In Jiang Sheng's first year of college, she brought a guy home to meet her family.
He was sunny and cheerful, and his faded, freshly washed shirt carried the clean scent of soap nuts. He looked like exactly the kind of guy Jiang Sheng would like.
The bright, exuberant girl in a floral dress took Yan Cizhou by the hand and chattered away as she introduced him:
"Bro, this is my boyfriend."
Yan Cizhou said nothing. He only smiled gently and reached up to stroke the top of her head.
That night, Yan Cizhou, reeking of alcohol, knocked on Jiang Sheng's bedroom door. His eyes red, he pinned the flustered girl in a corner.
"Shengsheng," he called tenderly, though his voice held an unmistakable stubbornness.
He bent down, holding the side of Jiang Sheng's neck, and kissed her cheek:
"You don't want your brother anymore?"
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The first time Yan Cizhou saw Jiang Sheng was on a night when fierce winds howled.
The battered boy huddled in a corner. He opened his hands and realized in despair that the rest of his life might be even worse than this night.
Perhaps fate took pity on him. He looked up and happened to meet a pair of innocent eyes.
The lovely, radiant girl crouched down and wiped the blood and dirt from the boy's face.
The faint scent of gardenias lingered in the air, and Yan Cizhou heard the girl's soft, gentle voice:
"Big brother, does it still hurt?"
The wind died down that day, but a storm began to howl in Yan Cizhou's heart.
He thought, I'll become a good big brother.
I'll be Jiang Sheng's one and only, the brother who loves her most.
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Everyone who knew them said Jiang Sheng was lucky to have the best big brother in the world.
He indulged her, spoiled her, and always gave her her way.
But only Yan Cizhou knew that his feelings had changed a long time ago.
Beneath his gentle, polished exterior, he was consumed by a mad jealousy of anything that could approach Jiang Sheng without restraint.
Could he only ever be her brother?
No. He didn't want to be only her brother.
On countless nights, caught in the depths of desire, Yan Cizhou hated himself with all his heart.
But he had to admit...
"Shengsheng..."
Yan Cizhou gazed at the crescent moon outside the window, his thin lips parting as he murmured dreamily, almost as if in a trance.
His fingertips passed through the gauzy curtain over the bed, as though gently touching his beloved's skin.
"Your big brother loves you."
'For him, she is one of a kind in all the world,
the only goddess he could ever dream of.'
[Reading Guide]
1. Both are each other's first and only, happy ending, no blood relation.
2. The male lead is probably a wolf in sheep's clothing, the really crazy and obsessive kind.
3. A pure, sugary, heart-fluttering little treat. This is exactly my thing~
4. Blurb written on 2025.6.23
Theme: Keep striving through life, and all the world's tenderness will find its way to you
