My older brother is the Regent, but I became a dog.
Ever since I was little, I knew that my brother was the backbone and pillar of our family. My parents always taught me to listen to him. I understood that at the age of three, because that was when they squandered the entire Hou family's fortune!
As it turned out, my brother lived up to expectations. Starting as the heir to a broke marquis household, he worked his way up to become the Regent and carried the whole family to success.
Meanwhile, I became the good-for-nothing playboy I'd always dreamed of being.
But dreams are beautiful, and reality is cruel.
After becoming the Regent's younger brother, I discovered that he was a control freak.
As the Regent's brother, I had more pocket money, but fewer chances to spend it. My status was higher, but I had fewer chances to show off.
My brother wouldn't let me hang out with friends or indulge in drinking, womanizing, and gambling. He even tried to control how many bowls of rice I ate in a day!
How outrageous!
Shen Yan put down his chopsticks. "I'd rather be a dog than live like this!"
Then he really did become a dog.
Big round eyes, pointy ears, short legs, and fluffy all over: a little mutt.
Looking at himself, not even good enough to be a pedigree dog, Shen Yan cried.
After exhausting every trick he had, from acting cute and begging to rolling over and playing obedient, he finally made his way from a filthy little mutt onto his germaphobic brother's bed.
Then he discovered, to his delight, that as long as the little dog cuddled up to his brother, he could turn back into a person.
From then on, Shen Yan lived a double life, dogging around in secret.
As a dog, he would actively cuddle up to his brother. As a person, he had to cuddle up to his brother against his will.
Until all that cuddling started to feel wrong.
"Brother, wake up! I'm your little brother!"
"Who says a younger brother can't be my wife?"
"Shen Xu! Which one of us is the dog here?!"
[The gong and shou are not blood-related. Adorably lovable shou. The cute little dog is bound to be everyone's favorite.]
Theme: Pursue freedom