The Bowed Neck

[Upcoming novel: Forked Branches, faux siblings, stealing someone’s partner. Blurb at the bottom] [Updates daily at 8:08 a.m. Anti-piracy protection: 80%, 72-hour delay] - In her fifth year studying in the United States, Wen Lian’s family went bankrupt and cut off her financial support. To finish her studies, she became Fu Chen’s housekeeper. Fu Chen was rich, handsome, arrogant, and overbearing. Before, when he was pursuing Wen Lian, he would park a different supercar outside her apartment every day. The little gifts he casually brought her were always either a Himalaya Birkin or a Patek Philippe watch. But without exception, Wen Lian threw every single one into the trash in front of everyone. Thinking of how she’d treated him before, Wen Lian knew her life as his housekeeper wouldn’t be easy. Sure enough, on the first day she moved into Fu Chen’s spacious apartment, he sat on the sofa with one leg crossed over the other and laid down the rules. “First, you have to address me respectfully. Call me Young Master.” Wen Lian held her tongue and answered respectfully, “Yes, Young Master.” “Second, I’m picky about food. Every meal has to be different, and you can’t repeat a dish all week.” That wasn’t difficult. Wen Lian nodded. “Yes, Young Master.” “Third, a housekeeper should act like a housekeeper...” Fu Chen sat up straight and tossed a black-and-white miniskirted maid uniform at her. “Put this on.” Wen Lian threw the clothes right back in his face. - Fu Chen made it clear: he would pay for her to finish school, and she would take care of his meals. Their relationship was strictly that of a master and a housekeeper. Wen Lian couldn’t have asked for anything better. But living under the same roof, the nature of their relationship slowly changed before either of them knew it. From housekeeper and master, to master and puppy. - 1. Both leads have only been with each other. 2. The female lead is two years older than the male lead. 2025/9/30 - Forked Branches: Faux siblings | Stealing someone’s partner - Ying Siwu hadn’t been home for a long time. This time, she brought her boyfriend home to meet her family. Her boyfriend was handsome, came from an excellent background, and treated her attentively. At dinner, he patiently picked the bones out of her fish, his gaze gentle and fixed on her from start to finish. Her parents were very pleased and asked when they planned to get married. Ying Siwu said that if all went well, they would marry next summer. That night, her boyfriend went home, and Ying Siwu stayed at her parents’ house. After her parents had gone to sleep, someone knocked on her bedroom door for the first time in ages. When she opened it, a boy stood outside. He hadn’t said a word all evening. He was her younger brother in name only. His somber gaze enveloped her. Remembering the reckless things they had done in the past, Ying Siwu warned him, “Shi Yue, I’m getting married. You...” “Big Sister, I know.” Shi Yue stepped into the room, his tall shadow slowly covering her. He locked the door behind him and asked in a calm voice, “But does that stop us from kissing?” Theme: Bowing your head for love