The Fake Young Master Came to Take Me Home

[Bonus Chapter 2 revised and complete / occasional bonus chapters for readers]

[Thank you, dear readers, for your support. Sending you all love.]

[My next book is I-Personality Type Raising an E-Cat. Please add it to your collection!]

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[An unconventional fake-versus-real young master story | Four-year age gap, older seme | Mutual pampering, sweet romance]

[Double-standard, foolishness-hating fake young master gong x brave, quick-witted real young master shou]

[Synopsis]

Yu He was only sixteen, yet he had already faced two major trials in life.

The first came when he was kidnapped as a child. When he opened his eyes, he was on a rural dirt road that stretched to the horizon, with no family or friends to rely on. Aside from his childhood nickname, he knew nothing about himself.

He was lucky enough to enjoy a few good years with his adoptive mother. Then disaster struck: she died of an illness, his adoptive father remarried, and Yu He was once again the one left behind.

Fortunately, his luck changed. One day, someone came looking for him, and in the blink of an eye he was in Beicheng, the capital. A dazzling story of a real and fake young master had landed right on his head, telling him in black and white:

You are the long-lost young master of the Xu family.

Yu He suppressed his excitement and anticipation as he looked again and again at Xu Qingning, the fake young master who had brought him back and taken his place, surrounded by everyone’s attention.

Oh no. The fake young master seemed to have become the head of the family. Yu He stood no chance against him.

Seeing the way Xu Qingning looked at everyone as if they were dogs, Yu He swallowed hard, convinced this was the second great trial of his life.

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Lately, a well-known piece of gossip had been circulating among the wealthy: Xu Qingning, the adopted heir of the Xu family, had found the real young master.

Everyone knew Xu Qingning was ruthless and decisive, and that he would turn his back on even his own family for profit. They all offered the young master their sympathy, while some watched for the fun of it, treating the Xu family’s affairs as a topic of conversation over tea.

But as time passed, people began to realize something was off.

Xu Qingning picked the young master up from school and took him to the company time and again. Years later, when a company went to Xu Corporation to discuss a partnership, the person seated in the chairman’s chair was not Xu Qingning, but the young master. Yes, that same young master.

The business partner’s eyes nearly popped out, and they almost forgot why they had come.

Later, news broke that Xu Qingning had given up his inheritance and returned the family business to the young master.

Everyone exchanged looks and came to one conclusion: Xu Qingning had gone crazy.

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“Are you crazy!”

When Yu He heard the news, he rushed to Xu Qingning as fast as he could and demanded an explanation.

“Didn’t you say you wanted me to always be on your side? Didn’t you say you’d never leave me? What do you mean by walking away without a word?!”

Xu Qingning watched him throw a fit and sighed softly, then raised a hand and tapped him on the forehead.

“Idiot.”

His tone was helpless and gentle, completely unlike the Xu Corporation president of the rumors.

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Reader’s Guide:

1. The two protagonists are the gong and shou. This may not suit fans who are devoted to either role. No gender-role policing, splitting the couple up, reversing their roles, or dream-insertions. May this couple stay together forever.

2. They are mutually, intensely in love.

3. Thank you for reading.

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Coming Soon: I-Personality Type Raising an E-Cat

[Reserved, thoughtful, homebody gamer-blogger gong x quirky, athletic, powerful tabby-cat shou]

Xin Zhiyue, a homebody who had barely left the house in years, was forced by a friend to take in a tabby kitten.

But in just three days, the kitten completely overturned Xin Zhiyue’s peaceful, uneventful life.

He had to replace the furniture the kitten had chewed up; play an elaborate game of hide-and-seek around the neighborhood with the kitten whenever it slipped out; and clean up after the tabby whenever it went out to play, picked fights with other cats and dogs, and got into trouble...

Even at night, the kitten, having learned how to pick locks, would patter into his bedroom, leap onto the bed, and plop down on his chest.

What suffocating love.

Xin Zhiyue thought gloomily.

Then he gently moved the sleeping kitten beside him, tapped its paws, stroked its ears, and cautiously, tentatively rubbed its belly.

The kitten meowed and rolled into Xin Zhiyue’s arms.

Overwhelmed by its warmth, Xin Zhiyue felt his heart stir and forgave the whole world in an instant.

The next day, he was once again staring down the tabby king from opposite sides of a window and the courtyard wall.

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Xie Huaixing was a little cat fairy.

The kind who could turn into a human.

The little cat fairies had passed down their heritage for thousands of years. As kittens, they were no different from ordinary cats. As they grew older, they gradually became smarter, inherited the knowledge in their blood, and remembered the names their parents had given them.

But before he remembered his own name, the little cat fairy met a human. This human had long arms and legs, but always lounged around at home, and even tried to restrict his territory!

As if that could ever happen!

The war between human and cat was about to begin.

He took the human running and climbing trees, up mountains and down slopes, beating up bad guys, making friends with everyone in the neighborhood, and watching the prettiest fireworks on a winter night.

The human had a good temper and never got angry. He would even seriously analyze a little cat’s meows, one, two, three.

Little by little, he got used to him, grew fond of him, and wanted to live with him for the rest of his life.

He wanted to turn into a human as soon as possible.

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[Bonus Scene]

One night, Xin Zhiyue sat stiffly against the sofa, holding his phone and typing search queries one after another:

[Is something wrong with me if I fall in love with a cat?]

[How to book an appointment at the psychiatry department of XX City Central Hospital]

[Is it perverted to fall in love with a cat?]

[Is it normal to develop feelings for a cat?]

[Which kinds of psychiatric patients can traditional Chinese medicine help?]

[How to help a cat live longer]

Beside him, the tabby king curiously pawed at his arm to get a look at the screen. Then it immediately began meowing nonstop, its voice shrill and loud as it frantically smacked the phone with its paws.

“Meow! Meow! Meow!”

I can turn into a human! I can! Just wait two more days!!

The little cat fairy was frantic, wishing he could transform into a human right then and throw himself into Xin Zhiyue’s arms.

Theme: Good things never truly disappear.