The Wealthy Family's Stepmom Is Calling Out Fakes Online

Shen Lening, a short-lived, hot-tempered celebrity who has been blacklisted, dies, then comes back to life.

He becomes a brand-new young widower in a wealthy-family stepmother novel.

A husband who has just died, a company with no one at the helm, an incompetent son in his rebellious phase, ambitious brothers, a vicious mother-in-law, and me, hanging on by a thread.

Okay, fine. A hellish start from the start.

But Shen Lening has the script in hand and isn't panicking in the least. He just gives a scornful smile.

When his stepmother sheds tears as she reminisces about their once-beautiful love:

Shen Lening: "Fake. She's the mistress."

When his dead husband's brother confesses his love:

Shen Lening: "Fake. He just wants to steal my inheritance."

When his former lover puts on a false show of affection:

Shen Lening: "Fake. He wants to get something for nothing."

*

His flirtatious younger brother corners Shen Lening in the stairwell, his voice gentle and full of passion. "Ningning, you're so beautiful."

Shen Lening smiles sweetly, raises his foot, takes aim, and kicks him hard in the crotch.

"You're even more beautiful when you're clutching your crotch."

His ruthless older brother grasps Shen Lening's wrist, smiling tenderly. "Ningning, I want to spend my life holding your hand."

Shen Lening grabs his hand in return. A crisp crack of breaking bones rings out.

"What a coincidence. I only want to spend my life with boneless chicken feet. Glad to help you make your wish come true. No need to thank me."

His lovesick son gazes at him adoringly. "Ning..."

Shen Lening slaps him without mercy. "Ning what? Address me as Father, my dear son."

Shen Lening tears apart scumbags, kicks wolves to the curb, and sweeps all before him. His biggest problem after transmigrating into a book is...

His son's homeroom teacher is kind of cute. He wants to kiss him.

*

Shen Lening is a man with incredible follow-through: if he wants something, he goes for it, and he gets the job done in no time.

Afterward, Shen Lening feels both guilty and happy. In the voice of a scumbag, he says, "My husband just died, so I can't give you a title yet. But don't worry, I love you."

The young homeroom teacher nods, eyes misty with tears, hugging the quilt as he sniffles.

From then on, Shen Lening happily settles into life with a young lover. His lover is gentle, considerate, and so perfectly suited to his tastes that Shen Lening could just die of love for him.

His son, who gets chewed out: Gentle?

His brother, who gets played for a fool: Considerate?

His old flame, who gets beaten up: Kind?

Shen Lening is so in love that he closes his eyes to everything. "Isn't he?"

Everyone: ...As long as you're happy.

*

Thanks to Shen Lening's efforts, his son and his lover get along amiably. They are the picture of a loving father and filial son, and everything is perfect.

Except... why is this young lover becoming more and more like his dead husband?

Things are getting stranger by the day. Shen Lening senses something is wrong and prepares to pack up and run.

That night, his young lover removes his mask and pins Shen Lening beneath him, his voice seductive. "Ningning, can I have a title now?"

Shen Lening's heart turns to ash. He howls at the sky in despair.

So he was an old green tea all along! He was deceived!

Divorce!!!

[Reading Guide]

1. The shou transmigrates into a book, the gong is reborn. Both are pure, one-on-one.

2. The son is not biologically his.

3. More to come if I think of anything else~

Theme: Love is a reward for growing up.