Growing Up

[Urban Romance + Not a BL Couple + Male Perspective + Women Won’t Fight Over a Man + Redemption + Multiple Protagonists]. The book’s tags are wrong, but they can’t be changed now that it’s under contract.

The protagonist, Ying Keran (called Ying Xin in the first few chapters), is an illegitimate child from a powerful family. He promises his friend Shang Changwei, who is also treated as a brother despite having no blood relation, that he’ll break free of an organization’s control. While building up his strength, he meets the love of his life, Wu Leduo. But Ying Keran’s biological younger sister falls for him, too. On top of that, his work is very dangerous. After thinking it over, he decides to part with his lover rather than risk hurting them in the future. But as it turns out, this lover also approached the protagonist with an ulterior motive.

After Ying Keran officially starts working, he actively builds up his strength. Wu Leduo returns to the country and reunites with Ying Keran. When Ying Keran confronts his opponent, he directly reveals the secret behind his and Wu Leduo’s meeting all those years ago…