Name: Descendant of a Eunuch
Author: Wu Shi

Synopsis

Six-year-old Xu Guo arrived in the capital. Before his mother died, she told him that the handsome Lord Lian in the capital was his father.

But times had changed. The once-famous young scholar who had tossed fruit from his carriage and filled it with admirers was now a balding, worried-looking fat uncle.

Xu Guo mistook the stunningly handsome, wickedly charming Lian, the powerful East Depot chief, for his father and went up to him in the street to claim kinship.

Lord Lian held great power and was a notorious villain, the sort everyone was supposed to fear. He hadn't expected a child to dare stop his horse and lie to him. He narrowed his eyes at the rosy-lipped, bright-toothed boy before him. “How interesting. Tell me, you're my son?”

The tiny Xu Guo nervously swallowed, but then remembered what his mother had told him: Your father actually loves you. He has his reasons... He summoned his courage, nodded, and showed him the keepsake.

Later...

Lord Lian, smiling: It's pretty nice to suddenly become a dad.

Lord Lian, in despair: Where's my son? Where's the son I've heard has been in the capital for nearly half a year?

P.S. Lord Lian isn't the top. This is strictly a loving adoptive father and son relationship. The real top is someone else who appears later.

The top and bottom are childhood friends.

Also known as: “His Father Is a Notorious Villain,” “A Little Kid's Everyday School Life,” “Whatever, His Dad Will Handle It,” and “How Many Good Daddies Do You Have, Anyway?”

Choose your own warnings and delights:

1. Happy ending, one-on-one, mainly from the bottom's point of view.

2. Unless something unexpected happens, updates will be daily, around noon, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

3. Mainly told from a child's point of view. There won't be romance until he grows up. Overall, it's a sweet little story about everyday life.

4. This story was written by the author's cat! ⊙ω⊙

5. Before purchasing the paid chapters, please be sure to read the author's note at the end of the first paid chapter.

6. More to come if I think of anything.

Theme: While alive, people are soft and weak; in death, they are hard and strong., Laozi, Dao De Jing

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138Chapters

224.6kFavorites

466.8kClicks per chapter

9.4Score

308.1kNutrient gifts

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