Cling and Bite

A gloomy, obsessive, possessive brother who dotes on his sister x a darling little sister who can melt even the darkest heart

When Su Xingyao was seven, she lost her parents and was taken in by a friend of her father's.

The friend was a wealthy and influential man. Before they entered the house, he took Su Xingyao aside and said, "My son, Shiyu, has been through a lot. Don't be afraid of him. He'll be your big brother from now on. Just cheer him up."

Shiyu had a naturally beautiful face, the handsomest Su Xingyao had ever seen. But after a fire left burns across his body, he grew gloomy and ill-tempered, and no one dared approach him.

At their first meeting, the sight of his burned hand frightened her, and Shiyu shut her outside the door.

By chance, Su Xingyao overheard the servants talking. If she angered the young master of the Shi family, she would be kicked out.

She was terrified. If she wanted to stay with the Shi family, she had to win Shiyu over.

That night, she woke to the sound of thunder and took her doll to find Shiyu.

The little girl clutched the hem of her clothes and timidly approached. "Big brother, I'm scared to sleep alone..."

The boy stood backlit, hideous, twisted scars running from his lean collarbone downward. Su Xingyao was so frightened she burst into tears.

Shiyu was brimming with menace. "If you're scared, get lost."

The little girl took his injured hand and gently blew on it. "I won't be scared. If I blow on it, it won't hurt anymore."

The menace in Shiyu's eyes abruptly vanished.

From then on, Su Xingyao blew on his injuries every night, following him around and calling him "Big Brother" to cheer him up.

As they grew older, he was cool and distant by day, keeping the proper distance between siblings. But at night, when no one was around, he grew more and more demanding, making her coax him for a long time before he would go to sleep.

Before she left for university, Su Xingyao blushed and pushed him away. "You promised just once."

He pinched her cheek. "Once isn't enough. Be good, Yaoyao. Open your mouth."

She realized Shiyu had an unhealthy possessiveness toward her. Anyone who got close to her, man or woman, would be quietly kept at a distance by him.

At the time, her greatest wish was to grow up quickly and fly free like a bird. The Shi family had already arranged Shiyu's marriage, and there was no way she and Shiyu could ever be together.

She decided to end things quickly and made a deal with Shiyu's father. He would pay for her studies abroad, and she would never see Shiyu again.

That night, after he fell asleep, she packed her bags and finally flew away.

*

During her three years abroad, Su Xingyao watched the news as Shiyu took over his father's company and secured his place as head of the Shi family, becoming more and more untouchable.

She had built a new life of her own and found a boyfriend.

Just as her boyfriend was secretly preparing to propose, Shiyu appeared.

She introduced him through gritted teeth. "This is my brother."

In front of her boyfriend, Shiyu wrapped an arm around her waist with his scarred hand. His eyes were as dark as ink.

"Perfect. Invite him to our wedding."

Shiyu had never bowed his head to anyone in his life, but in front of Su Xingyao, he gave up all his pride and dignity.

The night he found her, they spent the whole night tangled together. His voice was hoarse and broken. "Yaoyao, now that you've got your big brother, how can you just decide you don't want him anymore?"

Theme: Learn to love others, and learn to love yourself.