A Heartthrob, but a Straight Guy

In the world of novels, there's always a certain type of character whose sole purpose is to serve as a stepping stone for the overpowered male lead.

They can be a villain, a brother, or a wife. The author will do anything to inspire the male lead's fighting spirit and set him on the road to greatness.

Pei Linyou is one such stepping stone.

World One: Brother-in-law, You're So Hot (Complete)

A villainous second male lead, determined to seize power and false in every way, successfully rises to the top and becomes the live-in son-in-law of a rich young lady. (Fake marriage.)

Little did he know, the overpowered male lead, his young brother-in-law, had already seen right through him. More than once, the young man cornered him and quietly spat insults in his ear: "Scumbag," "Hypocrite," "Get lost."

Warnings and taunts, provocations that might or might not be intentional, constantly reminding him not to overestimate himself.

Until one day, the younger brother saw his sister cheating again.

As Pei Linyou dutifully cleaned up after his cheating sister, who'd gotten dead drunk, the younger brother finally snapped. He slammed Pei Linyou against the wall, the corners of his eyes red.

"She doesn't even love you! Why can't you look at me?"

World Two: Ice-Cold Master x Ice-Cold Master

(Complete)

He accidentally ended up with the same character archetype as the male lead, and they held the same rank in the same sect. The cultivation world launched an intense debate over which of the two was truly aloof and otherworldly.

After an accident, the two icy masters became fake cultivation partners.

Just as everyone thought that enemies were finally becoming lovers,

During an adventure in a secret realm, the male lead, who'd been teased until he was practically wagging his tail, finally shouted:

"Stop kissing that damn broken sword! I'm better to kiss than it is!"

Pei Linyou gave him a cool glance, then kissed his emotionally stable sword again.

In the end, everyone reached the same conclusion: the two of them were equally bad.

One treated his sword like his wife, showering it with affection. The other treated the first guy like his wife and spent all day flying into mindless rages.

Coming soon, see my profile: The Father in the Fake and Real Young Masters Story

System: [This is a story about a real and a fake young master.

The real young master was switched at birth by a wicked nanny and grew up in the countryside, beaten and scolded at every turn. Meanwhile, the fake young master grew up in luxury, cherished and spoiled from birth.

The turning point came with a school bullying incident.

The real young master got into an elite school with his excellent grades and a waiver of his tuition and fees. He thought he'd taken the first step toward being reborn, but this place would turn out to be an even deeper hell.

Poor, shabby, and scrawny, with dry, yellowing hair and a deathly pale face, he was undeniably an outsider in this lavish elite school.

As expected, he was ostracized.

After an accident, he offended the school's most untouchable bully, the fake young master, and things quickly spiraled out of control.

His desk often reeked of rot, his homework was always missing, he was forced to arrive late for every exam, and he always went home with fresh injuries.

Everyone knew the fake young master was responsible.

During yet another routine act of bullying, the real young master finally snapped. After the two of them were both badly hurt, the fake young master's father rushed over.

Amid the mess, the father caught sight of the real young master's face beneath his bangs. He looked just like the fake young master's late mother, the father's adoptive older sister.

Doubt took root, and the father began investigating the truth about what had happened all those years ago.

Before long, a genetic comparison confirmed the real young master's identity.

The real young master was brought to a luxurious but understated villa halfway up the mountain. But the biased father did not abandon the fake young master and continued supporting him.

The father's affection shifted between the two boys, gradually bringing to the surface the long-suppressed, twisted feelings in both the real and fake young masters.

Would the unloved real young master come out on top, or would the fake young master, afraid of losing everything, prove stronger...?]

Ji Bochang cut in. "So I'm the real young master who gets bullied?"

"No, of course not. You're their father."

"They'll spend their whole lives seeking your love."

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