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 You Xingxiu, though diligently working, still maintained his carefree and unrestrained demeanor. Jiang Nian couldn't stand it, so she had You Xingxiu sit down and took out a pair of scissors, pondering for a while.

You Xingxiu didn't care how Jiang Nian cut his hair; he found it amusing that his little wife was busy running around, stray hairs falling from his head, but You Xingxiu only had eyes for Jiang Nian in the mirror.

Fortunately, Jiang Nian's skills weren't great, but they weren't terrible either; You Xingxiu's long hair was cut into a neat short style.

Jiang Nian was very satisfied. He put away the scissors and said, "This is more like a working professional!"

You Xingxiu shook his head, then ran his hand from his forehead to the ends of his hair, praising Jiang Nian, "Very good-looking."

Without hair obscuring his eyes, the gloomy aura dissipated, revealing a rugged face, and paired with a suit, he looked quite presentable.

Looking at the tall, handsome man in the mirror, holding Jiang Nian in his arms, You Xingxiu felt that, apart from his demeanor, he was almost identical to his brother.

You Xingxiu and You Xingwen were actually twins. As children, they dressed somewhat alike, but as they grew up, their parents' differential treatment made You Xingxiu resentful, especially hating his resemblance to his older brother. Unlike the restrained and calm You Xingwen, You Xingxiu was exceptionally rebellious.

The two brothers drifted further and further apart.

Thanks to You Xingxiu's efforts, people no longer mistook them at first glance, because their styles were so different.

But now, with his neat short hair and custom-made suit, it was all the style his brother liked. You Xingxiu unbuttoned a few buttons, revealing his collarbone, and finally, he wasn't so similar anymore.

It didn't matter; he had returned only to fight for some power beyond his brother's interests. Nothing else mattered; only Jiang Nian mattered.

His Nian Nian.

You Xingxiu bent down and planted a kiss on Jiang Nian's cheek. Jiang Nian returned the kiss, her slender waist slightly arching as she wrapped her arms around You Xingxiu's neck. Her fair face was full of smiles, captivating all who saw her.

They should have been happy.

Everything should have gone perfectly.

But the mistake was that Jiang Nian, carrying a lunchbox prepared by the restaurant, wanted to surprise the hardworking You Xingxiu.

Instead of rushing into the company, Jiang Nian sat on the flowerbed outside the building and called You Xingxiu. After hanging up, she swung her legs. People were coming and going outside the tall office building. In less than a minute, Jiang Nian saw You Xingxiu emerging from the main entrance.

Jiang Nian didn't think much about why You Xingxiu had arrived so quickly.

But today, You Xingxiu seemed unusually aloof. His handsome face was cold, his eyebrows and hair meticulously groomed, his wasp waist and broad back perfectly accentuating his bespoke suit.

He walked ahead, followed by a group of people. He occasionally glanced down and spoke to his assistant. Seeing that You Xingxiu had gone the wrong way, Jiang Nian quickly stood up. As You Xingxiu spoke, he seemed to notice Jiang Nian being subtly observed by the crowd. Under the blazing sun, amidst the crowd, their eyes met. You Xingxiu's eyes narrowed for a moment.

Jiang Nian didn't hold back her smile; her radiant smile and perfect face attracted the attention of most people. Holding her lunchbox, Jiang Nian ran to You Xingxiu and, while everyone was stunned, threw herself into his arms.

Her voice was exceptionally sweet, like a sweetened pastry—not cloying, but melting into the heart. She said, "Xingxiu! Come and eat with me."

The assistant quickly recovered and tried to move Jiang Nian away. First, because his boss disliked this behavior; second, he didn't want such a beautiful woman to be pushed away in public.

Although his boss had never let anyone touch him before, he quickly dodged away. He wondered what was wrong with him today.

But before they could act, their usually ruthless and cold-blooded superior, who never let anyone near him, unhesitatingly wrapped his arms around Jiang Nian.

His voice was deep and sexy, "Hmm."

The moment Jiang Nian spoke, You Xingwen realized that this was the source of his younger brother You Xingxiu's strange behavior over the past few months—not only bowing to him but also trying to compete for resources.

You Xingwen didn't care. He and You Xingxiu weren't particularly close, but he wouldn't let his brother get nothing.

