Ye Huaijin had never been wanted.
Later, when he met his biological parents, they brought him back to their glamorous villa and dressed him in nice clothes. Desperate to hold on to that little bit of affection, he tried with all his might to prove he was no worse than the fake young master.
Though he never understood why he was the one who'd been lost, yet he was the one constantly compared to the other, scolded, and told he could never measure up to Ye Anhao.
So, after being reborn, should he learn from his past, avoid the fake young master's clumsy schemes, and win back their affection like the protagonists in so many stories...?
No way!
Ye Huaijin had had enough. He'd stop pretending :)
*
Ye Huaijin had always been rotten. Before being brought back to the Ye family, his daily routine was to work while secretly envying every rich person he passed, like a gloomy little rat blinded by greed.
On his first day back at the Ye home after being reborn, he started by praying to the gods.
Now that he wasn't pretending, his wish was for him to take all the Ye family's assets.
The fake young master didn't need to frame him. Ye Huaijin could be vicious all on his own.
The Ye family bought two houses nearby, one for him and one for the fake young master. The fake young master was still saying, “It's fine, I can stay in the dorms. There's no need to waste money,” when...
Ye Huaijin had already sneaked off with both sets of keys, leaving in triumph.
At family gatherings, all the relatives praised the fake young master for his filial piety, then turned to say something disparaging about Ye Huaijin. But when they looked around... where was he?
Ye Huaijin weaved through the crowd, looking pale and frail as he played the victim, quietly pocketing everyone's red envelopes.
The fake young master, who hadn't received a single cent: ???
Watching his balance climb, Ye Huaijin could grin in his sleep. Without the slightest restraint, he turned his attention to the young masters A, B, and C who were always hovering around the fake young master.
He had dirt on all of them, and he was going to blackmail them good!
*
Lu Jianian also thought Ye Huaijin had been acting strangely lately. Before, Ye Huaijin had been obedient and good at reading people's expressions. He'd made a decent boyfriend in name, at least.
But now...
Unable to figure it out in the middle of the night, he knocked on Ye Huaijin's door. But when the person who answered opened it, Lu Jianian was so startled that he fell to the floor. “Y-You... Little Uncle?! What are you doing here?!”
Lu Bingfang calmly looked down at him and drawled, “Stealing your girl.”
Ye Huaijin hadn't meant for this to happen either.
Originally, he'd only planned to stage an accidental encounter with Lu Bingfang, but by a stroke of bad luck, he stumbled into a melodramatic drugging scene. The next morning, he'd been thoroughly devoured, inside and out...
Ye Huaijin wouldn't stand for it. Even in Lu Bingfang's arms, he grabbed him by the hair, threatening and blackmailing him!
So the next day, Ye Huaijin stared in silence at the marriage certificate handed to him.
Ye Huaijin: Wait... huh?
[The protagonist forgives no one and isn't a good person either. He's a gloomy little rat. Read with caution if you expect high moral standards from the protagonist. 1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced.]
Theme: Just be yourself.
