You Are Not Allowed to Like Me!

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[Pretty, clueless younger brother x highly restrained, possessive, unhinged older foster brother. Older seme.]

After staying away from home for a whole month, Pei Xu was cornered in the parking lot after work.

Blocking the car door, Qiao Nan demanded furiously, “Why haven’t you come home? Are you dating someone behind my back?”

Pei Xu looked into his bright, beautiful eyes and maintained a careful distance. “There is someone I like.”

“He’s very pretty, a little spoiled, but adorable. I haven’t won him over yet.”

Qiao Nan was jealous on his brother’s behalf. If even his brother couldn’t win someone over, that person had to be blind, right?

Later, when Pei Xu dragged him out of the classroom, pinned him in a corner, and kissed him, Qiao Nan finally regretted everything.

It turned out he was the blind one.

Pei Xu was a beast dressed in the skin of a gentleman.

Ptooey!

Pei Xu realized his feelings for Qiao Nan had changed on the night Qiao Nan finished his college entrance exams.

Drunk and having lost a bet, Qiao Nan sat on his lap and kissed him.

The next morning, Qiao Nan woke with no memory of what had happened. But Pei Xu was trapped in that kiss, tossing and turning day and night as he slid toward danger.

He wanted to kiss him. He wanted him.

Countless thoughts he could never voice surged through him, only to be suppressed again. In the end, Pei Xu moved out of the Qiao family home.

Qiao Nan clung to him, wheedling and asking why. Pei Xu said nothing, gazing at him with dark, deep eyes

If Qiao Nan knew that the shelves in Pei Xu’s study were crammed with albums, every single one filled with pictures of him, would he still flirt so fearlessly?

He would probably panic and run away.

So Pei Xu couldn’t tell him.

Reading Guide

1. One-on-one romance. The leads only have eyes for each other.

2. The leads are not blood relatives, are not registered under the same household, and were never formally adopted.

3. This is a fictional setting. Everything serves the story, so please don’t compare it to real life.

4. Synopsis written on May 27, 2022.

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1.

The Battle of Chenliu ended in a great victory for Northern Chu.

At the victory banquet, the once-cherished crown prince of Southern Yan was forced to attend as a hostage from the defeated nation.

Swallowing the humiliation of defeat along with his blood, Fu Xueqing broke his pride and, despite his illness, navigated a den of wolves.

His father hoped he would die in Northern Chu, clearing the way for his brothers. The officials of Northern Chu hoped he would make a mistake, giving them an excuse to start another war with his life.

But Fu Xueqing refused to give either side what they wanted.

Shen Jiao, Regent of Northern Chu, commanded three hundred thousand iron cavalry, controlled the young emperor, and held power over the entire court. He was the only person who could keep Fu Xueqing alive.

Fu Xueqing schemed carefully, setting a trap that landed him in Shen Jiao’s bed.

The once-brilliant, otherworldly beauty became a ruthless demon from the deepest pits of hell.

2.

The emperor of Southern Yan was critically ill.

As crown prince, Fu Xueqing had to return home to seize the throne.

On the night before his departure, Fu Xueqing invited Shen Jiao to drink with him.

He slipped a sedative into the wine, and the regent drank it without suspicion.

Clutching a dagger, Fu Xueqing sat alone through the night, but could not bring himself to follow through with his plan.

What began as an act to save his own life had, in the end, warmed his heart.

Before dawn, Fu Xueqing secretly left the city with his trusted followers.

But Shen Jiao had sensed what was happening and pursued him with his men.

Facing each other between the two armies, Fu Xueqing dropped his gentle facade. His ethereal face was cold and heartless as he said, “General Shen, what we had was nothing but an act. The show is over. Why won’t you let it go?”

3.

Everyone in Northern Chu knew that the crown prince of Southern Yan had seduced the regent and cast him aside once he was done with him.

People said the regent was drilling his troops to crush Southern Yan one day and build a viewing mound from the crown prince’s head.

On the day of the coup in Southern Yan, Shen Jiao did indeed storm the palace with a troop of soldiers.

In a chamber unseen by anyone, Shen Jiao cut down the ruler of Southern Yan. Gritting his teeth, he said, “Choose one, Your Majesty: a political marriage or war.”

Fu Xueqing leaned toward him, lightly tracing his lips with a fingertip. His gaze shimmered with charm. “I happen to be looking for an empress. General Shen, would you be willing to take your place in the inner palace?”

[The shou is a demon from the deepest pits of hell who has grown a heart. The seme is an ultimate beauty-lover who would choose a beauty over an empire, raging helplessly as he grows more unhinged by the day.]

Theme: Be true to yourself.