Mom decided to remarry, and I followed her to our new family. My brother Ethan chose to stay with Grandma, eagerly waiting to inherit the massive family fortune. But Grandma only treated him like a delicate flower, never mentioning a word about the inheritance. On the other hand, under Mom’s guidance, I became a popular young actor, and my fiancée was even a well-known rich heiress. Later, Ethan was bullied and oppressed by our father’s illegitimate son, becoming paralyzed. He couldn’t accept his paralysis and was driven mad with jealousy towards me, blaming everything on me. So, he opened the gas valve, dragging me along to death. After the explosion, we both somehow returned to the day Mom was about to leave home. This time, he chose to leave with Mom, while I stared at the mansion, lost in thought: “Finally, it’s my turn to inherit this massive fortune!” Mom was a faded TV star. After Dad passed away, she decided to remarry. Grandma had made it clear early on: “You can remarry, but the children must stay.” Years ago, to marry into the wealthy family, Mom had signed a prenuptial agreement with Dad. Even after Dad’s death, she couldn’t get a penny, but Ethan and I had inheritance rights to the family fortune. For the sake of the huge fortune, Mom made a huge fuss, forcing Grandma to agree that if anyone was willing to go with her, she could take one child. She looked at Ethan and me, completely unsure who to choose. Ethan obediently walked up to her, hugging her and crying pitifully, trying hard to express his desire to go with her. “Mom, I can’t bear to be without you. I’m willing to endure any hardship as long as I’m with you!” “Please, don’t leave me behind, okay?” Mom looked at me with an overly apologetic expression, and I thought to myself: “No need for that.” In the end, Ethan held Mom’s hand as they walked out of the mansion, while I obediently stood beside Grandma. Ethan flashed me a bright smile: “Brother, living with our stepfather would mean being a guest in someone else’s home. You’d better stay with Grandma and continue being the young master of a wealthy family!” I also smiled cheerfully: “Sure thing.” Seeing me smile so happily, Ethan frowned and said: “Lucas, you won’t be smiling for long!” I smiled even more brightly. That remained to be seen! In my previous life, Ethan refused to go with Mom. I was moved by Mom’s tears and left with her. Grandma was furious and immediately kicked me out of the list of heirs. At that time, Ethan naively thought this meant he would get all the family assets. Just when Ethan was happily waiting to inherit the family fortune, Dad’s illegitimate son showed up. The paternity test results came out quickly. The illegitimate son was acknowledged by the family, started working in the company, climbed the corporate ladder step by step, and became the sole heir. Grandma passed away soon after, and the illegitimate son smoothly inherited all the family assets, while Ethan was left with nothing. To curry favor with a billionaire, the illegitimate son actively introduced Ethan to his daughter as her lover. Unfortunately, it didn’t last long. The billionaire’s son-in-law showed up with his men. In the scuffle, Ethan was beaten and left disabled by the billionaire’s son-in-law. The illegitimate son, however, magnanimously stated that Ethan was at fault to begin with, and being beaten into disability was what he deserved. To please the billionaire’s family, the illegitimate son even held a press conference, forcing Ethan to apologize to the billionaire’s son-in-law. The incident quickly trended on social media. I only learned how miserable Ethan’s life had become when I saw the news. Thinking about our blood ties, I rushed to his side overnight to support him. With my efforts, I successfully fought for a considerable compensation for him, enough for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life. I was able to do this because at that time, I was a popular young actor, and my fiancée was a well-known rich heiress. However, Ethan felt no gratitude towards me. Looking at his paralyzed legs, he couldn’t accept the reality of his disability. He believed that I had stolen his original destiny, and out of jealousy, he blamed everything on me. That night, he opened the gas valve, taking me along to death. Unexpectedly, we both came back to life, returning to the day when the wheels of fate began to turn. I watched his departing figure, laughing heartily. Ethan must have thought fate had given him a chance to start over. What he didn’t realize was that this was actually my opportunity for revenge.
I turned to Grandma, feigning innocence, and asked: “Grandma, why does Mom insist on taking Ethan? Doesn’t raising a child cost a lot of money? But Mom doesn’t even have a job, where will the money come from?” Hearing my words, Grandma stared at me deeply for a long time. She didn’t answer my question, but muttered to herself: “I didn’t expect the one who stayed would be the one who uses his brain.” After Mom took Ethan away, Grandma immediately contacted the lawyer. Ethan’s name was completely erased from the list of family estate heirs. In my previous life, Mom remarried an unknown director named Steve after taking me with her. After their marriage, I was quickly packaged as a celebrity and debuted. Although I was only seventeen, I was marketed as a sexy male star. Combined with my status as the heir of the He family, I attracted a lot of attention as soon as I debuted. With my innocent puppy face and toned body, plus excellent singing, dancing, and acting skills, I quickly grew into a popular young actor in just a few years. I had endless acting offers and so many product endorsements that I couldn’t keep up. I became the cash cow for Mom and Steve. Besides filming and attending events, I also had to participate in various dinner parties and social gatherings. There were always some creepy rich women at these parties who would say all sorts of vulgar things to me, and some would even get handsy. After the news of Ethan apologizing to the billionaire’s son-in-law at the press conference went viral, their behavior became even more outrageous. They would say things like: “Why did your grandma kick you out of the family? What shameful thing did you do to the rich family?” “Your brother could be a rich man’s boy toy, what’s stopping you? Too bad I haven’t played with rich brothers before.” “It’s just a bit more expensive than regular male celebrities. Name your price, how much to sleep with me for a night?” It was through their mouths that I learned about Ethan’s recent situation. I originally went to help him out of brotherly love, but I didn’t expect to be dragged down the path of death by him in return. As I was dying, I cursed the heavens for being blind, for my good intentions had not been rewarded. Now that I’ve come back to life, I want to apologize to the heavens for my words. Who says good intentions aren’t rewarded? Who says the heavens are blind? The heavens have excellent vision indeed! After Mom