The Second Deception

The young master of the Shi family, Shi Liyun, was pampered from birth and spoiled rotten by his family. He was notorious among A City's wealthy circles as a playboy, fond of teasing and seducing respectable men. He'd shower them with sweet words while flirting, then leave without a second thought after sleeping with them.

He left the entire upper class groaning in despair, and had the other families anxiously warning their children over and over, "Whatever you do, don't fool around with Shi Liyun."

That was until the Shi family went bankrupt.

When the Shi family went bankrupt, Shi Liyun was still overseas. The men he'd seduced kept the news from him, waiting for him to return and walk right into their trap.

A group of men arrived at the Shi residence at the same time. When they saw each other, they compared notes and quickly understood everything. Their faces grew more and more unpleasant.

Only then did they realize Shi Liyun had been lying when he said, "I may enjoy flirting around, but you're the only one who's ever made my heart skip a beat." Every single one of them had been fooled with the exact same line.

They gathered at the Shi residence, determined to demand an explanation when Shi Liyun returned.

But when Shi Liyun came back to the country and saw them, he showed not the slightest embarrassment at being exposed. Instead, with his usual smile, he looked them over one by one and said teasingly, "Oh, is the theme of your party me?"

On his very first day back, he infuriated a whole group of people, once again proving his ability to turn the entire upper class upside down all by himself.

Unfortunately, the Shi family was bankrupt now, and no one would indulge his arrogance anymore.

Shi Liyun had to settle for seeking help from the powerful men he'd seduced before.

Their first reaction was always the same: "Why should I help you? Do you think I still care about you after you lied to me? We haven't even settled our old scores yet."

"Fine, don't help me," Shi Liyun said with an indifferent laugh, turning to leave. "I'll go find someone else. Plenty of people like me."

The man slammed his hand on the table in anger and gritted his teeth. "Shi Liyun!"

Shi Liyun turned around. "Are you going to help or not? You're the first person I came to. I like you best."

The man: "..."

The man gritted his teeth. "I'll help."

Shi Liyun turned back, his voice more earnest than ever. "Let's start over, just the two of us. Wouldn't that be nice?"

After the Shi family rose again, the men all showed up at the residence to propose. Shi Liyun leaned affectionately against his family and looked at them indifferently. It hit them like a blow to the head: Shi Liyun had deceived them a second time!

A flirtatious, spoiled playboy bottom.

All tops, no pairing. He doesn't end up with anyone.

I'm planning to write a novel about two people being reborn. This story is a prequel about their first life.

This isn't a blurb, just a rough outline of the story. I'll revise it later.

2025.12.4

Theme: After every dead tree, ten thousand trees bloom