He was truly indifferent to everything. He

truly felt that everything was within his grasp.

So he didn't care about the insignificant resources, nor did he care about his brother's sudden strange behavior; he only knew that his brother had such a wife.

...How interesting.

You Xingwen affirmed his brother's taste; it was indeed quite good.

You Xingwen smiled, put Jiang Nian down, took her free hand, and said, "I have something to do. Do you want to come with me?" His

dry, large hand enveloped her soft, small hand.

Jiang Nian noticed that You Xingxiu's voice was strange today.

It wasn't unpleasant; in fact, it was quite similar, just subtly different.

Jiang Nian tilted her head, sizing up You Xingwen. You Xingwen didn't seem flustered at all, remaining calm and composed. Jiang Nian didn't know that You Xingxiu's brother was his twin, so she naturally assumed that this was You Xingxiu.

"Okay, did I bother you?" Jiang Nian asked, a little worried.

"No, it's nothing," You Xingwen said casually.

You Xingwen took Jiang Nian's hand, and the two of them walked together to a luxury car parked by the roadside. The assistant, seeing his boss's strange behavior, didn't say anything. After finishing their work-related conversation, everyone else left, leaving only the head assistant to accompany his boss to the social event.

There were four people in the car. You Xingwen instructed the driver to raise the partition, and the spacious back seat immediately blocked the view of others, leaving only Jiang Nian and You Xingwen.

You Xingwen released Jiang Nian's hand, looking at her with interest, and asked, "What kind of lunch did you prepare today?"

Jiang Nian felt that You Xingxiu was colder than usual, thinking he might be tired. So she opened her lunchbox, broke off her chopsticks, picked up a piece of crispy fried fish belly, and held it to You Xingwen's mouth. "Try it, see if it's good." You

Xingwen didn't like fried food. He frowned, then relaxed, and ate it.

Facing Jiang Nian's expectant gaze, he only restrained himself and said, "It's alright."

"Ah..." Jiang Nian was a little disappointed. "You used to really like it."

You Xingwen smiled without saying anything.

Jiang Nian angrily hit him. You Xingwen was stunned, not expecting that the seemingly pure and cute Jiang Nian would have such a temper. He couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Why did you hit me?"

"Because I don't like the look of you." Jiang Nian didn't want to talk to him.

Without being taught, You Xingwen said, "I'm sorry, it was my fault."

"It was you who was wrong! I finally came all this way to eat with you, and you're still pretending, how annoying!" Jiang Nian closed the lunchbox, put the chopsticks inside, and shoved it into You Xingwen's hand, saying, "Eat it yourself, I'm not feeding you."

"Okay, okay, I was annoying." You Xingwen didn't argue. Holding the adorable lunchbox that seemed so out of place with him, he turned to Jiang Nian and said, "Speaking of which, what do I usually call you?"

"Why are you asking that?" Jiang Nian didn't understand.

"Well, I wanted to test you." You Xingwen wasn't shy at all; flirting with Jiang Nian seemed like something he'd done in a past life.

“…Niannian, you’re talking more and more strangely.” Jiang Nian involuntarily reached out and pinched You Xingwen’s cheek, pulling and tugging until she was sure it was him before letting go.

You Xingwen let her pinch him.

“Niannian? Oh, is that so? Then how about I call you baby?”

“A name just for us.”

You Xingwen was quite satisfied with himself and didn’t think he had done anything wrong by misleading Jiang Nian. His cold face was full of a smug smile. “Then it’s settled, baby, you have to remember that.”

“I won’t remember.” Jiang Nian was too lazy to pay attention to him.

You Xingwen wasn’t sad either.

At this moment, Jiang Nian’s phone suddenly rang. Jiang Nian wanted to take it out to look at it, but You Xingwen pressed it down without allowing her to resist. You Xingwen took out his phone, looked at the word “husband” displayed on the screen, and gently clicked to hang up. It rang again and again. You Xingwen hung up repeatedly, then put it on silent, and said to Jiang Nian, “When you’re with me, can you please ignore other people?”

Even though he was the one who didn’t have the right to be with me, he was unusually self-righteous.

Jiang Nian didn't know anyone in this world and thought it was a spam call, so she agreed.

