Adoption trope | Double the crazies | Pseudo-forced romance | Ten-year age gap, older man | Everyone is a villain
A high-handed, controlling, self-righteous black-hearted gentleman x a seemingly gentle, seductive, push-pull schemer
Refined scoundrel vs. wicked beauty
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When Jiang Weiyi was five, he was sent to the Jiang family and adopted. The family also had an only son, Jiang Qiuheng, who was seven years older than him. That same year, his adoptive parents died under mysterious circumstances. The killer pushed Jiang Weiyi off a high platform. He was lucky enough to survive, but lost most of his memories.
On the day Jiang Weiyi opened his eyes in the hospital, covered in wounds, a boy who seemed both familiar and unfamiliar bent down and caressed his face. In an exceptionally gentle voice, he said, "Weiyi, I'm your big brother."
"You have to trust and obey me completely." The boy gazed at him, his voice like rich, intoxicating poison. Smiling, he said, "Because in this world, I'm the only person who can accept and protect you."
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From then on, Jiang Qiuheng treated Jiang Weiyi like his canary, forcing him to obey him in every way. To stop Jiang Weiyi from asking outsiders for help, Jiang Qiuheng could completely monopolize his social life. To make sure Jiang Weiyi had no means to escape, he could freeze all his bank cards. Even on the night of his birthday banquet, amid broken, ragged breaths, no matter how unreasonable Jiang Qiuheng's demands were, Jiang Weiyi could only do as he was told, tears streaming down his face.
He liked to watch Jiang Weiyi's eyes, stubbornly refusing to yield even as they brimmed with tears. He liked to watch Jiang Weiyi walk away resolutely, only to be forced to kneel at his feet and beg for mercy.
He liked to watch Jiang Weiyi refuse at first, then give in; fight back with all his strength, then be forcibly conquered. He thought Jiang Weiyi would always be his little doll, until the day he went to catch the fleeing Jiang Weiyi again...
He broke into a dark, empty room. In the next instant, his vision was taken away and his hands were wrenched behind his back. With the clatter of cold metal, he was caught and bound tight before he could react.
"..." Jiang Qiuheng pondered for a moment, letting the other person do as they 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 felt a familiar presence approaching. The boy who had always spoken with 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 unhinged, and both are each other's first.
3. The characters' values do not represent the author's values.
4. This blurb was written on 2024.6.5 and a screenshot has been saved.
5. Their adoptive parents' deaths ended the false blood relation between them. They only continued using the terms for older and younger brother out of habit.
"There is a very beautiful kind of flower in this world, but it only blooms and never bears fruit."
"This flower is called a false bloom."
Detective Chinatown
Theme: The one thing the strong must never lose is their capacity for compassion
