The Disowned, Despised True Young Master

[After being reborn, the real young master, hated by everyone, sets out to seduce the fake young master. The gifted men who once adored the fake young master now want nothing more than to grovel at his feet and be his dogs, while the fake young master can't control his love for him.]

Song Yongyi is the vicious foil to the fake young master, adored by everyone. His only goal is to drag the fake young master down to hell.

But the fake young master has the unconditional love of his adoptive parents, and several admirers who protect him like a precious jewel, never letting him suffer the slightest harm.

Love interest one: Jiang Yunshu, a refined, courteous heir to a wealthy family and a business prodigy. He's pleasant and mild-mannered with everyone, but cold-hearted inside and ruthless in his methods. He bows down only to the fake young master he loves.

Love interest two: Li Xinzhou, the country's most dazzling child star and the son the whole nation dreams of having. As an adult, he becomes a major star with countless opportunities.

He has legions of female and male fans, as well as older women who adore him. His two cute little canine teeth make him look like an easygoing puppy, but his eyes hide an unshakable gloom.

Love interest three: Qu Yaoxing, an illegitimate son from a top-tier wealthy family. Sinister and brooding, he inspires fear like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike.

His androgynous face is so captivating it makes people swoon. He skips class and gets into fights, acting indifferent to everyone. Despite his godlike looks, he does vicious things, reserving his gentle side for the story's male lead.

They're the ones who create one showdown after another. After each one shows off his skills, they decide to share the fake young master out of love, like devoted romantics.

Any one of them could be the star of his own novel.

And the fake young master who has them all spellbound is a man at the very top of the social pyramid: aloof and refined, a bona fide academic genius.

At their side, Song Yongyi is a villain whose only purpose is to make the fake young master look good. Before the fake young master even reaches the part of the story where he falls in love, Song Yongyi is exposed and dies a horrible death.

Song Yongyi returned to the day his wealthy biological mother brought him home, consumed by resentment.

Unexpectedly, he saw scrolling comments above the fake young master's head and discovered that he was only a minor villain in a book, destined to be humiliated by the protagonist.

His life had been planned out from the start.

He refused to accept his fate. He didn't want to be the bigger person, either. As long as he could drag the untouchable protagonist and his crowd down to hell and make them as filthy and vile as he was, he didn't care if he died horribly all over again.

So, instead of framing and bullying the fake young master like he had in his previous life, Song Yongyi became his most devoted admirer, all under the readers' eyes.

While taking a bath, he deliberately left his towel behind and stood barefoot on the tiles, gazing up at the fake young master with watery eyes. "Big brother, can I borrow your towel?"

When pretending to feel uneasy, he climbed into the germaphobic fake young master's bed and wrapped his legs around his waist. He buried his face in the fake young master's chest, looking pitiful. "Big brother, I'm scared because I'm new here. I want to sleep with you."

And when the fake young master spent time with the love interests, Song Yongyi did everything he could to play the third wheel. Then, claiming he was jealous, he got the men's contact details and seduced them one by one.

"Do you like my brother more, or me?"

He stirred everyone's hearts until they were in turmoil. Their gazes made it seem as though they wanted to devour him whole.

When the truth came out, he gazed up with tearful eyes, his lips pale with anxiety, snuggling into the fake young master's arms.

"Big brother, I was just afraid they'd take you away from me. I didn't mean to. You'll forgive me, right?"

Song Xinian's lips pressed into a thin line. His eyes stayed fixed on the several love interests who should have been wrapped around his finger, burning with an intense jealousy.

"There, there. They must have seduced you. It's my fault. I should have hidden you away long ago."

Readers:

[? Wait, what? Male lead, calm down! It's obvious that isn't what happened. Don't be so blinded that you can't see the truth. You're the male lead, not a dog who comes running whenever a vicious villain beckons!]

[Waaah, I told you the real young master was just playing with the fake young master's feelings, but none of you believed me. Why is my aloof, refined male lead getting more and more dominant? He's practically about to shrink! Damn this plot, get back on track already!]

[The real young master thinks everyone hates him and keeps digging his own grave, flirting with the fake young master's admirers one after another. In the end, he brings this on himself and forces our fake young master to toughen up and become the top!]

Content warning: This is a brainless, illogical story written for catharsis. The author can't stand seeing the receiver suffer. The main love interest and the other admirers have only ever loved the receiver, Song Yongyi, in either life. It's just that the receiver was so awful and acted like he wanted to destroy everyone, so in his previous life they refused to admit they'd fallen for someone like him.

Theme: Everyone deserves to live for themselves. Don't lose sight of who you are to hatred and jealousy