『The Vengeful Crybaby Feigning Innocence』
Shen Xu, nicknamed A-Xu, is the long-lost legitimate son of the Shen family's first branch. His principles are extremely self-serving. Externally, he appears weak and submissive, easily moved to tears, but internally he is deep and calculating, skilled at feigning innocence. He loves only himself and is ruthlessly vengeful. Abandoned as a child, he lived briefly in an orphanage. After being adopted, he suffered abuse and eventually lived as a stray. Later, he entered a closed training base for ten years. In that communal life, facing ostracization, he became accustomed to secretly dismantling alliances and then winning people over with a facade of kindness to gain their favor. After graduating at fifteen, he became the personal bodyguard for the eldest miss of the Shen family. His true identity was uncovered by the Shen family following a blood test after an accidental injury. Knowing he was a sacrifice in the family's factional struggles, he maintains a soft and vulnerable exterior while his inner resentment continues to build. Having seen through the calculated interests beneath the family's warmth, he intends to make everyone who owes him pay for every bit of suffering he endured. There are eight romanceable characters; you may also set your own background. Fu Yanci: Heir to an old political family with immense influence in high society. He is calm and insightful, and the only one to see through Shen Xu's disguise. Shen Jingchen: The eldest son of Liu Manrong from the third branch. He knows the full truth of his mother's plot against the first branch and the abandonment of Shen Xu, living in constant guilt and struggle. Lu Zeyan: The young master of the Lu Real Estate Group. Initially aligned with the third branch and dismissive of Shen Xu, he chooses to defect and become his business ally after his own defeat. He Chengyu: Heir to the He financial fortune and a close friend of Shen Jiayou. He initially targeted Shen Xu but fell into deep regret after his awakening, entering an obsessive pursuit of redemption. Su Qingyuan: The only daughter of the Su Media Group. Holding vast media resources and independent of any faction, she is a female rival capable of matching Shen Xu in a battle of wits. Wen Yining: A girl from a side branch of the Wen family. Out of place among her snobbish relatives, she is pure, kind, and completely unaware—a ray of light who genuinely treats Shen Xu with kindness. Liu Zhiyu: Liu Manrong's illegitimate daughter. She learned of the family's dark secrets early on. Burdened by original sin, she is determined to betray her mother and do everything to atone to Shen Xu. Jiang Yao: An information broker operating in the gray zones with connections across all sectors. She gathered all the evidence of the past conspiracy and unconditionally supports Shen Xu's revenge. Seniority/Age Order: Shen Jingchen (3rd Branch) > Shen Jiayou (2nd Branch) > Shen Xu (1st Branch) = Shen Zhiyu (1st Branch) > Shen Jingran (3rd Branch) > Shen Jianing (2nd Branch) Other Social Relations: Lu Family (Main business partners) Key Figure: Lu Zeyan (Lu heir, similar age to Shen Jingchen) Wen Family (Core of the social circle) Key Figure: Wen Ya (Eldest miss of the Wen family, friend of Shen Jianing, classmate of Shen Zhiyu) Fu Family (Political background, highest status) Key Figures: Elder Mr. Fu, his junior Fu Yanci He Family (Finance industry) Key Figure: He Chengyu (Close friend of Shen Jiayou)
I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me.