My Brother Is the First Ghost Talker

When I was five, both my parents died. My relatives fought over the inheritance, and then my brother died in an accident. I thought my life had gone completely dark, but when my relatives came by again, I found that my brother had returned, safe and sound. “You don’t need to adopt Zhaozhao,” my brother said. “I’m still alive.” My relatives were scared half to death. I was stunned too. It was wonderful that my brother was alive, but unfortunately, he had become... not quite human. He was always gloomy, lost in thoughts I couldn’t guess. He’d come home in the middle of the night with bloodstains on his clothes, his body cold as ice. The friends who suddenly appeared around him always respectfully called him “■■,” and sometimes strange words slipped from their mouths. Sometimes I wondered if my brother had joined the underworld. Sigh. “This time, I won’t leave you alone.” When I pretended to be asleep, my brother leaned close to my ear and said the same thing in that sinister voice of his. “That damn ■■ tricked you into bringing me back to life. Now that I’m reborn, I won’t let it get away with it.” Although my brother looked like a ghost, he was still my brother, so I chose to accept him. Still... What really bothered me was that he never seemed happy with the friends around me, either. Especially my senior. He clearly didn’t like them, but he still pretended to. Then, once I was gone, he’d terrorize them with all sorts of schemes. “Waaah, Zhaozhao.” My childhood friend from kindergarten clung to me and cried. “Your brother was so scary just now.” “Waaah.” My senior joined in. “Zhaozhao, your brother is so petty.” Stop fake-crying. My brother’s glaring at you from behind me. -- (Third-person blurb) Pu Zhao knew he had a grave responsibility. He had no family left by his side and nothing to care about. So... “Wrong,” his senior told him. “You have to protect yourself first.” “I don’t understand,” his childhood friend asked. “Have you ever thought about what we want?” But even so, this time, ■■ was the same... Uh, no. His brother was back. And the others, too [This time, ■■ will not allow ■■ to lose ■■] “...” It seemed things really were different. This time, even the smallest details were different. “I really hate him,” his returned brother said for the umpteenth time. “Get a divorce already.” Yeah. My brother really hates my husband. Wait, could it be that he didn’t like him before, either -- 1. The blurb is in first person, while the story is in third person. 2. The brother and Zhaozhao have a purely familial relationship, purely familial! Also, since the story begins when they’re young, there will be no romance before adulthood. The love interest is set from the start, but won’t be revealed yet for the sake of the plot. 3. Blurb posted around 9:40 a.m. on August 11; screenshot saved. 4. Cover licensed for commercial use from Bika. Thanks to artist Qiukui Nangua Bing. Theme: Treasure life.