It felt as if he were inside an ice cellar, Xiao Yanyi only felt a hint of coldness spreading bit by bit from his heart.
Heirs, titles... why was the life he wanted so difficult to have?
He closed his eyes in pain, and scenes from his childhood appeared before him. Those years when his parents weren't there, it was only he and his older brother relying on each other in the vast Marquis Mansion. He was only three and his brother was just six. He often sat at the door, opening a crack to watch the bustling life outside, hoping his father and mother would appear in his sight.
But they didn't; every day was only filled with disappointment.
At the age of seven, his brother took over the household matters, managing everything inside and outside the house alone. For young him, his brother was more important than a father; he was his support!