Fortunately, they arrived at their destination quickly. You Xingwen put the lunchbox in the glove compartment, led Jiang Nian out of the car, and they arrived at a large five-star hotel. The staff had mentioned it beforehand and led Jiang Nian and the others to a private room.

There were already other people in the room, the CEOs of other companies who wanted to cooperate with You Xingwen. The CEO was a shrewd person. Seeing that You Xingwen, who was known for his clean reputation, had brought a beautiful woman, he didn't say much. Instead, he asked, "And this lady is?"

You Xingwen replied succinctly, "A family member."

His younger brother's wife, in a sense, was indeed family, so it wasn't entirely unfounded.

Jiang Nian was a little embarrassed and smiled at the CEO and the others.

The CEO immediately understood and praised, "Mr. You, you're very lucky to have married such a wife."

You Xingwen was pleased by the compliment, and his aura softened.

The two sat down to chat, but Jiang Nian wasn't interested in listening. You Xingwen ordered some pastries for her, and Jiang Nian ate some dishes and pastries at the same time, thinking that she had indeed come at the wrong time, as You Xingxiu already had a dinner party. However, apart from drinking, You Xingwen barely touched her food.

When You Xingwen led Jiang Nian away, Jiang Nian finally asked from the car, "Why didn't you eat earlier?"

You Xingwen took out his lunchbox, opened it, and picked out some cold rice that he would never normally eat, saying to Jiang Nian, "Because you brought me food, didn't you?"

Jiang Nian hummed a few times and didn't say anything.

Midway through, You Xingwen asked Jiang Nian for her home address. Jiang Nian paused, not understanding why You Xingwen would ask such a question, but still gave it to her.

You Xingwen told the driver to give her the address, then said to Jiang Nian, "Although I'd like to spend more time with you, someone's probably getting impatient. How about we meet again next time?" Jiang Nian

didn't understand, only feeling that You Xingxiu was acting extremely strangely today.

But when she got out of the car, she immediately understood what You Xingwen meant. Because at the door of her house, there was a man who looked exactly like You Xingxiu waiting there.

The moment You Xingxiu saw Jiang Nian, his brows furrowed, and he said, "Nian Nian, come here."

But his anger wasn't directed at Jiang Nian, but at You Xingwen, who sat in the back seat with a calm expression.

You Xingwen seemed oblivious to his brother's unfriendly attitude and said with a smile, "Baby, go on, don't keep your husband waiting."

Jiang Nian was completely stunned.

He looked at You Xingwen, then at You Xingxiu.

After a long while, he finally spoke, "Xingxiu?"

The man at the door responded, "Come on, Nian Nian, he's my older brother, You Xingwen."

Jiang Nian then realized he had mistaken him for someone else; no wonder "You Xingxiu" had been acting so strangely today.

He walked over to You Xingxiu's side, looked at You Xingwen, who wasn't embarrassed by being exposed. He naturally waved to Jiang Nian and said, "Goodbye."

Then he closed the door, and the car drove away.

Jiang Nian, held in You Xingxiu's arms, pointed towards the car and asked, "Is your older brother your twin?"

"Yes." You Xingxiu sighed. The thing he least wanted to happen had happened. Although he didn't know what his older brother liked, deep down, You Xingxiu was certain that his older brother would fall in love with Nian Nian just like he did.

Sure enough.

Otherwise, with You Xingwen's arrogance, he probably wouldn't have bothered to pretend to be You Xingxiu.

You Xingxiu didn't blame Nian Nian for not noticing something was wrong. There were too many things he had kept from Nian Nian, so it was normal that she didn't know. He said, "He looks just like me. You should stay away from him in the future... He's not normal."

You Xingxiu wasn't saying anything bad; he was telling the truth.

His older brother seemed to lack emotions since childhood, unlike a normal person. He didn't know how to hide it when he was young, but he had become perfect as an adult, but You Xingxiu knew it.

Jiang Nian just found it strange. Hearing You Xingxiu say this, he didn't take it to heart. He didn't think You Xingwen had anything to do with him, so he said, "Okay."

"...I mistook him for you today. I'm sorry." Jiang Nian frowned.

This broke You Xingxiu's heart. He kissed his wife and comforted her for a long time, and the two were sweet and affectionate again.

