Moving into the Women's Dorm Wasn't My Choice, the Girls Are Too Clingy

[Urban daily life + younger-boy romance + identity contrast + living together]

After losing both his parents, sixteen-year-old Gu Yan carried his battered schoolbag as his beautiful third aunt brought him home to her fragrant duplex apartment.

He’d expected to live under someone else’s roof and watch his step, but instead he found himself in a haven of warmth.

His eldest cousin was a cool and aloof university professor. “Xiaoyan, having trouble with this problem? Come here. Your big sister will walk you through it.”

His second cousin was a popular beauty blogger. “Wow, Xiaoyan, you’ve got such a great look! Come be my exclusive model. I’ll buy you limited-edition sneakers!”

His youngest cousin was a gaming prodigy. “Who’s picking on you? Give me their ID. I’ll track them down and take them out!”

In this female-dominated household, Gu Yan became the only protected species. From being stiff and timid at first, he gradually let his cousins coax and cajole him into all kinds of trendy outfits, transforming him from a country bumpkin into a school heartthrob who turned heads everywhere.

Whenever he ran into trouble at school, all he had to do was make one call. Three luxury cars would instantly pull up at the school gates, and three stunning older women, each with her own style, would make a commanding entrance, leaving every boy at school green with envy.

But after Gu Yan finished the college entrance exams, got into a prestigious university, and grew to a height of 185 centimeters, the once-cozy everyday life between the cousins began to turn increasingly ambiguous.

The awkward accidental encounters in the bathroom, the almost imperceptible touches in the dead of night, the growing possessiveness in his cousins’ eyes...

Gu Yan curled up in the corner of the sofa. “You guys, um... I’m an adult now. Could you stop feeding me?”