What Should I Do When My Childhood Friend Raises Me as His Wife?

[The author only knows how to write stories about couples. I'm open to all pairings and have no particular preferences. If you have specific content preferences, feel free to check my profile before deciding whether to read.]

Xue Pei grew up in the mountains. He was a pretty child with fair skin and prominent shoulder blades, and he could play the violin.

But this was the first time anyone had mistaken him for a girl because of his long hair.

Lu Laien came from a wealthy family. Spoiled and noble, he accompanied his actor father to a film set, where he met Xue Pei, who was auditioning for a role.

The young master gallantly helped carry the heavy violin case. The tips of his ears turned slightly red. "How about I be your big brother?"

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After returning from the remote region, everyone in the Lu family was at their wits' end. The young master was throwing a tantrum because he wanted a little sister who could play the violin.

Later on,

the Lu family sponsored a child: Xue Pei, who had spent some time living in an orphanage.

He had grown more withdrawn and was frail, and wasn't really suited to being adopted.

But the Lu family's young master, who had been spoiled since childhood, doted on Xue Pei and treasured him, warming the little girl in the palm of his hand.

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One day, Xue Pei got his hair cut short, and was unmistakably a fresh-faced young boy.

Lu Laien questioned his entire existence. "..."

Xue Pei curled up in his bedroom, thinking his big brother didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Someone gently knocked on the door.

Xue Pei ran to open it and saw Lu Laien, wearing half-rim glasses and looking refined and handsome, holding a pillow. He lowered his face and asked:

"So, does that mean we can sleep in the same bed now?"

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Several years later,

Xue Pei, who had once wandered the mountains and later studied with financial support, was found by his artist grandfather and brought home.

The little boy of years past had become a dazzling violinist on stage, with a cool and refined air. He was a star no one could reach.

Before one performance, his expensive custom-made violin was accidentally damaged.

The staff had seen Xue Pei stay up all night and fret over the performance, but they never expected him to cradle the violin and burst into tears.

Fortunately, a handsome young man in a suit arrived backstage.

Word had it he was the young head of the prestigious Lu family, someone everyone in the industry wanted to get close to.

Lu Laien had left a family banquet out of town and rushed over, all to put the violin in Xue Pei's hands.

Everyone recognized it as the other violin in a matching couple's set!

Backstage after the performance,

Lu Laien cupped Xue Pei's face and kissed the corner of his eye, soothing him. "I'll buy you a new one, baby. Don't cry, okay?"

[Top: Gentlemanly, cunning, possessive, and an expert flirt later on x Bottom: Beautiful, withdrawn, emotionally distant, and sweet only to the top]

Reader's guide:

1. Childhood friends, but they are not on the same household register.

2. The story has three stages: childhood on a film set, adolescence in middle and high school, and adulthood.

3. They have mutual crushes and dote on each other. The point of view shifts to suit the main storyline, so please remove it from your collection if that bothers you.

4. Think handsome little lion x pretty little fox ^^.

5. Readers with extreme preferences, please don't read.

6. The top is not adopted. He is a biological child. The other book with the two dads is an mpreg story. This one has no mpreg, but I'm mentioning it anyway. If that's a dealbreaker, read with caution orz.

7. The bottom's childhood environment and violin playing are foreshadowing related to his background. If you leave a negative review without reading the story because of this blurb, it will be deleted.

8. New content warning: I recommend checking the genres of my other works on my profile before deciding whether to read. If you think it might not be for you, please run!

Theme: Companionship is the longest-lasting confession of love