Hidden in Tenderness

[The entire novel will be revised, so reading it for now is not recommended.] *Spoiled girl x aloof boy The thing Chi Xia dreaded most every day was wondering whether her mother had brought home a new boyfriend. Ever since her parents divorced, her mother had brought men home every few days. Then Uncle Gu moved into their house with his son Gu Wen, a high school sophomore. "Gu Wen is three years older than you. From now on, call him 'Big Brother,'" her mother told her. Chi Xia was as haughty as a little swan. She stared straight at the silent boy, refusing to speak. In ninth grade, Chi Xia stayed up all night partying at a classmate's birthday. Gu Wen's father called him to bring her home, but Chi Xia made the waiter chase him out. "Big Brother? I don't know him." Gu Wen stood quietly in the rain with an umbrella, waiting for her all night. In her sophomore year of college, Chi Xia got dead drunk while playing Truth or Dare at a bar. She stood wobbling on a chair, making a loud declaration. "I really don't know that man. I'm sure I have absolutely nothing to do with him!" As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Wen walked through the door. By then, Gu Wen was dressed in a suit, composed and reserved, with the refined bearing of high society. Before anyone could tease them, the man had already swept Chi Xia into his arms, his eyes full of tender affection. "My girlfriend snuck out to drink again. I'll take her home and give her a proper talking-to." Reading tips: 1. The age gap is three years. The story goes from middle school to adulthood in the city, and there is no romance while the characters are minors. 2. The male lead stays at the heroine's house for a year. They are not related by blood and have no family registration connection. 3. The heroine is rebellious at the beginning, when she is in eighth grade. There's a reason for it, and she'll grow up. Synopsis screenshotted on February 6, 2021. The synopsis has been changed. Feel free to skip it if you don't like it.