[Fake siblings | Eight-year age gap | Healing]
A social butterfly, spoiled heiress × a devoted, restrained capitalist
The Li family’s eldest daughter, Li Wu, was radiant and flamboyant, famous in their social circle for being a social butterfly.
Li Wu’s spoiled, domineering nature and fearlessness all came from the man who was her brother in name only: Yang Jingze.
Yang Jingze lost both his parents at a young age. The Yang family was torn apart by vicious infighting, with distant relatives encroaching on his inheritance, uncles plotting against him, and deadly schemes lurking at every turn.
Trapped in a quagmire of human malice, he fought to survive until the Li family pulled him out of the abyss and gave him a place to call home.
Outsiders said Yang Jingze was sinister and ruthless, obsessive and selfish, that he had shown no mercy to his former relatives and had reclaimed control of the Yang family without a trace of sentiment.
Yet this cold and merciless man gave all his tenderness and affection to Li Wu.
He indulged her every little tantrum, catered to her every whim, cleaned up all her messes, and laid the world’s finest luxuries and the whole city at her feet.
Everyone could see his blatantly obvious favoritism, but they all assumed it was repayment for the Li family’s kindness, a brother’s duty to protect his younger sister, and nothing more than a relationship with clear boundaries.
Until one day,
A business banquet had ended, but the hall was still full of powerful and influential guests.
Yang Jingze, who was usually composed and self-controlled, was flushed with drink. His usual cold, intimidating air had fallen away as he sat alone in the seat of honor.
Li Wu got a call from his assistant and hurried over to pick him up.
In full view of everyone watching with curiosity, the man buried his face in her arms. “Baby, please don’t ignore me, okay?”
The young woman instantly stiffened, her ears turning red. Awkward and flustered, she patted his back. “I-I’m not ignoring you, brother.”
But he clutched at her clothes and softly asked, “Then give me a kiss, baby.”