Although You Xingxiu was wary of You Xingwen, he couldn't put down his work; he needed to gain power.

This gave You Xingwen many loopholes. He instructed his subordinates to arrange jobs for You Xingxiu that would lead to promotions and that he couldn't refuse, keeping him extremely busy, while he leisurely went to Jiang Nian's door.

When Jiang Nian opened the door and saw him, she mistook him for You Xingxiu, having gone on several dates with him.

However, You Xingwen was very arrogant; he truly disdained to pretend. Every time they parted, he would call Jiang Nian "baby."

This "baby" would reveal that he was You Xingwen.

He was very confident that even if they were twins, Jiang Nian would abandon You Xingxiu and choose him instead.

But no.

Not once.

So many times that every time Jiang Nian saw You Xingxiu, she would subconsciously check to see if it was really You Xingwen, and she even forbade You Xingxiu to call her "baby," otherwise it would feel eerie.

It's not Jiang Nian's fault. If You Xingwen had intended to fake it, even his parents wouldn't have been able to tell him apart from You Xingxiu.

The only difference was that Jiang Nian noticed it years later, but he couldn't see it now.

No matter how confident You Xingwen was, he constantly ran into obstacles with Jiang Nian. Once, he couldn't help himself and pulled her tightly into his arms, kissing her small earlobe, asking, "Why? Why didn't you choose me? Why only You Xingxiu?"

Jiang Nian bit down hard on You Xingwen's hand, drawing blood. You Xingwen indulgently stroked her hair. Jiang Nian, feeling bored, released her grip and replied, "It's nothing, it can only be You Xingxiu."

The male lead's father could only be You Xingxiu; Jiang Nian didn't need to tell You Xingwen that.

"It can only be him?"

"It can only be him."

You Xingwen released Jiang Nian.

The two had been together for several months, and Jiang Nian had come to understand You Xingwen to some extent. After standing up, she dusted off her trousers and said to You Xingwen, "We don't have any feelings for each other, there's no need for this. Aren't you very disdainful? Give up on me."

You Xingwen chuckled, "Is that how you see me?"

"Isn't that right?" Jiang Nian retorted.

"Okay, whatever you say, baby." You Xingwen made a surrender gesture, saying helplessly, "It's not good to force someone, I understand what you mean."

In the following days, You Xingwen seemed to disappear from Jiang Nian's world, but Jiang Nian still wouldn't let go. Every time, she would check the red earring on You Xingxiu's ear, something she belatedly discovered—You Xingwen hadn't pierced his ears.

Naturally, Jiang Nian didn't realize that at certain times, the piercing beneath the earring was a newly opened wound, still slowly healing.

Until Jiang Nian and You Xingxiu's third anniversary, when they were kissing in a romantic sea of ​​flowers, the real You Xingxiu ran in and started fighting with his shameless brother.

This made Jiang Nian realize that You Xingwen hadn't given up; on the contrary, his pretense was becoming increasingly natural, so natural that Jiang Nian couldn't detect it at all.

In the end, You Xingwen lost.

Although he worked out every day, he couldn't beat the truly experienced You Xingxiu.

As You Xingxiu left with Jiang Nian, You Xingwen, who had been refraining from calling Jiang Nian "baby" and instead calling her "Nian Nian," suddenly spoke up: "Baby, I'm no different from him, am I?"

Jiang Nian understood what he meant; he was asking why she still chose You Xingxiu.

Jiang Nian paused, but didn't turn around, only saying, "I only want You Xingxiu."

You Xingxiu…

it's all You Xingxiu.

You Xingwen, his face covered in bruises, sat on the ground and laughed without any regard for his image.

After that day, You Xingxiu never left Jiang Nian's side, and he began to separate his work from the head office, planning to establish his own company.

You Xingxiu was often so tired that he would collapse into bed as soon as he got home.

Jiang Nian became very obedient. Even though You Xingxiu was exhausted, he still wanted intimacy with his wife. Afterwards, lying in bed, You Xingxiu held Jiang Nian's smooth shoulders, whispering sweet nothings and talking about his successful career.

Jiang Nian listened intently, her green eyes seeming to hold a pool of water, softening You Xingxiu's heart.

He then became unreliable again, picking Jiang Nian up and taking her to wash up, asking, "Wife, does your butt still hurt? I've been a little too rough lately."

