You're Still So Criminal

Back in his room, Xie Ran was practically furious enough to explode.

Using his own million to raise Xie Chen's worth—what was that if not blatant provocation and humiliation?!

He deeply regretted rushing to ask his eldest brother for a transfer right after signing the contract.

If only he had waited a little longer, then it wouldn't have...

"Xiao Ran, don't be angry." Xie Jinran walked over and patted Xie Ran's shoulder comfortingly. "The family was planning to spend money finding resources to make you famous anyway. Even if this million hadn't gone to Xie Chen, we would still have had to pay it."

That was just how society worked. Even wealthy, powerful families had to follow such unspoken rules.

The Xie Family had quite a few variety shows of their own. As long as Xie Ran agreed to participate, he could be the centerpiece, with everyone revolving around him.

Yet he hadn't liked a single one of them and insisted on squeezing into Villains Variety Show as a guest participant.

If the Xie Family were still investors, they could at least ask Director Li to look after him.

But to blacklist Xie Chen, the corporation had already withdrawn its investment. Now, they had absolutely no say in the matter.

Being able to buy a guest spot with money was already pretty good!

Xie Jinran understood that perfectly, but Xie Ran refused to see the situation clearly. He turned and demanded, "Is the Xie Family really this useless?! Is throwing money around the only option?! All that talk about destroying Xie Chen in the entertainment industry—was it all just bragging?!"

Xie Jinran's expression changed at that. "Xiao Ran, I know you're upset, but Big Brother has already done his best. After all, Huo Wenye is now the investor for this