Mr. Mu Is in the Arctic, and I'm in the South

New novel, The Whole Family Returns to 2002, is now serializing. Song Xiaoran was the little prince carefully raised by two prominent families in Nanjiang. He grew up surrounded by wealth and love, sheltered in an ivory tower built of diamonds and crystal. Mu Nancheng was cast out to the fringes of his family. He tasted life's bitter realities from childhood and vowed to rise above his station and trample countless others beneath his feet. They were black and white, light and darkness, a fresh breeze and a bright moon against a dark, endless sky. They were the North Pole and the warmth of spring. Little scene Song Xiaoran toured Mu Nancheng's villa and was stunned by the dense forest of birch trees covering the grounds. Song Xiaoran: "I've never seen anyone plant a whole forest at home before. How much must that have cost?" Mu Nancheng: "Compared to achieving a dream, money is nothing." Song Xiaoran: "Is planting a forest at home your dream, Mr. Mu?" Mu Nancheng: "Every guy dreams of pinning the person he likes against a tree in a little grove. Don't you?" Song Xiaoran: "I... really don't." Mu Nancheng: "Then surely you've dreamed of doing it on a balcony, in a kitchen, on a sofa, in a garage, or in a mall changing room?" Song Xiaoran: "..." A cold-on-the-outside, shameless-on-the-inside, devious-as-hell demon of a seme x a cool beauty uke who gets played without realizing it, the little prince New novel, The Whole Family Returns to 2002 Blurb 1: Some people are born in Rome, while others die holding a terrible hand. Xie Yunshu had a miserable life and died full of regrets in his previous life. Reborn at seventeen, Xie Yunshu rolled up his sleeves and swore to turn his life around. But then he discovered, to his shock, that he had been born in Rome. Before he was reborn, his dad looked like this: bent over in the fields, squatting on the ridge by their house. "Son, you have to study hard. Stop wasting your time on those useless hobbies. Our whole family is counting on you!" After he was reborn, his dad looked like this: slicked-back hair, a bespoke suit, and a cigar, full of swagger. "Son, do whatever you want. If it doesn't work out, come home and inherit billions. Here's your allowance: spend a hundred million a month!" Before he was reborn, his mom looked like this: a coarse jacket, a sallow face, wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and a sorrowful expression. Wiping away her tears, she wailed, "Son, there are three ways to be unfilial, and having no heirs is the worst. If you don't get married soon, your mother will just die!" After he was reborn, his mom looked like this: big waves, a killer red lip, and a smile full of charm. She linked arms with Xie Yunshu as they strolled through a reception hall. "Sweetheart, isn't that young star handsome? I asked around. He charges 800,000 for dinner. Shall we book him?" Blurb 2: In this life, Xie Yunshu just wants to fulfill his parents' wishes and become a wastrel who can eat, drink, and have fun as he pleases. As for all the scumbags he met in his previous life, don't mess with me. If you do, I'll beat you up. Everyone in Class 9 of Year Two knew that Pei Ji, the school's little devil, did only three things at school each day: play basketball, sleep, and mess with Xie Yunshu. That morning, he tossed a stack of worksheets onto Xie Yunshu's desk as usual. "Bookworm, hurry up and do my worksheets!" Xie Yunshu: "I don't want to." Pei Ji rolled up his sleeves. "You looking to die?" The whole class cheered. Everyone knew a good show was about to start. Five seconds later. Xie Yunshu stuffed the worksheets into Pei Ji's mouth as he yelped. "From now on, I only have three reasons to come to school: class, exercise, and beating Pei Ji." The school heartthrob, Yao Zhan, started school a week later than everyone else. On his first day back, he saw Xie Yunshu and a few others blocking the classroom doorway. Yao Zhan looked disgusted. "Xie Yunshu, are you ever going to stop? Get away from me!" Everyone in Class 9 knew Xie Yunshu had a crush on Yao Zhan, and they all cheered. They knew another good show was about to start. Xie Yunshu spat out the unlit cigarette in his mouth and looked Yao Zhan up and down. "Who the hell are you?" Jiang Xingzhi, who should never have been in Class 9 of Year Two in his previous life, suddenly appeared as a transfer student. He was devastatingly handsome, outrageously arrogant, and obscenely rich. Everyone in Class 9 looked at Xie Yunshu in unison. They knew another, even better show was about to start. Underling: "Bro Yun, this guy's even more badass than you." Xie Yunshu gave a snort. "He's just a sickly blind guy." Only Xie Yunshu knew that Jiang Xingzhi suffered from sudden attacks. In his previous life, Xie Yunshu had once taken Jiang Xingzhi to the hospital, but later Jiang Xingzhi mistook someone else for him. This time, Xie Yunshu wouldn't stick his nose into other people's business. On the first day, Jiang Xingzhi lay on the roadside on Xie Yunshu's way home. Xie Yunshu walked past without a glance. On the second day, Jiang Xingzhi lay in the middle of the road on Xie Yunshu's way home. Xie Yunshu stepped over his head. On the third day, Jiang Xingzhi lay in front of Xie Yunshu's house. Xie Yunshu stepped on his head... almost. Xie Yunshu crouched down. "Buddy, are you planning to squat here like a nail-household forever?" Jiang Xingzhi raised a trembling hand, his voice barely a whisper. "Take me... to the hospital." Before being reborn: unlucky, poor, and undaunted, but doomed to lose. After being reborn: domineering, cool, and loved by everyone, the uke. Before being reborn: sickly and helpless. After being reborn: cold and abstinent on the outside, with a mind full of wild fantasies, the seme. Theme: