The Eighth Year After the Fake Young Master’s Death

On his eighteenth birthday, Xia Xi learned that he was just a fake young master who had taken someone else’s place. Xia Xi was stupid, spoiled, and good for nothing. Apart from his looks, he had nothing going for him, and he was also a beta with no pheromones. All of City A was waiting to laugh at him once he fell from grace. Xia Xi didn’t care. Whenever people picked on him, he still yelled as he always had that his older brother would come stand up for him, like a little cat baring its claws. Hearing him say that, everyone else laughed in contempt. The eldest son of the Xia family, Xia Yuchuan, was level-headed, aloof, and accomplished at a young age. In the rich-kid circle, everyone praised him as the model heir to a family fortune. Thinking Xia Yuchuan would fly into a rage for a fake young master was pure fantasy. Xia Xi was stupid, but this time he was smart enough to understand from their laughter that his brother would never come to his defense again. He lowered his eyes and drank the alcohol they forced on him. His body grew hot, and the space between his legs became damp and sticky. Xia Xi’s mind quickly grew hazy, and he felt so awful he wished he could pass out. The day after Xia Xi’s eighteenth birthday, he disappeared from a cruise ship. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated eight years into the future. He found a job at a convenience store, then rented a cheap room in a shared apartment nearby. The old Xia Xi had been pampered and lazy, the most privileged young master in all of City A. Now he wore a convenience store uniform and sneakers that cost just a few dozen yuan. He couldn’t even bring himself to buy a discounted box of mandarin oranges nearing its sell-by date. Worse still, after fainting from exhaustion, he discovered he was pregnant with someone’s child, though he had no idea who the father was. Holding his medical report, he wandered out of the hospital, wondering where he could get the money for an abortion, when a group of tall, muscular bodyguards blocked his path. Then a Bentley pulled up. The door opened, and a tall, lean alpha with a cool and distant air stepped out. He was a man of impressive bearing, with a handsome face that seemed both familiar and strange. The man stared fixedly at Xia Xi’s face. After a long moment, as if only then convinced the person before him was real, he grabbed Xia Xi by the wrist. “Xiaoxi, come home with me.” When Xia Yuchuan saw Xia Xi again, he could hardly believe he had finally gone insane. The youth before him looked just as young and vibrant as he did in his memories, as if a merciful spirit had returned from the dead to grant him one last glimpse. * Employees of the Xia Group had recently noticed that whenever the CEO came to work, a beautiful young man who kept his head down and seemed afraid to be seen was always by his side. Whenever they were together, Mr. Xia held his hand and never took his eyes off him, as though the young man would disappear if he let go or looked away. The youth looked very young, perhaps sixteen or seventeen. Some said he was Mr. Xia’s nephew. Others said he looked a lot like the fake young master of the Xia family who had died on a cruise ship, and that Mr. Xia was sponsoring him because they were fated to meet. After the fake young master of the Xia family disappeared on that cruise ship, everyone knew what it meant, except Xia Yuchuan. He had gone mad with vengeance against everyone aboard the ship, even his younger brother, who had only just been found. Because his biological younger brother had sent Xia Xi a text inviting him up to the deck and tampered with the railing, Xia Yuchuan wanted to send him to prison. Over the eight years, Xia Yuchuan had changed almost beyond recognition. He had once been gentle, refined, steady, and aloof. Friends who knew him well discovered that Xia Yuchuan, who had never believed in gods or spirits, had started praying and seeking spiritual guidance. He often sat alone by the sea for an entire night. Once, in a daze, he even walked into the sea, saying he was going to meet his dead wife there. *Before you read: 1. Mutual firsts. The gong is a virgin. The shou has a fiance he was engaged to, but he doesn’t like him, and they never even held hands or hugged. The child is the gong’s. 2. The shou is an adult when they confirm their relationship, and they are not registered in the same household. 3. They were four years apart in age before the transmigration. 4. Updates follow the rankings before the book goes premium, with a notice in the author’s note after the previous chapter. Daily updates after it goes premium. 80% anti-piracy protection, 72-hour delay. 《A Sickly Little Cub Goes Viral on a Variety Show》by Yang Wei, currently updating. Click to read about a good little puppy being doted on. 1, Ruan Tong was a frail puppy. As a little one, he couldn’t compete with his siblings for milk, and as he grew older, he was constantly ostracized. On his third birthday, Ruan Tong closed his eyes, on the verge of death, and made a wish: he hoped he could be a little happier in his next life. He wasn’t greedy. Just a little happier would be enough. When he opened his eyes again, Ruan Tong looked down at his hands and feet and realized he seemed to have become… a child. Still confused, Ruan Tong stared blankly with his big, watery puppy eyes at the older brothers in front of him. The first, a handsome man with a poker face: “I don’t know how to take care of kids.” The second, a handsome, short-tempered man: “I hate little brats!” The third handsome man wasn’t much older than Ruan Tong, but spoke in a very mature tone. “He’s too frail. He shouldn’t be on a show.” 2, Ruan Tong eventually figured out that he was supposed to join these older brothers on a variety show, where his role was to be the little cub they took care of. Ruan Tong didn’t want to repeat his past. He cheered himself on silently, worked up his courage, and grabbed his older brother’s hand. “I won’t ask you to get milk for me, so don’t worry about me!” Seeing his brother stiffen, Ruan Tong grew a little uneasy. He blinked his puppy eyes, tilted his head, and obediently let out a little, “Woof.” 3, On the show, a week later: “Open wide, baby. Come on, let’s have some fruit. Ahh…” The short-tempered handsome man gently offered a strawberry to Ruan Tong’s mouth. “Strawberries are cooling, so it’s not good to eat too many. You should have the stomach-soothing porridge I made instead.” The poker-faced handsome man put an arm around Ruan Tong’s shoulders and let him lean against his chest as he ate his porridge. “Thank you, big brothers.” Ruan Tong smiled sweetly. His voice was soft and sweet because of his frail health, and whenever he spoke, the hearts of those around him melted. “He has a checkup this afternoon, so he can’t eat anything right now.” Gu Wen, who was six years older than Ruan Tong, pulled him close. Then, when he turned away, he secretly slipped a candy into Ruan Tong’s mouth. 4, The day the variety show aired, its first episode took the internet by storm. The buzz came partly from the top-tier star group ComeT and the famous child star Gu Wen taking care of a little cub, but Ruan Tong himself provided almost all the viral moments. 【Is he rubbing against Gu Wen’s palm?? How can a little cub be this cute!】 【Oh my god, those puppy eyes are adorable!!】 【I heard they don’t actually like the little cub and bully him off camera.】 … 【Where did the person above get that fake rumor? Are you talking about this puppy who keeps getting his head patted by everyone?】 【LOL, he’s totally the group’s favorite.】 5, Halfway through the livestream of the final episode, a pair of fluffy puppy ears suddenly popped out on Ruan Tong’s head, and a soft white tail sprouted behind him. The production crew: ?! The older brothers: … Ruan Tong: “I-I won’t bite anyone… Don’t be scared of me QAQ” The next second, the livestream chat filled with people howling for the show to get a second season. - Main couple: Gu Wen × Ruan Tong, gentle and doting gong × frail, affectionate angel-puppy shou - Mainly a child-rearing story, a slow-paced slice-of-life. The shou falls in love after coming of age. - The shou can turn back into his original form later, a fluffy long-haired white puppy. - The setting is entirely fictional, with no real-life models. Theme: May all lovers find their happy ending.