(Planned after the next two books)
[An obscure, artistic, cool and aloof beauty shou x an overbearing, controlling patriarch gong]
Lin Yu'an, an unknown actor in arthouse films, finally makes the trending list, but it's because a man has miscarried.
#LinYuanMiscarriage#
#LinYuanPheromones#
#LinYuanScumbagExChenJingchen#
Lying in his hospital bed, Lin Yu'an listens to his cheating ex mock him in a recording: "He's a hermaphrodite. He's only good for a bit of fun. Did he really think I'd marry him?"
His heart turns to ash.
After five years together, all he's left with is a joke at which everyone can laugh.
The hospital room door opens, but the person who walks in isn't Chen Jingchen.
The man wears a bespoke suit, his features sharp and his presence imposing.
Chen Yanchuan stands by the bed, looking down at Lin Yu'an's pale face. His voice is as cool as if he were handling business: "Chen Jingchen did something wrong. I'm here to make it right."
Lin Yu'an stares at him. Is this Chen Jingchen's so-called "old-fashioned patriarch" of a brother, the controlling Chen Yanchuan?
The hatred pent up in his heart surges.
"I want an apology," Lin Yu'an grits out. "I want connections."
"And I want Chen Jingchen to serve me tea, wait on me, and kneel down to wash my feet!"
Chen Yanchuan doesn't even raise an eyebrow. "Fine."
He agrees to everything.
*
Later, Chen Jingchen weeps in front of everyone. "Can't we go back to how things were?"
Big-name directors, top-tier endorsements: opportunities pour into Lin Yu'an's hands as if they cost nothing.
And alone in a room...
Chen Yanchuan kneels on one knee, holding Lin Yu'an by the ankle. His voice is low. "I'm going to break my promise on your third request."
Only he gets to touch Lin Yu'an's feet.
Lin Yu'an's cheeks flush.
*
Chen Jingchen finally realizes something is wrong. He runs over in a frenzy to demand answers, only to see Lin Yu'an holding Chen Yanchuan's arm and smiling brightly.
Only then does it dawn on him:
That night, the keycard Lin Yu'an used was his brother's.
So whose child was it?
[One-line synopsis]
My ex hurt me, so now his old-fashioned daddy of a brother spoils me.
Theme: Love yourself
