My Adorable Childhood Friend Was Raised to Be My Wife

[Childhood Sweethearts, Slow-Burn Everyday Romance]

Please add my next upcoming novel, "Never Online Date Again," to your reading list~

Nan Yousui was a child adopted from an orphanage. The first thing he saw was a little black fluffball sitting on the steps of the neighboring house.

When he got closer, the black fluffball stood up and turned out to be half a head taller than him: an incredibly handsome older brother. But this brother was always cold and distant, barely paying him any attention.

Nan Yousui was just a little slow on the uptake, though.

When he was happy, he would sweetly call him "Big Brother!" When he was sad, he would hug him and call him "Big Brother." Even when he got hurt, he would tug at his clothes and say, "Big Brother, it really hurts."

At first, Jiang Yingxun could only frown. Later, when Nan Yousui stopped calling him Big Brother and turned around to cling to someone else's leg, Jiang Yingxun whisked him away before he could get the word out.

They acted like strangers in public. Even Nan Yousui didn't know that at night, Jiang Yingxun would secretly hold him close, never wanting to let go.

Years later, one day...

Nan Yousui got into someone else's car. Jiang Yingxun, his face cold, naturally scooped him up and called him "baby."

Everyone knew that the seemingly aloof and ascetic Jiang Yingxun was Nan Yousui's older brother.

Nan Yousui was the treasure he had raised since childhood.

#What do I do when my big brother can't live without me anymore?!

1. A slow-burn everyday story about childhood sweethearts.

2. Sweet romance, one-on-one, happy ending.

3. The characters grow and change. I politely decline reductive labeling, whether for the leads or supporting cast.

Next upcoming novel: "Never Online Date Again"

Jiang Cili's childhood friend was having a breakdown.

Friend: I must have set something on fire in a past life. In this one, my online boyfriend is as ugly as a pig. Please help me log into my account and break up with him, okay?

Jiang Cili agreed.

Before he could break them up, he realized his friend's online boyfriend wasn't behaving like a proper man. Jiang Cili decided to help him turn the tables.

Jiang Cili: Just watch, I'll have you eating out of my hand.

Just as he was about to get the jerk's WeChat, the other guy suddenly changed his tune. He stopped replying, blocked him, and even told him: I have a wife. Don't bother me.

Jiang Cili: ? Why are you putting on an act?

After pulling off a series of tried-and-true tricks, Pro Edition, Jiang Cili finally managed to lure the jerk in again.

The other guy sent a photo brimming with raw masculinity and strength, showing a hint of his abs. He looked incredibly dangerous.

Jiang Cili fell silent, then asked his friend: Why doesn't he look like the one you saw?

Friend: Oh, wow. There was a misunderstanding...

Someone inexplicably moved into Jiang Cili's dorm room: Song Fangzhao, N University's famously aloof campus heartthrob, admired by both men and women. At over 6'2", he somehow made Jiang Cili feel oppressed.

One day, while his roommate was out, Jiang Cili carefully put on a skirt to bait the jerk. He was halfway through getting dressed when he saw Song Fangzhao standing in the doorway, head lowered, staring right at him.

He had the strange feeling that Song Fangzhao cared about him. Even just the way he looked at him was suggestive, and his build and voice were a lot like those of the "fake boyfriend."

It wasn't until he got the jerk's WeChat and searched for him that he discovered they had already added each other ages ago. The contact had been lying dormant in his list for who knew how long.

Song Fangzhao: That's my WeChat.

Jiang Cili, unable to process it: Aren't you homophobic...?

Song Fangzhao: Did you decide I was homophobic for me?

Jiang Cili tried to run but didn't get far. In the end, Song Fangzhao dragged him back and bullied him for a long, long time.

The general direction and tone will stay the same, though the characterization and plot may change slightly.

1. The author is a silly, sweet person. Just enjoy the story for fun.

2. The one being pursued doesn't realize he's loved, while the pursuer has always loved him. The reason will be explained.

3. The online world and real life will alternate. Put simply: I know you're you, but I don't know your secret identity. So, do you know who I am?

4. The pursuer has a slight tendency to make things up in his own head.

Theme: Embrace what you hope for, and you will eventually create miracles.