
Breaking Off the Summer Branch [The Ex-Wife's Revenge]
折夏枝[追妻火葬场]
by Brush of Mist (拂岚)
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 413k Words
- Genre
- Romance
- Era
- Modern Era
- Updated
- 3mo ago
- Source
- JJWXC
Synopsis
[Brother sandwich, with one-on-one pairings at different stages]
[Moody, possessive, and unhinged older brother; sunny childhood-friend younger brother]
[The chase to win her back, a broken relationship mended, happy ending]
The Lu family of Yunhai is a distinguished clan, and its heir, Lu Jingchuan, is coveted by countless socialites. Unfortunately, he is cold by nature, with room in his heart for profit but not affection.
Then, by chance, he rescued a little girl whose family had been destroyed and who had no parents. He named her Shi Nanzhi, and from that moment, everything began to go off course.
A day for Lu Jingchuan has forty-eight hours. He can still make time once a week just to see her.
At an important business dinner, his secretary messaged him that Shi Nanzhi had barely eaten all day. He punished himself by downing a bottle of strong liquor, hurried out, and went to her school with the sushi she loved.
Only in her arms could he fall asleep peacefully without sleeping pills.
He loved the scent of her, her dazed eyes when she first woke, the two dimples at her waist, and the trembling of her shoulder blades when passion took hold.
He grew more and more unable to live without her, but she insisted on leaving and became his younger brother Zhou Tianqi's girlfriend.
Even when he saw her sitting beside Zhou Tianqi, Lu Jingchuan couldn't stop wanting her. His gaze followed her everywhere. He even disregarded the bond between brothers, all to keep her trapped by his side...
[Bonus scene]
Lu Jingchuan, dressed in a suit, stood beside the bathtub. He picked up the bath oil, poured some into his palm, and began rubbing it over Shi Nanzhi's body.
When he reached the reddish mark, he rubbed it with some force, trying to erase or cover the mark that was already there.
[How could you do this?]
[What did I do?] Shi Nanzhi demanded.
[How could you let him touch you?] Lu Jingchuan tightened his grip on Shi Nanzhi.
[Why can't I? You're the one in the wrong.]
[Nannan, tell me you're mine. Come on, say it.]
[Nannan, I only have you.]
[Nannan, don't leave me.]
[Nannan, don't abandon me.]
Coming soon: Only a Gentle Kiss
[Mysterious family heir, genuinely unhinged male lead x honest, laid-back maid heroine]
Shen Baisu woke up one day to find herself a maid on a small island.
The island was controlled by the mysterious Xuyuan family, and Shen Baisu was assigned to serve the young heir, Xuyuan Che.
Desperate to find a way to escape, Shen Baisu diligently worked by Xuyuan Che's side. But her boss was impossible to please. She had heard he had a terrible temper and would take people apart and feed them to the flamingos when he was in a bad mood.
But as they spent more time together, Shen Baisu realized that as long as she met Xuyuan Che's demands, he was actually easy to deal with, and she barely had to do any work. Once she understood that, she agreed to everything. If Xuyuan Che liked her scent, she would let him smell her. If he liked drawing on her, she would let him draw. If he liked hugging her, she would let him hug her.
But gradually, Xuyuan Che went from smelling the back of her hand to smelling her neck and hair, and then he wanted to smell her breasts. He went from drawing little dogs on her arm to drawing butterflies on her thigh, and then wanted to draw Medusa below her navel. He went from hugging her for a minute to holding her for a nap. In the end, they spent three days and three nights wrapped around each other, and even when she went to the bathroom, he insisted on carrying her there...
Xuyuan Che wrapped an arm around her waist and whispered in her ear, "I once kept a falcon with blue eyes. One day, it broke out of its cage and escaped. The day I found it, I broke its wings."
Terrified, Shen Baisu packed her things and ran away that very night.
A week later, Xuyuan Che returned with her hand in his.
He took her to a room with white walls on every side and only two chairs. He studied her carefully for a full three minutes.
Shen Baisu immediately got up, straddled him, closed her eyes, and kissed him deeply.
When she was almost out of breath, she said timidly, "I'll give myself to you tonight, but you have to promise not to break my arms."
Coming soon: Holding Hands Turns You into a Gummy Bear
As graduation from senior year approached, Cheng Jinyu's parents were killed while carrying out a mission. Fortunately, with financial support from Ruan Yao's parents, he was still able to get into Huada with the highest score in the city.
At first, Ruan Yao didn't like this "older brother" of hers. He was the role model her grandparents praised and the model student her parents held up as an example whenever they lectured her.
Luckily, Cheng Jinyu had one good quality: he always did whatever she said.
So Ruan Yao got mischievous. She started doing all kinds of inappropriate things to Cheng Jinyu, as if playing pranks on him.
For instance, when she made him carry her on his back, she deliberately left a hickey on his neck.
For instance, while sunbathing, she deliberately untied her bikini and asked him to put on her sunscreen.
And then there were the times she asked him to read her a bedtime story. When he read about the heroine taking off her clothes, Ruan Yao took hers off too. When he read about the heroine's kiss landing, Ruan Yao's kiss landed beside Cheng Jinyu's ear. When he read about the heroine lying back with her legs spread, Ruan Yao imitated her, just as described...
Then, in her freshman year of college, Ruan Yao met Jiang Junming, who shared her twisted sense of humor and mischievous tastes. They hit it off and began a passionate relationship.
