A universally disliked, pitiful little bottom x a gentle strategist top
Yan Xi only learned he was the Yan family's second son, switched at birth, when a luxury car brought him to the Yan home.
Above him was a talented older brother, firmly established as the heir. Below him was the younger brother who had taken his place for years and was adored by the whole family.
He did everything he could to grow closer to his family, not wanting them to blame themselves for the mix-up. But it seemed there was no place for him in this family at all.
His stern father scolded him: “Stop trying to replace your younger brother. He's far more suited to being a son of the Yan family than you are.”
His cold older brother warned him: “Stop wasting your effort trying to please me. As long as you don't bother Yan Xu, I'll let you stay in the Yan family.”
His mother blamed him too: “Xu is frail and timid. Don't compete with him.”
But he hadn't done anything at all...
Then, after a car accident, he and Yan Xu were both rushed to the hospital. As he lost consciousness, he heard his parents begging the doctors to save their younger son first. His older brother grabbed him by the collar. “If anything happens to Xu, I will never forgive you!”
As he slipped into unconsciousness, Yan Xi thought, Let me die like this. There's no point in living.
But things didn't go as he wished. The accident left him unable to use his legs, yet he survived.
His father blamed him for failing to protect his younger brother and cursed him out.
His older brother said his disability was just punishment, and that he deserved to die.
His mother couldn't even bring herself to look at him.
At last, his heart turned to ash. One rainy night, he slowly and painfully maneuvered his wheelchair away from this so-called “home.”
But after he disappeared, a mysterious person online revealed the truth, causing an uproar. Only then did everyone learn what kind of person Yan Xu, the fake young master of the Yan family, really was. Even the car accident had been his doing.
The Yan family went mad.
His father offered a huge reward, hoping even the smallest clue would lead him back to his biological son.
His older brother, who had once hated him, waited anxiously by the door, hoping for even the slightest response.
His mother held his unfeeling legs and wept inconsolably.
But Yan Xi's face remained expressionless. He was unmoved, understanding nothing, and forgiving no one.
Everyone said he had become like a delicate puppet and would never smile again. Only the man who had stayed by his side from beginning to end knew he was still the same as ever.
Lu Chengyuan gently brushed the hair from the young man's forehead. The other's indifferent eyes shifted slightly at his touch.
“Yan Xi, you don't have to go back to that family. How about we go home, to our own place?”
The delicate puppet blinked softly, and an exceedingly gentle smile appeared. “All right.”
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