Pretending to Get Caught in the Rain

| Sick, obsessive crush | Fated salvation | A wolfdog pretending to be a puppy | Rivalry among men |

*Dazzling, oblivious, emotionally dense older sister × gloomy little dog who pretends he got caught in the rain

*Influencer × pure-and-sensual college hottie

Xia Zhiyao sponsors a student from a poor family.

The boy is sweet and quiet, handsome and fresh-faced, like a resilient blade of grass growing in the wind. One soft "Sis" is enough to melt anyone's heart.

She looks after him as if he were her own little brother.

You're new to life in the big city and don't know your way around? No worries, your big sis will show you how to have fun.

Can't stand living in the dorm and your classmates are bullying you? Don't be scared, come stay at my place.

Feeling down? Sweetie, what's wrong?

The young man lowers his eyes. "Because you want to find a boyfriend, Sis."

"Then you'll have one more big brother to care about you. Isn't that great?" Xia Zhiyao points to a pile of photos of her admirers and asks what he thinks. "Which big brother do you like best?"

She doesn't notice the gloom in his eyes deepening.

*

Later, Xia Zhiyao's suitors disappear from her life, leaving only the sweet-smiling, clean-cut boy by her side.

Seeing that she's upset, the young man twists his fingers together, his gaze downcast. "Sis, am I bothering you too much? Have I made you hate me?"

"Of course not, sweetie."

Little does she know that when he faces Xia Zhiyao's suitors, he is arrogant beyond measure. "Sorry, but Sis likes me."

*

Once, Xia Zhiyao accidentally offended a powerful tycoon. The Tao family had wealth and influence. The young master Tao was rumored to be eccentric and ruthless, a living demon who would even stab his own father.

When she unexpectedly runs into him, her eyes widen in shock.

How does this young master Tao look exactly like her sweetie?

Later, she learns the truth about the "sponsorship."

She thought she'd rescued a poor little puppy soaked by the rain, but it turns out she was the one he'd been coveting all along!

Xia Zhiyao is furious and raises her hand to slap him.

Tao Lin's eyes turn red at the corners. Tears fall like shattered pearls across his pale, innocent face, but his grip is forceful as he pulls her tight against him.

His cold cheek rubs against her hand with longing.

"Sis, you promised you'd protect me for the rest of my life."

"Even if you hate me and can't stand me, you can't leave me."

"The world is tangled, desolate, suffocating."

"All he wants is to escape into her summer."

*Reading guide:

1. Happy ending, both are each other's first and only, one-on-one romance, six-year age gap. Both are adults when they meet.

2. There is a reason for the sponsorship, and the male lead will not take resources away from those who need them.

3. The male lead is a scheming wolfdog who pretends to be a puppy. His possessiveness is abnormally strong. He's aloof and merciless to everyone else, but clingy, coquettish, and teary-eyed with the female lead.

4. Includes rivalry among men, a hidden identity revealed, and a groveling pursuit of the female lead, but overall it's a light, sweet treat. (The blurb has been screenshotted and saved.)

Theme: Do good deeds and live in the sunshine.