After Transferring Schools, I Became the Top Student's Boyfriend

My new novel next door, After Dying in Battle, I Became the Imperial Marshal's Wife, is now available. Starting from Chapter 23 on January 18, the story will be locked retroactively through the ending. If you haven't read it yet, hurry! In his second year of high school, Shang Xuanqi was forced to transfer schools and move in with Jian Jiming, a man who had lived at his family's home since childhood but whom Shang had barely ever met. Rumor had it that Shang Xuanqi was a notorious delinquent in their circle. He skipped school and classes, got into fights, smoked and drank, and had a whole host of bad habits, but refused to change. His father either beat or scolded him, while his stepmother looked on coldly, hoping he'd become even worse. Jian Jiming had lost both parents as a child and was brought into the family by Shang's father. He was famous in their circle as the kind of kid everyone else's parents wished they had: an excellent student from a young age, exceptionally capable, and already the founder of his own company while still young. His father had always been proud of Jian Jiming and often compared the two of them. Shang Xuanqi felt an instinctive hostility toward this man, who outshone him in every way despite their having barely met. On the first day Shang moved into his home, the two got into a fight. After losing, the boy signed a set of house rules. -- No fighting. -- No smoking or drinking. -- No staying out all night. -- No dating before adulthood. Later: Shang Xuanqi: The house rules say no dating before adulthood. Jian Jiming: You're eighteen, an adult. It doesn't count as dating too young. Reading guide: 1. The gong and shou are not related by blood, have no legal family ties, and are not on the same household register. 2. They only get together after the shou becomes an adult. 3. Jiming gong x Xuanqi shou, a refined scoundrel and a carefree delinquent. ~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~★~☆~ Now available: After Dying in Battle, I Became the Imperial Marshal's Wife [Reborn] In the year 368 of the Interstellar Era, the Empire's Crown Prince Huo Zheng, its strongest Sentinel, died in a famous battle against space pirates. Countless people were heartbroken, mourning the loss of such a powerful man to the Empire. But no one knew that Huo Zheng had not died on the battlefield. He had fallen victim to a conspiracy years in the making. When he opened his eyes again, twenty years had passed. Huo Zheng discovered that he had been Reborn as an illegitimate son of an earl's household who had just presented as a Guide. Being an illegitimate son was bad enough, but now he was to be married off to the Empire's reportedly most brutal and cold-blooded Sentinel, Lieutenant General Wen Yuan. Huo Zheng: ... To uncover the truth about his death, Huo Zheng "grudgingly" moved into the general's residence. He had thought he would have to match wits with Wen Yuan and, above all, protect his chastity. But the supposedly brutal, cold-blooded lieutenant general treated him like air. Whenever he was in the throes of a rut, he would rather take suppressants than touch Huo Zheng. Huo Zheng relaxed and devoted himself to investigating the cause of his death. But one quiet night, he accidentally discovered Wen Yuan watching footage of Huo Zheng's past campaigns in the Interstellar over and over again. With red-rimmed eyes, the man touched the holographic image and kissed Huo Zheng's lips with almost reverent devotion. Huo Zheng: ... Later, when the Zerg invaded and interstellar war broke out, people discovered that the Empire's undefeated lieutenant general had given the most important command position aboard his starship to his "darling wife." Everyone was astonished, and even more so when they won a great victory. After the war, people reviewed the battle and realized that this strategy... seemed strangely familiar. Huo Zheng: Just standard procedure. Wen Yuan gong (Sentinel) x Huo Zheng shou (Guide) Theme: A reformed playboy is worth more than gold.