A Guide to Raising a Tsundere

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Controlling, restrained, doting older-man-type seme X fiery, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted beauty uke

Blurb

1. Lin Tangchun's roommate always thought his older brother, whose name he often heard but whom he'd never met, was a cold, controlling man.

He rarely came to campus, skipped graduation, and even had to be told before Lin Tangchun went anywhere.

But whenever Lin Tangchun talked about his brother, his eyes shone with admiration and affection, never fear.

That was until he finally saw Lin Tangchun with his brother.

The tall man lifted the drunk Lin Tangchun into the car as if he were a kitten. He wasn't cold and indifferent as his roommate had imagined. Instead, he patiently fastened Lin Tangchun's seat belt. When Lin Tangchun drunkenly squirmed around, the man said helplessly, "Baby."

Watching from a short distance away, his roommate got goosebumps all over.

2. Zhou Hui, the head of Tianying, came from poverty. With no parents, he had built himself a place in Wenzhou's business world through hard work alone.

Aside from his legendary rise, people were even more curious about his mysterious younger brother, who rarely appeared in public and seemed oblivious to the world.

Some guessed that Mr. Zhou's younger brother was adopted. Others said he didn't exist at all.

When Lin Tangchun recently won the industry's Best New Screenwriter award, his stunning looks brought him a brief wave of fame.

The host asked him to give an acceptance speech. After thanking his teachers, classmates, director, and friends, he finished by mentioning his older brother.

So the online crowd, busy digging up dirt on him, quickly searched to find out who this rising star's brother was.

But they couldn't find a thing.

Not long afterward, news broke that the young screenwriter Lin was dating someone. The internet erupted, and Lin Tangchun personally responded.

@Lin Tangchun: He's my brother.

The internet: As if anyone would believe that.

Then the head of Tianying himself reposted the message and confirmed it.

The internet: They don't even have the same surname. Could you make up a more convincing story?

But gradually, people began to spot clues.

Zhou Hui, Wenzhou University. Lin Tangchun, Wenzhou University.

Mr. Zhou's younger brother was reportedly twenty-three. Lin Tangchun was twenty-three.

Wait!!!

After seeing that the online crowd had figured it out, Lin Tangchun, the culprit behind all this, went to bed satisfied. The next day, he woke to find a highly upvoted comment below his post.

"So, in bed, do you call him Big Brother or Husband?"

3. Ten years ago, a great fire took the lives of more than a dozen researchers. No one knew their names.

Ten years later, the orphans of the dead reopened the case, and the wronged souls buried underground finally saw the light of day.

Among the dead was a married couple, professors at Wenzhou University. One was surnamed Lin, the other Xiang.

They had a student named Zhou Hui.

They had a son named Lin Tangchun.

Initial blurb: 2025.4.25 15:00. Final draft: 2025.5.18

Reader's guide:

1. This is a self-indulgent, bittersweet romance full of emotional push and pull. Don't read if that's not your thing.

2. Both leads are faithful to each other! This story isn't for readers with extreme possessiveness about a particular character.

3. The uke has a psychological condition caused by an accident. Neither lead is perfect, and they'll grow together.

4. This story shares a setting with "Barren Winter" next door. You don't need to know that story to enjoy this one.

5. That's all. Please add it to your favorites, leave comments, and chat with me (heart).

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Blurb

Whenever Shen Shizhen came up, most of his classmates just shook their heads and said they didn't remember him. There was only one gloomy figure in class, with slightly long hair, who kept quiet all day and never socialized. He had pale skin and was so thin he looked like a sheet of paper.

Then one day, Shen Shizhen, whose father didn't care for him and whose mother didn't love him, and who even got stepped on when he crouched to tie his shoes at school, became a beloved-by-all character, adored by everyone. His presence shot straight up to 100%.

[World One] The beloved fake young master

The eldest young master of the Shen family returned home after graduating from university abroad. His first surprise after coming back was learning that his hapless parents had mixed him up with another baby.

Shen Shizhen: Why does this plot sound so familiar?

So, with the ease of someone who'd done it before, he packed his bags and left. As he found himself homeless and sleeping on the street, the System spoke in a perfectly serious voice beside him:

"Zhenzhen, you left your money at home."

