CompletedCompleted | 1V1 SC | Fake Siblings | Forthright and Energetic Sweet Sister x Tsundere, Innocent-looking but Dark-hearted Younger Brother.
No palace intrigue, family feuds, power struggles, or female competition. This is a sweet romance focusing solely on the two protagonists.
After transmigrating into a book, Zhao Fanghua decisively abandoned the original plot. Enduring decades of being virtuous and dignified just to live respectfully but distantly with the original male lead? That's not as practical as clinging tightly to the emperor "brother" Zhao Qinglan's thigh.
She meticulously offered warmth and care daily, sending soup and snacks, striving to portray herself as a thoughtful and kind imperial sister. She just waited for him to be utterly delighted, then wave his hand and grant her thirty male companions, helping her retire early and enjoy a blissful life.
Her plan was perfect, but she never anticipated that the seemingly gentle and harmless emperor never intended to be just her brother from the very beginning.
Until she was cornered by him in the sleeping quarters, the scent of dragon incense completely enveloping her. His fingertips tangled in her hair, his eyes filled with undeniable possessiveness and obsession. "Imperial Sister," he coaxed softly, as gentle as when she first approached him, "You were good to me just for male companions?"
"Then I shall personally be your... first."
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Zhao Qinglan had a secret: he was not of the former emperor's blood. He was the illegitimate son born from a concubine's illicit affair in the harem. Thus, he was forced to become the Empress Dowager's puppet, barely surviving in the deep palace.
By chance, he discovered that his imperial sister, who had always been distant, had somehow changed cores. An imposter full of flaws, yet she dared to use clumsy displays of care to scheme against him. He should have regarded her as a pawn, yet he couldn't help but play along with her act of deep sibling affection.
He tacitly allowed her to get close, indulged her probing, and even drank the suspicious tea and snacks she offered without changing his expression. He was like the most patient hunter, waiting for her to fall step by step into his tender trap.
However, when she displayed such a bright smile to others, the rationality he meticulously maintained instantly collapsed. He only wanted to lock her firmly in his embrace, making her eyes and heart see only him.
Within the embroidered curtains, he caressed her trembling back, his voice hoarse, tinged with a hint of grievance and nine parts obsession. "Imperial Sister, you lied to me."
"You said we were the best in the world... how can those words not count?"
【Reading Guide】
1. 1V1 SC, the two have no blood relation, and their romantic relationship begins after the解除姐弟关系 (dissolution of the sibling relationship). The female lead is one year older than the male lead.
2. This is a fictional world, please refrain from historical research. There are many private settings, all serving the romantic development of the male and female leads.
3. No palace intrigue, family feuds, power struggles, or female competition. This is a sweet romance focusing solely on the two protagonists.