Summer Out of Control

A headstrong heroine who follows her loves and hates vs. a clear-eyed, self-restrained hero who willingly falls into desire

Five-year age gap | Staying under the same roof | Sweet, sensual romance

The hero doesn't realize he's in love

Chun Xiaofu first met Chu Cheng when she was fifteen, one late night after returning from a secret date with Chu Yan.

The young couple hid beneath the silk tree by the house and kissed.

Moonlight filtered through the delicate leaves, scattering flecks of silver across their faces.

Just as they were lost in their kiss, a car stopped in front of them. A tall, handsome man with a stern gaze stepped out.

The deep, ocean-like look in his eyes made Chun Xiaofu's heart race with fear.

Chu Yan smiled and said, "Don't be scared. This is my brother."

The next moment, Chu Cheng grabbed Chu Yan by the collar and shoved him into the car.

The last time she saw Chu Cheng as a girl was a few days after her seventeenth birthday.

She witnessed her ex-boyfriend Chu Yan cheating on her with her friend.

Overcome with emotion, she grabbed a fruit knife and stormed into Chu Yan's house.

Chu Yan pulled Lu Yutong behind him and was about to call the police when

Chu Cheng appeared in front of her.

He knocked the knife from her hand and dragged her outside.

"Stay away from Chu Yan. Never show your face in front of him again."

Those were the last words Chu Cheng said to her before Chun Xiaofu left Jiangcheng.

Chun Xiaofu knew how much Chu Cheng loved his younger brother. He would never let anyone hurt him.

So when twenty-two-year-old Chun Xiaofu returned to Jiangcheng, planning to get revenge on Chu Yan, Chu Cheng caught her in the act.

She stopped herself from running away and met his gaze head-on.

Her coat fell to the ground. She pressed herself against him, her tender, flirtatious eyes locked on his:

After five years apart, facing this strange, distant, aloof and noble man who made her feel so small, she had only one thought.

She would have him.

She would take away all the affection and impunity Chu Yan had enjoyed.

Later, unable to find a job, Chun Xiaofu moved into the Chu family's old home.

With an ulterior motive, she began inching closer to Chu Cheng.

A little touch at a time, crossing the line bit by bit,

slowly filling every corner of his life with her scent.

Chu Cheng knew why Chun Xiaofu was getting close to him. He knew all her little schemes,

and he knew how deep her hatred for Chu Yan ran.

He didn't care.

Because they had known each other since childhood,

he was willing to treat her like a younger sister, shelter her beneath his wing, and indulge her mischief, stubbornness, and recklessness. He would set her straying life back on course and guide her toward the right path, one step at a time.

He just hadn't expected her advances to come so fiercely, so unexpectedly, and with so little restraint.

Like the first typhoon of that summer, she swept in with raging winds and heavy rain, laying waste to all his reason and defenses.

During those days and nights trapped by the typhoon, he watched himself fall, fully aware, caught again and again between restraint and surrender, until at last he was hopelessly lost in her.

On that stormy night, rain poured down and the wind battered the doors and windows.

Yet in the Chu family's dim, amber-lit study, an ambiguous warmth filled the air.

She stood with her back against the towering bookcase, fingers clutching his shirt as she tilted her head to look at him.

"Brother Chu Cheng, I don't want to be your little sister. I only want to be your girlfriend."

His fingers traced her cheek, then slowly brushed over her dry lips. He pressed hard, and she bit him. A firework bloomed between them.

Theme: Love and hate as the heart desires, and a life lived without restraint