The Reborn Villainous Brat Lies Flat

Xia Theo had known since childhood that he was the disgrace of the Collins family.

His father betrayed the family, and his mother left with him. After they both died, all they left behind was Theo, their posthumous child.

The Collins family took him in out of humanitarian concern and gave him a roof over his head and food to eat.

In return, he had to give everything for the glory of the Collins family.

Suppressing political rivals, fighting on the battlefield, cleaning up the direct line's messes...

He never complained, hoping that one day he might earn their recognition.

Until the day his mental domain was on the verge of collapse. He returned home to recuperate, only for the family head to send him back to the battlefield once more.

Faced with the enemy forces advancing in full strength, Theo remained calm.

He glanced at the Cecil family members beside him and resolutely went to his death.

After all, unlike other people, no one was waiting for him to come home.

In the interstellar age, people could choose to disintegrate themselves after death, leaving no trace behind.

At last, the loathsome presence that was Theo would no longer be an eyesore.

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The Cecil family was renowned across the stars for its noble bloodline, exceptional talent, and fierce protectiveness of its own.

No one knew that the direct-line heirs of this generation shared an unspeakable secret.

They all liked someone from the Collins family.

Soft, lonely, pitifully lovable, and vicious in a fight: Theo.

Sadly, their opposing positions meant they could only ever be enemies.

Until the youngest son, Fein, returned from the battlefield gravely wounded, carrying Theo's medal of honor.

Theo had ended the war with his own life.

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After losing Theo, the Collins family quickly fell into decline.

In just a few years, the family business had collapsed, and they were saddled with enormous debts.

Watching the Cecil family prosper, the Collins family revealed a secret they had kept hidden for over a decade.

The baby born to the Cecil family who died just days later had actually been of Collins blood. Their real child was Theo.

Once the truth came out, the Cecil family was overcome with grief.

How much suffering had this child endured to make him unwilling to leave even the slightest trace behind?

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When Theo opened his eyes again, he was back ten years in the past.

He had yet to awaken his talent, and it was just before he was due to be taken to the Collins family's main residence.

Looking at the drafty house and the lumpy, threadbare bedding, Theo decided to lie flat and give up.

No matter how hard he tried, things would turn out the same anyway.

After a while, Theo was dumbfounded.

Wait, why had the Cecil family stolen him away?

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The reborn Cecil family had only one goal:

Raise their baby! Raise their baby! Raise their baby!

For food, he got the tenderest cut of a starry sky beast, a delicacy rationed across the entire Federation.

For drinks, he got nectar from the sacred tree, which yielded only a pound a year.

His bed was so huge he could roll three times without reaching the edge.

As for the Collins family, they were beaten until they wept bitterly!

The Collins family, who had struggled to get by on a garbage planet, was reborn too.

Seeing their familiar surroundings, they were overjoyed and went looking for Theo.

In this life, they were determined to treat him well and carry on the family's glory.

But it was too late. Theo Collins had already changed his name to Leoshi Cecil and become the beloved darling of a family famous across the stars.

For the rest of their lives, the Collins family could only watch as he rose higher and higher with his family's support, cherished by everyone around him.

Theme: Cherish the people who are here with you.