You Can't Say No to a Childhood Friend

When Ye Chao was little, his parents were busy with work, so they often left him with the neighbors. The neighbors had a son a year older than him, mature beyond his years and exceptionally gifted. His name was Lu Xingqiao. Lu Xingqiao was quiet and aloof, but he was always good to Ye Chao. He went to Ye Chao’s parent-teacher meetings, explained problems Ye Chao couldn’t solve, and stepped in whenever Ye Chao got into a fight. Lu Xingqiao looked after Ye Chao every day, so even the unruly Ye Chao only learned to rein in his bristling temper a little around his big brother. At seventeen in his previous life, Ye Chao was taken away by his biological parents and became the real young master in a swapped-at-birth story. His parents came to take him back with tears in their eyes, but they didn’t love him. They loved the fake young master they’d raised by their side even more. Ye Chao died. After his death, his spirit drifted in the sky. Only his big brother came to see him off. Dressed in black and pale-faced, Lu Xingqiao touched his gravestone and said he regretted it. His words made Ye Chao ache. Reborn, Ye Chao stood at the door with his parents, facing his childhood friend, who calmly asked if he really wanted to go back with them. Ye Chao refused outright and dropped into his big brother’s arms with a thump. The real young master could be whoever wanted the job! - Life without those assholes, with only his childhood friend doting on him, was a lot better than constantly having to outsmart idiots. His childhood friend was cool and distant, but he’d wait in line to buy Ye Chao the desserts he liked, stay up all night to watch over him when he was sick, and keep his eyes fixed on him. His childhood friend loved him most of all. But Ye Chao hadn’t expected the rebirth package to come with extras. The parents and older brother who’d fussed over the fake young master in his last life started sneaking over to see him, just to say a few words. Ye Chao: “…" Don’t come near me. It won’t work. Who even are you? - No matter what they did, it was too late. Ye Chao had his childhood friend. His childhood friend was a heaven-blessed genius, top of his class, calm and rational, and extremely low-key. The most outrageous thing he’d ever done was carry his boyfriend off to his nest, raise him himself, and turn him into his boyfriend. As a result, his boyfriend couldn’t help calling him “big brother” one minute and “husband” the next. - Ye Chao was reborn and grew up again, with everything going smoothly, until he and his big brother were kissing in a little wooded area and something felt off. Covering his split lip, he hurriedly warned the person beside him, “About what we did, don’t tell my big brother yet. I’m afraid he’ll catch me.” His big brother paused, then slowly turned to ask, “Who’s your big brother?” Ye Chao: “…” I messed up. Turns out I’m my own sister-in-law. x - He let him leave amid endless rain. Then welcomed him back beneath the bright spring sun. A prickly young master who’s nice to touch × a calm and rational big-brother-type top (This is mostly a sweet little story about childhood friends falling in love. There’s very little from the previous life and only a small amount of revenge against scumbags. If that’s what you’re here for, please take note. So sorry qvq PS: Later on, there will probably be about half a chapter of another couple’s romance to move the plot along. Here’s an upcoming story. If you’re interested, please add it to your collection. Hugs and kisses owo No Overtime, I’m Slacking Off [Quick Transmigration] As a player in the Transmigration Bureau, Yu Lin spent a hundred years filling his performance quota ahead of schedule so he could enjoy a life of doing nothing. Yu Lin: Bliss. Then the overachievers took off and wrecked the market. The various departments started competing viciously and pestering everyone day and night: Overtime! Overtime! Overtime! Yu Lin: “…” Let it all burn! Yu Lin lies down and starts slacking off. [The ordinary, righteous male lead in an infinite-flow world] According to the script, you’re a cannon-fodder roommate of the male lead in an infinite-flow story. You’re gay, and when you fail to seduce the straight male lead, you turn bitter and do everything you can to trip him up! After the survival game, the fed-up male lead goes his own way, and you end up fleeing in terror before being torn apart by a monster. Yu Lin: “…Fine.” Before the survival game, Yu Lin has nothing to do, so he tries to seduce the male lead three times a day. When the game begins, he plans to give up and coast, but the male lead, who claims to be as straight as they come… System 996 clenches its fists: Ahhh, he’s here, he’s here, he’s here!! The male lead stops at a fork in the road, a gleaming curved blade in hand. He looks down at the handsome young man squatting by the wall, then crouches and watches him for a while. Then he picks him up and carries him away. The local villain and the arrogant male lead have teamed up! System 996 shrieks: What?! Are you going to be a hostage? Put him down! Don’t get cocky, my Host will step on all of you sooner or later Watching the money roll into the account, 996 drools over the points it’s always dreamed of. [The genius junior disciple] According to the script, you’re a vicious male supporting character. You disguise yourself as a woman, flirt with everyone, and despite having a fiancé, you sneak around with other people behind your junior disciple’s back out of vanity. When your junior disciple is gravely injured and his spiritual roots are damaged, you bully him and break off the engagement! Yu Lin: “…Fine.” A beautiful girl sits among pavilions and terraces, long lashes framing her eyes, the tips of her outstretched fingers pale as scallion whites. The young man is experiencing love for the first time. His ponytail sways, his eyes are bright and keen, and he shines like the peerless sword on Mount Cangsong, dazzling and magnificent. He lowers his head and kisses his fiancée’s eyes and brows. System 996 sits bolt upright: Ahhh, you!! Yu Lin tips his head back and says nothing. For the next hundred years, through the depths of their bond, through life and death as friends and teachers, the young man never lets go of his fiancée. He goes from a heaven-blessed genius to the depths of despair, from having nothing to becoming the supreme Sword Sovereign. [The poor, high-IQ top student’s ex-boyfriend] According to the script, you’re cannon fodder. You’re spoiled and unreasonable, and you often join a bunch of scumbags in bullying your boyfriend, making him wait on you like a dog! Yu Lin: “…Fine.” A young man sits in a private room of dazzling luxury. The lights glitter, the room is noisy, and he lowers his eyes, his features delicate and unmoved, as if he’s not even there. A boy in a school uniform washed pale by repeated laundering is summoned by a phone call. Faced with the crowd’s malicious taunts, he says nothing. He walks over, puts a coat on the young man on the sofa, and picks him up. The young man doesn’t react, letting him do as he pleases. The expressions around them gradually shift from mockery to shock. System 996 is moved to tears: Bro, we don’t even have to do anything now? Yu Lin: “…” The boy carries him out of the private room. They sit for a while beneath the star-filled night sky, and he kisses the young man’s forehead. He stands above everyone. He is invincible. He lowers himself and changes for only one person. A gentle, flirtatious beauty × an arrogant male lead completely smitten with his wife + Theme: The world is full of regrets, but do good things and don’t worry about the future