What Should I Do About My Brothers Caring Too Much?

(2/18: Added 14,000 words of bonus stories)

In high school, Yan Yao has a crush on the gorgeous older boy next door. She hatches a plan and works her way into his social circle through his friends.

The older guys are all very nice, but they're a little too concerned about her studies…

When she keeps her grades steady and gets the very last place in her class again

The cool beauty frowns, impatiently tapping his long fingers on the desk. "Starting tomorrow, you'll have a curfew. Be home by nine to do your homework."

The rebellious racing driver gives her a sharp sidelong glance and unplugs the router without mercy. "You have to get first place on the exam. Don't make me look bad."

The top-tier star, all sweet on the outside and scheming underneath, takes off his headphones and comforts her gently. "It's fine to come in last once in a while. If it happens again, you can delete all your game gear, okay?"

Yan Yao: "…"

Anyway, thanks to all the older guys looking out for her, staying up all night gaming turns into staying up late doing homework.

Yan Yao looks up at the sky and lets out a long sigh.

It's true what they say: having a crush on someone really can be exhausting!

She reluctantly gives up on her crush and asks gravely, "Can I trade these free big brothers for a stainless-steel washbasin?"

- Upcoming: Waiting for His Fever to Break -

After her parents remarry, Ying Jia gets a younger stepbrother, one year her junior.

Ying Jia disinfects his wound with gentle care. When the cotton swab touches it, his muscles tense instinctively.

The boy lowers his lashes, his thin lips pressed together.

Feeling sorry for him, Ying Jia finishes wrapping the bandage, then opens her arms and pulls him into a hug. "We'll be a family."

Too absorbed in her sympathy to notice, she misses the boy's Adam's apple bobbing and his gaze darkening. His hand around her waist trembles with excitement, like a greedy venomous snake waiting to devour its prey inch by inch.

-

As family, Ying Xu is beyond reproach. More than a younger brother, he's like an older one: looking after her in every way, protecting her at every turn, driving off the drunken debt collectors, dealing with troublesome matters. He's thoughtful, patient, and practically perfect.

Ying Jia falls for him, confesses, sneaks into his room late at night, and gets together with him behind their parents' backs.

-

He grows more and more clingy, finding chances to press their skin together. The touch of his fingertips brings a burning heat, leaving repeated red marks on her waist.

His need for her is frequent and intense. He pins her wrists down with an irresistible force, kissing and licking the side of her neck like a beast marking its possession.

Ying Jia gets scared and cautiously suggests that they return to the sibling relationship they had at the beginning.

Ying Xu looks at her quietly and smiles. "All right."

Ying Jia thinks it's over, but who could have known Ying Xu was even more twisted than she imagined?

Theme: Love life and keep looking on the bright side