Reborn, I Got Married to the Scumbag's Uncle on a Whim

Lian Xu was reborn, waking up on the eve of the Xi family's marriage proposal.

In his previous life, he became engaged to the Xi family's playboy, playing the part of a proper wife until he died in a car accident caused by his fiancé.

In this new life, Lian Xu didn't want to pretend anymore. He flipped the scumbag off, then climbed over the wall in the middle of the night to escape.

Lian Xu was making a run for it!

But just as he straddled the wall, a tall figure outside startled him so badly he nearly fell.

The man looked up, and the moment their eyes met, Lian Xu was startled again.

Xi Jiangyi.

The current head of the Xi family, and the uncle of his bargain-bin fiancé.

Young and ruthless, he commanded not just the Xi family but all of Jincheng. A man born to rule.

In his previous life, Lian Xu had only seen him a few times at family banquets.

Perched on the wall, Lian Xu could neither climb up nor down. He couldn't understand why someone as busy as Xi Jiangyi would personally come over a trivial marriage arrangement between younger relatives.

The man stood below him, his gaze unreadable.

"Want to leave here? I can help you."

Lian Xu stared at the hand held out to him, thinking that his uncle was pretty helpful. He placed his hand in Xi Jiangyi's. "Thanks."

But then

The seal on the marriage certificate came down with a smack.

"Let's go home, little sir." Xi Jiangyi put away the little red booklet, looking pleased.

Lian Xu stared at him, dumbfounded. "..." Was this what he meant by helping?!!

*

Lian Xu wasn't the only one shocked. Everyone in Jincheng was astonished too. No one had expected Xi Jiangyi to suddenly announce his marriage, much less to a man with little family wealth.

They assumed the cold-faced menace was plotting something and waited for the show to begin.

But as the days went by, all they saw was a luxury cruise ship bought for Lian Xu at a staggering price, a studio opened in his name in the central skyscraper, and people who had offended him disappearing from Jincheng the very next day...

"What's even more outrageous is that Xi Jiangyi gave him the token that symbolizes the family's power."

Lian Xu, eavesdropping nearby, nearly spat out his drink. He stared in shock at the beaded bracelet on his wrist.

He'd only looked at it a little longer, and Xi Jiangyi had taken it off and given it to him. At the time, the man had seemed completely nonchalant.

"It's nothing important. Take it and play with it."

As Lian Xu was thinking this over, a hand reached from behind and lifted his chin.

"Hear anything interesting?"

Lian Xu tilted his head back and blinked. "They said you're way too good to me, like you've fallen for me."

Xi Jiangyi chuckled. "You don't need to hear that from anyone else, baby."

*

Xi Jiangyi's biggest regret from his previous life was not telling Lian Xu his real name. Next came forcing his feelings down, watching Lian Xu marry someone else, and then dying in a panicked rush.

So this time, Xi Jiangyi decided to keep Lian Xu trapped in his arms and give him everything he could.

Everything except freedom.

Bonus scene:

"I don't need freedom anymore. Could you go a little easier?" Lian Xu suspected that if they kept going, he'd be reborn all over again.

Note: Past and present lives. Neither the top nor the bottom has ever loved anyone but each other.

Theme: Love and peace