The Rugged Big Brother and His Little Darling

Cheng He, a tall, burly, rough-around-the-edges farm-stay owner, is the top. Sang Qinghuai, a fussy, germophobic, delicate young master who cries easily, is the bottom.

After retiring from the military, Cheng He turned down a job arranged by his superiors and went straight back to his hometown, where he opened a farm stay to make a living.

The area was blessed with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and tourism was thriving, so business at Cheng He's farm stay was pretty good.

One day, after closing up late at night, Cheng He was on his way home when a delicate, fussy, germophobic young master tried to scam him.

The young master clung to his leg, teary-eyed, and cried for half the night. Cheng He got fed up, grabbed him by the back of the collar, and hauled him home.

Since he'd picked the young master up and the guy refused to leave, Cheng He had no choice but to make do and look after him.

After all, running a farm stay meant there was always food to spare.

But after spending more time together, Cheng He realized the young master kept sneaking off to cry in the middle of the night. The next day, he'd go right back to work at the shop with red eyes... The regulars started thinking Cheng He was bullying his employee.

So Cheng He had no choice but to play the understanding big brother and talk the young master through it.

He just hadn't expected that, somewhere along the way... they'd end up sharing a bed.

Cheng He took out his bankbook, calculated how much he had saved, and handed it all over to the young master.

The young master accepted it with red eyes.

After that, the young master still had red eyes at night, but Cheng He bullied him even harder.

Young master Sang Qinghuai had grown up unloved by his parents. His grandfather, the only person who cared about him, had died a month ago.

Sang Qinghuai was forced to return to his parents' home, but their cold looks, along with his younger brother's, pushed his already fragile emotions to the brink.

Sang Qinghuai fought to stay clear-headed and bought a ticket in the middle of the night to escape the place that had brought him so much pain.

On the way, he met a tall, burly farm-stay owner who looked like a good person.

Sang Qinghuai couldn't help clinging to his leg and bawling for most of the night. In the end, the man took him home.

Though the man complained about how much trouble he was, he always put Sang Qinghuai first.

Sang Qinghuai thought he was a really good person.

It's just... that man could be a little hard to handle at night.

This may be a familiar story, but if you like it, please give it a read. If you don't, feel free to move on to another book. Thank you.

Theme: Keep your heart turned toward the sunshine, and everything will work out.