Getting Through Winter

Song Yuan used to be my older brother, my family, my savior. Until one day, he hugged me from behind and said in a low voice that he missed me and loved me, then asked if I wanted to be his boyfriend. And so Song Yuan took on another meaning in my life. He was my lover. - Our beautiful, fleeting love was shattered one night by a phone call. That's when I learned that, to Song Yuan, I was nothing but a pawn in his plan to reclaim his shares. There had never been a place for me in the future he had planned. Love was replaced by hate, and Song Yuan became a complete and utter liar in my eyes. Song Yuan x Qiu Zhi First-person narration, bottom's perspective, melodramatic, happy ending The couple are not related by blood. Also, the author's knowledge is limited, so everything in the story serves the plot and the setting is fictional. Please don't overthink it. Blurb for my next novel: (1) Before he turned eighteen, Lin Sen had only ever seen Lu Shiming on the big screen at a dessert shop. He was a promising young Alpha who seemed a little cold, one of the Alliance's elite and someone countless people admired. Lin Sen had never imagined that someone so dazzling could have anything to do with his life. But life is full of surprises. The summer after Lin Sen graduated from high school, Lin Xiangguo, whom he hadn't seen in years, suddenly appeared. He offered to sign a document severing their parent-child relationship in exchange for Lin Sen spending a year by Lu Shiming's side. Lin Sen had no choice but to agree. He was willing to pay any price to escape this place. (2) At Lin Sen's coming-of-age banquet, Lin Xiangguo sent him to Lu Shiming's bed with a single glass of wine. It was right before Lu Shiming's expedition and at a critical moment in Lu Yuanzhi's election campaign. The fallout from a scandal was magnified beyond all measure. With no other choice, Lu Shiming publicly acknowledged Lin Sen as his wife-to-be. Just like that, Lin Sen accidentally became the Alliance's major general's wife. (3) Three months later, Lu Shiming returned in triumph. Lin Sen treaded carefully, exhausting himself to obey Lu Shiming's every demand, all to keep Lu Shiming from kicking him out. He never expected Lu Shiming not to make things difficult for him or call off the engagement, but instead to treat him gently and care for him in every way. Lin Sen: What do I do? I feel so guilty qwq Lu Shiming: You'd better really fall in love with me, or else... As they spent time together, each of them had their own agenda. Lin Sen worked hard to treat Lu Shiming even better, repaying him as if he were a benefactor. Lu Shiming knew exactly what was going on and subtly helped things along, letting Lin Sen draw closer step by step. As they spent their days together, their relationship grew ever more intimate. By the time Lin Sen came to his senses, he had already sunk deep into Lu Shiming's sea and could no longer escape. * Lu Shiming at first, full of confidence: Good. He knows his boundaries. Take it slow, and he'll fall for me eventually. Lu Shiming later, furious: Why doesn't he love me? How dare he not love me? What will it take for him to admit how he feels about me? If this sounds interesting, come take a look! Theme: Love can overcome anything.