That summer, Xia Ran was sent to stay with Auntie Qin. Auntie Qin had a son, who happened to be Xia Ran's secret crush.
She treasured every moment they spent together. The name she said most often was Pei Jin. Sometimes he would ruffle her hair. "Call me big brother."
Her heart was full of joy, and she was practically his little shadow.
Until she heard someone say to him, "Xia Ran's pretty. You really don't like her? Then I'll go after her."
He gave a sneer and glanced over nonchalantly. "If you can win her over, go ahead. What does it have to do with me?"
Xia Ran changed her college application. On the day she left, she sent him a message: "Compared to cute southern guys, I prefer northern men with broad shoulders and eight-pack abs."
After sending it, she cut off her hopeless crush and deleted his contact information.
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Pei Jin was a legend at No. 1 High School. He had excellent grades, countless awards, and more gold medals than he could count. He was never short of admirers, yet wore an arrogant expression that said no one was good enough for him.
When they met again, Xia Ran really did have a tall, burly man by her side.
She didn't even greet Pei Jin when she saw him. Only after he cornered her did she reluctantly introduce him: "He's the older brother of a neighbor."
Xia Ran thought her reunion with Pei Jin was just a chance encounter. She never expected him to be the new exchange student and, somehow, her roommate.
At first, she didn't think much of him being just a "big brother."
But the once-distant, chaste big brother now liked to wander around shirtless after taking a shower.
He still called himself her "big brother," and even offered to vet her dates.
He fussed over her and rubbed her stomach when she had cramps. As he rubbed, he pulled her into his arms...
She struggled to raise her hand, and his white T-shirt happened to ride up. Her fingertips pressed against his abs.
Xia Ran turned to run, but he hooked an arm around her waist. His scorching voice brushed her earlobe as he asked, "You said only northern guys have eight-pack abs. Feel them now?"
Xia Ran finally realized something was wrong. Her face flushed as she demanded, "Is this how you act as a big brother?"
Pei Jin wasn't the least bit ashamed. He leaned closer, caught her lips between his, and spoke in a heated voice: "Isn't a lover boy still a big brother?"
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