Lin Ran had also learned how to use this meme and found it quite amusing.
Lin Tianba stared blankly at Lin Ran, unable to comprehend why Lin Ran wasn’t clinging to his leg, weeping and pouring out his longing for his father. Instead, Lin Ran kept verbally attacking him.
"No matter what, we’re still father and son. I was good to you once. After your mother left, I was the one who raised you."
At the mention of "mother," Lin Ran sighed.
"What saddens me now isn’t for you, but for my mother, who’s long gone. It’s tragic that she met a beast like you, the one who ended her life with his own hands."
Lin Tianba’s eyes widened as long-buried memories resurfaced in his mind.
Back then, he was alone and struggling, having finally graduated and secured a stable job, only to offend his boss, get sidelined, and blacklisted in the industry.
With no other choice, he ended up laboring at a construction site, surviving on plain steamed buns, when a beautiful figure stepped into his path.
"Lin Tianba, hello. Let’s get acquainted. My name is Su Yanyan. Would you like to join my team?"
At the time, Lin Tianba was deeply grateful to this woman, believing her to be his benefactor, his angel.Later, he realized he had fallen in love with her and pursued her relentlessly.
To his surprise, his boss actually reciprocated his feelings. But one day, Lin Tianba discovered a horrifying truth.
Su Yanyan’s possessiveness became suffocating, driving Lin Tianba to seek escape. It was during this time that he took notice of Liu Yuemei—this "beautiful," "kind," and "gentle" woman.
The two of them soon began an affair, something Su Yanyan remained unaware of, especially since she was pregnant at the time.
Then, one day, Su Yanyan said something that shattered him completely.
"Tianba, remember this—if you ever betray me, I’ll kill you first, then myself. I’ll hunt you down for eternity."
Terrified, Lin Tianba decided to strike first. Over the years, he orchestrated Su Yanyan’s slow, deliberate demise.
Of course, Liu Yuemei knew about it, though she wasn’t the mastermind.
After Su Yanyan’s death, Lin Tianba grew to despise Lin Ran more and more because the boy resembled his late wife too much, a constant source of discomfort.
He began beating Lin Ran, berating him, allowing his wife and other children to bully him.
But how did Lin Ran know all this?
Lin Ran glared hatefully at Lin Tianba. This was a wound he had never intended to reopen—after all these years, he had no proof.
In his previous life, just before he fell from the rooftop, Liu Yuemei had confessed it herself.
"Your mother, that wretched woman, was killed by your father. And you, little bastard, were pushed by the person you loved most. You and your mother are both fools in love, doomed by the wrong people."
Before Lin Ran plummeted, his fingers clung to the rooftop’s edge as he stared at Liu Ruxue in disbelief.
He couldn’t believe this "fragile" girl could do such a thing—especially after he had just signed the equity transfer agreement.
But when he saw the viciousness in Liu Ruxue’s eyes, even felt her stomp on his clinging fingers in panic, his heart turned to ice. All will to survive vanished, and he fell.
He had no evidence, and too much time had passed.
So, apart from a brief mention in Chapter 36, he had never spoken of it again. He didn’t want to dishonor his mother.
His mother may have been blind in love, but she had never wronged him.
He, too, had been blind—and had wronged Luo Yao.
That was why, even though Lin Tianba wasn’t the direct cause of his death, Lin Ran hated him most of all.
Lin Tianba had killed his mother with his own hands and indirectly caused his own demise.
How could Lin Ran let him die so easily?
Lin Tianba wasn’t suffering enough yet. Lin Ran wanted him to live in torment for the rest of his life.
"You—you’re lying!"
Lin Ran stood up. "You know the truth, Lin Tianba. I will never let you go, not in this life or the next."
Lin Ran turned to leave. He had planned Lin Tianba’s fate years in advance.
He had even prepaid Lin Tianba’s taxes up to 2050. All Lin Ran hoped for now was that Lin Tianba would live long—very, very long.
Seeing Lin Ran about to leave, Lin Tianba panicked.
"Son, I won’t make you kneel and apologize anymore. Take me with you!"
Lin Ran paused. Lin Tianba thought he had a chance.
"Abu, leave him breathing. Don’t kill him."
Today, Abu felt like he’d truly seen it all—a father so despicable it defied belief.
So, with no tools at hand, he employed the most effective method of torture he knew on Lin Tianba.
One hand muffled Lin Tianba’s screams while the other, using just two fingers, snapped his minor joints one by one, rendering him a complete cripple.
Even if the entire Yi family intervened, he’d never recover.
With this matter settled, Lin Ran felt refreshed.
Gazing at the sky, he wore an expression of longing for the first time since his rebirth.
"Mom, are you watching? I’ve avenged you."
Lin Ran knew Lin Tianba wouldn’t stay locked up for long. Whether it was abuse, unlawful confinement, or illicit activities—he was the victim in all of them.
As for other charges, Lin Ran had no intention of pursuing them. That would keep Lin Tianba imprisoned for life.
Prison food might be terrible, but it was still edible. Lin Ran wanted him to taste something far worse.
A broken man, a penniless deadbeat—what could he do after his release?
Maybe begging on the streets would earn him some pity.
Assuming no one recognized him.
"Young Master Lin, it’s done. Lin Tianba is finished."
Lin Ran nodded. Right now, he just wanted to say to any bleeding hearts out there: If this made you uncomfortable, you still read it all. So spare me the lectures.
A quick death was never what Lin Ran wanted. Otherwise, he could’ve stormed the Lin Family with Luo Yao on the first day of his rebirth.
Abu reminded him, "Young Master Lin, what about that Lv Renqi?"
"He’s a nobody. Not worth my time. Besides, I’m almost grateful to him. Let him be. But he’s got a son, Lv Jian—now that’s someone I can’t stand. Next time, I’ll take you to ‘get acquainted.’"
"Understood."
Lin Ran noticed Abu seemed to enjoy this kind of work. Was this really the mindset of someone who claimed to be a "role model"?
Back at the estate, Luo Yao was already waiting for him.
She seemed to be in a good mood.