When Ruan Bei saw this face, he started cursing in his mind.

Although she is much younger now, her delicate features still hint at what she will look like when she grows up.

Although this little brat is now so thin and slender that he can wear women's clothes and dress up as a girl, Ruan Bei remembers that a year later, this kid will have grown taller and will be almost 1.8 meters tall.

His still-childish round face had hardened features, giving him an air of unruliness.

"Brother, thank you... My name is Song Jiaxi, what's your name, brother?"

The little boy clutched the hem of his clothes, looked up, and his amber eyes were filled with gratitude and admiration. His obedient appearance was like that of the most well-behaved little brother.

But this appearance didn't fool Ruan Bei at all; he had suffered quite a bit at the hands of this kid.

Song Jiaxi, don't be fooled by the warm and bright name, which even sounds a bit like a little girl's name.

In reality, he is mentally ill, a mad dog raised by Lu Sibai.

In his previous life, Lu Sibai had many admirers; Ruan Bei alone knew that he had been in contact with no fewer than ten.

At that time, Ruan Bei seriously doubted her own values. Could that kind of ambiguity really just be a friendship? Otherwise, given the exclusivity of love, how could she maintain such relationships with so many people at the same time?

Anyway, Ruan Bei himself couldn't understand it.

However, Ruan Bei didn't see many of Lu Sibai's admirers. After all, Lu Sibai was just one person, and among his many admirers, there were always a few outstanding ones who could occupy more of his time.

Qin Shen goes without saying; she is Lu Sibai's official wife, the one with the best family background among all his admirers, and the one who eventually won her heart and got engaged to Lu Sibai.

Secondly, there's Ruan Bei's older brother, Lu Siyuan. Before he accidentally witnessed Lu Siyuan stealing a kiss from Lu Sibai, Ruan Bei always thought that Lu Siyuan's favoritism towards Lu Sibai and his bad attitude towards him were simply because they grew up together and had a deep brotherly bond.

For example, he felt that his sister definitely liked him more and treated him better than Lu Sibai, so he could understand why Lu Siyuan was biased.

Little did they know that while their feelings for each other were indeed deep, it wasn't a brotherly bond.

Lu Siyuan fell in love with his younger brother. Although they were not biologically related, they grew up together as brothers.

If falling in love with a man is an unforgivable mistake for Lu Siyuan, who was being groomed to be the heir of the Lu family, then falling in love with Lu Sibai is probably no different from incest in the eyes of others.

Ruan Bei didn't know if Lu Minghai and his wife knew that the relationship between the "brothers" had changed. He only found out by accident, and Lu Siyuan even warned him about it afterwards.

Ruan Bei felt very wronged. You didn't want people to know, yet you kissed him in a public place like the garden.

However, he was unwilling to get involved in that mess, and he would never take the initiative to inform on others. After that, he watched Lu Siyuan be his backup for several years.

Using her brother's name, she secretly approaches her crush, but doesn't dare to get too close.

To make matters worse, he was surrounded by a large number of rivals, and he could only hint at it to Lu Sibai to stay away from those people. Ruan Bei felt frustrated for him.

When Lu Sibai got engaged to Qin Shen, he still had to help entertain the guests.

If you ask Ruan Bei, his older brother is truly the ultimate backup option, the king of backup options.

Of course, Lu Sibai had more than just these two high-quality admirers. Lu Siyuan had a good brother who also seemed to have some feelings for Lu Sibai, but he later went abroad.

There was another big star who wasn't that famous yet, but seven years later, he became incredibly famous. He could sing and act, and came from a wealthy family. People often joked that if he didn't become famous, he would have to go home and inherit the family business.

The big star considered Lu Sibai a confidant and even wrote a song for him. Ruan Bei heard it, but he couldn't understand the deeper meaning; he just thought it was really nice to listen to.

Ruan Bei had dealt with all these people. Even that big star approached Ruan Bei, asking him what he wanted, saying he could give him money or resources, as long as he stopped bullying Lu Sibai.

Ruan Bei was only momentarily stunned, as Lu Sibai always gave the same explanation to every admirer.

When he was young and hot-blooded, he was so angry that he wanted to confront Lu Sibai. He wondered how Lu Sibai had bullied him and why he, the person involved, didn't know.

As soon as Lu Sibai arrived, he looked like he was about to cry. Then he said, "Forget it, forget it," and that Ruan Bei hadn't bullied him. He said that he was the one who stole Ruan Bei's parents, and Ruan Bei should treat him however she wanted.

Anyway, with these kinds of words, Ruan Bei gradually came to be portrayed as a narrow-minded and vicious villain.

Later, when Ruan Bei discovered that these men were not only blind and deaf, but also blind in heart and not very smart, he became indifferent.

Fine, say whatever you want. He doesn't care if no one supports him or believes him.

The people he truly cares about know what kind of person he is and will only feel sorry for him and think he is wronged, such as his parents, sister, and Kunkun.

Although Lu Sibai's admirers were quite annoying, fortunately they were all decent people. Apart from Qin Shen, who fought with him, they only engaged in useless verbal sparring and used disgusting methods behind his back.

The only one who truly betrayed him was this seemingly weak and harmless little brat in front of him, Song Jiaxi!

Song Jiaxi, in terms of blood relations, is Ruan Bei's cousin.

But right now, his father's surname is Wang, his mother's surname is Feng, and his surname is Song.

His mother was the cousin of Ruan Bei's biological mother, Feng Zhihui. Back then, her family had arranged a marriage between her and the young master of the Song family.

The Song family was also a well-known wealthy family in Jincheng, and twenty years ago they were even a level above the Feng family, not to mention the Lu family.

