◆ Nurturing / mutual push and pull / nine-year age gap / one of the capital's wealthiest families
◆ Stern, proper eldest brother with a dark, possessive side x honest, sweet little white rabbit who secretly covets her brother's body
◆ Brother-obsessed girl vs. sister-obsessed boy (They're both masters of restraint. Let's see who loses control first!)
Cen Baojia is the most unusual member of the Lou family.
She's only the Lou family's adopted daughter, hardly worthy of being called the Sixth Miss Lou. Keeping a low profile and staying unnoticed should be the best way to survive. But she was personally chosen by the eldest young master, Lou Zhiyun, who devoted himself to raising her for over a decade.
Cen Baojia depends on, worships, and admires Lou Zhiyun. Even when she develops some improper thoughts, she remains honest and reminds herself not to cross the line.
As the next head of the Lou family, Lou Zhiyun has inherited the family's traditional ways: reserved, proper, responsible, and exceptionally patient.
Until he catches Baojia on a date with a boy from the sports college. For some reason, he flies into a rage. "Feeling bold, Cen Baojia? You'd actually go for an idiot with big breasts and nothing between her ears!"
Lou Zhiyun's face darkens. His words are vicious, utterly lacking the dignity of an older brother.
"Then what kind of boy would you approve of?"
Lou Zhiyun freezes.
Baojia is as honest and obedient as ever. "Why don't you introduce me to someone, then? The young lady you've been dating lately is beautiful, and everyone praises her looks and character. That proves you have good taste and high standards."
Indeed, even a rabbit will bite when cornered. Lou Zhiyun doesn't answer. He grips the lighter in his hand, his gaze deep and dark, like a beast ready to pounce.
Not long afterward, Lou Zhiyun comes to pick her up after class.
Baojia dodges her classmates and quickly gets into the car.
The man in the back seat says she's acting like a guilty thief. From the corner of her eye, Cen Baojia catches sight of his powerful body beneath his suit. Remembering last night, her face burns, and she meekly curls up in the corner.
Lou Zhiyun suddenly points at his lap. "Come here. Sit here, Xiaobao."
Cen Baojia looks at his face with a quiet, mournful gaze.
The man is dressed in a suit, proper and stern, and says without a smile, "Not on the face. We're in the car."
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Downstairs, guests fill the house like a rising tide. Her parents are entertaining the polite young man who is about to get engaged to Baojia.
Lou Zhiyun grips Baojia's cheek and asks calmly, "He came over to greet me just now and called me big brother. Does he know your body is covered in hickeys left by your big brother?"
He's so calm, it's as if he's possessed.
"Xiaobao, you said you loved your big brother so much your heart hurt. What is it? Have you become a heartless, naughty girl now?"
◆ Baojia: My big brother is a tall building I mustn't climb.
✨ Animal motifs: blue whale vs. dwarf bunny
Both are virgins, happy ending, nine-year age gap, 188 cm and 164 cm
A challenge to write a traditional Chinese aristocratic family! A touch of ensemble cast!
The romance is bittersweet and full of push and pull, with a serious tone. Neither lead is perfect, and both have multifaceted personalities.
There will be differences in status, a nurturing relationship, a secret relationship, push and pull, and a dash of coercive taking. A whole pot of mixed ingredients.
Their feelings are mutual. Not one-sided! They have a mutual secret crush and mutual possessiveness, and they're both crazy about each other. The intensity is extremely, extremely, extremely high.
A coming-of-age story spanning a long time.
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The heroine only starts dating after reaching adulthood. The two leads aren't on the same household register, and the story will make that clear.
Screenshots of the blurb are archived. The initial character concepts and blurb were written in 2023. Please don't accuse me of copying.
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All my covers, character art, animal motifs, and badges were commissioned.
Theme: Love is an uncontrollable blaze.