After Being Deceived by My Twin Older Brothers

[Fake: split personality / Actually: twins + melodramatic battle for the heroine]

Xie Chuying was an orphan who was lucky enough to be adopted, becoming the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Xie family.

She spent half her life being cautious and following the rules. The boldest thing she ever did was secretly follow the Xie family's eldest son, Xie Ling, all the way to the northern frontier when she was fifteen, tearfully making a request that stunned him.

Xie Ling saw her as a younger sister and could never agree. Chuying could only put those feelings to rest and wait for him to return from the frontier.

But after Xie Ling returned home, he was a completely different person.

The once-gentle and refined young master seemed to take off a mask at night, becoming cold, ruthless, and merciless, even toward her...

More frightening still, Xie Ling remembered nothing of what he did at night by the following morning.

It turned out that the elder brother who treated her with warmth and courtesy by day and the one who behaved so wantonly toward her at night were two different personalities...

Under the dark night sky, he pulled her into the hot spring with him, tempting her. "I'm not Xie Ling. I won't scold you for breaking the rules. You can do whatever you want. As long as we keep it secret, your brother will never find out..."

From then on, by day, Xie Ling was the elder brother she respected. At night, he was the man beside her in bed.

She lost herself in it.

Later, the gentle brother who appeared by day showed up less and less, until he vanished.

That was all right. They were the same person, after all.

Until their wedding day. Chuying stood in her phoenix crown and red wedding robes when an unexpected guest arrived alone to stop the ceremony.

As Chuying suddenly lifted her veil, the wind blew open the stranger's hat.

It was a face she knew better than anyone.

It was her elder brother.

At that moment, Chuying felt as if she'd fallen into an icy abyss.

If Xie Ling was right there before her eyes... then who was the man in wedding robes beside her?!

*

Twin younger brother, Xie Yin:

Ever since his father sent him to die in place of the orphaned son of the deposed crown prince, Xie Yin was no longer the second young master of the Xie family. He spent fifteen years among foreign peoples before finally returning to the capital in his twin brother's place, intent on revenge and executing an elaborate plan.

Who could have guessed that a stubborn young cousin who only had eyes for his elder brother would burst into his scheme and fall right into his arms?

He'd once disdained imitating his twin brother.

But later, every night, he came to crave it.

A secret chamber lay hidden in the bridal chamber, decked in red. Chains filled the gloomy, terrifying room.

His icy fingers brushed her cheek, and Chuying trembled all over.

"Little sister... why can't you stay by my side forever?"

*

Twin elder brother, Xie Ling:

When he was a child, Xie Ling's greatest regret was that an unintentional mistake had harmed his twin brother.

Later, his greatest regret was turning down the younger sister he cherished most when he left for the northern frontier.

Time passed, the world changed, and everything was different. When they met again after all those years, she instinctively covered her lower abdomen.

Xie Ling lowered his eyes and gently placed his hand over hers.

"Don't be afraid. Your brother will take good care of our child."

She looked up in shock, and Xie Ling said gently, "The child will surely look like me when they're born."

Reader's guide:

1. Two male leads. A demure young lady who gradually discovers a new world x a cold, arrogant, unhinged younger brother and a gentle, refined elder brother. Both male leads are sexually pure.

2. Each arc is 1v1. The younger brother's route features a comeuppance-filled story of genuine regret and coercive possession, while the elder brother's route is a childhood-sweetheart reunion after a broken relationship. Later, the heroine chooses again who she wants to be with.

3. The romance starts only after their sibling relationship has been dissolved.

4. The heroine has genuine feelings for both male leads, and there is a breakup. She only truly becomes pregnant late in the story. Expect a melodramatic, love-and-hate tragedy. This is not pure wish fulfillment!

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Updates at 23:00. At other times, the author will probably be fixing typos. [Highlight: The author is studying for exams, so updates may be irregular for now, but the story will definitely be completed properly!]

Theme: Healing childhood trauma.