But that relationship didn't last even a month before Cheng Jinyu broke them up...
Cheng Jinyu used a dog leash to tie Ruan Yao's wrists tightly.
"Cheng Jinyu, let me go!" Ruan Yao was clearly angry.
"Just like last time?" Cheng Jinyu pressed her down. "That night I brought you here at the start of the semester, you didn't act like this."
Ruan Yao clenched her teeth and spat at him. "That leash is for you!"
[Synopsis screenshotted on 2025.11.28]
Coming soon: The Rainy Day the Wind Blew Through
For the first twenty-two years of Lin Songyi's life, everything went smoothly. Her father was a well-known businessman in Taishi, and every step of her upbringing had been carefully planned. Then, at twenty-three, she married Fu Bo'an, a highly educated man with no powerful connections.
After their wedding, Lin Songyi and Fu Bo'an were the model couple everyone envied. Only Lin Songyi knew it was all an act. Fu Bo'an didn't love her. They married because each had something to gain. Their first time was a drunken loss of control, and even their later sex life was only because he had physical needs.
That stagnant life was shattered six months into their marriage. Lin Songyi's father was arrested for bribery and corruption. His home was confiscated, he was publicly condemned in speech and writing, and everyone pointed fingers at him. Her mother couldn't accept reality and took her own life.
Lin Songyi left behind two signed copies of a divorce agreement and, at her uncle's arrangement, left Taishi.
Four years later, Lin Songyi's grandmother died, and she returned for the funeral.
On the day of the ceremony, autumn rain veiled the world. Near the end, a promising young man who had appeared on the covers of business magazines more than anyone else in Taishi in recent years showed up with a black umbrella.
Seeing that it was Fu Bo'an, Lin Songyi lowered the black lace hat covering her face. She had heard that Fu Bo'an and his current wife were deeply in love.
Who would have thought that that very night, Fu Bo'an would drag Lin Songyi home, pin her to the bed, and tear the hem of her black qipao.
"Fu Bo'an, have you gone crazy? Aren't you afraid your wife will find out?"
Fu Bo'an bit her earlobe, applying a little pressure. "Do you think she should know, or not?"
Lin Songyi struggled. "Let me go."
But how could she escape...
In disarray, amid utter chaos, Fu Bo'an always left her aching and heartbroken.
"Mrs. Fu, after four years apart, are you satisfied?" Fu Bo'an pressed close to Lin Songyi, not wanting to be apart from her for even a moment.
Lin Songyi paused, breathing heavily as she murmured, "Four years ago... I wasn't Mrs. Fu anymore."
"You have always been Mrs. Fu, Lin Songyi. You were four years ago, and you still are now."
[Synopsis written on February 7, 2026, and saved as a screenshot]
Coming soon: The Cold-Faced Puppy I Was Hired to Stalk Is Actually My Boss
[Cold-faced puppy x sweet, easygoing girl]
[Stealing someone's partner]
[Size difference]
Chi Yuexi picked up a job on a seafood marketplace: stalk an ex who was old, frail, sick, and poor. She couldn't quite understand the assignment, but the offer was so generous that she couldn't refuse.
The job was both hard and easy. She just had to follow the target's every move across social media, Honor of Kings, and other platforms.
It paid 1,000 per session, or 20,000 for a month. With money on the line, everyone bows their head. Chi Yuexi steeled herself and took the job. Her client was generous too, paying two months' worth of the monthly fee upfront.
But that ex was incredibly difficult to deal with. It took a whole week just to add him as a friend. He rejected even a photo of her with eighteen levels of skin-smoothing filters. But a photo of a koala falling on its butt successfully got her inside enemy territory.
And then all his social media accounts were completely blank!
What was she supposed to stalk...
But she was a woman with a conscience. Since she'd taken the money, she had to give her client something to report. With no other choice, she searched online for a bunch of tips.
Chi Yuexi: Are you there?
Client's ex: ?
Chi Yuexi: Where are you?
Client's ex: ?
Chi Yuexi: Let me guess, at home?
Client's ex: ...
No denial meant he was admitting it. Chi Yuexi messaged her client: He stayed home today and didn't go out.
Chi Yuexi: Are you there?
Client's ex: ?
Chi Yuexi: Where are you?
Client's ex: ?
Chi Yuexi: Still at home?
Client's ex: ?
A question mark meant he was denying it. Chi Yuexi messaged her client: He went out today and wasn't home.
Client's ex: Are you there?
Chi Yuexi: Huh?
Client's ex: Want to meet?
Chi Yuexi: Huh?
Client's ex: Where are you? I can come find you.
Chi Yuexi: Huh?
In a daze, she stared at the ceiling and marveled at how little she knew. Five times in one night counted as weak?
But he felt so comfortable in her arms. Chi Yuexi really loved holding him, the way a koala loves a tree.
Theme: Are you an angel or a demon?
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Fast forward to the child. I didn't realize who it was at first.
I see there are two people in the text, is it 1v2 in the ending?
Finished spreading flowers! I've been chasing him for 3 months
[Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it 🤩
[Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it
[Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it [Orange candy] I got it
What do you mean, leaving your brother behind?
Where can I read the locked one? I'm really itching to miss a chapter.
What should I do if I like my brother?
This second male lead looks like the male lead, haha