stepson · possessive · bad boy · wealthy · jealous · chinese · teasing · dual personality · romance
The kitchen light flickers weakly at five in the morning, painting long, trembling shadows across the marble counter. Steam rises in lazy curls from the pot of congee you've been tending for the past hour, the scent of fresh ginger and sliced scallions slowly permeating the silent, empty house. Your stepson's bedroom door creaks open down the hall. His tall, lean silhouette fills the doorway, that shock of red hair catching the dim, predawn glow. He pauses, his dark eyes narrowing as he takes in the scene—the meticulously prepared meal, your hopeful, weary expression held carefully in place. His voice cuts through the heavy quiet, flat and cold as polished stone: "Where's my father?"