The Score of Pears on the Plains

Other upcoming novels in the same genre: When My Ex Becomes My Older Brother and Don't Mess with My Wife

[Flirty sweetheart x aloof heartthrob | Weightlifter & team doctor]

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After her older brother is beaten badly enough to land in the hospital, Wen Li shares his outrage and spends half an hour ranting with him. “Tomorrow, I'll go teach that guy a lesson!”

The next day, she brings a few delinquent friends and corners the guy at the mouth of an alley. The young man leans against the peeling wall, his black eyes cast slightly down, ink-dark mountains rippling in their depths. Her heart skips a beat. “What do you want?”

Wen Li's brain freezes for a second. She instinctively pulls out her phone. “Could I add you on WeChat?”

Her delinquent friends: ??

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Wen Li has recently taken a liking to someone: Xiao Jinyu, her brother's lifelong nemesis, the medical school's golden boy, unbelievably handsome and cold as ice.

To win him over, she puts a lot of effort into keeping it secret from her brother. She stages chance encounters, brings him milk tea, and lurks around the library. She actually manages to melt the iceberg. But after they start dating, her boyfriend stays distant. He won't kiss or hug her, and even holding hands has to be done somewhere out of sight...

He must not like her.

After Wen Li breaks up with him, she sadly deletes his contact information.

A week later, Xiao Jinyu suddenly appears, his face dark as he accuses her: “Can't you focus and date one person at a time?”

Wen Li is baffled. “?? Who else am I dating?”

“Ji Cheng.”

“...”

Ji Cheng... isn't that her useless older brother? I thought I was dating you, but you thought I was sneaking around with you?

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When her older brother ends up in the hospital for the Nth time, Xiao Jinyu arrives with a fruit basket to visit him.

Ji Cheng's alarm bells ring. “What are you doing?”

Xiao Jinyu is extremely polite. “Sorry, bro. It was a misunderstanding this time.”

Ji Cheng is furious, remembering how he'd been beaten up out of nowhere while on a date. “Who the hell is your bro?”

“Want to date my sister? In your next life!”

“...”

This story is also known as I Thought We Were Dating, but You Thought We Were Having an Affair?, My Useless Brother's in the Hospital Again. Who Did It?, I Offended My Brother-in-Law and Now I'm in the Doghouse, and It Gets More Ridiculous with Every Chapter.

#2022.6.25 The blurb-editing maniac strikes again

#Her brother's first hospital visit wasn't caused by the male lead

-----Next up: When My Ex Becomes My Older Brother-----

[Fake step-siblings | Second chance romance | Clingy, sweet sister & an older brother who loses it]

When her mother falls in love, Jiang Xueling wholeheartedly approves. Her new partner is handsome and rich, and as long as her mother is happy, that's all that matters.

On the wedding day, she meets her “stepbrother” for the first time. The man stands behind her stepfather in a suit, his brows and eyes cool and distant.

Their eyes meet...

The bouquet slips from Jiang Xueling's hands and falls to the floor.

It's him.

Her ex-boyfriend, Pei Yan, whom she dumped three years ago with the words, “I'm bored of you.”

Her mother takes her hand and cheerfully introduces them. “This is your older brother, Pei Yan. You're family now, so call him Big Brother.”

Jiang Xueling stares at his unreadable face and trembles as she says, “Hello, Big Brother.”

He lowers his eyes, the corner of his mouth lifting in a meaningful smile. “Hello... little sister.”

“...”

Her ex-boyfriend becoming her older brother? Terrifying!

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Following the principle that an excellent ex should be as good as dead, Jiang Xueling tries to keep the peace on the surface, calling him “Big Brother” every day in a cloyingly sweet voice.

Then her mother sets her up on a blind date.

Across from her in the cafe, the man is discussing his financial plans.

Jiang Xueling smiles and nods, then suddenly feels a chill down her back.

She looks up. Pei Yan is standing in the cafe entrance, his expression dark and frightening.

Jiang Xueling obediently waves at him. “What a coincidence, Big Brother! Want to come in and sit with us?”

He turns and leaves.

That evening, when Jiang Xueling gets home, a hand reaches out of the darkness and pins her hard against the wall.

Pei Yan's breath falls on her face as he bites her lips hard.

“Don't you love calling me Big Brother?”

“Then say it louder.”

“Let the whole building hear what Big Brother is doing to you.”

#Her ex loses it every day

#2026.5.22

Upcoming novel 2: Don't Mess with My Wife

[Airheaded female boxing champion & clingy, top-tier alpha male]

Zhou Qiyan is so handsome it should be a crime. He dominates the entertainment industry with explosive stage performances and legions of female fans, earning a reputation as the industry's top alpha.

His team recently hired a new assistant for his world tour. She's round-faced, with bright almond eyes and fair skin, like a doll. They say she's one of his fans, too. Zhou Qiyan glances at her and asks coldly, “Are you even old enough to be a fan?”

The assistant says nothing, turns red, and quietly walks away.

What a thin skin, Zhou Qiyan thinks.

Until one day, he sees his quiet, shy assistant, who blushes whenever they make eye contact, punch a stalker fan so hard she breaks his nose.

Later, he learns that she isn't his assistant at all, but a newly hired bodyguard. She's the reigning UFC champion, ranked in the world's top three, with a professional record of twenty-one wins and zero losses.

Zhou Qiyan: ...

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Ye Zhen is a professional boxer who spends the whole year traveling the world to compete. Her only hobby is following celebrities. When she suddenly loses her job, she finds work as a bodyguard for her favorite male celebrity.

At first, she thinks Zhou Qiyan is a purebred alpha who looks at everyone like they're dogs, with “Keep out” written all over him.

Later, she watches him cry after being insulted by haters. The 187-centimeter-tall man curls up in the back of his van, gripping her sleeve until it has three creases in it. “They all hate me... You'll always like me, right?”

Ye Zhen: ...

What do you do when the celebrity you like, who used to look at everyone like they were dogs... turns into a dog?

#2026.4.10

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