After Years of Coveting My Sister-in-Law

[Maybe I'll fill this in later, mwah 😘]

*Next book: Lost in the Heavy Fog [Rekindled Romance] / See my profile for more upcoming stories, ovo

[Clear-Eyed, Alluring White Moonlight X Brooding, Twisted, Despicable Man] / Thanks for adding it to your collection

Combative brothers-in-law | The man covets her, coercive pursuit | Brothers in a battlefield of love | Female lead is not a virgin, male lead is

He Chunshu transmigrates into the only daughter of a distinguished family, cherished by her parents;

she is also the wife of the Marquis of Zhenguo's heir, whose gentle, refined husband loves her with all his heart.

Only she knows that her husband's twin brother, Xie Yun, is cold and aloof, with bizarre manners, and dares to secretly give her a blood-jade tribute!

He Chunshu naturally refuses to accept it, but somehow the jade is made into a hairpin and ends up hidden in the depths of her jewelry box without anyone noticing.

She throws the hairpin back to him.

The next day, it is back in its original place, as good as new. Just like Xie Yun, it refuses to leave her alone.

He Chunshu is horrified, and her dislike of him grows by the day.

Until she discovers the secret between the two brothers.

Every pain the elder brother suffers, the younger brother feels in full, without missing a single one.

-

With the secret exposed, Xie Yun corners He Chunshu at the end of a covered corridor.

His gaze burns as he smiles provocatively. "Sister-in-law, "

His nose is almost touching her cheek. He Chunshu raises her hand and slaps him.

"Smack!"

A seasoned warrior like Xie Yun doesn't even have time to react before the slap leaves him dazed.

The burning pain spreads across his cheek, but an indescribable excitement wells up in his heart.

It hurts so good.

-

Later, the Marquis's household schemes to seize her immense fortune.

He Chunshu sets a deadly trap and fakes her death in a raging fire. From then on, the Marquis of Zhenguo is demoted to the lesser title of Count of Anyong.

Everyone believes the heir's wife died in the fire.

Even Xie Chen believes it and falls gravely ill.

She lives freely in Jiangnan under an assumed name, never expecting that madman to pursue her all the way there.

"You should have died," Xie Yun says, gently stroking her cheek, as if possessed by madness. "But I prayed to the Bodhisattva and begged them to bring you back to me."

[Bonus Scene]

At the end of his rope, Xie Chen visits under the pretext of congratulating Xie Yun on his ennoblement and move, but he has actually come to ask for help.

By then, his twin brother, Xie Yun, is a pillar of the court, commands a powerful army, and enjoys the emperor's favor. He has been granted the title of Duke of Zhenguo.

The manor's courtyards run deep. In a fleeting glimpse, Xie Chen sees the face he has dreamed of day and night.

"Shuniang!" Xie Chen cries, astonished and overjoyed.

He tries to chase after her, but his younger brother catches him by the wrist.

Xie Chen fumes. "She is my lawfully wedded wife!"

"You jest, elder brother. Your sister-in-law is dead," Xie Yun says, his smile vanishing. "The woman you just saw is my wife, Xie Yun's."

"You should call her your younger sister-in-law, elder brother."

[Reader's Guide]:

1. The female lead is not a virgin, but the male lead is. The story does not involve mother-in-law and daughter-in-law household conflict.

2. While the brother-in-law and sister-in-law relationship remains in effect, the leads have no intimate contact. The brothers share only physical pain; there is no polyamory.

3. The male lead seems wooden, but is actually deeply devoted.

4. This story is the author's personal indulgence. Enjoy!

[25.06.11, revised 08.23]

Next book: Lost in the Heavy Fog [Rekindled Romance] | Exes reunited | Brooding ex | Love and hate | Powerful man takes what he wants

*Thorny rose x refined scoundrel, happy ending

"I didn't look back five years ago. What makes you think I will now?"

Everyone knows how the once-arrogant Shen Jie fell for Xia Wu back then.

The golden boy skipped his own graduation ceremony just to go to Xia Wu's studio and pose nude for her.

Mottled oil paint runs down his taut back. He pins her against the easel and kisses her out of control. "Wu Wu, look at me. Tell me you love me."

That very day, Xia Wu went abroad, changed her number, and cut all ties with him.

1.

When they meet again, Shen Jie has become her boyfriend's direct superior.

At the annual party, her boyfriend says respectfully, "President Shen, this is my girlfriend."

The man is refined and aloof. He swirls the wine in his glass, his cool gaze settling on her face.

After a pause, he curls his lips and remarks, his meaning unclear, "You have good taste."

As he passes her, Shen Jie drains his glass. His fingertip presses into the hollow of Xia Wu's lower back, giving it a deliberate little pinch.

Xia Wu stiffens all over, familiar shivers rising from deep within her.

He still remembers that she's most ticklish there.

2.

Inside the sealed car, Xia Wu is almost falling apart in front of him.

She tries to get out as if fleeing, but he suddenly grabs her wrist.

Shen Jie stares at her faintly trembling fingertips. "Xia Wu, when he touches you... does he make you tremble like this too?"

"So badly you can't even hold a pen?"

"Slap!"

She finally breaks down. "Shen Jie! We broke up ages ago! Don't push it!"

The slap turns his head. He presses his tongue against his numb cheek, then bends closer with a smile instead of anger. "This is pushing it?"

"Wu Wu, I don't mind going much further."

3.

Later, Xia Wu gets a call saying her gallery exhibition has been canceled.

Across from her, Shen Jie looks composed behind his glasses as he leisurely slides an agreement across the table.

The man taps a clause in the agreement. "Dump him, and the exhibition goes ahead."

Xia Wu quietly clenches her hand under the table. Looking him in the eye, she says each word distinctly: "I refuse."

The smile on his face instantly shatters. He slams his palm down on the long table, the crash exploding through the silent office. Beyond the glass walls, countless shocked eyes turn their way.

But he acts as if he hears nothing, staring at her. Five years of pent-up resentment make his voice tremble with jealousy. "Why?"

"Why could you leave without even saying goodbye back then, but now you won't even give up your future for him?!"

He braces himself against the table, nearly breaking down, and leans toward her. "Xia Wu, what does he have that I don't?"

Theme: Make your own way forward