My Childhood Friend Is So Well-Behaved, What Do I Do?

A preview of the upcoming novel, The Beloved Pretty Good Boy: everyday life with a sweet boy doted on by his three older brothers~

Lin Jialu and Qi Fan grew up together. His older brother kept him tucked close, carrying and cherishing him, never letting him out of his sight.

He thought they would be together forever, but they lost touch in eighth grade. When they met again, Qi Fan seemed like a different person, cold and distant.

Everyone around him told him that Qi Fan was an extremely violent Alpha, a rotten guy, and that he should stay away.

In a narrow alley hidden from the light, Qi Fan watched him coldly.

“Don't tell anyone we know each other.”

“Do you hear me?”

Lin Jialu lowered his eyes, silently burying his love in his heart.

“...Got it.”

So in public, they were the most familiar strangers. In private, they were secret friends no one could know about.

But who could have guessed...

Qi Fan was so different in private from how he acted in public. He pretended not to know Lin Jialu, but behind closed doors, he was extremely possessive.

He treated him like a child, watching over him, managing him, and protecting him. He worried he'd get heatstroke on hot days, wiped his shoes when it rained, fed him little snacks, punished him when he did something wrong, and wouldn't let other Alphas get close...

“Your stomach's not good. You can only have one ice cream.”

“Don't be picky. You're so spoiled.”

“Do you remember what you had to do when you did something wrong as a kid?”

“Be good, Lin Jialu.”

It was exactly like when they were children. What a headache.

Lin Jialu: Weren't you supposed to be cold, distant, and violent? Why are you so different?

One day, their ambiguous relationship was accidentally exposed in front of everyone.

To their classmates, Qi Fan was the notorious delinquent at No. 1 High School. He got into the fiercest fights, dated the prettiest Omegas, and never took anyone seriously.

Lin Jialu was a well-behaved top student. Being targeted by Qi Fan could only mean bad luck for him.

Later, they saw the arrogant school bully Qi Fan kneel on one knee and carefully wipe mud and water stains from the edge of the boy's shoe.

“Don't get your shoes wet. You'll catch a chill.”

By the time they looked back, the school bully had long since gone straight and made his way toward the future they would share.

[The person who loves you will eventually stand in your future.]

[Cool Guy x Sweet Good Boy] Icy Mint vs. Milky Sandalwood

Reader's Guide

1. Childhood friends reunite, mutual pining, each other's first love.

2. 1v1, both are virgins, happy ending. Bittersweet and sweet, a little treat.

3. ABO, no children. Many original setting details, so don't overanalyze.

4. Not recommended for reading as a reflection of real society.

A preview of the upcoming novel, Raising a Pretty Good Boy: a sweet boy doted on and protected by three older brothers~ Familiar flavor, with a controlling-protection kink. Please add it to your reading list~

Zhenzhen was sent to live at the Pei family estate and became the young masters' unofficial little brother.

His three older brothers had completely different personalities, and were hard to read.

New to the estate, Zhenzhen lived in fear beneath their authority, doing his best to be obedient and stay out of trouble.

His eldest brother was seven years older, imposing and strict.

He would find time amid his busy schedule to check Zhenzhen's schoolwork, keeping him at his desk and guiding his small hand with his own large one, only letting him leave once he finished. When Zhenzhen was sick, he would sit him on his lap and quietly feed him porridge, with meticulous care.

Zhenzhen respected and feared him. He was confined to his older brother's domain, subject to both reward and punishment.

His second brother was gentle and dependable. He would hold Zhenzhen on his lap and coax him to sleep, then take his slender, pale ankles and patiently put on his socks.

He would ask again and again in his ear, “Second Brother is the person closest to Zhenzhen, right?”

Only later did Zhenzhen understand that he had to repay all this kindness himself.

His third brother was cruel and unruly. He loved pinching the soft flesh of Zhenzhen's cheeks and would fiercely warn him not to date before he was old enough, using that as an excuse to claim the right to protect him at school.

Zhenzhen blinked his eyes in hurt, daring to be angry but not to say so.

His brother would scowl at him and say, “Don't be cute.”

Then he'd turn around and hand him his favorite ice cream, watching as Zhenzhen licked it up in tiny bites.

Before he knew it, under the three brothers' airtight “care,” Zhenzhen had become more and more spoiled, a sweet little good-for-nothing.

He vaguely thought that being kept by his brothers might not be so bad after all.

Until the lady of the house, who had been traveling the world, came back and told him that he'd been promised to the Pei family from childhood, and that he could choose whichever of the three brothers he wanted.

In an instant, the calm facade shattered.

The eldest brother lost control, contrary to his usual self, and held him tightly captive. “From the moment you stepped in here, it was decided that you would be my one and only wife. So you don't get a choice.”

His second brother's gentle voice became the deadliest soft knife.

“Baby, I've been so good to you... How can you look at someone else? I brought out your dependence on me and all your habits, one little bit at a time. Now you want to run away? Isn't it too late?”

His untamable third brother simply hoisted him onto his shoulder, all ruthless bravado.

“Was I protecting you all this time for nothing? Be a good boy and become my little wife. If you dare look at someone else, I'll lock you up.”

Zhenzhen's lashes trembled with fear, and his whole body went limp.

He only wanted to be a quiet little hermit crab. Why had his brothers suddenly stopped acting like people?

Theme: The yearning of youth grows wild like weeds.