I Want to Rise to the Top

[Young Maiden Saint Lord x Princess-like, gloomy psycho] If you like childhood friends, please add this to your favorites, mwah~

Xinyin found herself a little brother.

Although they weren't related by blood, Xinyin had a duty to raise him.

Xinyin was the ruler of her country. She was always kind to everyone and had countless matters to attend to every day. Now she had one more responsibility: taking care of her little brother, who had yet to reach adulthood.

At first, her little brother was very obedient. But little by little, he started asking more and more questions, and they were getting more and more grown-up?

"Sister, why is there a man by your side? What is he?"

"Sister, what's a personal guard? Is it a guard you can kiss? Then why can't I be your personal guard?"

"Sister, I think it's strange. Why do I want to see you so much?"

"Sister, what's this desire that feels a little like hunger?"

Xinyin agonized over how to explain these trivial yet complicated matters in terms her innocent little brother could understand, completely missing the smug smile that flickered at the corner of his mouth.

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Shang Ji had neither father nor mother. He was born between heaven and earth and commanded the laws of death. The first person he saw when he opened his eyes was Xinyin.

Xinyin said she was his sister, so Shang Ji accepted the name "Sister."

Shang Ji couldn't understand why Xinyin was always busy talking to other weaklings, or why she always gave them such utterly gentle smiles. He found it an eyesore.

The biggest eyesore was the man who was always by Xinyin's side and called himself her personal guard.

Xinyin said that man was important, that he was her personal guard and protected her.

A personal guard? Protection? Useless. He could crush him with one finger.

Shang Ji asked to become her personal guard, but his request was rejected on the grounds that he hadn't reached adulthood yet and still needed protection.

Shang Ji wanted to argue, but Xinyin soothed him gently, and he stopped.

Xinyin liked the way he looked before adulthood. He liked that Xinyin liked it, so he kept his adulthood a secret.

In his pre-adult form, he could rest beside Xinyin, and of course, ask her for kisses.

Shang Ji lay across Xinyin's shoulder, looking challengingly at the man behind her.

[Xinyin is mine.]

Reader's Guide

1. The male and female leads are each other's only partners. One-on-one romance.

2. The male lead is sweet on the outside and dark on the inside, with little sense of morality.

3. A sweet story with no angst, focused mostly on romance with a little plot.

4. Please don't break up the canon couple. Thank you!

Theme: You are my supreme glory.