Feng Zhihui's marriage to Lu Minghai was a marriage down, while Feng Zhimin's marriage to Song Wanzhou was a marriage up, not to mention that Song Wanzhou was the only son of the Song family.

Song Wanzhou is handsome and dashing, with decent abilities and skills. Apart from being a bit of a womanizer and having a lot of mistresses, he doesn't seem to have any other bad qualities.

However, in the Feng family's view, what kind of flaw is being a womanizer? What man isn't a womanizer? With the Feng family's status, as long as those vixens aren't allowed into the house, that's all that matters.

The Feng family felt they had done right by Feng Zhimin in such a wonderful marriage, but then Feng Zhimin ran away from the wedding.

You can't even say she ran away from her marriage; you have to say she eloped, because she had already registered her marriage with Song Wanzhou, and on the day of their wedding, she ran away with another man.

She ran away, and she was even pregnant with his child. The child wasn't with the man she eloped with; it was with Song Wanzhou.

That ball belongs to Song Jiaxi.

Feng Zhimin's move was a slap in the face to both the Feng and Song families. The Feng family wanted to bring her back, but the Song family didn't want this daughter-in-law anymore.

In order to appease the Song family's anger, or perhaps to protect her, the Feng family severed ties with Feng Zhimin.

On the other hand, Mr. Wang is very willing to sleep with other men's wives, but unwilling to raise other men's sons.

As for how he knew it wasn't his son, it can only be said that the genetics were too strong. Song Jiaxi looks about 70% like his biological father, Song Wanzhou, and the remaining 30% like his mother.

No DNA testing is even needed.

Fortunately, Feng Zhimin had money with her when she eloped, and she managed to raise Song Jiaxi to her teens despite all the hardships.

Then came an incredibly melodramatic plot: because of what happened back then, Song Wanzhou, under the guise of a heartbroken wanderer, never got married.

Of course, it wasn't that he couldn't let go of Feng Zhimin; he simply didn't want to marry a wife and keep her at home while he played around with other women.

Because he refused to get married, each of his mistresses felt they could take his place, leading to fierce competition and backstabbing—a veritable modern-day palace drama. Several of them ended up in prison.

When Song Wanzhou realized something was wrong and tried to rectify the situation, he found that he had also fallen into the trap.

Several lovers conspired together; some made the move, some provided cover, and others helped divert attention, making it clear that Song Wanzhou had lost his fertility.

Well, what they're thinking isn't wrong. Song Wanzhou is like a mobile seed-sowing machine. The more children he has, the greater the competition. If we can't stop him from sowing, then let's just leave him unable to sow.

Song Wanzhou: "..."

Which man could swallow this insult? Song Wanzhou certainly couldn't.

He dealt with everyone who got involved, and he even abandoned the children his mistresses had.

After some back and forth, it turned out that there were only a few illegitimate children left, because the lovers were fighting too fiercely, and the remaining ones were not very strong, and each child had their own defects.

Then Song Jiaxi was taken back.

From an illegitimate child whose father was unknown and who didn't fit in, he suddenly became the only young master of the Song family. No one knows what went wrong in his growth. This kid is smart, but he grew up to be a lunatic.

He returned to the Song family about six months earlier than Ruan Bei, and was then won over by Lu Sibai.

Even though Ruan Bei is clearly his real cousin, he acts like Lu Sibai's pet dog, following him around all day. If Lu Sibai wants to do something, he just needs a slight hint and he'll rush over.

Having learned from Lu Siyuan's example, Ruan Bei didn't care whether this unfamiliar cousin liked him or not.

But that little bastard Song Jiaxi has put a sack over Ruan Bei's head, poured water on him, and set his dogs on him.

Of course, Ruan Bei wasn't someone to be trifled with. He dared to beat up Qin Shen, let alone this little brat.

Song Jiaxi hit him, and he hit back. He was two years older than Song Jiaxi and had developed earlier. Taking advantage of his height and strength, he pinned Song Jiaxi to the ground and beat him.

Later, Song Jiaxi, after much painful reflection, learned boxing and used Ruan Bei as a punching bag.

Ruan Bei couldn't beat him, so he could only hide, but he still couldn't escape.

What he hated most about Song Jiaxi was that Song Jiaxi pushed him into the swimming pool before his college entrance examination.

Ruan Bei can swim and won't catch a cold even if he soaks in the pool for a while in the summer, but Song Jiaxi held him underwater and wouldn't let him get up.

Lu Siyuan, his older brother, and Lu Sibai stood on the shore watching.

Lu Sibai said, "Look at those two brothers, bickering and joking around, they're so close."

Ruan Bei struggled to beg Lu Siyuan for help, and Lu Siyuan was tempted, but was stopped by Lu Sibai.

He said, "Jiaxi and Xiaobei are just playing around, why are you getting involved, brother?"

Ruan Bei nearly drowned in the Lu family's swimming pool. Song Jiaxi only let go of him when he no longer had the strength to struggle.

"Brother... what's your name?" Song Jiaxi, who still looked like a child, asked again, reaching out to take Ruan Bei's hand as she spoke.

Ruan Bei slapped his hand away, and with a forceful slap, a red mark immediately appeared on the back of Song Jiaxi's hand.

"Don't call me brother, I'm not your brother."

Song Jiaxi froze, then her eyes reddened, and a layer of grievance filled her moist eyes: "Brother..."

"I told you not to call me brother!"

He shoved Song Jiaxi aside, picked up his schoolbag, and walked out without looking back.

If he had known beforehand that the person being bullied was Song Jiaxi, would he still have saved him?

Probably still will, after all, Red Hair is indeed a little beast, while he himself is a fool with principles.

However, he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to rush forward on his own; at most, he would call the police for him.