Xi Xingsheng was born into a family straight out of a clichéd novel. His father gambled and beat them, and his mother had a mental illness. He and his older brother, Xi Zhao, depended on each other, scavenging food from garbage heaps, though his brother never let him do the scavenging.
One day, after selling scrap, Xi Zhao bought him an ice cream. Suddenly, a group of people in suits came to their home and said that Xi Zhao was their family's long-lost real young master, and that they had come to take him home.
Before leaving, Xi Zhao left every single thing he owned to Xi Xingsheng. Holding him, he said, "Be good, little treasure. Wait for your big brother to come get you."
The ice cream in Xi Xingsheng's hand had melted, sticking all over his palm. He turned his head away, eyes red, and sulked. "Go on, then. I don't need you looking after me."
Xi Zhao could go back to being a young master and wouldn't have to scavenge for food to buy him treats anymore.
Xi Zhao brushed a fingertip over his eyes. "Wait for me, little brother. I'll take you to live in a big house and eat fancy meals."
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Xi Zhao left.
Xi Xingsheng stayed alone in their shabby little home, sleeping in the middle of the whole bed and deliberately hogging Xi Zhao's side.
One month, two months, a hundred days... a year.
Xi Zhao never came for him.
What big house? What fancy meals? He'd completely forgotten that he still had a little brother tucked away in this godforsaken corner!
Right, he wasn't actually his little brother at all.
If Xi Zhao wouldn't come get him, then he would go find Xi Zhao. He was going to cling to him for the rest of his life.
Thinking of abandoning him? Not a chance.
After a great deal of effort, he finally found the place, only to learn that Xi Zhao had been killed in a scheme by the false young master and the family's internal power struggle.
Xi Xingsheng was kept outside the door. He heard the people inside sneer that before Xi Zhao returned, he'd kept a little stray brat outside. Then he saw the false young master, who called himself Xi Zhao's "older brother," wearing a malicious expression, and his mind went blank with a ringing in his ears.
So Xi Zhao hadn't abandoned him. He was dead.
Xi Xingsheng charged forward to kill those people, but a car deliberately struck him and sent him flying. He lost consciousness.
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When he opened his eyes again, Xi Xingsheng was back in their shabby little home, still clutching the ice cream Xi Zhao had bought him.
The men in black who had come to take Xi Zhao stood to the side, their expressions cold.
"Be good, little treasure. Wait for your big brother to come get you." Xi Zhao held him and coaxed him softly.
Xi Xingsheng stared blankly at Xi Zhao, then broke down, screaming hysterically. "You're a liar! You won't come get me! I hate you!"
"Little treasure, sweetheart." Xi Zhao held him tight and gently pressed his forehead to his. "Don't be afraid."
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Reborn, Xi Zhao handled everything with ease. He personally dealt with the enemies who had schemed against him in his previous life, took complete control of the family's power, became its new de facto leader, and gave his beloved little brother, Xi Xingsheng, a good life.
But when he learned that Xi Xingsheng had come looking for him in his previous life and had also been killed by those people, he lost control.
· 1v1, happy ending. To each other, they are the only one in the world.
· Both are reborn. This is a sweet romance, so don't worry.
Theme: I will always be by your side.