The Stars Return Home

◎ About fate, surrender, and being the only one.

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Gentle, sweet girl-next-door big sister × sweet on the outside, dark and broken puppy

Big sister and younger man romance | Healing and redemption | His secret crush comes true | Both leads are sexually inexperienced | HE

1.

"Sis, please give me one more chance..."

The face before her was both unfamiliar and familiar. His eyes were red at the corners, and every word the man spoke was filled with sorrow. He swayed slightly, as if he were about to drop to his knees.

Alarm bells rang in Jing Yao's head.

The good news: They'd reunited after a long separation! And he'd come back from the dead...

The bad news: This guy was a little liar!!!

2.

After returning from studying abroad, Jing Yao was hired through a twist of fate as an English tutor for the Zheng family's young master.

She heard that his mother had died young, and that his wealthy, coldhearted father had remarried and had two more children.

He was left all alone, living in his own home as though he were a guest with nowhere else to go.

Jing Yao devoted herself to her job, carefully guiding Zheng Qiao as if he were a soaked fledgling. She longed to see the day his wings were strong enough to fly.

All she heard him say was, "Could you stay with me a little longer...?"

She didn't see the sly calculation he hid as he lowered his eyes.

By the time Jing Yao finally saw the truth, she had already fallen into the game this precocious little fox had devised, a trap tailor-made for her.

Zheng Qiao repeatedly played the helpless victim to win Jing Yao's sympathy and trust. He only wanted to use her to carry out his plan to fake his death.

What Jing Yao also didn't know was that, just as his deception was about to be complete, Zheng Qiao had developed feelings for her, the woman who seemed to have a halo of holy light shining above her head.

He'd spun a cocoon and trapped himself inside it.

3.

Three years later, the person who should have disappeared showed up again.

With sincerity backed by real money and extraordinary professional talent, he helped her advance her career;

with obsessive ardor, he drew her into a web of love.

The tricks he'd once been best at were now the things he hated most.

Zheng Qiao desperately wanted to become a real adult. He would use his abilities as a blade to cut through the barrier between them and make Jing Yao look his way, if only for a moment.

His guilt burned in his heart, yet he was stubbornly unreasonable:

"It makes sense if you hate me, and it would be a pleasant surprise if you loved me, but you can't be indifferent to me."

"Sister Yao Yao, I'll cling to you for the rest of my life."

The puppy finally understood: love was the reward given to the most devout believer.

[Read Before You Start] The male lead is sexually inexperienced, while the female lead is not. Includes melodramatic tropes such as faking one's death. Seven-year age gap in this older woman-younger man romance. The romance begins after their reunion. A fast-paced, lighthearted sweet romance featuring two leads who communicate openly.

[Male Lead]

1. In both body and heart, he is completely inexperienced.

2. His character is flawed in the early chapters, but he grows. As a minor, he deceived the female lead to save himself. After realizing his feelings, he devotes the rest of his time, money, and energy to her.

[Female Lead]

1. Softhearted and easygoing. She thinks she's saving him, but she's being saved too.

2. She prioritizes making a living before love, and is the undisputed leader of the business startup plotline. The male lead is her capable right-hand man, adding to her success without stealing her spotlight.

A companion novel in the same series: "Don't Rush, I Don't Like Your Brother Anymore," also known as "What Should I Do When the Younger Brother Who's Even More My Type Than a Top-Tier Star Tries to Seduce Me with His Massive Pecs?"

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Optimistic, absentminded sweet girl × aloof guy who falls for her on his own

Voice actor × big-breasted Western chef | Pure sweetness, no angst | Both leads are sexually inexperienced | HE

1.

At her best friend's request, Zhong Yi went to a fan event for a top-tier star to help her pursue him. Before she could even catch a glimpse of the star, a figure dressed all in black and wearing a baseball cap knocked her down in a service corridor.

"I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" The person's voice was fraught with panic and remorse.

Zhong Yi struggled to look up and met a pair of eyes that looked about seventy percent like the top-tier star's on-screen features.

A sharp, explosive pain shot from her left wrist up her arm. She couldn't help sucking in a breath. "Ow... I don't think I'm okay."

"I'll take you to the hospital." The young man helped her up with practiced gentleness.

Zhong Yi was stunned. "...What about your event later?"

"You might have mistaken me for someone else." He hooked a finger under the strap of his mask and pulled it off, revealing petal-soft lips with a clear pink hue, the sort you couldn't help wanting to gently press.

Her gaze moved lower. His full pectoral muscles strained against his black T-shirt, and his nipples seemed to point downward...

Okay, stop! Now is not the time to stare at that!

2.

The hospital examination showed that her wrist had a hairline fracture and needed to be immobilized in a cast for a month.

Luckily, the "culprit" had a conscience. He not only voluntarily paid her more than enough compensation for her lost wages and delivered meals to her every day, but even offered to walk the "victim's" dog.

Later, after Zhong Yi got her cast off, Zhao Qishi still came over every day after work.

He had a good reason: "The puppy can't be without me."

The corgi buried its head in its food, unable to understand what this strange man was talking about.

It wasn't until they'd been spending time together for almost three months that Zhong Yi happened to learn the top-tier star had a younger brother!

No wonder she'd mistaken him for the star at first. So it wasn't a coincidence that they looked alike...

Later, Zhong Yi was invited to voice the heroine in the top-tier star's new drama, finally getting a chance to personally ask him for an autographed photo for her best friend.

That week, Zhao Qishi kept watch outside the recording studio every day, his gaze hostile.

His brother asked, "Are you okay?"

3.

On a winter night, snowflakes settled on Zhao Qishi's eyelashes. His dark brown eyes shone brilliantly. "What do you want for New Year's?"

Zhong Yi's eyes darted around. "Hmm... An autograph from your brother, addressed to me?"

Zhao Qishi ground his back teeth.

"Zhong Yi, how am I not as good as him?" His jealousy spilled out. "Could you spare a little of the way you look at him for me?"

Zhong Yi held back a laugh.

Zhao Qishi moved closer and pressed her down on the bench. "I have a way to get my brother to host our wedding. What do you think?"

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🎀 A woman who is unconsciously and indiscriminately sweet-tongued, but a complete block of wood inside.

🧊 A man who's only cold and hard as a way to fight the world, but cute and fragile inside.

[Reader's Guide]

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. An urban fairy tale with an HE.

2. The female lead isn't a fan of the male lead's older brother. It starts with a misunderstanding, then she plays along and watches the male lead compete with his brother for her affection.

3. All characters are fictional and not based on real people. Please don't associate them with anyone in real life.

Theme: Unconditional, positive care