His words only made Jiang Nian's butt hurt more. Frustrated and angry, Jiang Nian kicked You Xingxiu several times.

Exhausted, Jiang Nian didn't wake up until the afternoon of the next day. Upon waking, she saw You Xingxiu, who seemed in a hurry, helping her get dressed and casually grabbing a few clothes from the closet. He said to Jiang Nian, "I've split the company; let's go to the new company's area."

Jiang Nian, unsuspecting, followed him.

In the new city, You Xingxiu, just like the first time they slept together, became awkward and clumsy, causing Jiang Nian's butt to suffer again.

Later, You Xingxiu treated him extremely well, but he would frequently take Jiang Nian to move, from one city to another, and occasionally even abroad. You Xingxiu's reason was that the company was unstable and needed to socialize everywhere.

Jiang Nian didn't know what the company needed to operate, so he just followed along.

More than a year later, Jiang Nian was grabbed by the wrist by a man with a stubble-covered face. The man looked like a homeless person, but his clothes were neat and clean. He said, "Nian Nian!"

"Nian Nian, I've finally found you!"

"...You Xing...You Xingxiu?" Jiang Nian looked him over for a while before speaking uncertainly.

"It's me."

Jiang Nian remembered and asked, "How can I be sure you're You Xingxiu?"

"Do you remember the first time we met? You confessed to me. Back then, I had long hair, and you cut my hair yourself." You Xingxiu said, and he gave some more details, confirming that it was indeed You Xingxiu.

Only then did Jiang Nian realize that he had been deceived by You Xingwen for more than a year.

Overjoyed and weeping, You Xingxiu embraced her tightly, oblivious to the stares of passersby, as if trying to pull her into his arms. You Xingxiu loved Jiang Nian so much, missed her so much.

He even postponed his thoughts of revenge against his brother, wanting only to make up for lost time with Jiang Nian. He immediately took Jiang Nian away from the city

to his base .

After the joy of regaining what was lost, Jiang Nian suddenly heard the system say, "Nian Nian, you're pregnant. The male lead is pregnant."

"Does it have to be now?" Jiang Nian asked.

The timing was too delicate, caught between You Xingwen and You Xingxiu, unclear and ambiguous.

"...Five days at the latest," the system could only say.

So five days later, Jiang Nian still had to pretend to be nauseous and unwell, and the anxious You Xingxiu called the family doctor, who then confirmed her pregnancy.

You Xingxiu was initially very happy, but then fell silent.

Jiang Nian didn't know what to say to comfort You Xingxiu. He said, "The doctor said she just got pregnant, it's definitely yours."

Actually, it wasn't anyone else's, so Jiang Nian was certain.

可游兴修听不出来，他只觉得痛苦万分，不过，确实也有概率是他的孩子，所以他又振作起来。

两人时时刻刻都不分开，游兴文三个月后找上门来，被游兴修暴揍了一顿，游兴文自知理亏，没有反手，黯然退场。

后来，五个月后，游兴文发觉到了姜念怀孕，不知道从哪里得到了当初那个家庭医生的报告单再次找上门来，对着姜念狂喜道：“宝宝，你的孩子……你的孩子是我的对吧？这个时间，一定是的，一定是。”

“宝宝，孩子不能没了父亲，你跟我结婚吧。”

“不是你的！”姜念说道，他抱着游兴修的手臂，反驳道：“游兴文，你不要固执了，这个孩子只会是游兴修的。”

“……又是这样……又是游兴修，为什么？为什么只能是他。”游兴文欣喜褪去，他无力的问道。

Jiang Nian avoided his despairing gaze and simply said softly, "There's no reason why. You Xingxiu is You Xingxiu, and I only want You Xingxiu."

Although You Xingxiu loathed his brother's actions, he was pleased that Jiang Nian always steadfastly chose him, which lessened his anger slightly. He said to his brother, "You Xingwen, you lost." "

Don't bother Nian. The child was conceived after he and I got together. He and I are about to have a new family."

You Xingwen left again.

To reassure You Xingxiu, Jiang Nian carefully memorized his appearance. Only then did she notice something: the eye color of You Xingxiu and You Xingwen was slightly different. You Xingxiu's eyes were darker, and at first glance, it was indistinguishable; it could only be seen under bright light.

