Swallowing Needles

If you're passing by, please add this to your collection. Love you 🥰 I'm working on building up my collection numbers. I haven't abandoned this! The entire novel is already written, but I'm afraid to start posting without enough readers. If all goes well, I'll start in mid-October 🥹 [Not-quite-stepbrothers + fake stealing someone's partner + possessive, older-brother-type daddy + three escape-and-pursuit rounds before the groveling romance] Ice-cold, highly possessive older-brother-type daddy Zong Sixu, the top x obedient, sunny Zong Zhengxuan, the bottom Zong Sixu: 189 cm tall, an ice-cold beauty with the looks of a classical Greek statue, built like a double-door refrigerator, a master's degree in philosophy, and head of a trillion-yuan family empire. A traditional patriarch in everyday life, he treats his younger brother like a father treats his son. From the smallest things, like what clothes he wears, to the biggest, like planning his life, everything has to be done exactly as Zong Sixu wants. That is, until his younger brother goes to university, falls in love with a blond guy, starts going to nightclubs, and dares to gradually slip out of Zong Sixu's control. The eldest Zong brother refuses to accept it. He fights and schemes, using every means at his disposal. The young couple plan a camping trip and sleep in one tent, so the eldest Zong brother makes an overseas call to ruin it. They quarrel and threaten to break up, so he orders a 520-round fireworks display to celebrate. They spend ages arguing but don't break up, and the eldest Zong brother gets so angry he ends up in the hospital... His “hopelessly lovesick” younger brother repeatedly defies him for his boyfriend. The eldest brother's temple throbs with anger. “You! You're the one who drove me crazy!” “Why did you have to start that damn relationship?!” “If you hadn't started dating, how would I have ended up being neither a proper brother nor a proper lover!” “Zong Zhengxuan, I've been with you without a name or status, and you still want more?!” “Are you trying to drive me to my death? Are you trying to kill your own brother?” * Zong Zhengxuan, a freshman in the finance department at S University, is the Zong family's darling, with a cute, soft appearance and a top-tier obsession with his older brother. He's a very clingy black-hearted tangyuan, introverted by nature. His brother has bullied him until he's practically a cream puff ready to burst, but he doesn't dare fight back. All he can do is call his brother a big meanie. (Just kidding.) He thought he could cling to his brother forever, until the real young master returned and the fake young master suddenly lost favor. Afraid his brother would stop looking after him, he took a risky approach and went on a hotel adventure with his boyfriend... “Zong Zhengxuan, I ought to beat you to death! Do you have any brains? How dare you treat your own body like a joke?” “Is that any way to threaten someone?” Zong Zhengxuan was flushed all over and moaning nonstop. The eldest Zong brother threw him into the bathtub and dumped a bucket of cold water over his head. Raised by the old master since childhood, he had studied the ways of emperors and memorized the Four Books and Five Classics. The sages hadn't written about this situation, but he knew one thing: when a dog won't behave, it needs training. * Short scene: After they made up, Zong Zhengxuan went to kneel in the family shrine as usual, and his brother's ruler paid its customary visit to his plump backside. One night, his brother spanked him while apologizing in front of their ancestors. Zong Zhengxuan wept prettily, his ears burning. “B-brother... I've been good. You can't hit me anymore...” He crawled forward, clutching at the gaps between the bricks, but his brother yanked him back. “Good boy. Stick your butt out. Your brother hasn't hit it enough yet.” * Reader's guide: 1. They are not blood-related, have no legal family ties, and are not registered in the same household. The younger brother is an adopted son, and his real identity will be revealed later. 2. A story where the older brother wins his partner by fighting for him and stealing him away. The stealing happens later. 3. The younger brother and his boyfriend only hold hands and hug. 4. The older brother does not steal him away while the two are still dating, and commits no improper acts. 5. Includes a groveling romance that continues right through the ending. Happy ending. 6. The older brother and younger brother are endgame. No breaking up the couple or reversing the pairing. Thanks for understanding. Theme: The beauty of watching someone grow up.