Gather Me

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At his father's funeral, He Boyan saw his new stepmother for the first time.

Zhong Chutian knelt before the coffin, the corners of her eyes tinged red, tears trembling in them like cracked glass beads.

She had a face made for seduction, yet insisted on playing the demure innocent. But the ambition beneath her black veil was impossible to hide.

He had seen too many women use their youth and beauty to climb the social ladder, and he loathed her.

No matter how cruelly he spoke to her, though, she always patiently called him in a soft voice, “Yanyan, good boy.”

But she called his eldest brother the same way: “A Qian.”

-

A family banquet.

He Boyan's watch was in his room. Passing the study, he looked through the half-open door.

He saw his eldest brother kneeling before her, gently holding her ankle as he helped her put on a pair of high heels.

And she tugged on his tie, looking down at him with haughty disdain.

He Boyan watched her long, straight legs, pale and gleaming beneath her skirt, and felt his Adam's apple bob.

He should have been the one kneeling there.

-

Another year passed. On the anniversary of his father's death, Zhong Chutian stood beside him before the coffin.

He Boyan rolled three sticks of incense between his fingertips and asked coldly, “You're sending me abroad?”

“What about Big Brother?”

Zhong Chutian didn't answer. Her eyes lowered as she carefully lit the incense in her hand.

He Boyan suddenly grabbed her wrist. Zhong Chutian's lower back pressed against the cold altar table. She frowned slightly, the flame lighting up her eyes.

He Boyan looked her over, his fingertips lightly brushing her lips. “What? Want to join Big Brother and take over the entire He family?”

Voices surged back and forth outside the door. He kept his usual nonchalant smile, but slowly pushed his knee between her legs.

“Then, Mommy, why not choose me?” He leaned down, his warm breath falling against her ear.

“Everything Big Brother can give you, I can too.”

“Mommy, choose me. I'm younger than he is.”

[Reading guide]

1. The heroine and the father are only business partners.

2. Exclusive relationship, one-on-one, both physically and emotionally faithful.

3. The heroine is seven years older than the hero. Younger man.

4. This is a fetish-focused story with plenty of melodrama. Thanks for respecting niche fetishes.

Theme: I'm not afraid of anything, even when you fall into my arms like a blade.