After the Gloomy One Became Critically Ill, They Regretted It Too Late

[The Crematorium Arc Begins] Blurb: Qiao Yan and Qiao Chen were born on the same day. Because they were switched at birth, he spent eighteen years living as an illegitimate son. The Qiao family saw him as a disgrace. His father treated him harshly, his eldest brother kept him at arm's length, and Qiao Chen took the identity that should have been his, constantly humiliating and bullying him in an attempt to ruin his life. On the brink of death, Qiao Yan suddenly saw the light. To hell with being patient and well-behaved! He should be a happy, ungrateful brat! Not long afterward, the truth about the mix-up came out, and everyone went mad. When the Qiao family desperately tried to make it up to him, hoping to bring back the good child who had once longed for their attention and quietly endured everything, they were devastated to discover that Qiao Yan had grown into a devil who picked fights with the whole world. Father Qiao punished everyone who had bullied Qiao Yan and kicked Qiao Chen, once his favorite, out of the house. He tried to make amends to Qiao Yan, only to hear him urging Mother Qiao to divorce and remarry; The eldest Qiao brother sent Qiao Chen, the younger brother he had once doted on, to jail. When he tried to win back his real brother, he found that leading figures in academia were competing to claim Qiao Yan as their little brother; The Qiao family held a grand banquet to welcome Qiao Yan home, only to receive a declaration severing ties; Consumed by jealousy, Qiao Chen desperately tried to reclaim everyone's attention. As he wished, his name topped the trending searches that day: #ScatteringHisBirthMother'sAshes# In truth, Qiao Yan had stopped caring about what they did long ago. On the night he came to his senses while gravely ill and wanted to end his life, he met a light he could chase for the rest of his days. Tan Mu was the sharpest-eyed and most exacting collector in the art world. Then, one year, he returned to China and met Qiao Yan, who had nowhere else to turn. He had never seen a young man so dazzling: driven to the brink, yet still stubbornly reaching for hope. Tan Mu took Qiao Yan home, cared for him tenderly, and nurtured his talents. He watched him go from a despairing breakdown at eighteen to shining brilliantly in the years that followed. A true crematorium story: no whitewashing, no reconciliation. Angst and melodrama first, then scum gets what's coming to them. This novel will go VIP starting from Chapter 18 on September 16, with ten chapters posted that day. Thank you for all your support so far, and I hope you'll continue supporting the story. Theme: Your background does not determine your future. Hard work does.