But that was enough.

You Xingxiu felt that with his wife treating him this way, nothing else mattered.

After that, things were calm, but You Xingxiu still wouldn't be separated from Jiang Nian for more than five minutes. When Jiang Nian was in her seventh month of pregnancy, You Xingxiu's parents suddenly called and asked them to come home, saying that since she was pregnant, they should come back to hold the wedding so that the child could be included in the family genealogy and be recognized.

You Xingxiu didn't care about this, but he couldn't resist his parents' constant urging. Plus, seemingly aware of the conflict between the two brothers, one parent said, "Only marriage can truly bind your wife, right?"

This statement stirred You Xingxiu's heart.

He genuinely wanted a unique relationship with Jiang Nian.

And if they married, You Xingwen would probably give up.

Although he was beaten by his parents when he got home—they didn't actually support their children marrying men—their eldest son was too obsessed with their second son's wife, and they didn't want their eldest son to go astray, so they had to personally intervene to sever this ill-fated relationship.

Their intentions were good.

But it completely drove You Xingwen mad.

He had never been able to stand Jiang Nian's differential treatment of him. When she thought he was You Xingxiu, she was all lovey-dovey, but when she found out he was You Xingwen, she immediately turned cold and showed no affection.

This rollercoaster of emotions tore his heart apart.

One was heaven, the other hell.

And everyone was trying to stop him, even Nian Nian wouldn't even glance at him.

On a stormy day, You Xingwen, accompanied by bodyguards, broke into You Xingxiu and Jiang Nian's home. Jiang Nian, who had been faking her pregnancy, was still sleeping a lot. When she woke up, she found You Xingwen and You Xingxiu fighting.

The bodyguards were positioned outside, preventing anyone from entering without You Xingwen's instructions.

Jiang Nian had been sleeping since the previous night and didn't know what clothes You Xingwen was wearing. The fight was so intense that she couldn't even see the color of their eyes.

This made Jiang Nian very anxious.

One of them, his head broken and face covered in blood, stared at Jiang Nian, then at her noticeably large belly, frozen in place. The other man seized the opportunity to knock him to the ground, leaving him no chance to fight back.

But then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he abruptly grabbed a chair and smashed it over the other man's head. He then grabbed a fruit knife from the table and stabbed him repeatedly.

After several stabs, the knife was snatched away, and the two struggled for it, making it impossible to tell who had been stabbed more.

Until one of them couldn't hold on any longer and was knocked unconscious by the blows to the head.

The man whose face was covered in blood, clutching his bleeding stomach, approached the terrified Jiang Nian and said with a smile, "I won."

I didn't lose.

"You are...you are You Xingxiu?" Because You Xingxiu had always won in their fights, Jiang Nian assumed he would too. He said in a trembling voice, "How did you guys get so badly hurt...I need to call an ambulance..."

The man standing froze upon hearing this.

Perhaps a second had passed, perhaps several minutes, before he recovered from the pain. Scenes from the past flashed through his mind like a slideshow. Finally, he said firmly, "...Yes, yes, I am You Xingxiu."

"I am You Xingxiu."

Baby.

But before Jiang Nian could make the call, he passed out. The scene was too horrific; Jiang Nian couldn't bear it and collapsed limply to the ground.

Abandoning his past and his identity as You Xingwen, You Xingxiu immediately ran over and picked up Jiang Nian, shouting, "What's wrong?! Baby... Nian Nian, Nian Nian, please be alright!"

Feeling the warm, wet sensation emanating from beneath Jiang Nian, You Xingxiu realized that Jiang Nian's water had broken from the shock. Calculating the time, it was indeed time for delivery. Ignoring his own needs, he carried Jiang Nian out of the room, telling the astonished bodyguard to call an ambulance.

Unable to wait any longer, as he was about to drive to the hospital himself, You Xingxiu caught a glimpse of the You Xingxiu lying on the ground move slightly.

Ah...

if he was to become You Xingxiu,

then there shouldn't be another You Xingxiu in this world.

His eyes flickered uncertainly. Finally, he had the bodyguard carry the unconscious Jiang Nian, went into the room himself, picked up a fruit knife, and pointed it at You Xingxiu's heart...

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