Moving in with My Blind Boyfriend's Older Brother

[Age gap: heroine 21, hero 33] [Love grows over time] [Cousins competing for the same woman]

[Clear-headed college student from an ethnic minority x refined, noble big shot from Beijing's elite circle]

Eight years later, Xin Yi is a computer science student at Jingbei University. By chance, she hears that Cheng Jingxu, the man who once funded her education, was blinded in a car accident and has since undergone a drastic change in personality, repeatedly attempting suicide.

To repay his kindness, she moves into his home as Pei Mingyu's girlfriend, for a period of three months.

Mr. Cheng is extraordinarily handsome, refined and elegant, and always gentle, friendly, and considerate toward others.

Using the little psychology knowledge she picked up as a minor, Xin Yi cautiously observes him and adjusts his treatment plan. But though the man is blind, he is perceptive and constantly tests her. She can only keep defusing each situation, all while remaining alert in case this living corpse tries to kill himself again.

During her time living with Mr. Cheng, she also starts dating her boss, Cheng Yunzhou. Her boss is courteous and considerate, and gives her a great deal of help.

Not long afterward, Xin Yi attends a relative's birthday banquet with Cheng Yunzhou. The venue is packed with powerful figures and celebrities.

Her exquisite mother-of-pearl-colored gown accentuates her slender figure, drawing countless eyes.

Yet the gaze from the second floor, looking down on her, sends a chill through her. She abruptly looks up and meets Mr. Cheng's deep, misty eyes.

No one could have imagined that an hour later, in a hotel room, the usually composed and self-controlled Mr. Cheng would suddenly turn dark and furious, kick over Cheng Yunzhou, who reeks of alcohol, and carry her away, bedcovers and all, as she lies on the bed with tears in her eyes.

Later, on a winter night, the north wind whips up the snow.

Xin Yi has only just slipped into Mr. Cheng's bedroom when the door suddenly opens. The man, weary from the journey home, stands outside with his white cane in hand.

Xin Yi watches as he approaches, his face grim.

He corners her on the balcony. Knowing that he responds to softness rather than force, she begs through her tears, "Mr. Cheng, could you let me off just this once..."

Cheng Jingxu steps closer. Xin Yi has nowhere left to retreat, her back pressed against the cool glass railing. Feeling the gaze from below, she bites her lip and says nothing.

The distance between them widens again. He does not move forward, and after a long, silent standoff, a trace of helplessness appears in the man's empty eyes.

As if he has no idea what to do with her.

The man extends one hand, palm up, and says gently,

"Come here. Let him see who you belong to."

Xin Yi curls her fingertips inward.

Reader's Guide:

1. The hero truly is blind. By the end of the story, he will regain some sight, but he will not be cured.

2. The younger brother is Pei Mingyu. They are biological brothers, but one takes their mother's surname and the other their father's. There is no plotline about biological brothers competing for the same woman.

3. Cheng Yunzhou is the hero's cousin.

Theme: A brilliant beam of light bursts into the darkness