The Stand-In Went on Strike [Reborn]

It wasn't until the eighteen-year-old Xie Huaiyang died alone in a foreign land that he discovered his scumbag boyfriend, Rong Kai, had cheated on him with his beloved. He finally understood that he had only ever been a substitute.

Reborn one year earlier, the first thing Xie Huaiyang does when he opens his eyes is dump Rong Kai.

Why bother with men? Isn't building a career much better?

After returning to the country, he studies hard and works to earn money. One drunken night, he even brings a down-and-out man home with him.

With the man's encouragement and company, Xie Huaiyang gets accepted into a top university, wins first place in a Go tournament, and takes home a national award in calligraphy...

He thinks the two of them make a pretty good life together.

Until one day, they run into Rong Kai on campus.

Xie Huaiyang plans to ignore him, but Rong Kai looks as if he's facing a formidable enemy. He bows to the poor man beside Xie Huaiyang, nervous yet respectful, and calls him, "Little Great-Granduncle."

Xie Huaiyang: "?"

The Rong family patriarch, rumored to be reclusive, mysterious, and ruthless, is the man beside him wearing a twenty-five-yuan T-shirt and carrying two cucumbers?

You've got to be kidding.

Seeing Xie Huaiyang's astonished expression, Rong Shuo smiles faintly. "Mm."

For the rose at the heart of his heart, he would gladly accept any life at all.

#Being called Little Great-Granduncle by your ex really is a thrill#

Theme: Strive hard and win yourself a brilliant life