False Blossoms [Fake Canary]

Adoption trope | Double yandere | Faux coercive romance | Ten-year age gap, older man | Everyone is evil

Powerful, controlling, self-righteous black-hearted gentleman x falsely docile, playing-hard-to-get, crazy seductress

A refined villain vs. a femme fatale

When Jiang Weiyi was five, he was sent to the Jiang family to be adopted. The family also had a son ten years older than him, Jiang Qiuheng. That same year, his adoptive parents died under mysterious circumstances. The killer pushed Jiang Weiyi off a high platform. He was lucky to survive, but lost most of his memories.

The day Jiang Weiyi opened his eyes in the hospital, covered in injuries, a boy who seemed both familiar and strange leaned down and stroked his face. In an exceedingly gentle voice, he said, "Weiyi, I'm your older brother."

"You must trust and obey me completely." The boy gazed at him, his voice like rich, poisoned wine. Smiling, he said, "Because in this world, I'm the only one who can accept and protect you."

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From then on, Jiang Qiuheng treated Jiang Weiyi like his caged songbird, forcing him to obey him in every way. To stop Jiang Weiyi from asking outsiders for help, Jiang Qiuheng could completely monopolize his social circle. To make sure Jiang Weiyi had no means of escaping, Jiang Qiuheng could freeze all his bank cards. Even on his birthday, between broken, ragged breaths, no matter how outrageous Jiang Qiuheng's demands were, Jiang Weiyi could only obey with tears in his eyes.

He loved seeing Jiang Weiyi refuse to yield, tears glistening in his eyes. He loved watching Jiang Weiyi walk away resolutely, only to be forced to kneel at his feet and beg for mercy.

He loved watching Jiang Weiyi refuse at first, then give in; fight back with all his might, then be forcibly subdued. He thought Jiang Weiyi would always be his doll, until the next time he went to drag the runaway Jiang Weiyi back...

He barged into a pitch-black, empty room. The next second, his vision was taken from him and his hands were twisted behind his back. With the clatter of cold metal, he was suddenly bound tight.

"..." Jiang Qiuheng fell silent for a while, letting the other man do as he pleased. His Adam's apple bobbed as he chuckled softly. "Weren't you crying yesterday, saying you were afraid of me?"

"Hm?" In the darkness, he sensed a familiar presence approaching. The boy who used to speak in a trembling, tearful voice now sounded cold, mocking, and condescending:

"Of course I was pretending, big brother."

1. The title was inspired by Detective Chinatown.

2. The older brother is a real scumbag, and the younger brother isn't a good person either. They're equally crazy, and both are each other's first and only partner, emotionally and physically.

3. The characters' values do not represent the author's values.

4. This blurb was written on June 5, 2024, and has been saved as a screenshot.

5. Their adoptive parents' deaths ended their faux blood relation. Calling each other brothers is just a continuation of their old habit.

"There is a very beautiful flower in this world, but it only blooms and never bears fruit."

"This flower is called a false flower."

- Detective Chinatown

Theme: The ability to love is precious.