[Noble and aloof heartthrob VS pitiful, puppy-loving poser] (Not entirely accurate)
Ji Yunshu has known since childhood that he lives in a book.
His cousin suddenly moved in with his family. His parents showed strange favoritism, the housekeeper was oddly harsh, and his classmates and the neighborhood kids inexplicably adored his cousin. All sorts of strange things happened because his cousin, Ji An, was the protagonist of the book.
Faced with all these uncontrollable factors, his face-slapping System 072 advised him to seek refuge with his older brother, who was serving in the military.
After careful consideration, one bright afternoon Ji Yunshu packed his little bundle and ran away from home.
In the end, his older brother was alerted and came to take him away. Ji Yunshu was only seven years old.
Eighteen years later, the Ji family went bankrupt, and Ji Yunshu made a special trip back from overseas to watch the drama unfold.
Instead, he happened to overhear his "dear cousin" spreading rumors about him, saying he was sickly and had been raised in the countryside.
Meanwhile, his bargain-bin parents were planning to sell him to the ruthless second young master of the Jiang family for 1.5 million.
The second young master was furious about the arrangement and declared that the Ji family should stop deluding themselves. He would never want that sickly weakling.
Ji Yunshu nearly laughed in anger.
He wanted to see just how shameless these people could be!
At the Jiang family's patriarch's seventieth birthday celebration,
Ji Yunshu spotted a red-haired man with the surname Jiang dressed like a rebellious teenager. His expression shifted several times, then he turned to leave.
Of all people, it had to be that idiot!
In front of everyone, the Jiang family's second young master, who was rumored to be ruthless and heartless, scowled and forcibly dragged Ji Yunshu away.
That country bumpkin Ji Yunshu had obviously angered the second young master!
Everyone around them started laughing at the Ji family. They were already bankrupt, yet still hoped to sell their son for favor?
Mrs. Ji fumed: "He's such a low-class embarrassment! We should have left him to wander outside when he got lost back then! Even An An is more considerate than him."
Ji An was secretly delighted, though he kept it off his face. He went over with false concern. "It's all right, Auntie. Big Brother is just being childish. Once the second young master sends him back, we'll have a good talk with him. I'm sure he'll be filial to you."
Ji's father flicked his sleeve. "Come back? Hmph! Our Ji family has no place for him!"
Everyone waited and waited, but Ji Yunshu never came back in disgrace. Instead, they received a marriage contract, along with an announcement from a rising tech company that Ji Yunshu was its heir.
No one knew how pitifully the Jiang family's second young master had begged for forgiveness and a second chance after taking Ji Yunshu away that day.
They had grown up together and secretly dated for two years in high school. They had a huge argument over their college applications and broke up in the heat of the moment.
By the time they had calmed down and started regretting it, an entire ocean already lay between them.
Ji Yunshu looked down at him with noble indifference. "You don't want a sickly weakling?"
The Jiang family's second young master, who was invincible everywhere else, knelt obediently. "Sowwy. I want you so, so much."
Ji Yunshu: "Don't act cute with me!"
Everything in this story is here to deliver satisfying triumphs and sweet romance. No angst at all. Come on in for some sugary sweetness.
Theme: Hard work can change your fate
