Raising Kids Is Impossible, or at Least It Should Be

The pre-release for The Whole World Thinks I Still Love Him opens in May. Please add it to your collection~ Weibo: @Steam Peach When Jiang Song heard that Gu Changyi had returned to the country, he felt both happy and worried. He was happy that the kid he’d struggled so hard to raise had become powerful enough to call the shots, a rising elite everyone was eager to meet. He was worried because the up-and-comer had a serious grudge against him and was said to be ruthless and merciless. Jiang Song was a sickly man from a once-wealthy family, but he was also a tough nut that the entire business world couldn’t crack. Everyone was eager to watch the Jiang family make a fool of itself, knowing that CEO Gu had a history with the arrogant, gorgeous troublemaker. Sure enough, not long after returning to the country, Gu Changyi moved into Jiang Song’s home. He was obviously there to make Jiang Song pay. People were hoping Gu Changyi would bully Jiang Song, ruin him, make his flawless face streaked with tears, and have him beg Gu Changyi to stop. Gu Changyi lived up to everyone’s expectations and did all of that. But the more the crowd watched, the more confused they got. Um, maybe that’s not the kind of bullying I meant? Not the kind where you leave red marks on your uncle while turning him rosy and making him tremble, then worry you were too rough for him to take it, or that he hasn’t had enough, so you soothe him and rub him. You know what I mean? Jiang Song: Do we really need all those details? *Smiles* A double-standard, pill-popping porcelain beauty shou × a younger, sharp-tongued, wildly unhinged, devoted-dog gong “Do you love him very much?” “I don’t know. I can’t stand him, he makes me angry, and I miss him all the time.” W. Somerset Maugham, The Razor’s Edge Originally titled Uncle Shouldn’t, At Least Not Like This. “Uncle” is just a form of address; the shou is actually only thirty. One-on-one romance, happy ending. The gong and shou are eight years apart and are each other’s parents (? Just kidding). Content warnings: * Set in a fictional world with original details. An important supporting character stutters. * The gong has borderline personality disorder and is genuinely crazy. * The shou is in very poor health, though he’ll gradually get better. The shou was the young gong’s guardian. They are unrelated by blood, both are adults when they fall in love, and they don’t share a household registration. = = = = = = My next story opens in May: The Whole World Thinks I Still Love Him, with both leads reborn. Please add it to your collection =3= In the last few minutes of his life, Yun Ji looked back on his short existence. Perhaps his greatest regret was meeting Cong Lie. They had been a terrible match from the start, yet he twisted his dislike into bashfulness. He knew Cong Lie had never truly loved him, yet he kept clinging to him without any self-respect. They were worlds apart in status, but Yun Ji was willing to fall out with his family just to win over the hot-tempered genius who had risen to fame at a young age. Yun Ji seemed to get everything he wanted. Cong Lie became a top-tier star and a singer praised throughout the entertainment industry. Cong Lie married him. Everyone called their marriage the perfect union of capital and popular culture. But Cong Lie didn’t love him. Cong Lie could record an album and stay away from home for three months. When Cong Lie looked at Yun Ji, there was less feeling in his eyes than when he looked at a microphone. Behind the praise, people were always exchanging knowing glances, wanting more. When the warm spring breeze swept across his eyes again, Yun Ji no longer let himself drown in anyone. == When news of the car accident came, Cong Lie became calm. He calmly finished recording that day. Then he calmly went home. The lights were off. There would never be anyone else to turn them on for him. Cong Lie had never imagined life could be so quiet, until one day he found himself in the emergency room. He closed his eyes, as if waiting for a long-overdue kiss. == Reborn before his marriage, Yun Ji was a rich second-generation heir whom everyone saw as having been disowned by his family for shamelessly pursuing Cong Lie. He even had to appear on a variety show with Cong Lie and humiliate himself for publicity. When the show aired, everyone waited to laugh at Yun Ji’s pathetic pursuit. But the arrogant superstar Cong Lie had to sit beside Yun Ji at meals, sit beside him in the car, and would fight the production team if he couldn’t see him for a moment. Comments: The show is doing a great job. Obviously fake, but I’m shipping them hard. Yun Ji: True, he acts well. He should try crossing over into acting. At last, Yun Ji’s career got back on track, and he unilaterally announced that he and Cong Lie were just business partners, and all their contact was work-related. “Rising music king Cong Lie focuses on his career and refuses to be tied to anyone for publicity” instantly took over every entertainment headline. Fans were happy for Cong Lie: Brother Lie won’t have to deal with a clingy fan anymore! Now he can focus on his new album! Before long, Cong Lie, who had supposedly escaped the clingy fan and focused on his career, released his new album, Inspiration. It shot to the top of every music chart. The first song was called “Missing You,” and someone immediately tagged Yun Ji under Cong Lie’s Weibo post. Yun Ji reposted it graciously: Best wishes. “Bouquet.” The second song was called “After You Left,” and someone tagged Yun Ji again. Twice. Yun Ji ignored it. The third song was called “My Faith,” and Cong Lie tagged Yun Ji from his main account. Fans: Our boy! You’re on the wrong account, our boy! “Who can claim Mount Fuji as their own with love?” “Under Mount Fuji” A slow-to-recover rich second-generation beauty shou reborn × a younger, arrogant, talented, powerful, and irresistible gong The shou is extremely sickly (meaning there will be lots of descriptions of his poor health, and he’ll be in the hospital a lot. If that bothers you, proceed with caution; emphasis added). Both leads are reborn from the beginning (the gong gradually regains memories of his previous life). The focus is on the gong’s journey to win his wife back. Both leads have only ever loved each other. Theme: Only sincerity can win sincerity.