My Elder Sister as My Wife

(My next book is My Younger Sister Comes First. Please add it to your favorites; the blurb is at the very bottom.)

Younger man ‖ Male substitute ‖ Marriage first, love later ‖ Female lead has a past, male lead is a virgin

Mature older sister x assertive young man

[Blurb]

Zheng Guanyin was eleven when she met Chen Zhi, who was six.

Later, she married Chen Zhi's older brother, Chen Sanlang, and watched Chen Zhi grow up, almost as if he were her younger brother.

Unlike the gentle Chen Sanlang, Chen Zhi was aloof and taciturn.

Every year, he would say more or less the same thing to her.

"Sister Zheng, I'm thirteen now."

"Sister Zheng, I'm fourteen now."

"Sister Zheng, I'm fifteen now."

A few years later, Chen Sanlang died young, and Zheng Guanyin's father was thrown into prison.

When Chen Zhi came to propose marriage, he gave many reasons, but there was only one that mattered.

"Sister, there is no one in this world more like Third Brother than me."

Looking at the face so similar to her late husband's, Zheng Guanyin agreed.

She comforted herself that it was only a marriage of convenience. Once her father's wrongful conviction was overturned, it would all be over.

They drank from the nuptial cups and made their vows beneath the dragon-and-phoenix wedding candles.

"May we be united at heart forever, and bound together for a hundred years."

Chen Zhi removed her phoenix crown, but Zheng Guanyin said,

"Seventh Brother, this is a marriage of necessity. Once things have settled down, you and I will divorce, and our marriages will have nothing to do with each other."

Chen Zhi held her phoenix crown and lowered his eyes without replying, but his resolve was firm.

Absolutely not.

From the very beginning, Chen Zhi knew he resembled his older brother. How else could he have put Zheng Guanyin at ease?

Being a substitute was fine.

Five years, ten years, a lifetime, it was all fine.

But Zheng Guanyin couldn't even accept the existence of a substitute. Chen Zhi found it bitterly ironic and could no longer hold back.

He was like an obstinate madman.

"I'm a keepsake Third Brother left you. If you love him so much, why don't you love me? Why do you want to leave?"

Zheng Guanyin didn't want him as a substitute.

She didn't want him as Chen Zhi, either.

But Chen Zhi wanted her. He wanted everything.

No longer hiding behind his gentle facade, Chen Zhi pinned her down and forced her to look toward Chen Sanlang's grave.

"We've been married for so long. Isn't it time we fulfilled our duties as husband and wife? Lift your face and let Third Brother see how deeply in love we are."

Zheng Guanyin said, "I'll hate you."

Chen Zhi hesitated for a moment, then said resolutely, "Then hate me! Hate me!"

My next book, coming soon: My Younger Sister Comes First

Pseudo-incest ‖ Slight redemption ‖ Bittersweet melodrama

Angel-like younger sister x hypocritical older brother

[Blurb]

Cui Guan lost his mother as a child and his father as a teenager. At seventeen, he took charge of the marquis's household.

He and his younger sister, Cui Jianzhen, had relied on each other for years. Their sibling bond was as deep as the sea.

When she came of age, Cui Guan began looking for a suitable match for her. But she refused every proposal and always looked at him with shy, tender eyes.

"Can I stay by Big Brother's side forever?"

Only then did Cui Guan realize their relationship had changed.

When thirty lashes fell, beating Cui Guan until his flesh was raw, his sister cried out beside him, "I was wrong! I won't do it again!"

Covered in blood, Cui Guan walked over and gently gathered her into his arms.

"Remember today, and remember that I will always be your brother."

Yet at a flower banquet, he saw his sister press her lips to a young man's.

"Ning Lang, I'll wait for you to come marry me."

Cui Guan was consumed by jealousy. He kicked over the screen and drew his sword, charging at Ning Lang.

But Cui Jianzhen stepped in front of the blow.

"I love Ning Lang! I want to marry him!"

His once most obedient little sister was so rebellious and cruel to him for the sake of an outsider.

Cui Guan's restraint shattered, and he locked her away at home.

But his sister discovered the terrifying secret he'd hidden for years.

He had not only murdered his father, he also had a cruel, bloodthirsty streak.

Seeing the tears and fear on his sister's face, Cui Guan covered her eyes.

"This is the real me. Are you disappointed?"

The brother who had once seemed like a gentleman now hissed in her ear like a snake, its tongue red as blood.

Cui Jianzhen's body went limp, and Cui Guan caught her slender form in his arms. When she felt his burning chest against her, she fled in panic.

Cui Jianzhen wanted to run.

But the entire Cui household was a net, and he held every thread that bound her.

Her resistance filled Cui Guan with disappointment.

Since fate had not granted them a blood tie, he would make one himself.

He would be her brother, and her husband, too!

[Reader's Guide]

1. The female lead has had previous partners; both brothers are virgins.

2. The leads are five years apart in age.

3. The overall flavor is bittersweet, with a cherry-flavored melodramatic filling.

Theme: May we be united at heart forever, and bound together for a hundred years