Captivated and Bewitched

1. Luo Cen transmigrates. He transmigrates into a world where ABO determines secondary gender. Without pheromones, he's mistaken for an ordinary beta with the most average natural talents. By a twist of fate, a married couple adopts him. His adoptive parents have a son who went missing as a child. Later, Luo Cen finds him in a remote, bleak place and brings him home. At the time, Luo Cen is eighteen and his younger brother is ten. His younger brother is named Ye Chixiao, a handsome, bright-eyed, sweet, and sensible omega. When he's found, he's timid and reluctant to talk to anyone, relying on Luo Cen with all his heart. Luo Cen's heart softens. He indulges his brother while putting all his effort into raising him, eventually turning him into a poised, exceptionally talented young man. An accident leaves Luo Cen unconscious for three years. During that time, he has a dream. In it, his beloved younger brother falls for a cold-hearted, aloof alpha. For this alpha, he becomes jealous and cruel, neglects his studies, and eventually goes mad and dies after failing to win the alpha's love, becoming a villainous cannon fodder in someone else's story. Luo Cen wakes up furious. He realizes it wasn't an ordinary dream. To keep his brother from meeting that tragic fate, he starts paying close attention to his social life. One day, he sees his brother, who'd sweetly said goodbye that morning, drag an alpha into an alley with one hand. After a burst of agonized screams, a cold voice comes from inside: “Someone like you dares to set your sights on my brother...” Luo Cen: “...” This is all wrong. The voice continues: “My brother is mine.” Luo Cen: “...” This is even more wrong. 2. Ye Chixiao was kidnapped at five. At ten, a clean-cut, gentle boy carried him out of the poor, chaotic slums. Many people say his older brother is the most unremarkable beta around, but everyone who sees him has an amazed look in their eyes. Ye Chixiao grew up seeing the depraved, filthy trades of the slums. He hates the beastlike, aggressive snarls of alphas and the weak, yielding submission of omegas. He doesn't like losing control, and he doesn't like being scrutinized. Yet he can't help falling in love with a pair of gentle eyes. PS: Luo Cen is the top, Ye Chixiao is the bottom. Older top and younger bottom, with an eight-year age gap. A few things to know before reading: 1. This story has pregnancy. If that's a dealbreaker, please don't read. 2. The author can't write melodrama, but wants to write a melodramatic premise for fellow fans. Yes, the author is a melodrama fan, but the protagonists probably won't be melodramatic; the overall tone is warm and tender. 3. The author is devoted to the pairing and loves every character they've written. 4. The two have no blood relation whatsoever. 5. The top transmigrates with his body intact. From beginning to end, they're each other's first love and both are pure. 6. Finally, hope you all enjoy reading! Blurb written by the author on July 25, 2025, and backed up. Here's a pre-release for another novel, which will most likely be the next one to start. Please add it to your library! Self-made, good-natured, fatherly top (Zhou Chi) Cold-hearted, sharp-tongued, beautiful, laid-back bottom (Xu Yufeng) 1. Zhou Chi comes from an ordinary background. After graduating, he builds a business from scratch. By the age of twenty-eight, he's made a name for himself in Wujian City, a bustling commercial hub, and become a highly sought-after rising star in business. Xu Yufeng is an adopted son of a wealthy family, a stand-in they took in for comfort after losing their biological son. When the real young master returns, Xu Yufeng is thrown out of the Xu family with a broken hand. Xu Yufeng's brow twitches as he watches Zhou Chi lazing around in his rented apartment. Baggy shorts, slippers, canned cola, laughing through an entire movie from beginning to end. Xu Yufeng can't understand how that idiot Zhou Chi made a name for himself in Wujian City, where people eat you alive. They haven't seen each other in ten years, and he'd thought Zhou Chi would have at least improved a little. “Yufeng, I'm looking for an assistant. Want to come work at my company?” “No.” “Don't like the salary? Name your price.” Xu Yufeng gives him a lazy glance. “The thought of working for a former student who needed me to tutor him makes me miserable.” Zhou Chi: “...” A month later, Xu Yufeng becomes Zhou Chi's assistant after all. Whenever he follows Zhou Chi on business trips or stays late at work, he curses himself for being soft-hearted. Zhou Chi, on the other hand, is delighted. He's a star in public, but behind closed doors he pours tea and water for his assistant, never putting on airs as the boss. 2. Xu Yufeng doesn't smile often, but when he does, he's especially handsome. Zhou Chi has loved Xu Yufeng's smile ever since they were young, though he can't put his finger on why. After the company party, the two exhausted men return home. Zhou Chi asks Xu Yufeng what gift he wants. Xu Yufeng raises an eyebrow. “Anything I want?” Zhou Chi is a little drunk. “I'd even take a knife in the ribs for you.” After saying this, he watches Xu Yufeng take off his watch and suit jacket, undo two buttons on his shirt, then suddenly move close and press an urgent kiss to his lips. “I want you, Zhou Chi.” Zhou Chi is dumbfounded. He pushes open the door and flees. Only when he reaches the elevator does he realize the place he just ran out of is his own home. Zhou Chi spends two hours downstairs trying to calm down. When he returns, he sees someone lift his chin and smile at him. All the mental preparation he'd done for two hours completely falls apart. Damn it, if Xu Yufeng doesn't want to smile, fine. When he does, he's way too hard to handle. If you have nowhere to go, I'll give you a place to belong. I'll stay by your side and help you find the courage you've lost. PS: Zhou Chi is the top and Xu Yufeng is the bottom. The blurb has both perspectives, though the main story is from the top's perspective, with plenty of the bottom's as well. The blurb may be revised later. A few things to know: 1. The author is very devoted to pairings, so fans who are particular about character roles should take note. 2. Yufeng has had a rough life. Boss Zhou comes from a humble background. Neither is a perfect character. 3. Yufeng is smarter, while Boss Zhou has better social skills. Both are strong and fiercely protective of their own. 4. One-on-one, happy ending, both inexperienced, mutually devoted. The pairing roles will not be reversed. 5. Hope you enjoy! Theme: Love can nourish even a withered tree. No matter what time or circumstances you find yourself in, you can break through the gloom and greet the rosy dawn, clouds, and moon with passion.