After the Wealthy Family’s Favorite Was Mistaken for a Fake Young Master

[Pretend siblings / older brother top, younger brother bottom / top has a secret crush]

For the first twenty years of his life, Huo Kairan lived like a delicate, fragile glass doll.

He was the treasured young master of the Huo family, doted on by his parents and indulged by his older brother. No one ever scolded him, even though he was spoiled, sickly, and difficult to please.

Then, by chance, he overheard that he was actually a fake young master from a wealthy family! Just an "adopted son" who could be cast aside at any moment.

It turned out all that love had been an accident.

As his world fell apart, he thought of his eldest brother, Huo Lin, who was always quiet and taciturn, yet held the family's lifeline in his hands.

To keep from being cast out by the wealthy family, the young master awkwardly hid all his arrogance and began his woefully flawed "survival" plan.

He tried making coffee for Huo Lin, but burned his fingertips. Huo Lin frowned and clasped his hand.

He forced himself to stay up, waiting for Huo Lin to come home late at night, but fell asleep curled up on the sofa. When he woke, he had been carefully carried back to bed.

He managed a stiff smile and softly said, "Big Brother is the best," never noticing the deep, dark emotions roiling in the man's eyes.

Huo Lin had been troubled lately.

His beautiful younger brother, who had always looked down on everyone and barely acknowledged him, had suddenly become a different person.

Like a timid kitten, he tentatively showed his soft belly, awkwardly but earnestly trying to act cute and win him over.

Huo Lin enjoyed this sudden affection, but also felt sorry for the unease beneath his forced smiles.

What was wrong with his younger brother?

He indulged and protected him, secretly and selfishly hoping this dependence would last just a little longer.

Then Huo Kairan, eyes red, tugged at his sleeve and choked out, "Big Brother... I'll be good. Please don't leave me, okay?"

At last, Huo Lin realized something was wrong.

1. Sickly, scheming, silly bottom x devoted, restrained tycoon top

2. The bottom is the biological son; the top is the adopted one. The top has a secret crush on the bottom.

3. Pretend siblings. They are not on the same household registration and are not related by blood.

4. Long-haired bottom, a breathtakingly beautiful, ghostly sickly beauty. He has a slight limp, which will get better later.

5. The bottom likes keeping snakes. Readers afraid of snakes, beware.

6. One-on-one, both virgins, each other's first love.

7. Lin Ran, 99

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Blurb: Everyone in the entertainment industry knows that award-winning actor Chi Jinchuan and top-tier star Yu Li fell out while filming a commercial. Since then, they have been at each other's throats.

Until an accident during an explosion scene.

Chi Jinchuan was hurled away by the blast and fell into a coma with severe injuries.

His memories went back to before he entered the entertainment industry.

When he opened his eyes again, an outrageous head of pink hair was shoved in his face.

The color was flashy, but the face beneath it was even more striking.

Chi Jinchuan frowned. "...Who are you?"

The other man narrowed his phoenix eyes, then suddenly shed two tears. His voice was anguished and full of love:

"A-Jin, we kept our relationship secret for two years and got engaged at the start of this year... You don't remember?"

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Yu Li was recently caught in a storm of rumors about having a child out of wedlock.

Normally, he would fire back at gossip accounts.

But this time, he did the opposite:

He didn't deny it, clarify, or explain.

Overnight, the backlash was overwhelming. Fans left in droves, and sponsors began terminating their contracts one after another.

His manager was so frantic he could practically feel a cold sore coming on. In desperation, he came up with a bad idea:

"Find a man and fake a marriage. Say the child is one you adopted together."

Yu Li was speechless. "Where am I supposed to find a man at a time like this?"

Just as his career was hanging by a thread, an explosive news story suddenly buried his trending scandal:

#Chi Jinchuan Seriously Injured on Set, Resuscitation Fails#

Yu Li narrowed his eyes.

Well, well. Someone else is good at this.

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Newly awakened, Chi Jinchuan mistakenly thought he had transmigrated three years into the future.

But he never could have imagined that his future self would be living so recklessly.

He was engaged.

And to... a man.

What's more, his future self seemed to treat his "fiance" terribly.

Not only did he refuse to make their relationship public, he had even humiliated him in public.

Chi Jinchuan was silent for ten minutes, then muttered, "...My future self is a real scumbag."

Overcome with guilt, he quickly talked himself into it and set out to make it up to his fiance a hundredfold. When his fiance seemed anxious and unsure of his place in the relationship, actually feeling guilty, Chi Jinchuan publicly announced their relationship and joined a marriage reality show with him.

The fans on both sides, locked in fierce battles: ...Is this what people are supposed to say?

Yu Li: ...Is this what people are supposed to say?

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Chi Jinchuan became more and more skilled at looking after Yu Li, turning into the perfect boyfriend. But Yu Li started to panic.

"I'm straight! I'm here for revenge!"

Yet his body grew used to the warmth of the other man's touch,

and he even began to crave that wholehearted devotion.

Until one day, Chi Jinchuan opened his eyes and looked at Yu Li. His gaze went still for a moment.

Yu Li took a step back, instinctively on guard. "Did you get your memories back?"

Chi Jinchuan was silent for three seconds. "No."

Yu Li breathed a sigh of relief, then leaned in and kissed him as usual. "Love you, hubby~"

Chi Jinchuan didn't respond right away.

The next second, a hand clamped around the back of Yu Li's neck.

A long, lingering kiss came down, deeper and slower than any before, as if savoring him and making sure.

At last, he eased back a little. His eyes were dark, his voice hoarse:

"Little Fish, you're so good."

1. A ridiculously good man and cool guy top vs. a sharp-tongued, beautiful, sly princess bottom

2. The child is the bottom's older sister's. There's a reason he doesn't clarify.

3. My take on the entertainment industry. The top is an award-winning actor but doesn't film romance scenes.

4. One-on-one, both virgins, each other's first love, sweet romance. Handsome top, beautiful bottom, archrivals to lovers, shamelessly tropey fun.

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