Aristolochia

Fake siblings | Healing | Bittersweet romance | Rented-room literature | Reunion after years apart | A battle of wills

[Well-behaved Younger Sister x Mad Dog Older Brother]

Lu Anbai's sudden arrival upended the peaceful life Xia Nanxing had lived for over a decade.

Overnight, she became the "mistress's daughter." Even though there had been a misunderstanding, Lu Anbai didn't care. He was like a mad dog, biting at her every chance he got.

"What are you trying to do?"

"A debt owed by the mother must be paid by the child. If Heaven won't punish her, then I'll punish you."

The two who once swore they could only ever be enemies ended up relying on each other in a cramped rented room.

Love grew from hatred, wild as weeds.

After her mother noticed something was amiss, she arranged for Xia Nanxing to transfer schools.

Before leaving, Xia Nanxing left Lu Anbai ten thousand yuan.

"So you've been treating me like your housekeeper these past few months!?"

"Consider everything I've done for you lately a waste on a dog!"

A few days later, Xia Nanxing heard from a friend that Lu Anbai had dropped out of school.

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Ten years later, when the two ran into each other again at a bar, Xia Nanxing instinctively grabbed her bag and ran.

"Xia Nanxing." Lu Anbai stood beneath the lights, a light dusting of snow on his shoulders and an unlit cigarette between his fingers. "Why are you running?"

A mutual friend from their old circle had organized a get-together.

Lu Anbai wore a gray shirt and dress pants, his collar casually undone.

Xia Nanxing had never seen him dressed like that. She glanced up at him, only to be caught staring.

Lu Anbai: "Look all you want. Otherwise, I'll think you have other ideas about me."

Their friend was startled. "Nanxing is getting married soon. Watch your jokes!"

Lu Anbai froze with his glass halfway up. For a long time, he couldn't recover. At last, his Adam's apple bobbed as he looked at Xia Nanxing. "Is that so?"

He wanted to hear her admit it herself.

"You're getting married?" he asked again, his voice low.

Xia Nanxing nodded.

Lu Anbai laughed coldly, his leg shaking, the corners of his mouth lifting into the faintest smile. He drained his glass of hard liquor in one go.

Their friend stood up to snatch it away. "Who drinks like that!?"

Lu Anbai dodged, and the friend missed. He fixed his gaze on Xia Nanxing and, through clenched teeth, forced out four words: "A happy occasion. I'm glad."

Fortunately, fate was kind to Lu Anbai.

After he heard Xia Nanxing had broken up, he followed her to her city.

His mad-dog nature showed itself again.

He didn't want to become the stranger who knew her best, so time and again he deliberately provoked Xia Nanxing with his words, trying to make her angry.

"Lu Anbai!"

"You're finally angry." The tension suddenly left Lu Anbai's face.

After she slapped him, he managed a smile.

Xia Nanxing: "Do you even know what you were doing just now!?"

Lu Anbai: "Kissing you."

Friend: You can't make a sweet melon by force.

Lu Anbai: I don't care if it's sweet. I just want to pick it.

[Nothing happens between the leads before they are adults, and there is no romantic relationship while they are still related by blood]

* [For those unfamiliar: psoriasis is a chronic skin condition related to the immune system and genetics, commonly known in Chinese as "cowhide ringworm." It is not contagious. Though it causes red patches and silvery-white scales on the skin, it is not caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, so it cannot spread through everyday contact, sharing dishes, or physical touch.]

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Theme: Love can overcome every hardship