My Adoptive Brother Is Acting Strange

A cold-faced (not really, he's an adorable airhead) beauty with high combat prowess as the bottom x a flirtatious big shot who gently guides him to bottom, then goes at him hard

Ji Shu is the Lu family's adopted son, caught between the Lu father and son as they vie for power, unable to please either side.

But when he was young, Lu Yan once gave him a little comfort. Ji Shu has been grateful ever since, and no matter what, he will help him.

As they spend more time together, Ji Shu discovers that his long-absent adopted older brother is just like a real big brother: he oversees Ji Shu's studies, guides him in planning his future, and even corrects his ideas about choosing a partner.

But why is it that whenever his older brother gets close and gives him earnest advice, improper thoughts suddenly pop into Ji Shu's head?

Then one day, Ji Shu hears the "marriage alliance theory": intimate relationships have long been a way to strengthen cooperation.

And it clicks. Lu Yan wants to win him over this way.

So when the other man kisses him fiercely, Ji Shu hooks his arms around his neck. He thinks optimistically: he just has to sleep with him once, right?

Later, sprawled against the floor-to-ceiling window and left dazed again and again, he is still thinking: Wait... wasn't it supposed to be just one night?

Lu Yan isn't a good person. Only that silly kid keeps looking at him with bright, shining eyes just because of one small act of kindness, making Lu Yan gradually rein himself in without even realizing it.

There are plenty of rumors about the kid, suggesting something improper between him and his adoptive father. And Lu Yan has only just returned to the country, with an unstable foothold, so he keeps quiet and patiently tests the waters, gently guiding him.

Then an unexpected turn of events makes him unable to hold back any longer. He pins the kid to the sofa, takes the biggest risk of his life, and asks as if it were nothing, "Would you be willing to be with me?"

He is betting that the kid feels at least something for him.

To his delight, he wins the bet.

But one day, standing by the window, he looks down and sees his lover holding someone else's hand. The kid even tells him, "Lu Yan, you should get married and have children. You should have a happy family."

At that moment, he hears the sound of his world crumbling.

Reader's notes:

1. Both are virgins, happy ending. The top and bottom aren't on the same household register.

2. The plot and relationship build up slowly at first. If you're impatient, you can start from chapters 11, 12, or 13.

3. The top falls first, makes the first moves, and keeps flirting with the bottom. The bottom is a bit clueless and initially only wants to repay him. They're both completely devoted to each other, and only to each other.

4. They seem normal on the surface, but one is crazy and the other is stubborn.

5. A sweet little lemon-flavored treat.

Next book: "Nobody Wants a Defective Omega," opening in September, or October at the latest.

Meng Xiaoyu was certain he was outstanding among his peers until he turned 15.

He was good-looking, honest, hardworking, and ranked first in his year in every exam. Apart from coming from a less well-off family, he had everything going for him.

Then, at 15, he presented as an E-rank omega, the most defective kind.

But he still believed that his rank wouldn't affect anything. Would being E-rank really make him worth less as a person?

Until...

When he reached marriageable age, his family began pressuring him to get married. He was used to following the rules and thought it might be good to marry early.

After weighing his options, he settled on his childhood friend, an alpha he'd grown up with and knew well. He was gentle, refined, and polite, so he seemed like a good choice.

At a dinner gathering, Meng Xiaoyu confessed, "Let's get married."

His childhood friend was shocked. After hesitating, he turned him down. "I'm in a relationship. My partner is an A-rank omega."

Meng Xiaoyu didn't ask anything. He only said, "I understand."

He wasn't good at choosing an alpha, so his family chose one for him, a man from a very wealthy family.

But the moment they met, the man bluntly told him, "Sorry, I only talk to A-rank omegas."

Meng Xiaoyu said nothing. He splashed a glass of water in the man's face, then left without looking back.

His first heat came without warning. Among a crowd of alphas itching to make a move, he picked one who looked good to him and rode it out. For seven whole days, they went at it over and over, in bed, by the window, on the desk, anywhere they could.

Seven days later, the handsome alpha still had scratches on his back, but frowned and said, "This was an accident. My partner will only ever be a high-ranking omega."

Meng Xiaoyu nodded.

He finally understood. He was a defective omega nobody wanted.

Later, the alpha worried that the omega would cling to him just because they'd slept together. He tried every trick to scare him off, telling him not to delude himself: he would never like a defective omega.

But then he noticed the other man looked at him as if he were trash and avoided him at every opportunity. He never clung to him like the alpha had imagined.

The alpha, desperate, blocked his path and angrily reminded him, "I'm an S-rank alpha. Do you know how popular I am?! If you don't claim me, someone else will!"

Reader's notes:

1. Both are virgins, 1v1, happy ending.

2. Classic melodramatic romance.

Theme: Love can be a salvation.