Words of Resentment

[Notice]: The full novel is complete~ Thank you all for your support and company along the way~! Coming next / Coming soon: Breakup Vacation / The One in My Heart. Blurbs below~ Cool, composed, stunningly capable older sister x possessive, scheming, sweet-faced-but-dark younger brother Before Yan Zhen's father passed away, he left behind an inheritance that could only be claimed on a designated date, along with an adoption certificate. When the lawyer brought Yan Zhi before her, Yan Zhen expressionlessly sized up the deaf and mute boy, who had no blood relation to her whatsoever. She couldn't understand why claiming the inheritance required her to live with this stranger for five years. Still, for the sake of the inheritance, Yan Zhen got to her feet and said, "Come home with me." At first, Yan Zhi was quiet, obedient, and so gentle that Yan Zhen felt guilty. Over time, Yan Zhi grew mysterious and cold, emanating such a vicious air that Yan Zhen began to fear him. - Yan Zhi was a beast trapped in a mire. Once he found something that could keep him alive, he would never let go, even if it cost him his life. At first, he wanted to drag Yan Zhen down into hell with him. Later, he found himself reluctant to do so. He was immersed in silent darkness, and Yan Zhen's smile was the first heavenly sound he ever heard. He never spoke, yet she seemed to understand him, offering him tenderness, compassion, and forgiving mercy. In the dark of night, he wanted to stain Yan Zhen with twilight; under the sunlight, he wanted to return her to her pure white self. Yan Zhi wavered between light and darkness until Yan Zhen helped him choose. - Five years passed in the blink of an eye. Yan Zhen claimed the inheritance and planned to leave for good, but Yan Zhi followed her to the airport. The once quiet and gentle boy had become a hotshot young tycoon in Z City. He loosened his tie and leaned in close, whispering in her ear with a tenderness both familiar and frightening to her: "Zhenzhen, come home with me." *Possessiveness breeds resentment, resentment breeds bitterness, and bitterness breeds hatred. *Of all the possessive lies I've told in this life, the most I ever said was: I love you. SC, the leads are unrelated by blood, and their legal relationship automatically ends after one month~ Breakup Vacation Wen Bairan and Zhou Lin had been together for eight years. On the eighth day after their breakup, Zhou Lin got drunk and gave their old address to his designated driver. When he opened the door, the huge living room was dark. Two silver-white betta fish swam in the aquarium, their tails like fantastical waves blocking out the sky as they entwined beneath the alluring purple lights. Wen Bairan lay sprawled on the sofa, one shoulder bare. Hearing the door, she hurriedly sat up. "What are you doing here?" Zhou Lin watched as the man in front of her slowly straightened up, a still-damp lipstick mark on the collar of his white shirt. He bit down until he tasted blood and said coldly, "You've got some nerve." - After dating for eight years, Wen Bairan had come close to loathing the whole thing. Her boss, Song Xu, made her a suggestion. "Marry me." "The house, the car, and my company shares will all be yours." "No meeting the family, no wedding banquet, and it doesn't matter whether we develop feelings for each other." Wen Bairan thought, What kind of offer is this? "What do you get out of it?" Song Xu leisurely tugged at his tie, his long eyes narrowing. "Save on rent." Two male leads / neither is a virgin / adults / sex and feelings If you see things as black and white, don't read The One in My Heart As one of the many ordinary students at No. 4 High School with a secret crush on Zhou Yan, Shangguan Wei always remembered that she needed to keep her distance. His speech beneath the national flag. Breakfast from the convenience store. The coffee cup he'd thrown away, marked "A fortune a day." She hid in a corner, following him with her gaze, careful not to be noticed. Then she saw the fortune: Today is a good day to confess. Pfft. Superstition. She scoffed and went back to the classroom, only to hear someone say, "Have you heard? Zhou Yan just confessed to You Mingya from Class Eight." And so Shangguan Wei's crush died that day. The reason: He actually believed in superstition! That winter break, she threw away a thick stack of postcards and her diary. She resolved to turn over a new leaf and become a different person. - Years later, on her birthday, a friend gave her a Book of Answers as a joke. Everyone egged her on to ask it a question. On the TV, the same man, still graceful and radiant, stood shining beneath the spotlights. Shangguan Wei casually flipped open the book. Only three words appeared: The one in my heart - Later, at a school reunion, someone spotted the ring on Zhou Yan's hand and was surprised that he'd married so young. In a corner, Shangguan Wei's heart gave a thump. She heard him chuckle. "Actually, I could've married even sooner." "If someone hadn't been so superstitious." -The moon beneath the sea is the moon in the sky. -The person before your eyes is the one in your heart. Theme: Even when you're mired in hardship, sunlight can still find you