One late night, a post appeared on the star network.
Poster: [Help! If I have an pheromone disorder, and the only person with a high enough match rate who can give me a temporary mark every week is my older brother, what should I do?]
The night owls launched into a heated discussion: [What do you mean? Aren't pheromone matches blocked between blood relatives? Is he your actual older brother or your lover-brother?]
Poster: [We're not related by blood, but we're closer than real siblings. I was adopted. My elders say they're going to introduce my brother to a suitable Omega for marriage soon, and I'm worried this could interfere with his love life and marriage.]
[Your brother is the only one who matches with you?]
Poster: [Yes. I find it strange too, but there are no unmarried Alphas in the matching database who are compatible with me. So my brother's been helping me ever since I first got sick three months ago.]
The post drew dozens of heated replies before someone suddenly dropped a link: [Research shows that the effect of temporary marking between the same AO pair weakens with each marking, and the longest it can remain effective is three months. There are only two exceptions: First, their match rate exceeds 60%; second, while near each other and leaving temporary marks, both parties unconsciously release dopamine and other hormones that bring the brain pleasure and excitement. In other words, both parties have to be falling for each other.]
[So, poster, is he your brother or your lover-brother?]
A sudden knock at the door coincided with the pounding of her heart. Jiang Tang was so startled that she immediately turned off her terminal and sprang out of bed, her face bright red.
Her "brother," Huo Xiuheng, an SSS-rank Alpha at the top of the pyramid and the youngest general in the entire empire, was gazing steadily at her. His cool, dignified face softened with a hint of a smile, like melting snow.
"Little sister." He approached her step by step, wrapped an arm around her waist, and brushed the long hair from her neck with his slender fingers. Bending down, he whispered, "I'm sorry I came back so late. You must be feeling awful, right? I'll be gentle this time."
His teeth closed around her gland again. Along with his pheromones came that familiar, inexplicable flutter. In a daze, Jiang Tang recalled a few words from the post, and suddenly felt a jolt of alarm.
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Huo Xiuheng had always gotten whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted it. Nothing had ever escaped his control.
Except for his "little sister."
The day he took off his mask, he backed her into a corner, no longer composed and untouchable. A trace of undisguised obsession showed in his eyes as he lightly pinched Jiang Tang's chin.
"You said I was a good match for someone else, tried to set me up with someone else, and even gave away the things I gave you... You're quite the 'good little sister,' aren't you?"
Jiang Tang stiffened her neck and denied what she really felt. "That's right. We'll always be good siblings."
Huo Xiuheng gave a cold laugh, then kissed her with no room for resistance. "Good siblings? Let whoever wants to be one do it."
[Cool, mature, sly older brother x lively, adorable ray-of-sunshine younger sister]
[They are not on the same household register!]
[Not-really-related sibling romance + Sweet romance + A touch of possessive coercion]
[This is not a strong-female-lead story, just me indulging my personal tastes]
Theme: Be brave and pursue love; the world is beautiful
