The Vile Fake Young Master Reborn

Shi Xunqiu, the only son of the Shi family, was frail and sickly from childhood, so he was raised as a girl.

Shi Xunqiu hated wearing dresses, growing his hair long, and being cooped up at home all day listening to private tutors. But his father always told him earnestly that he was the Shi family's only son and heir, and that the family's interests had to come first. He shouldn't indulge too many personal preferences. Seeing his father's earnest gaze, Shi Xunqiu could only nod.

He thought he could live out his life in comfort, pampered and protected under his family's care. But when he was fifteen, his father brought home a boy named Shi Yan and told Shi Xunqiu that he'd been switched at birth. Shi Yan was the real young master of the Shi family.

The kindhearted Shi family didn't kick Shi Xunqiu out. Instead, he continued living as their "daughter." But he could clearly feel that the family had given all their love and care to Shi Yan.

When Shi Xunqiu was seventeen, an accident left him locked in the bathroom. But the Shi family was too busy celebrating Shi Yan's birthday to remember the lonely Shi Xunqiu.

He was trapped alone in the dark bathroom all night as a broken showerhead poured out an endless stream of freezing water.

With water streaming down his face, Shi Xunqiu lost himself for the first time.

That day was his birthday too.

*

Shi Xunqiu began to dislike Shi Yan.

He bullied Shi Yan and snapped at him. When Shi Yan bragged about his little boyfriend, Shang Ze, Shi Xunqiu secretly sought Shang Ze out and told him that Shi Yan was two-timing him.

After hearing Shi Xunqiu out, Shang Ze nodded. But just as Shi Xunqiu turned to leave, Shang Ze abruptly lifted his skirt and pinned him in a corner, teasing him with a laugh. "You said Shi Yan has two men. What about you, Brother Qiu?"

"Have you... never been with a man before?"

*

Shi Xunqiu started dating Shang Ze.

Maybe it was to get back at Shi Yan, maybe it was to win some respect from the Shi family, or maybe it was because Shang Ze was the only one who would hold his hand and encourage him to be himself. Shang Ze also took him out to experience all sorts of new things he'd never known in his first eighteen years. Whatever the reason, when Shi Xunqiu realized he truly loved Shang Ze, he told him his secret without holding anything back.

Shi Xunqiu also told Shang Ze that he was a little jealous of Shi Yan. He didn't want to fight over the Shi family's fortune or take Shi Yan's place as their son. He just wanted the family to acknowledge him a little.

Shang Ze tenderly ruffled his hair and said, "No. The less you fight for, the more they'll look down on you. So you have to fight."

But after the Shi family discovered the underhanded way Shi Xunqiu had tried to claim their inheritance and threw him out, he learned that Shang Ze had already blocked him everywhere.

Shi Xunqiu had spent twenty years as a pampered young master who had never lifted a finger around the house. Once cast out, he had to scrape by doing odd jobs, enduring hardship and abuse. Finally, one day, his heart condition flared up, and he died.

*

When Shi Xunqiu opened his eyes again, he was reborn at seventeen.

He took off his dress, cut his slightly long hair, and prepared to run away from the Shi family.

Just then, Shi Yan came in with Shang Ze.

The instant their eyes met, Shang Ze suddenly embraced him as if he'd gone mad, his voice hoarse as he called him A Qiu again and again.

Shang Ze held him so tightly, as though Shi Xunqiu were the most precious treasure in the world.

Beside him, Shi Yan also stared at him, eyes red.

But Shi Xunqiu found it strange.

He just wanted to stay far away from them.

Reading guide: Both leads have only ever been in relationships with each other, and neither has dated anyone else. Shi Yan has nothing to do with their relationship; it's a misunderstanding. Younger top. The bottom wore girls' clothes as a boy when he was young.

The story includes flashbacks and scenes from his previous life. Read with caution.

Theme: Even in difficult circumstances, stand strong and face life bravely.