Spoiled

Fake Siblings / Childhood Friends / A Touch of Coercive Romance The leads are neighbors across the hall from each other An intense two-person drama

Brooding, possessive man vs. soft, sweet, sunny girl

His love leaves no room to breathe. Sometimes, they are like two goldfish stranded on the shore, able only to keep each other alive.

You could say Jiang Bei was raised by Jiang Yinan.

From her first babbled words to kindergarten, then all the way through high school graduation, he was part of every step of her life.

Jiang Yinan had never wondered what he felt for Jiang Bei until she demanded to know what their relationship was. Then his heart began to panic.

But as her older brother, he did not want her to make a hasty decision while she was still young and unable to tell what she truly felt.

She kissed him, and he stayed silent. She hugged him, and he acted only as her brother.

She told him he could either stay far away from her or be her boyfriend.

But he could only be her brother.

When did things begin to change? Perhaps it was his hesitation, perhaps his indulgence, or perhaps feelings even he could not explain.

Shamefully, he became deeply addicted to the days when she hugged and kissed him.

Just as he was falling deeper and deeper, taking it all completely seriously, she said, "Brother, I realized you were right. I was wrong to mistake familial affection for love. Let's break up, Brother."

For months after they broke up, she never contacted Jiang Yinan of her own accord.

To leave the past behind for good, she found a boyfriend. The two of them were heading to Italy to start a new life.

She never imagined that this would be the true beginning of her relationship with Jiang Yinan.

More than a dozen luxury cars stopped outside her boyfriend's home in Italy. The man who got out had a cold gaze, no longer warm. "Little sister, while I was away, did you come here with this wild man?"

"If you like Italy, why didn't you tell your brother beforehand?"

His little sister asked to break up. The man behind the tech project revealed himself. His family sent people to find him, the Jiang family heir who had been living outside the family, and bring him back to take charge.

Those people came for his life. As he was wheeled into the emergency room, he thought that if he made it out alive this time, he would never let her leave again.

The first thing he did after waking up was look for her. But when he got the photo, he saw her laughing brightly in someone else's arms.

Italy. He was in Italy, too. Like a hunter waiting for his prey, he waited patiently at her destination.

At night, he kissed away her tears, one by one. "Xiao Bei, I taught you so many things, but I never taught you how to love me."

He stroked her trembling shoulder and laced his fingers with hers. He sank into her, letting her say how much she hated him.

"Now, love me properly, feel me, and make room for me."

She could hear fruit fermenting in the air, and smell it slowly rotting and spoiling.

Only after the two of them confirmed their relationship did she understand how suffocating and all-consuming a brother's love could be. It turned out family was the best kind of relationship.

But once you have drawn someone in, how can you take a step back?

Running away only means going in circles inside the same cage. The harder you struggle, the deeper you fall.

Just like now, she keeps sinking deeper.

Blurb written on November 4, 2026

Theme: Cherish the present