took Ethan away, just like in my previous life, he was quickly packaged as a celebrity and debuted. Perhaps because Ethan was too young, Mom arranged for him to go with a pure and innocent boy image. At his debut press conference, with his young face and wearing revealing clothes that showed off his chest muscles, his every move exuded a flirtatious aura. He said: “Although I come from a wealthy family, I really love the entertainment industry.” “I hope that through my own efforts, I can encourage boys to confidently show off their bodies.” “Grandma also supports my choice. I hope everyone will support and pay attention to me in the future!” Hmm, exactly the same lines they had prepared for me in my previous life. Thinking carefully, whether it’s a bad boy image or an inspirational boy image, these lines could work for either. It’s really a case of changing faces but keeping the same script. “He family young master debuts” and “Breaking clothing shame” quickly became trending topics. Ethan’s debut press conference received extremely high attention. I smirked while holding my phone, then turned and walked towards Grandma’s room. Grandma was old and had little contact with the online world, so she naturally wouldn’t know what kind of farce Ethan had staged. The people below her wouldn’t dare to tell her about this kind of news either. In my previous life, when Grandma found out that I had become a male star with a sexy image, she was furious. But by that time, I had already made a name for myself in the entertainment industry and had considerable commercial value. I also had a very professional PR team around me. With their help, even when Grandma issued a statement claiming to sever ties with me, I was able to counter it effortlessly. Grandma was portrayed as an unreasonable and old-fashioned rich old lady, while I became the brave grandson who refused to bow down for the sake of his dreams. Plus, when Mom jumped out to say how many rules Grandma had and how difficult she was to get along with, how she kicked us out and stripped me of my inheritance rights, so I had to work hard to earn money to support the family, etc., deliberately creating a disadvantaged position to gain sympathy from netizens. Under the guidance of the PR team, I became the epitome of the “poor little rich boy”, and my popularity soared even higher, making my image even more relatable. But now, Ethan had just debuted and absolutely couldn’t withstand Grandma’s heavy blow.
However, Grandma calmly watched Ethan’s debut press conference without even furrowing her brow. I waited for a long time but didn’t see any reaction from Grandma. I could only bite the bullet and cautiously opened my mouth: “Grandma, Ethan is still a grandson of our He family after all. We can’t just watch him ruin himself like this, can we?” But Grandma replied tepidly: “That’s his own business. He chose his own path, so he has to walk it. It’s none of your concern.” Seeing that I couldn’t provoke Grandma’s anger, I could only change direction to express my concern: “But Ethan said you support him, and your support means the He Group supports him. Some netizens have already posted saying our company has poor values.” “They even said that companies like this should be boycotted. Nowadays, netizens are really powerful. A little wind and grass movement can make a century-old enterprise collapse in an instant.” I even gave Grandma several examples, all typical cases of “success and failure by the same token”. Grandma glanced at me and casually instructed me to handle this matter. In her eyes, I seemed to see a hint of approval. I quickly issued a personal statement from the chairman in the company’s name, first stating my opposition to Ethan’s debut. It pointed out that at his young age, he should focus on studying well, and shouldn’t lie about the family elders supporting his activities in the entertainment industry. Then it hinted that Ethan was brainwashed by Mom to go down the sexy route. He was too young and lacked the ability to discern, hoping he would return to the He family soon and focus on his studies. Finally, it stated that if he really liked the performing arts, the family would support him to pursue an artistic path, apply to art schools, and would also be willing to provide opportunities during winter and summer vacations. This statement quickly gained support from netizens, mainly because Ethan’s image was problematic. Ethan was only fifteen years old, going for a pure and seductive boy image – there must be something wrong with his head! It wasn’t difficult to find several provocative and suggestive photos among the ones he released. Even if it was tied to the name of breaking clothing shame, those few photos taken out separately still gave people a very inappropriate feeling. The reborn Ethan, hindered by his miserable ending in the previous life, naturally wouldn’t return to the He family because of a statement. After failing to call Ethan back, Grandma (I) was extremely disappointed and angrily denounced Mom online for taking Ethan away with ulterior motives. And what these motives were, everyone could guess without saying – naturally Ethan’s inheritance rights. So, to force Mom to let go, and also to get Ethan back to school, with Grandma’s consent, I continued to use her name to reluctantly announce the revocation of Ethan’s inheritance rights. Everything fell into place naturally. How could any netizen not say Grandma had good intentions? As high as Ethan’s popularity was when he debuted, now there were just as many netizens who thought he was digging his own grave. Just like that, he became a problematic youth in the eyes of netizens. When people mentioned Ethan, they would only say: “Oh, that ungrateful rich young master.” Ethan’s image instantly changed from a brave and thoughtful rich young master to a rebellious youth with a not-so-clear mind. Debuting with such big controversy, many people who originally wanted to cooperate with him stepped back, deciding to wait and see. The saying goes, “the first push is vigorous, the second is weak, and the third fails.” This applies in any field. His debut’s first fire burned in a mess under my interference, but that was far from enough. I used the company’s PR department to send the topic “Can underage male stars go the sexy route” to the trending list, creating public opinion and attracting the attention of relevant departments. Two days later, Ethan was directly banned by the authorities, with the reason being promoting incorrect values and bringing bad influence to society. Mom and Steve’s plans hadn’t even sprouted before I nipped them in the bud. Grandma didn’t intervene throughout, just observing. I was a bit nervous, not knowing if she would blame me for not considering brotherly affection. Grandma didn’t express any opinion, but instructed me to intern in the company’s PR department. She said: “Work hard, if there’s anything you don’t understand, come back and ask me.”
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