When My Dad Is Reborn as the Cool Academic's Brother

[Fake father-figure boyfriend | Healing each other]

In her second year of high school, Yun Li went from a pampered rich girl with both parents to an orphan. Her aunt transferred her to City No. 2 High School, where she met Pei Che and Wei Xingran.

Pei Che was quiet, aloof, and brilliant. He and Wei Xingran had taken turns holding the top spot in their grade for years. The first time he saw Yun Li, he looked at her like she was an intruder who didn't know what she was getting herself into.

Wei Xingran was hot-tempered, eccentric, and full of dad-like attitude. The opposite of Pei Che, he was frighteningly attentive to Yun Li from her very first day as a transfer student, like a hopeless simp who wouldn't take no for an answer.

To keep her distance from Wei Xingran, Yun Li gradually found herself growing closer to Pei Che.

The closer she got, the more she realized that Pei Che was all bark and a soft heart.

New to the school and without any friends, Yun Li sat alone in the shade, watching everyone else laugh and play. Pei Che brought over a subject-selection form and sat beside her. “Have you decided which subjects to choose?”

After choosing her subjects, Yun Li's grades began to drag her down. She studied herself nearly crazy every day, while Pei Che's calls to study together lasted at least two hours. “Do you know what ‘husband’ means?”

One weekend, Yun Li went to her cousin's birthday party. She leaned alone on the railing, watching her aunt and uncle hold her cousin's hands as they sang the birthday song. Even the staff gathered around him, pinning on a birthday badge and cheering with bright smiles.

She alone stood on the sidelines, like an outsider peeking in at someone else's joy and happiness.

Pei Che, who happened to be working part-time at the amusement park, took a staff-only metal badge from his pocket and pinned it on Yun Li. “I'll take you around.” The two of them then went on every ride in the park, inseparable.

Pei Che told Yun Li to stay away from Wei Xingran. “He's got a girlfriend and still treats you like this. He's a scumbag.”

Yun Li nodded, but the words “I like you” never made it past her lips.

Until the day Yun Li decided to confess.

Fireworks from the amusement park show burst across the night sky, turning the sky screen into a vessel for romance. Just as Yun Li worked up the courage to confess, Wei Xingran suddenly appeared and started beating Pei Che.

“I treat Yun Li well because she's my own daughter! I thought you were my brother, and you go behind my back to steal my girl? And you spread rumors that I'm a scumbag? If Yun Li's mom hears about this, how am I supposed to live?!”

Yun Li: ?

Pei Che: ?

[Reading Guide]

Pure in body and mind; happy ending; one-on-one romance; both parents are reborn; the male lead's act turns real.

Theme: Live well