After Reincarnating as a Widower

Sunny, straightforward shou vs. brooding, scheming gong Lin Zhen climbed out of bed and discovered that he had become a widowed husband with the same name as his own, a dead husband, and an eight-year-old stepson. Because the little brat wrongly thought he wanted to run off with his father's fortune and a lover, the child decided to go live with his uncle. Lin Zhen, who felt he had no idea how to look after a child, breathed a sigh of relief. He settled the boy in and returned to his original body's home, where he helped his family grow prosperous and build a comfortable life. Who could have guessed that the boy's uncle and aunt would abuse him for money? As his stepfather, Lin Zhen had no choice but to deal with the uncle and aunt and bring the boy back. To keep the child from growing up badly, he also sent him to school. Child student, licentiate, provincial graduate, top-ranked scholar. Gu Lin grew more and more capable, eventually becoming the youngest Grand Secretary of the dynasty. Lin Zhen realized that the way this bargain-bin son looked at him was getting stranger and stranger. It was like a man who had gone hungry for lifetimes spotting a plate of braised pork. ∑ (?△`)?! There was a rumor at court that anyone who called Grand Secretary Gu by his childhood name would be in for trouble. "Shuanzi." "Hey, Shuanzi." "Gu Shuanzi!" Lin Zhen gave the man's firm flesh a vicious pinch. "Where did you learn to respect your elders and care for the young?" Grand Secretary Gu kissed his darling. "Call me that a couple more times." Content warnings: 1. The two are initially stepfather and stepson. Their romance begins only after that relationship ends. 2. The shou is older than the gong. Now available: After Taking My Older Brother's Place in the Bridal Chamber [Husband] Optimistic, gentle, clever shou vs. a super-cold gong who can't perform at first, but later becomes incredibly potent The God of War Helian Yao, a peerless strategist who wielded two unmatched greatswords, fell from his horse and was left disabled! Chu Hanxiu's older brother, Chu Hanyun, who longed for power and had married Helian Yao a year and a half ago, did not want to consummate his marriage with a cripple. He wrote home to ask for a divorce from Helian Yao. But for some reason, his father and legitimate father decided to find another concubine-born boy who resembled his older brother, and send him to consummate the marriage in his place. In his previous life, Chu Hanxiu, who had transmigrated from the apocalypse, was not chosen. He lived three peaceful, happy years. Then, the world changed overnight. The Great Yue was torn apart by endless civil strife, and the armies of Qi and Donglai, once defeated by Helian Yao, came marching back. The Great Yue was plunged into the terror of war. Though he had a small healing and purifying ability, he watched his father and younger brother die before his eyes, one after the other. He, too, died in the seventh year of the troubled times. Reborn once more, Chu Hanxiu slapped his palm down. He would take his older brother's place in the bridal chamber! He would see if he could heal Helian Yao, then have that mighty man deal with those bloodthirsty bastards who had nothing but fighting on their minds! After that, he would retire once his work was done and sneak away with his father and younger brother to live a carefree life~ Helian Yao joined the army at fourteen and was made Marquis of Wu'an at twenty-four. After falling from his horse, he was left paralyzed, but he was the only heir of the Helian family. To ensure the family had an heir as soon as possible, his mother and father urged him and his husband to have a child. Three months after they consummated their marriage, he happened to overhear his husband telling another man that the man had taken his first time. Did that mean his husband had cheated on him before they consummated their marriage? But Helian Yao was not the sort of man who, knowing he was disabled, would still hold someone else back. He had asked his husband if he wanted a divorce, and said he could let him return to his family. His husband had chosen to stay of his own free will. Helian Yao, who could never tolerate even a grain of sand in his eye, stared coldly at his unfaithful husband. Suddenly, he heard a sound from the person beside him, a sound that was somehow different from before... The next day, when his husband's younger brother came to visit, he was dressed in a high-collared robe. As soon as he saw Helian Yao, he hurriedly backed away, but seemed unwell, and suddenly fell against his paralyzed legs. A super-sweet little treat!!! If you like it, please add it to your favorites (*?▽?*) Theme: Keep going, and the clouds will part to reveal the moon.