I Hate That You're My Brother

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A woman with a colorful dating history × a possessive, twisted man devoted to only her | Not related by blood

Lin Yanke never imagined she and Zhou Xuzhi would ever have anything to do with each other.

She was a notorious player who went from man to man, while he was an untouchable prodigy.

Then her parents divorced, and her mother moved with her into the Zhou family home. Zhou Xuzhi became her older brother.

Bro...ther?

Zhou Xuzhi told her that disciplining his little sister was his duty as her older brother.

And so this woman, who had always moved seamlessly from one relationship to the next, began to have dry spells.

Whenever Lin Yanke so much as spoke to a man, her older brother would somehow catch them and take her away.

Zhou Xuzhi had heard about Lin Yanke since middle school: a dazzling beauty who could attract men without even trying.

He had thought nothing of it, until Lin Yanke became his “little sister.”

His self-control, once a source of pride, crumbled completely. He couldn't stand seeing Lin Yanke fool around with other men, and he couldn't bear her tangled, unresolved history with her ex-boyfriends.

Under Zhou Xuzhi's repeated attempts to control her, Lin Yanke finally broke down and shouted, “Stay out of my life!”

When she shut him out, Zhou Xuzhi suddenly remembered the little dog from his childhood that had tried to run away. His sudden pain turned to anger and resentment, then to an extreme, twisted excitement.

He had meant to knock and tell her the lock was broken, but he lowered his raised hand.

He wanted to lock her inside that broken room.

And keep her from ever getting out.

He locked them together.

But in doing so, he drove Lin Yanke's heart even farther away.

Years later, Zhou Xuzhi had become a powerful executive, Young Master Zhou.

He was no longer her older brother, but Lin Yanke still couldn't escape him.

Lin Yanke slapped him. “Are you trying to use your position to sleep with me? Don't make me hate you!”

But Zhou Xuzhi only smiled and asked, “What would you hate me for?”

“For being my brother.”

“Does it disgust you that I asked you to call me your brother that much?”

“Yes!” Lin Yanke turned to leave.

Zhou Xuzhi caught up in a few long strides and swept her into his arms.

“You said I was abusing my position. I won't let you accuse me unfairly. I'll make it true.”

PS: The leads are not siblings by law or by blood. Lin's mother and Zhou's father never married.

A twisted little love story about her running, him chasing, and her having nowhere to escape. Please don't flame if it's not your thing~

The related not-related-by-blood sister novel next door, Hold My Hand, is coming soon. Please add it to your collection:

A bold, clueless girl who couldn't care less × a sharp-tongued, stubborn man who gets flustered easily | Not related by blood | Rekindled love

1.

Chen Yiqin was a mischievous troublemaker as a kid, always getting into scrapes.

Chen Yingzhuo always took the blame for her.

Unfortunately, Chen Yingzhuo had a playboy's face and attracted admirers from a young age, inspiring countless rumors.

To defend her family's dignity, Chen Yiqin often explained things on behalf of her brother, who never spoke up for himself:

“My brother's a pure-hearted virgin. He's never messed around, so don't believe the rumors. I even know where the mole on his butt is. I guarantee he's never done anything a playboy would.”

Chen Yingzhuo kicked her. “You're the only one who never shuts up.”

Chen Yiqin grinned and kicked him back. “I like talking. What are you going to do about it?”

2.

Everyone thought the Chen siblings were close. But after Chen Yiqin had her first crush, every boyfriend she dated was reported to their teachers by Chen Yingzhuo, and then their parents would beat them both with sticks.

Their friends began to think Chen Yingzhuo wasn't such a great brother after all.

He was too strict with his little sister and painfully old-fashioned. Sure, he was good-looking, but being so clueless about people was a real problem.

So Chen Yiqin and her friends stopped hanging out with him.

Until at last, the two of them became complete strangers.

Their friends all lamented that even though the siblings weren't related by blood, they had grown up together. It was a shame things had ended this way. What a cruel twist of fate.

Later, Chen Yiqin grew increasingly quiet.

Chen Yingzhuo, meanwhile, became harsher, colder, and more sharp-tongued.

When they met again after years apart, Chen Yiqin was as cold as ice.

“What, are you going to pretend we don't know each other?”

Chen Yingzhuo nearly laughed with anger. “You forgot me that quickly? That's impressive.”

Theme: Youth's challenge to maturity.