[Cool Big Brother Who Dotes on His Little Brother x Cute Little Brother Who Dotes on His Big Brother]
1.
When Cheng Jinli was nine, a rogue app mysteriously appeared on his phone. No matter what he tried, he couldn't uninstall it. Even after switching between several different phone brands, it kept following him.
At his wit's end, he tapped it and discovered an unbelievably twisted game:
The protagonist was a cute little pixel boy who had been surrounded by malice since birth. Growing up in a repressive environment had left him unable to fight back when he was bullied and harassed.
2.
Cheng Jinli hated this game. At one point, he even wanted to pay to buy it out, but no such company existed in the real world.
He was helpless.
The game was incredibly annoying, sending spam messages to his phone from morning until night:
New Player Pack: Top up 1 yuan to unlock [Dad's Beating].
Special Offer: Top up 9.9 yuan to unlock [Bullied by a Group of Kids].
Cheng Jinli had no interest in abusing children. Watching the pixel boy cry, he frowned and muttered that the game was inhuman.
3.
The kid in the game was always crying. Cheng Jinli stared at the little red and blue squares at the bottom of his phone, feeling irritated. He wished he could enter that twisted game and protect the adorable baby.
One night, his wish actually came true.
4.
Tan Jincheng was born into a broken family. His father was an alcoholic, his mother was obsessed with gambling, and not long ago, they had divorced. Like a ball nobody wanted, he was kicked back and forth between his parents and forced to stay with his father.
He thought everyone hated him, until Cheng Jinli showed up.
Cheng Jinli didn't like talking to people and seemed to have a bad temper, but Tan Jincheng thought he was different from everyone else because this big brother would chase away the bullies who tried to steal his snacks.
Although Tan Jincheng believed he was a good person, he didn't dare take a chance.
He held out the half bag of little cookies he had, trying to appease him. "You can have all the yummy ones. Just don't hit me..."
Cheng Jinli's gaze settled on Tan Jincheng, making him nervous.
Tan Jincheng thought he wouldn't take them. The cookies in his hand were pretty pathetic, after all.
But Cheng Jinli not only took them, he also asked, "Are you that adorable baby?"
The question came out of nowhere. Tan Jincheng was baffled. "I'm not a baby."
But Cheng Jinli said, "You are."
5.
From then on, Tan Jincheng had a big brother to protect him, and his life gradually got better.
He thought everything was moving in a good direction.
By chance, he discovered that the world around his big brother was still just as awful. His brother had simply kept him safe beneath his wings, shielding him from every hurt.
6.
Out of Cheng Jinli's sight, Tan Jincheng set off down the path of becoming a cool guy, never to turn back.
★ The gong enters the game
★ Not much of an age gap
★ Before he becomes a big brother: warm and cute; after he becomes one: cool and aloof (Cheng Jinli: I'm obviously cool and cute)
Theme: Look! Beyond this darkness lies a world of brilliant light.
