Rose of the Badlands

The Poor District is also called the Villain District. Its people are cunning, sinister, and savage. Give them a rope, and they'll climb their way to the top. The Rich District is noble, elegant, and high above everyone else. Its people despise the filthy bloodlines and savage villains most of all. Yu Nian spent seventeen years in the Poor District. After his parents passed away, he stood atop a rocky mountain, determined to die, but someone pulled him down. Only then did he learn that he was actually the powerful, wealthy family's real young master from the Rich District. Overnight, he went from a poor orphan who couldn't afford spare parts or tuition to a young aristocrat with both parents and a mansion. He even had a dazzling, well-mannered, academically gifted brother adored by everyone. Of course, Yu Nian didn't care. All he wanted was to die. He dreamed of dying on the desolate rocky mountain in the Poor District. Until one day, Yan Nan, the attendant sent by his parents, sat beside him and took the parts from his arms. He said, "Come on. I'll take you home." Yu Nian asked, "Which home?" Yan Nan laughed at his question. "The Villain District. I'm taking the rose of the Villain District home." Yu Nian no longer wanted to die. People said a bastard and a villain who'd climbed up from the Poor District were made for each other, a perfect match in this world. He thought so too. Mutual healing, lots of personal headcanons, slow-burn growth. He'll become impressive later on. Thorny rose, wild mustang reborn as the bottom Swindler and cheat, refined scoundrel as the top Theme: Seize every chance to climb higher, and never give up