The Fake Heir Made a Fortune in Business, Then Fled While Pregnant

[It's complete! Thank you, lovelies, for all your support~ My next book, The Grassland Wolf Lord's Second Marriage to a National Preceptor, is now underway!] * In his previous life, Gu Yunqiu, heir to the Prince of Ning, was a spoiled wastrel. All he did was play cards, drink, play mallet ball, and gamble. Li Congzhou, born on the very same day in a Buddhist temple, was his complete opposite: he spent his days reading and practicing calligraphy, riding and archery, copying sutras, and praying to Buddha. By the time the case of the swapped heirs was solved, Gu Yunqiu still had no idea what was going on before Li Congzhou, gone dark and mad, killed him and everyone else with a single sword thrust to the throat. * Reborn, Gu Yunqiu looked at Li Congzhou, a short, bald little boy with a terrifying gaze. His calves trembled, and he hurriedly pulled a piece of osmanthus cake from his robe. "Th-this is delicious. I don't mean anything by it. I just... just wanted to share it with you." Thinking of how unjustly he had died in his previous life, Yunqiu had tried living like Li Congzhou: but he fell asleep after three pages of a book, his handwriting looked like a dog's scratches no matter how much he practiced, and his waist was too weak for riding. He fell off and broke his leg, and couldn't even draw a child's bow, let alone shoot an arrow... The next day, Yunqiu decided to give up. He was only a false heir, after all. He'd drink while there was wine to drink, and live however he pleased! When their reversed lives were finally set right, everyone waited to see Yunqiu make a fool of himself, only to discover that... The biggest pawnshop and money house in the capital belonged to Yunqiu. The finest restaurant in the capital belonged to Yunqiu. Even the capital's busiest street belonged entirely to Yunqiu. If Yunqiu had any regret, it was that he hadn't personally arranged the ceremony welcoming Li Congzhou back into his clan, so he could properly enjoy the varied expressions on everyone's faces. * Later, someone saw Li Congzhou mobilize the entire Imperial Guard in the capital to stop Yunqiu, who was hiding in a carriage. The true heir pulled a stack of freshly steamed osmanthus cakes from his robe. "There was business at court today, so I was a little late getting in line. It's only been a moment, and already my wife wants to run away from home?" Holding his heavily rounded belly, Yunqiu thought angrily: The shop assistants are useless. Couldn't they have stalled him for just a little longer? He didn't want to give birth to a little old man who spent all day reading and writing, riding and shooting arrows, and copying sutras and praying to Buddha! The carriage curtain was lifted from outside. Li Congzhou's eyes were cold as ice. "There's something else I want to ask. Where does my wife intend to take my precious little darling?" Yunqiu: Who's your precious little darling? This is my precious little darling, and mine alone! Li Congzhou: What kind of thing is that to say, wife? My precious little darling has always been you and you alone. The precious little darling yet to be born: ??? * Cover art shop: Sweet Fish. Artist: Lang Yue. Not exclusive. [Hero's Guide to Dodging Landmines] 1. A gloomy, unhinged true heir seeking revenge as the top, paired with a sunny, cheerful false heir who goes into business as the bottom. They save each other. 2. Men can marry men, and there is a real pregnancy and birth. It's a little sweet treat, don't overanalyze it. 3. The pregnant character runs away in the later middle section. The early chapters focus on business and building a career, and the top's romance begins after he returns to secular life. 4. Big eyes @oAishang o, come hang out.gif Theme: Live positively and build a career through hard work, using your own hands to make a better tomorrow.