After Dreaming of My Fiancé's Eldest Brother

※ The blurb for my next book, Out of Control, Off the Rails, is at the end. A bittersweet reunion after a breakup, full of longing and tension. Come add it to your favorites, everyone~

[Steal Her by Force] [Every Night, She Profanes Her Fiancé's Elder Brother]

Shen Xi is the illegitimate child everyone in the Shen family tacitly acknowledges, struggling to survive in the vast Shen residence.

To escape the Shen residence, she has schemed for years, waiting for the day her fiancé, whom she regards as her lifeline, would personally come to ask for their engagement.

But an unexpected high fever plunges Shen Xi into a wild, sensual dream. The man's face is indistinct, yet he lies beside her and they share every kind of intimate moment.

Later, it happens every night.

Each time, she wakes with flushed cheeks and a racing heart, still not knowing who the man is.

Until one day, her eyes meet those of her fiancé's elder brother.

Her fiancé's elder brother, Xie Chengyan, is as elegant as a jade tree, noble and aloof, like snow atop a lofty mountain. Shen Xi never imagined she would dream of doing such outrageous things with him. She can only feel that she has profaned him.

But Xie Chengyan's gaze is deep and dark as it settles heavily on Shen Xi, pressing her until she dares not look up. "Are you afraid of me?"

She feels guilty and avoids Xie Chengyan whenever she can.

Unexpectedly, as the wedding date approaches, the groom changes.

Xie Chengyan grips the back of her neck and confines her in a small space with an irresistible force, making her raise her head. His tone leaves no room for argument.

"This engagement can only be between you and me."

"You may hate me. We are destined to be entangled until the end, until death do us part."

*

Xie Chengyan first met Shen Xi in a dream. Back then, she was not yet his younger brother's bride-to-be.

He remembered only her delicate yet stubborn face as she leaped from a great height, her sleeves whipping in the gale.

Ever since she entered his dreams, Xie Chengyan has been unable to sleep night after night. Her crimson lips and snow-white neck torment the last of his self-control.

After wanting something for too long without getting it, desire becomes a raging obsession.

Now that the obsession has taken root, he might as well take her.

*

Later, Xie Chengyan accidentally learns about Shen Xi's unspeakable dreams.

The gauzy curtains are warm, and the red candles flicker.

He loosely circles his arms around her and easily holds her against his chest. He lowers his head, his fingertips tracing her collarbone.

"In your dreams, when you were overcome with desire, were you this afraid of me too?"

"Xi'er, you dreamed of where I kissed you. Was it here... or here?"

Reading Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, happy ending.

2. A forceful, possessive romance. Expect melodrama.

3. The hero starts out as an aloof, unattainable gentleman, then becomes devoted and obsessive.

4. The heroine dreams of him; the hero dreams of entanglements from a past life.

5. The plot and career storyline serve the romance. The characters aren't made stupid; the author is. Just enjoy the ride.

6. The dynasty is fictional, so don't overthink it.

---Coming Soon: Out of Control, Off the Rails---

[Complete draft in progress]

Reunion after years apart | Rekindling an old romance | Bittersweet longing and tension | Mistress in status, but acting like the official wife

Qin Sui sees Zhou Tingxu again six years after their breakup, at a matchmaking dinner arranged by their parents.

Only, her matchmaking date is Zhou Tingxu's younger brother.

The two families chat and laugh, while the man she had abruptly dumped years ago sits indifferently to one side without sparing her a glance.

Only when someone mentions that they went to the same school does Zhou Tingxu look her way for the first time, his voice utterly flat. "You know each other?"

In front of everyone, the only two words she says to him are: "Not really."

The man gives a quiet, derisive laugh but doesn't argue.

She had been with him for two years, then dusted herself off and walked away. There were no feelings and no commitment, so "not really" was indeed a fair description.

*

Qin Sui knows Zhou Tingxu has always been proud. She was the one who cruelly ended things back then, so it is only natural that he resents her.

Years later, when they meet again, she does her best to avoid him, only to have Zhou Tingxu seize her by the waist in the pouring rain.

He brushes the raindrops from her face, leans down, and taunts her coldly. "Miss Qin, your hot-and-cold act has gotten even more skillful."

"Want to play me again this time?"

Qin Sui turns her face away and says nothing, letting him mock her.

They should have ended things long ago, settled their scores, and moved on.

Now Zhou Tingxu has a fiancée, and the arranged marriage between her and his younger brother is already underway. For the two of them, relics of the past, to keep entangling themselves is simply wrong.

After a long standoff in the rain, he still gets no answer. He gives a cold laugh, slams the car door, and drives away.

*

Born into a distinguished family, Zhou Tingxu is a brilliant young man and the designated heir to the group. Everyone praises him as a paragon of grace and virtue, a favored son of heaven.

And yet this very man steals his younger brother's woman with his own hands.

That day, the proposal he had spent a long time preparing is private yet spectacular, but the woman of the hour never arrives.

In the penthouse suite, mist fills the bathroom. The man who was once so proud has Qin Sui trapped firmly in his arms, planting one burning, lingering kiss after another on the back of her neck.

The phone on the table keeps ringing, but Zhou Tingxu holds her tightly by the waist, showing no intention of stopping.

He pleads again and again.

"Sui Sui, you can play me however you want."

"Don't look at him. Look only at me."

Reading Guide:

1. Both leads are each other's first and only love. The hero's fiancée is a misunderstanding.

2. The heroine and the younger brother have a contractual relationship.

The title and blurb may be revised later. Come add it to your favorites, everyone~

Theme: After enduring hardship, dreams come true.