My Hubby Is the Real Young Master of a Wealthy Family!

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Workplace-worn, sharp-tongued real young master × affectionate, straightforward calico kitty

A little scene:

Fake young master: (making snide remarks, plotting against him in all sorts of ways, smiling while hiding a knife, pretending to be friendly)

Cat: (thinks carefully) (fails to figure it out) (turns to his husband) Master, why is he sometimes nice and sometimes mean? Is he a nice bad person, or a mean nice person?

Real young master: (gently strokes the cat's ears)

Fake young master: ...

1

When Li You picked up a calico cat, he was so poor he could barely afford to feed himself.

The vet urged him to keep it, saying a male calico was a one-in-thirty-thousand rarity that brought good fortune.

Li You didn't believe him. It was just a sales pitch to sell cat food. He could barely keep himself alive, so how was he supposed to take care of a cat?

But the cat rubbed against him, and Li You sighed.

Fine. He'd let his heart soften just this once.

For the cat's health, Li You decided to have him neutered. Who knew the cat could not only catch mice, but also turn into a human?

That would have been enough, but he transformed on Li You's bed.

That would have been enough, but he was stark naked.

That would have been enough, but he hugged Li You and called him Master!

My virtue!

Just as Li You was falling apart, a wealthy family showed up and said he was their real young master, who had gone missing as a child.

Li You glanced at Zhizhi, who was hiding behind him under a hat, his cat ears sticking straight up.

So he really does bring good fortune.

2

The day Zhizhi met Li You, the snow hadn't melted yet.

He was curled up by the roadside, thin as a sheet of paper. After tripping Li You, he rubbed against him with the last of his strength.

Li You took off his scarf and wrapped it around him.

A meal ticket for life, acquired!

He heard Li You say, "We're both lonely creatures. Now that we're together, I'll call you Zhizhi."

Zhizhi learned lots of things:

When Master went out, he had to wait obediently. When Master came back, he had to run over to greet him. At night, he had to sleep beside Master's pillow, and he could lay his tail across Master's wrist.

Master was poor, but he bought Zhizhi the best cat food. Master was tired, but every day when he came home, he would pat Zhizhi's head and say, "Good Zhizhi."

Zhizhi thought they would live like this forever.

Until Master said he was taking him to get his man eggs cut off.

Zhizhi was so scared he couldn't sleep all night. The next day, he turned into a two-legged creature.

Zhizhi discovered that the world was complicated.

He had to wear clothes, use chopsticks, and hide his tail in his pants. When they went out, he had to call Master "gege," not Master.

He couldn't pounce on things that moved. He couldn't get down on all fours in front of other people. He couldn't bury his face in his bowl while eating.

He tried very hard to learn, although he still messed up sometimes. He'd only just become human, so it wasn't his fault.

Later, Master moved with him into a big house.

Zhizhi didn't understand what a real or fake young master was. He only knew that Master didn't have to eat instant noodles anymore.

Could the good days go on like this forever? Zhizhi wondered, twitching his ears.

Coming soon:

[Long Aotian Daddy with a golden finger] × [Pretty, clueless, clingy little scapegoat]

In his previous life, Shen Xin died miserably on the street. Only after he died did he learn that he was a scapegoat in a male-oriented novel, and the kind with a pretty face but no brains.

He was already an overlooked member of a wealthy family, unloved by both parents. So the first thing Shen Xin did after being reborn was decisively run away with his penniless fake-young-master uncle, who hadn't yet become the Long Aotian type, swearing to become the virtuous wife who would help her husband fulfill his lofty ambitions.

Everyone thought he had a screw loose. Shen Xin didn't care. This was Long Aotian! They'd regret it soon enough!

Outside, Long Aotian was steady and composed. At home, he naturally took control of every part of Shen Xin's life: what he wore, what he ate, what he did, and even which friends he was allowed to keep. Every so often, he'd take off his belt and sternly teach him a lesson, then rub him tenderly afterward. He watched Shen Xin so closely that he practically wanted to chain him to his side.

Watching Long Aotian's career flourish while he doted on him to no end, Shen Xin felt like he was floating. Over time, a flutter of affection took root in his heart.

Only after he crossed Long Aotian's line and was unceremoniously packed off to study abroad, to a comfortable home with round-the-clock nannies and bodyguards, pleasant weather, and a relaxed academic atmosphere, did Shen Xin realize how frantic he was:

Help | What do I do after falling out with my fatherly Long Aotian male lead? Please answer online. It's urgent.

Chapter One: Return home to win back Daddy!

Men, huh? They want the pretty airhead to be their son and their wife at the same time. If it's Shen Xin, they can have both~

Shen Sui'an had always believed nothing could rattle him.

Whether he saw strange numbers or was called a bastard and kicked out of his home, he could calmly accept the situation and deal with it.

Except for that foolish, spoiled stepson. At first, Shen Sui'an was suspicious and kept his guard up. They barely knew each other, so why would the boy be willing to give up his privileged life and leave with him?

But it seemed he'd been mistaken. His stepson wasn't all that clever after all. Instead, he relied on Shen Sui'an for everything, like a parasitic vine that needed him to survive.

Gradually, the boy became an exception in Shen Sui'an's cold world. Shen Sui'an would let him grow as wildly as he liked, as long as it was within the limits he set, and there were no lies or betrayals.

Shen Sui'an was ruthless and decisive, and just as much so in matters of the heart. (Was he?) Win him back after returning home and get back together? Impossible.

Day one back home: the airhead picked the lock.

Day two back home: the airhead ate himself into the hospital.

Shen Sui'an put on a cold face and checked on him. He wouldn't care about someone who was unfaithful. Who was that blond guy?!

Shen Sui'an smiled "kindly" and gave the airhead a collar as a present, watching his eyes redden with tears. "Go ahead. I won't interfere with your social life anymore."

At the center of the collar was a camera connected to a phone. Go out, and you're dead.

The airhead showed some cleverness for once. Wearing a sheer robe that left little to the imagination, his skin as smooth and luminous as jade, he stood in front of the camera, offering a tray with eyes so dewy they seemed to glisten. "Daddy, what would you like first? The food, or..."

Shen Sui'an chose the latter.

The airhead clung to him, his slender, pale legs wrapped around Shen Sui'an's waist. "Hubby, I know all about little whips and candles. You don't have to go easy on me... It's okay if I break..."

Day N+... after returning home, Shen Sui'an granted every request his "virtuous wife" made.

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