Gu Jingwei, a scientific genius hailed as the Federation's brightest star, died young from a genetic compound disease. When he opened his eyes again, he discovered he'd been reborn inside an old novel recently reconstructed by the Blue Star Cultural Research Bureau next door.
This novel was a mashup of wealthy-family melodrama, face-slapping, and power-ups. It was more or less about a true young master whose fortune and wonderful life were stolen by an outsider, who then cut off all emotional ties, beat the villainous boss to a pulp, kicked the outsider's ass, and rose to the top.
The people of the interstellar age were hooked on its twist after twist. Even when Gu Jingwei was ill, he had heard his colleagues excitedly recount parts of the plot.
Gu Jingwei had liked the story quite a bit.
If only he hadn't been reborn as the outsider who schemed at every turn to steal the protagonist's fortune and affection, only to die without a proper burial.
Gu Jingwei looked at the three-headed-tall protagonist glaring at him from nearby, clearly already inhabited by someone else, and fell into deep thought.
What was he supposed to do if the protagonist was a reborn, corrupted version instead of a pure-hearted little angel?
Facing this unprecedentedly difficult mode, Gu Jingwei felt he had to do something to relieve the stress of transmigrating into a book.
He held up a wrench and looked at the car parked in the yard.
First, let's upgrade this outdated engine, whose thermal efficiency is under forty percent.
The eldest young master of the Jiang family, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, had recently become interested in the little kid next door, who was always holding a wrench and having epic standoffs with his grandfather.
So he turned down his friends' invitations, tore up his packed tutoring schedule, and declined one endless banquet after another. Then he climbed a wobbly stool and scrambled up onto the wall. Beneath a sky full of stars, he grinned and asked:
"Hey, kid."
"Want me to take you out to play?"
There were a few smudges of engine oil on the little kid's face. He thought it over for a long time, then slowly walked over and rose onto his toes to take the hand reaching out to him.
Back then, neither of them knew that the person before them would become their indispensable other half, run through the long river of their lives, and become the object of all their yearning and everything they couldn't put into words.
Years later, Jiang Yekuo shared his wisdom with his friends' sons: "For men like us, with foresight, the earlier you find a wife, the better."
"Take your Uncle Jiang, for example. I was only eight when I knew to take your Uncle Gu out on a date."
"There's just one problem."
Jiang Yekuo gazed toward the First Research Institute with a deeply troubled expression.
"You never know if an unbeatable love rival might show up."
This story is also known as The Years the Young Master Jiang Fought Science for His Husband.
In his previous life, Jiang Xiao was trapped in a vicious cycle of being framed, misunderstood, and robbed of his achievements. Only after he was beaten to a pulp by those who'd set him up did he finally wake up, cut off all emotional ties, and bring everyone who had harmed him to justice.
Reborn, he swore to stamp out every danger before it could take root.
Especially his dear little brother, Gu Jingwei.
But his revenge plan went wrong right from the start.
Gu Jingwei, who was supposed to be the one taken back to the Jiang family in his place, pointed at him as if it were nothing and said, "Auntie, this big brother looks a lot like you."
When Jiang Xiao was being ostracized, Gu Jingwei burst through the door like a god descending from heaven, clutching his chest as he threatened them: "If you keep gathering here, I'm going to have an episode!"
In his previous life, Gu Jingwei had replaced him at the top of the class and gone to university. But before Jiang Xiao had even graduated from junior high, Gu Jingwei was specially admitted to the University of Science and Technology.
While Jiang Xiao was struggling with backstabbing and deception in the business world, Gu Jingwei was taking on a hundred opponents at once on an international forum, leaving the arrogant scientists of enemy nations gasping for air.
By the time Jiang Xiao had gained full control of the Jiang Group, Gu Jingwei was still being protected like a national treasure at some research institute. He didn't even have time to take part in Jiang Xiao's revenge plan.
Holding a wedding invitation for Gu Jingwei and Jiang Yekuo, the ruthless cousin who had been so heartless in his previous life, Jiang Xiao fell into deep thought. Maybe something had gone wrong with his rebirth?
Just then, his phone received a push notification with an image. A handsome young man with exquisite features looked composed as a resplendent galaxy surrounded him. The people whose faces so often appeared at academic summits looked crazed, as if they were gazing at a god.
Academician Gu Jingwei announces that our nation has officially entered the age of space.
No. It really was Gu Jingwei who had something wrong with him.
Gu Jingwei: As expected, scientific research is the only true destination for humanity.
Gu Jingwei x Jiang Yekuo
Cool-headed, rational beauty x cheerful sunshine boy who can't stay calm around his wife
Transmigrated genius x ultimate big boss
Better to do research than follow the plot
I stand on the shoulders of giants, so my vision is broader than ever, and my thoughts reach farther than an entire dimension.
Theme: Strengthen the nation through scientific research
