Stop Being a Black Lotus, Okay?

In his past life, Lu Min pursued Ying Yulian for ten full years. The young Godfather took endless pleasure in sending him various cards that detailed his criminal insights. This was a deliberate provocation to the nemesis who was always one step behind him. Finally, in a desperate last stand, Lu Min perished alongside Ying Yulian.

When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to fifteen years in the past. Lu Min immediately grabbed a weapon and tracked down Ying Yulian. This time, he intended to personally snuff out that “Flower of Evil.” However, the person who appeared before him was a frail, scrawny boy locked in a dog cage. The boy was barely clothed and attempted to please Lu Min to survive.

Lu Min raised his knife several times but lowered it just as often. Finally, he rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a melted lollipop. He said, “Hey, kid. Come with me.”

In this life, Lu Min found Ying Yulian before poverty, hunger, and crime could consume him. Between killing this “bad seed” to prevent a future in prison and raising Ying Yulian himself, Lu Min chose the latter. In the decades that followed, Lu Min felt deeply grateful for his decision. Ying Yulian was a very obedient child who was easy to raise.

Lu Min taught him to read, sent him to school, and gave him a home. The youth was incredibly gentle, his eyes were clear, and he would softly call him “Brother.” Sometimes Lu Min would feel dazed, believing he truly had changed their fate.

This lasted until the night he was forced into a blind date. After finally dealing with the date, Lu Min brought a cake home to celebrate Ying Yulian’s birthday. The moment he entered the house, a sweet fragrance hit him. When he woke up, he was tightly bound by iron chains and was unable to move.

The youth he had raised simply leaned down and tenderly kissed the corner of Lu Min’s eye, which was twitching with rage. He flashed a gentle, refined smile and said, “I can act however you like me to be, Brother. But as the price, you have to stay with me forever.”

Ying Yulian is a Black Lotus who is dark from the inside out. In both lifetimes, he only ever intended to take root in one person: Lu Min.

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One-Sentence Summary: Being reborn to raise a nemesis correctly.

Theme: Save the children to save the world.