Pampered in His Palm [Foster Care]

[Spoiled heiress x sickly, celibate adoptive older brother | Age gap: 7 years]

[Bright and flirtatious x restrained and falling into desire]

An aloof young genius, orphaned at fourteen.

He was taken in by the Meng family to "stay for a while."

The moment he stepped through the door, a tiny muddy figure came running at him.

"Big Brother!"

The little girl, seven or eight years old, threw herself into his arms,

turning the last of his presentable white shirts into her canvas.

She looked up, her bright, watery eyes shining:

"This big brother is mine now!"

When she got into trouble, he apologized for her. When she talked back to her elders, he took her punishment. When she came home late on a whim, he stood alone at the end of the corridor until deep into the night...

The already pampered young heiress became even more unruly.

-

Years later.

Meng Qianzhou, the youngest professor of Dunhuang studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Elegant and self-possessed, disciplined and courteous, he was hailed as the "campus heartthrob."

But Meng Yingxue had been spoiled since childhood. She was bright, beautiful, and so indulged that she could do whatever she pleased.

She thought that all she had to do to get what she wanted was crook a finger, including her so-called "big brother."

When she drew near, his breathing turned uneven. When she acted coy, his Adam's apple bobbed.

But he always took a step back.

"You obviously like me."

"Why won't you admit it?"

"Wouldn't it be nice to have me as your child bridegroom?"

But no matter how she threatened, tempted, wheedled, or coaxed him, he remained proper and restrained.

She got angry.

"Why are you putting on that big-brother act?"

"You lecture me every chance you get!"

-

At last, after yet another rejection,

the young heiress stopped playing games.

At a banquet, she deliberately had a few extra drinks. Just as she expected, he stepped in to drink in her place again.

She helped him back to his bedroom.

The door closed.

The light was dim.

She leaned softly against him.

Resting her cheek lightly against his chest, she asked with a quiet laugh:

"Big Brother,"

"your heart is beating so fast... Is something wrong with it, or are you in love with me?"

The man's familiar refrain, "Yingxue, don't fool around,"...

now melted into a spring stream flowing through the silent night.

Morning came.

The alcohol wore off.

The man saw the woman in his arms still asleep, her body marked with red spots... and was so overcome with guilt he nearly went mad.

But the woman in his arms fluttered her lashes.

With a smile in her eyes and a lazy voice, she said:

"Your lesson last night, Big Brother..."

"was certainly..."

"thorough, with nothing held back."

[At first, the heroine is sweet and flirtatious, innocent yet bold, while the hero is restrained and patient. Later, he chases his wife!]

[Happy ending, one-on-one, both are each other's first]

1. A pseudo-taboo romance, with no blood, legal, or family relationship between them.

2. Both are each other's first, happy ending, one-on-one.

3. This story takes you straight to the good stuff. Let your fantasies run wild, and let's connect through fiction!

Theme: Love is what gives life!