Back to My Dad's Teenage Years

After a sudden rebirth, Lin Wangye finds himself transported twenty years into the past—back to a time before he was even born. The pampered young master can't stand the humiliation of being broke and homeless, and in his desperation, he hatches a brilliant plan. *Go find my 18-year-old rich dad and mooch off him again!* With high hopes, Lin Wangye goes to his father’s school to investigate, only to end up at an internet café. There, he finds his dad yelling at a black-and-white game screen waiting for respawn. Disgusted, Lin Wangye yanks his father off the couch, takes his seat, and proceeds to dominate the entire match. His dad: *Long-lost wild daddy! I’m trash—carry me!* Lin Wangye: *…?* And just like that, Lin Wangye meets his father, Lin Shen. For a moment, he can’t decide which is more absurd—*his dad calling him "daddy"* or *his dad being cut off from his allowance after fighting with his grandfather and now needing* him *to take care of him*. But the most shocking discovery of all? His dad *doesn’t even like women*. *Help! Then where the hell did I come from?!* Driven by this burning question, Lin Wangye becomes Lin Shen’s best buddy, determined to uncover the truth of his own origins. Young Lin Shen is a bit of a heartbreaker, flirting left and right—there’s the hot-tempered internet café manager, the gentle bookstore owner, and plenty of ambiguous entanglements. But from Lin Wangye’s observations, the one his dad *truly* cares about… Is actually his cold, aloof desk mate, who’s always sneakily watching the two of them. Because, even in his youthful appearance, it’s unmistakable—this person is the business rival his dad would clash with fiercely many years later: **Lu Chengxuan**. *** Aside from his father, Lin Wangye is also searching for someone else. He doesn’t know when or where, but he *knows* they’ll meet again. And just as expected, he unexpectedly runs into *that* once-elegant uncle from his past life. In his previous life, he’d longed for this man from afar, unable to reach him. *This time, I’ll make sure you’re mine—no escape!* Lin Wangye dons his sunglasses: *Hey handsome, wanna date?* Handsome man: *Aren’t you dating Lin Shen?* Lin Wangye: *?* Handsome man: *?* Lin Shen: *?* Lu Chengxuan: *?* -+- ☆ **Reading Guide:** 1. **Four male leads.** Both the son and the dad have their own CP arcs. The son’s romance comes first, the dad’s later. No main/side CP distinction. Told mainly from the son’s POV, with two contrasting couples: **Son’s arc:** [Straightforward, happy-go-lucky puppy bottom × Beautiful, strong, tragic, jealous top] **Dad’s arc:** [Stubborn, soft-hearted bottom × Cold, reserved, domineering top] 2. **No extreme ship wars, self-insert fantasies, or anti-CP rhetoric.** Such comments will be deleted on sight. 3. **No mpreg, no marriage of convenience, no “beard” relationships.** The four main characters share no blood relation. 4. **Inspired by** Keigo Higashino’s *Tomorrow, I’ll Be Somebody’s Girlfriend* and the movie *Goodbye Mr. Loser*. Detailed notes in Ch.1 author’s note. **Do not accuse of plagiarism** without basis. If still concerned, please report via official channels. 5. **Cover art features [Lin Wangye].**