I Wanted to Climb the Social Ladder, But Picked the Wrong Person

Shi Yu's family fell into decline. From childhood, his mother taught him that he had to use his looks to win over the most powerful and influential person he could.

After his mother died of illness, Shi Yu had nowhere to go, so he took a keepsake to his aunt's home. She had married into a powerful family at court.

He'd heard that his aunt was raising twin brothers.

The elder cousin was gentle and courteous, and most importantly, he would become the future master of the household!

So Shi Yu immediately decided to seduce this elder cousin he hadn't even met yet.

On the night he arrived, Shi Yu followed the servants' directions to his elder cousin's residence.

As soon as he saw him, he deliberately dropped his handkerchief, showing off his slender waist. "Oh, my handkerchief fell."

Then he softened his voice and feigned surprise. "Oh, I didn't expect you to still be awake, Cousin."

Finally, he pretended to stumble straight into his arms. As he looked up, he caught a hint of a smile at the corner of the man's mouth and suddenly felt that something was off.

But power was right in front of him, within easy reach, and Shi Yu had no time to worry about such things. That night, he shared the man's bed.

Shi Yu was so pleased with himself, as if he could already see a life of wealth and luxury ahead.

Who knew that the next morning, when he ran into his elder cousin, the man would cup his hands and greet him with polite distance: "Good morning, Cousin."

Then he saw his younger cousin beside him. A red mark peeked out on the man's neck as he bowed, and his voice was exactly like the man from last night. "Good morning, Cousin."

Shi Yu froze on the spot, his legs nearly giving way. The younger cousin stepped forward to catch him and whispered in his ear, "Cousin, shall we continue tonight?"

*

Since childhood, Jiang Qi'an had been compared with his twin brother in every way. He always came up short, and no matter what he did, he somehow ended up doing the same things as his brother.

Jiang Qi'an was sick of it. If his brother was as gentle as jade, then he would be wicked to the bone, feared and despised by everyone.

He never expected some silly fool to come barging in, trying to seduce him with the cheapest tricks.

Jiang Qi'an happened to be bored, so he played along.

The next morning, he saw the surprise on the man's face and realized he'd mistaken him for someone else.

At first, Jiang Qi'an treated him as a way to pass the time, coolly watching him curry favor with his twin brother.

Then one day, when he saw the man bouncing over to his brother again, Jiang Qi'an grabbed him and pinned him to the table. His brother's laughter drifted in from the room next door.

He tightened his arms around the man beneath him, whose eyes were swollen red from crying, and said hoarsely, "If you dare go running to my brother again, Cousin, I'll break your legs."

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