Becoming the Big Villain's Brother

[The previous blurb was in the wrong channel, so I moved it next door!!! This book is changing genres, so feel free to follow or unfollow] Tang Qianli is a walking jinx. He’s had so many unlucky incidents over the years, they could fill an entire episode of Strange Tales from Around the World. After dying in an accident, he hit the jackpot. He transmigrated. His bad luck was still going strong. Born in a slum, he got a mom who died young, an abusive father, and a home with nothing in it. His one stroke of luck was that he wasn’t alone. He had an exceptionally talented older brother. Even though they didn’t look alike, even though his brother always ignored him, even though his brother wanted to get rid of him, Tang Qianli still thought it was a stroke of luck. Maybe his conviction paid off. His brother gradually softened toward him, little by little becoming like a real, ordinary brother. Growing up was a good thing. Tang Qianli and his brother escaped the family that had held them back, left the slums, and slowly came to understand the world. In a world full of disasters, monsters, and anomalies, Tang Qianli was curious but cautious. He met more people and learned about things he’d never known. His brother was still the same, cold on the outside but warm underneath, you could say. He made lots of friends, but rarely saw them, always meeting with them in private. It was probably something important. Tang Qianli didn’t pay it much attention. All he knew was that they had more and more money, a bigger and bigger house, and all the things he’d longed for as a child, the things he’d thought were beyond reach. Their good fortune seemed to have reached its peak. Then one day, disaster struck. The heroes who shone brightest on the world stage and were known to everyone came knocking. Among them was a grave-faced girl said to have the power of prophecy. She told him a truth he’d never heard before. “Stelan, your brother is the greatest villain, the one who will destroy this world!” Tang Qianli: “Huh?” This world is a boring trash game. That was the villain’s verdict on life. At the end of his first life, he died surrounded by heroes. There was nothing to say. The winner takes all. His only regret was failing to beat fate. Born in the mud, he fell back into it when he died. Yet when he opened his eyes again, he hadn’t crossed the River of the Dead. The villain had returned to the very beginning, back to that rotten, crumbling slum. He was reborn. More than anger, he felt bitter amusement. But since he’d been given another chance, the great villain wasn’t going to sit around and do nothing. He would build up his strength again, gather allies, and… “Big brother?” His plans were interrupted by a child’s voice. The great villain looked up and saw a foolish, innocent face. Its owner was calling him big brother. Hmph. Idiot. The great villain ignored him and walked away. Much later, on some day when that blockhead was muttering about how hard his own name was to pronounce, the great villain gave a scornful laugh. That scumbag they were related to by blood had never given them names. He had named them both himself. His own name meant “revenge.” And that blockhead’s name, Stelan, meant “miracle.” In the great villain’s life, that was the one miracle fate had ever bestowed on him. [Reader’s guide] 1. The early part focuses on raising the kid, so the pacing may be a little slow. The family bond should take up most of the story. 2. A classic villain-redemption story, turning over a new leaf. I’m a sucker for this trope, so I’ll criticize it first. 3. There will be characters who develop one-sided feelings for the protagonist. If that’s not your thing, this may not be for you. Theme: Love others, and love the world.