Reborn to Spoil the Wicked Little Brother

On the day Gu Chengye married, he knew his husband-to-be was no pushover. And sure enough. After moving in, Liu Xia either fought with Gu Chengye's sister-in-law or argued with his mother. Sometimes even his five-year-old nephew would end up crying after being hit. Gu Chengye gritted his teeth and put up with him for three years, but he couldn't take it anymore. In those three years, Liu Xia had not only driven a wedge between him and his parents, but also made their whole family unwelcome in the village. That day, they had an unprecedented argument. Liu Xia called Gu Chengye a foolish pushover, someone anyone could kick around. Gu Chengye called Liu Xia cruel and vicious, and said no wonder his former fiance, a licentiate, had dumped him. That did it. Liu Xia went berserk and scratched several bloody lines across Gu Chengye's face. Gu Chengye yelled that he was a crazy man and told him to get back to his parents' home! Not long afterward, an order came down from the court conscripting soldiers. Before leaving, Gu Chengye flung a divorce notice in Liu Xia's face. Four years later, Gu Chengye returned with a limp. None of his family wanted to care for him. Only his former husband came to visit every day without fail, carrying a basket. Gu Chengye watched him coldly. This man had always loved kicking people when they were down. Gu Chengye wanted to see what he was after. But he waited and waited, and Liu Xia never kicked him when he was down. Instead, he said awkwardly, “Since you don't have anyone to look after you now, why don't we live together and make do?” He called it making do, but what could Liu Xia get from a cripple like him? Once they had both calmed down, they really did manage to build a proper life together. Gu Chengye gave all his government benefits to his husband, but after that day, his husband disappeared. He searched for him for many years. Only when he was old and bedridden did his nephew finally tell him the truth. It turned out Liu Xia had been pregnant at the time. His nephew feared that if Gu Chengye had a child of his own, he would leave the family property to the child instead. So he hired people to kidnap Liu Xia and throw him into the river, where he drowned. After learning the truth, Gu Chengye, who had misunderstood his husband for decades, finally went mad. He set a fire that killed both himself and his nephew. When he opened his eyes again, it was the winter of the third year of their marriage. He had just flung the divorce notice in Liu Xia's face. Liu Xia was crying and cursing him for being heartless. Gu Chengye thought that he was right. He had been blind and foolish, and had caused his husband and child to die in the freezing river, their bodies left incomplete. How could he call himself human? He was worse than an animal. With red-rimmed eyes, Gu Chengye pulled his husband into his arms and kissed his dry lips fiercely, ignoring his cries. Thank goodness he hadn't returned too late. There was still a chance to make things right. P.S.: 1. In both lifetimes, they are devoted to each other alone. 2. Updates follow the rankings before the novel goes premium; afterward, a steady six chapters a day. Theme: See the world with your heart