Rust Summer

★Ongoing: I Kissed My Nemesis, the Villain, Then Faked My Death. A slow-witted ray of sunshine x a proud, jealous king. Please add it to your favorites!

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★Not-quite-siblings / secret crush / long-planned romance / mutual devotion / What do I do when the younger brother I've raised for three years suddenly says he likes me?

[Warm-hearted schemer vs. sweet-faced, dark-hearted lunatic]

1,

During her senior year of high school, a hysterical family moved into the apartment downstairs from Gu Qingyun's.

Amid the sound of shattering glass, a boy was beaten while bruises mottled the skin beneath his school uniform.

When they met, he lowered his eyes and acted sweet. "Good morning, Senior."

But by chance, Gu Qingyun saw him grab a long stick from behind and press it viciously against his abuser's throat. He smiled, gentle yet cruel. "You want to teach me a lesson? Someone like you isn't quite up to it."

Gu Qingyun raised an eyebrow, certain that the boy in front of her was a little green tea who liked to play the victim.

The kind with thorns.

2,

When another loud fight broke out downstairs,

Gu Qingyun smashed open the iron gate of the Pei home with a baseball bat. The boy stood amid the wreckage, blood falling from his eyelashes.

Furious, she threw cash at the people who had come over. "Five hundred thousand. Get out."

Then she turned and pointed at the boy, frozen in place. "He's mine."

She took him home and treated him like her own little brother.

She thought Pei Que had always seen her as an older sister, too.

Until that night,

when one of her suitors leaned in and their lips were about to meet. The front door suddenly flew open.

A tall, slender boy in a school uniform stood there, the corners of his eyes red, resentment spilling from his dark eyes. "He can do it, so why can't I?"

3,

Pei Que had been plotting to get close to Gu Qingyun for a long time.

He never hid how possessive he was: he spoiled her appetite, sabotaged her dates...

Pei Que was sure he could make those bright eyes look only at him.

Until the day his own father hurt her.

The boy packed his things with trembling hands, and Gu Qingyun, who had always indulged him, lost her temper for the first time.

She sneered. "Let me teach you two things."

"First, your mouth is for telling me you love me."

"Second..." She yanked open his shirt and tied his hands together with his tie. "If you're afraid I'll get hurt, you should stay right by my side, not hide somewhere I can't find you."

[Reader's guide]

1. One-on-one romance, both leads' first relationship, happy ending.

2. Two-year age gap. After graduation, the male lead is utterly devoted to her and has no plans to strike out on his own.

3. The female lead's career storyline begins after graduation. At first, it's just small-scale ventures.

4. The male lead has a weak sense of morality.

Blurb dated 2024.12.21

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