Before He Died, He Saved His Ex-Boyfriend for His Brother

Over-the-top angst | 1V2 | Faked death | Fake step-siblings | Contract lovers | Obsessive woman X man-obsessed woman Taking a day off to switch to first person. ◇ Blurb: Tan Yifang used to be the kindest, gentlest big brother in the world. If I hadn't been out of my mind back then, he wouldn't have ruined his promising future, and he wouldn't have split up with Huo Ningzheng. So it's only natural that he hates me. Huo Ningzheng has returned to the country. After eight years apart, he's become the sole heir to the Huo Group. I stared at the man on TV, impeccably dressed in a suit and full of confidence, and thought of Tan Yifang, curled up in a cramped, dim rental room, whose legs always hurt when it rained. I fought hard to keep from crying. Maybe this is karma. The doctor said I wouldn't live past next winter. “I understand.” Blood welled from my nose. I nodded and wiped it away with a smile. I didn't want to live anymore, but before I died, I still wanted to repay the debt of sin I owed. I went to see Huo Ningzheng. The man sat behind the long desk in the CEO's office at the top of the group's headquarters, looking arrogant and cruel. He was no longer the reserved boy who used to stick by my brother and visit our home. “I'm sorry. It was all my fault back then.” I didn't dare look at him. I kept my head bowed. “As long as you and my brother get back together, I'll do anything.” “Really?” Someone tilted my chin up. Cold fingers slowly traced the side of my neck. I looked up and met Huo Ningzheng's amused gaze. Afraid he'd strangle me, I frantically nodded. “Y-yes, really. I'll... do anything.” His cold laugh pierced my ears. “If you'll do anything, then before you ask me for a favor...” Huo Ningzheng pressed his thumb hard against my throat, as if he meant to crush it. “Shouldn't you cover up those messy hickeys first?” To help them get back together, I prepared two notebooks. One for Tan Yifang, one for Huo Ningzheng. The one for Tan Yifang said: He likes rock music; he hopes someone will watch him play basketball; when he goes to the amusement park, he always visits the haunted house; don't let him go all night, because he has to work in the morning and it'll hurt. The one for Huo Ningzheng said: His left leg can't get cold, so warm it up when it rains; he loves the cream cakes from the bakery on Huishan Road; one bite when he's happy, three when he's angry, and when he's really angry... make sure to comfort him. But I think I might have given them the wrong notebooks. By the time they found me, I couldn't remember any of this. As they flipped through the pages, they both insisted they were the person I loved most. They fought with red eyes while I huddled blankly beneath the covers. Reader's guide: 1. All male characters are sexually inexperienced and straight, with no previous relationships or romantic entanglements. The ending is 1v2, and the older brother has a lot of screen time. 2. The older brother really is asexual. He takes medication to have sex. He and the female lead aren't related and don't share a household registration. 3. The female lead is a pretty, airheaded obsessive who makes mistakes and gets punished on the spot. 4. The second male lead secretly loves the female lead. He's very shady, very scheming, and has a huge appetite. He has a contract-lover storyline. 5. The medical details are all made up. If anything bothers you, proceed with caution. Comments on individual paragraphs are enabled. Theme: Don't do bad things