
Just sleeping with actresses shouldn’t be enough for that.
"He… he…"
"Spit it out!"
"Young Master Dacong was caught in an orgy. When the police arrived, the room was full of won—social dia influencers, a few of our company’s artists…"
"Also, one influencer even went live to criticize him, calling him her ‘simp’ and releasing their chat logs."
Wang Xiaolin was livid. If he could, he’d drag his son out and give him a taste of "fatherly love."
"Get the PR team on it. And we’ll publicly admit fault—don’t let this escalate further."
With a heavy sigh, Wang Xiaolin slumped into his chair.
There was no doubt that Luo Yao was behind this—Lin Ran knew it all too well.
A woman's sches were endless.
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