[Two Male Leads + Wealthy Families + Master and Servant + Both Pure, 1v1 + Both Unhinged + Powerful Leads + Over-the-Top Drama + Younger Man Raised by Older Man]
[Dark, scheming mad-dog seme × Proud, refined shou]
Jiang Chao's mother was a servant in the Xie household.
Before she died, she gave him just one instruction:
He had to find a way to stay by the side of the Xie family's eldest young master, Jiang Lan.
Whether that meant becoming Jiang Lan's personal servant or using some other means didn't matter.
It was the only way to survive in the Xie family mansion, where undercurrents swirled beneath the surface.
But Jiang Chao didn't understand.
The Xie family had a gentle, refined patriarch, always seen at various charity events.
They had a lively, outgoing second young master, who was said to treat the servants like friends.
And they had a mature, dependable third young master, a rare genius who spoke several languages fluently while still in his teens.
So why had his mother singled out the eldest young master, who spent all year in a wheelchair?
Rumor had it that Jiang Lan was harsh, hypocritical, heartless, and selfish, and that he beat and cursed the servants at the slightest provocation.
Everyone avoided him like the plague!
Even a face as extraordinarily handsome as his couldn't hide the evil in his bones.
His mother must have been delirious!
It wasn't until much, much later that Jiang Chao finally understood:
Jiang Lan really wasn't a good person.
But without Jiang Lan, Jiang Chao truly couldn't survive.
This is a modern-day story!!!
Alternate universe / same-sex marriage is legal / subordinate defies master / mutual devotion
The child is raised in the early part of the story.
Very nice, really suits my taste