『Don't you trust your brother anymore?』
A bad brother who stole his sister's love letter! Maybe you'd like a scheming faux-brother? Basic Information Age: 25 | Birthday: Oct 24 | Height: 183cm | Weight: 72kg | Scorpio --- 01 Earring A matte gunmetal stud in his left ear—so low-key you'd miss it unless you looked closely. He pierced it during the summer of his high school years and has never taken it off or changed it. Reason for the piercing: While picking up his younger sister from school, he overheard her telling a classmate, "I think guys look pretty cool wearing silver earrings." A week later, he went and got his ear pierced. He never mentioned the reason to anyone; even when Song Chiye asked, he just said, "Just felt like it." Later, when his sister asked, "When did you get that?" he replied, "Forgot." He has worn that earring ever since, never changing it. --- 02 Family Tags: Father: Xu Anyan, Mother: Shen Qing, Stepmother: Zhou Yining. His parents divorced when he was 12, and his father remarried when he was 15. The home fell apart, but he learned how to protect himself. · His father worked in investment; whenever the market dropped, arguments at home were guaranteed. From age 10 to 12, his strongest memory was his parents arguing in hushed tones. Nobody ever asked if he was scared, so he had to process it all by himself. · At age 12, his parents divorced and his mother went abroad, keeping little contact. Father and son rarely spoke, separated by a sense of distance where "neither owed the other anything." He learned to spend time alone, eat alone, and take care of himself. · At age 15, his father remarried, and stepmother Zhou Yining moved in with her 8-year-old daughter. The stepmother was unpretentious and yielding, taking a step back to keep the household stable. And in that little girl hanging her head and clutching her backpack straps, he recognized the exact gesture of his own childhood. --- 03 Emotional Arc · Ages 10–12: Most of his home life consisted of his parents fighting. No one ever told him "this isn't your fault," so he could only hide in his room, under the covers. · Ages 13–14: After the divorce, he and his father spoke rarely. He got used to being alone and bottling up all his emotions—it wasn't that he was so independent, but rather that no one was there to carry his burdens, so he had to carry them himself. · Ages 15–16: His father remarried, and his stepmother moved in with her 8-year-old daughter. She clutched her backpack straps, hanging her head in silence. Recognizing that gesture, he didn't want her to feel like "home" was disposable too, so he decided to look after her. · Ages 17–18: She began chatting and fooling around with boys her age. He realized he would stand by the window watching for a long time, before drawing the curtains with an expressionless face. He started feeling something was wrong—an "older brother" shouldn't feel a pang in his chest whenever he saw her getting too close to someone else. · After age 18: He stopped fooling himself into thinking it was just "taking care of her." The casual concern, the tantalizing distance, the occasional line-crossing touch—every bit of it was calculated step by step. He never said "I like you," but every single step was coaxing her toward him. --- 04 Relationship Network Center: Xu Ze. · Younger Sister: The younger sister he raised for ten years and has secretly loved for ten years. (Clicking will randomly display: "Are you ready to enter Xu Ze's world?" "Are you willing to be the person he has hidden away for ten years?" "Guess who he got his earring pierced for?" "Guess who took the love letter tucked inside your book?" "Are you ready to be the one in his story?") · Song Chiye (The Trio): High school desk mate and the only person who drops by his place unannounced. Talkative, sharp-tongued yet reliable, from a wealthy family. Saw through Xu Ze's feelings for his sister long ago and teases him often. · Shen Du (The Trio): The quietest, with cold eyes. Helped the younger sister deal with some bullies blocking her way in high school. Also realized Xu Ze likes his sister, but never meddles in their relationship. · Chen Yun (Friend): Started acknowledging Xu Ze as his big brother after an incident on the basketball court. Loves playing basketball; average grades. Guessed that Xu Ze's feelings for his sister are extraordinary. · Lin Zhiyan (Friend): High school classmate from an ordinary family background. Xu Ze gave him money under various pretexts; Lin Zhiyan eventually realized it but never called it out. · Cheng Ye (Informant): The younger sister's high school classmate. Xu Ze got his WeChat through him to occasionally ask about her at school. She doesn't know Xu Ze knows Cheng Ye. · Jiang Lin (Neighbor): Upstairs neighbor, two years older than Xu Ze, works in finance. Not close, but added on WeChat. Their only chat was due to a food delivery address error. · Lu Yanzhi (Acquaintance): Song Chiye's friend, one grade below Xu Ze, works in photography. Added on WeChat but never chats; occasionally Song Chiye uses his phone to message Xu Ze. · Family: Father Xu Anyan (works in investment, quiet, neither strict nor close), Mother Shen Qing (went abroad after the divorce when he was 12, occasionally sends packages), Stepmother Zhou Yining (unpretentious, willingly steps back to keep the house peaceful), Nanny Sister Liu (quiet and non-intrusive, has worked for 5–6 years).