Shen Shizhen sneaked back in the middle of the night and saw the entire family sitting in his empty room, sighing with regret. They were practically weeping into their sleeves.

The next day, when his eldest brother found him with dark circles and bloodshot eyes, Shen Shizhen thought dazedly that this time, things really did seem different.

And there was more. When he met the real eldest young master, the one who'd been switched at birth and was the victim in all this, Shen Shizhen saw no mockery or contempt on his sharp, age-defying face. Instead, there was a shy, sincere smile that carried a hint of determination to claim him.

Shen Shizhen: ?

[World Two] The financial backer of a top star loses his secret identity

At twenty, Shen Shizhen became an overnight sensation as a monster rookie.

Wanting only to hone his skills and bad at variety shows, the socially anxious Shen Shizhen walked stiffly into the spotlight, struck a few poses he thought were perfectly fine, and left his name on the signature board in the neat, unassuming handwriting of an elementary school student.

The System said without a hint of emotion: "Wow, so cute."

The fans in the audience: "Wow, so cute."

At a business dinner, Shen Shizhen found the many piercing stares unbearable. He also couldn't hold his liquor, so he shamefully bolted for the restroom in full view of everyone.

On the way, he stumbled into someone.

In an instant, he was enveloped by the pleasant scent of pine. The man gently steadied him and called him by a nickname no one had known before, but which his fans now used every day:

"Zhenzhen?"

Shen Shizhen immediately got goosebumps all over.

A few months later, Shen Shizhen made his debut and was photographed riding in the same car as his financial backer. The hashtag quickly shot to the top of the trending list.

A few minutes later, the malicious hashtag vanished, and the trending topics suddenly changed:

#Zhou Zhichu Loves Him So Deeply#

#Mr Zhou, Your Secret Identity Is Exposed#

[World Three] The beauty in a qipao

Shen Shizhen looked at the reworked qipao he was wearing, then turned to see the bustling Republican-era streets outside the window.

Shen Shizhen: ? This can't be right.

The System's even voice held a trace of strange guilt and panic. "Ah, maybe there's a bug."

On his first day back at the residence, Shen Shizhen saw white mourning drapes and mourning clothes everywhere. He stood out as he walked through the crowd. The two men in the mourning hall saw him and spoke in unison:

"Sister-in-law."

"Stepmother."

Her husband was dead. The young widower Shen Shizhen had hoped to escape the old society's feudal thinking and embrace freedom, but on his very first day out of the residence, he was dragged back.

Her late husband's younger brother held him tight in an embrace he couldn't refuse, while his stepson, who had once been gentle and well-behaved, dropped his disguise completely and pinched his waist hard enough to leave red marks.

Caught between the two, Shen Shizhen, exhausted from watching them compete for his affection, wondered in despair: which one of them was actually living in a feudal society?

[World Four]

Bonus Scene 1

The System always felt its new Host lacked motivation and was indifferent to the targets. At this rate, their affection levels would stay at absolute zero.

At first, it could only watch as the unmotivated Shen Shizhen effortlessly maxed out their affection levels.

Then it watched step by step as its Host was pulled into the targets' arms, kissed, and even ended up in bed with them.

The System's voice trembled: Zhenzhen, was this part of your plan too?!

Bonus Scene 2

Shen Shizhen had recently been learning how to be a beloved-by-all.

The System patiently explained: You don't need to learn how to be beloved by all. Everyone will like you no matter where you go!

Shen Shizhen thought for a moment and realized that did seem to be true. It appeared that all the targets liked the ominous little mole beneath his eye. Whenever he whimpered and covered it up so they couldn't see it, a pair of hands would force his hand away, then gently kiss the spot.

"Don't... It's unlucky."

"Zhenzhen, I like it very much."

At ten, Shen Shizhen stood outside a shabby, filthy apartment building, pondering the meaning of life. He thought life was as bitter as it could possibly be, like bitter melon: no matter how awful it tasted, you still had to swallow it.

At twenty, Shen Shizhen tasted life's sweetness for the first time and thought that perhaps everything could start over.

Doting older-man type, wolfdog type, or madman-type split seme X formerly universally disliked, bitter-melon uke, now a beloved-by-all beauty who doesn't realize it, slow to catch on

Theme: Love is both a key and a shackle