Vicious Cycle

Name: Vicious Cycle
Author: Yi Yi

恶循环

by Yi Yi (亦衣)

Status: Completed
Length: 29k Words
Genre: Danmei (BL)
Era: Modern Era
Updated: 4mo ago
Source: JJWXC

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Synopsis

An Chi was married off to Xu Congzhuo, a man nearly thirty years his senior, in a marriage arranged between their families.

Xu Congzhuo had a son named Xu Cenyu.

After they married, An Chi moved into the Xu family home and became Xu Cenyu's stepmother.

Xu Congzhuo rarely came home, so it was usually just An Chi and Xu Cenyu there.

An Chi thought Xu Cenyu would resent him, but the other man turned out to be very well-behaved and considerate around him.

They got along exceptionally well.

But at some point, An Chi noticed that Xu Cenyu's gaze held a trace of obsession and love whenever he looked at him.

As it happened, Xu Congzhuo came home around then.

Reader's Guide:

1. Top-focused, with no role reversal.

2. Short story with potentially upsetting content, read with caution.

3. Both are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one pairing.

4. Still full of melodrama?

5. Written for the author's personal tastes.

Theme: Keep loving life.

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