With a long-term vision, Ling Tianba founded the Ling family, built the Ling Group, and expanded his business empire, penetrating into the hotel, tourism, and film industries. In just a few decades, the Ling family became one of the four major families in Ningcheng.

Not content with being ranked last among the four major families, Ling Tianba wanted to surpass the other three and began to expand his business overseas.

Therefore, when they went abroad to discuss their first business deal, they were unexpectedly attacked. The enemy's firepower was extremely fierce, and the men that Ling Tianba brought could not hold out for long and were riddled with bullets.

Ling Tianba fled in a panic, but ultimately failed to escape and was cornered in the alley.

Just when Ling Tianba thought he was going to die unwillingly, a young man unexpectedly appeared. With his agile skills, he moved through the crowd as if there was no one there.

Seeing the figure wielding the scythe like the Grim Reaper, Ling Tianba was deeply shocked.

He is not afraid of death, but if he were killed by someone like that, he probably wouldn't even be able to become a ghost.

The young man who appeared was Ye Lin, who saved Ling Tianba.

The two talked for a long time that night and drank all night.

Ling Tianba sensed Ye Lin's extraordinary nature and powerful background, and he also received Ye Lin's life-saving grace.

He promised to do things for Ye Lin in return.

Ye Lin didn't mince words and revealed the identity of the Dragon King Palace. He also wanted the Ling family to become the Dragon King Palace's branch in Ningcheng to help him enter the country and expand his influence.

As Ye Lin said this, he also promised Ling Tianba benefits, and the two sides agreed to the mutually beneficial arrangement.

Very decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

Ye Lin was about to return to China, so he asked Ling Tianba to start making arrangements.

Unexpectedly, Ye Lin was sent to the supervisory bureau on his very first day back in the country. The lawyer sent by Ling Tianba managed to get Ye Lin out, but things still took an unexpected turn.

Ye Lin went back in and was detained for several days. When he came out, he looked haggard, completely different from the arrogant and self-assured person he had been before.

Strangely enough, when they took Ye Lin back to the Ling family home, they passed a shopping mall, and when the song "Gini Tammy" was playing, Ye Lin was so frightened that he vomited. He vomited so violently that the world seemed to darken and the sun and moon lost their light.

When asked what had happened, Ye Lin refused to say anything and instead told Ling Tianba to immediately have someone prepare a plan.

The unexpected incident of the design studio being attacked.

Ling Tianba had doubts about this matter, but remembering Ye Lin's life-saving grace, he immediately had someone make arrangements, because Ye Lin had told him why he did this.

Ling Tianba, who was determined to surpass the other three families, became very interested. If the Fang family declined, then his Ling family could rise to a higher level.

Fang Wu's attack went surprisingly smoothly; Ye Lin rescued him, and Fang Wu was deeply grateful. Ye Lin successfully infiltrated the Fang family and went to the Fang Group.

The next day, Ye Lin again asked Ling Tianba to arrange for someone to attack Fang Xue, saying it was to gain her trust further. Ling Tianba, without suspicion, arranged for someone to go again, just to prevent any accidents.

They even armed one of them.

Those are all outsiders, so even if something happens to them, it won't be traced back to the Ling family. However, these people are very cautious, often living on the edge of death.

They demanded payment before they would do anything, which Ling Tianba was very unhappy about, but he eventually agreed.

Everything was ready, and they were just waiting for Ye Lin's orders. Unexpectedly, just as the group was dividing up the loot, the inspectors arrived, causing the mission to fail. The group scattered and fled, and in the end, three were captured and one died.

Ling Tianba had already made arrangements. No matter how the people from the Supervision Bureau tried to pry them open, they couldn't get any useful information. Even though they had been involved in the attack on Fangwu, they still couldn't find the mastermind behind it all.

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of Chen Feng's incident, the Ling family would have been prepared to keep quiet for a while.

The person in charge of this matter was Ling Qingyi. As the new generation's underground queen, she was very dissatisfied with Ye Lin, especially with Ye Lin's bossy attitude towards the Ling family, which she found particularly disgusting.

Ling Tianba, however, treated Ye Lin with utmost respect, obeying his every command as if he were completely possessed.

No matter how much influence Ye Lin wields abroad, he remains an unstable figure in Ningcheng.

Ling Qingyi didn't take Ye Lin seriously at all.

Especially the way Ye Lin looked at her, it was very aggressive.

Ling Tianba also frequently hinted at Ling Qingyi, praising Ye Lin, seemingly intending to bring the two together.

Ling Qingyi naturally refused and became even more estranged from Ye Lin.

If it weren't for Ling Tianba's involvement, Ye Lin would have had no chance of entering the Ling family.

Even though Ye Lin is a very good fighter.

Luo Chen had figured it out by then, and his mind gradually calmed down.

[Hey, why would I overthink this? He's the protagonist, the chosen one. Even if that USB drive is important to him, given his luck, he'll eventually be safe and sound.]

[Well, we still need the Ling family's help, don't we?]

[Ling Qingyi is one of the female leads, and also Ye Lin's wife. How could she not help her husband when he's in trouble? Perhaps she's already secretly arranged for something to be resolved.]

[The host successfully dissed the opponent; charm points increased by one.]

Ling Qingyi's thoughts were interrupted, and she looked at Luo Chen with a complicated expression.

She has absolutely no relation to Ye Lin, so how could she possibly be his wife?

And who is the female lead?

It seems there's more than one.

Why would Luo Chen say such strange things, making her feel like the world was unreal?

What surprised her most was how Luo Chen knew that she had secretly made a backup plan. Apart from Uncle Xu, no one else knew about this.

How did Luo Chen know...?

Ling Qingyi couldn't understand it.

She, who had always been a strategist and meticulous thinker, became confused after meeting Luo Chen.

Luo Chen is too mysterious; there's no way to guess what he'll say next.

If she hadn't been able to hear his thoughts, she would never have known that Luo Chen knew so much.

It was as if he knew everything perfectly well.

[Hmm? Why is she looking at me like that? Did she notice something wrong with my expression again?]

[This doesn't make sense. I've been very restrained; I shouldn't have been discovered. Hmm, her expression changed. Looks like I was overthinking it.]

[Luckily, I hadn't thought about her father being attacked. Otherwise, if she had found out, because Ye Lin had figured out her father's character, he might have deliberately lured Ling Tianba abroad for business, orchestrating an accidental assassination to gain Ling Tianba's gratitude.]

[Given Ling Tianba's character, and the fact that he didn't have time to think things through at that moment, he definitely wouldn't have considered these things, which is exactly what Ye Lin wanted.]

[It's inevitable that the Ling family will become the intelligence group of the Dragon King's Palace's Ningcheng branch, which is part of Ye Lin's plan. He'll gradually infiltrate them, turning the Ling family into puppets in his hands. Judging by the timeline, Ling Tianba should be completely obedient to Ye Lin now, so it'll be soon for Ling Qingyi to become Ye Lin's woman.]