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2025-08-06 23:40:31One last glance in the shared living room, then retreat—each to their separate rooms.
Ten minutes later, someone knocked on his door.
"Happy birthday, Asher." She stood at the doorway, gift in hand, shy and slightly nervous. "I meant to give this to you this afternoon, but... anyway, I hope you like it. Happy birthday again."
He didn’t know how to describe what he felt. The entire day—from her refusing to speak to him in the car, to deliberately fighting him for the room in the afternoon, to dinner when she’d made a point to warn him she didn’t care how much he disliked her—had been a whirlwind.
Yet all along, her suitcase had held a birthday gift she’d picked out for him. She’d been planning to wish him happy birthday this whole time.
Even Simone, distracted by their trip, had overlooked his birthday today.
How damn ridiculous.
In that moment, he wanted to kiss her—hard.
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The Rising Temperature between Me and My “Step-brother” Chapter 54: 85°F
The music festival they were attending was the TAL Summer Festival, held annually from Thursday to Sunday during the last week of August—four days in total—though the location changed each year. Wendy was quite lucky; this time, it happened to be in State D.At 11 a.m., Wendy and Asher set off from home, planning to grab lunch en route. They expected to arrive at Wendy’s booked hotel by around 3 p.m.The festival also began at 3 p.m., running until 11 p.m. Wendy had scanned the lineup. Aside from the opening act featuring a moderately famous guest, the subsequent performers—whether celebrities or social media influencers—were names she’d never even heard of. So she took her time, intending to check in with Asher, drop their luggage, and then head to the venue.As for the hotel...Wendy turned to study Asher’s profile as he drove.“Asher, I only booked one room for tonight.”When he glance
The Rising Temperature between Me and My “Step-brother” Chapter 53: 84°F
At the center of attention, Asher walked over to a table full of girls, phone in hand, seemingly to ask someone for their number.Forget it. Wendy huffed and tossed her phone aside. Asher Voss, Mr. Popular, probably wouldn’t appreciate being bothered right now.Back at the bar, Asher returned to his seat after completing his dare and tossed his phone to an eager Ethan."Got it."The group erupted into another round of teasing cheers."Did you mention it was me before adding her?" Ethan asked nervously, taking the phone. He was afraid Asher hadn’t said anything, and the girl would be disappointed when she saw his profile picture. But since he’d already agreed to the dare, he was stuck either way.The others chimed in: "Dumbass, if you’d told her, she wouldn’t have given it!""Wow, imagine how your crush would feel—seeing Asher walk up, getting excited for two seconds, only to hear it’s actually
The Rising Temperature between Me and My “Step-brother” Chapter 52: 83°F
On Wednesday afternoon, Asher's car appeared once again in front of the Yang family's house.Vivian Yang answered the door again, leaning against the doorframe as she stared fixedly at Asher outside, greeting him bashfully."Hey, Wendy will be out soon. Do you want to come in? It's sweltering outside~""No, thanks," Asher declined outright."Asher, could you sign these for me?"The night before, she'd grilled Wendy about Asher and even raided David's room for Lightning team posters and two fan banners, determined to get his autograph.Jiang Peng was tending to her plants in the backyard—rows of vegetables and fruit trees that yielded bountiful harvests. She always gave Sam portions to take home.Simone, being American, might not always crave Chinese food, but Jiang Peng knew she'd appreciate organic produce. Over time, though Simone had never visited, she'd decided Sam's friend Yang was the most considerate of his circle.
The Rising Temperature between Me and My “Step-brother” Chapter 51: 82°F
After dinner at the Yangs', Sam went home while Wendy stayed behind.Jiang Peng added a temporary single bed to Vivian Yang's room so that when Vivian left for work the next morning, she wouldn’t disturb Wendy."Wendy, come try it out and see if it's comfortable," Jiang Peng called to the slightly reserved Wendy. "Don’t worry, if there’s anything, just tell Auntie Jiang. Don’t be afraid to speak up."Wendy reached out and touched the mattress, smiling back at Jiang Peng. "The bed is very comfortable. Thank you, Auntie Jiang. I appreciate it."After Jiang Peng left, Wendy began organizing her overnight bag—it wasn’t much, just a toiletry pouch with her essentials and moisturizer, a change of clothes, and pajamas.As she tidied up, she chatted with Vivian Yang. "Vivian, I need to keep my small night light on. Will that bother you?""No problem. Once I’m asleep, you could shine a spotlight on me and I w
The Rising Temperature between Me and My “Step-brother” Chapter 50: 81°F
Sunlight streamed through the glass window, illuminating the square table in the lounge where a freshly dry-cleaned mascot costume lay, accompanied by two to-go coffee cups—Wendy’s small gesture of thanks for Hayden’s recent help.But the moment she saw Hayden, before she could hand over the clothes or coffee, he abruptly excused himself, claiming urgent work demanded his immediate attention.Wendy waited quietly, checking her phone, praying Hayden would return soon.This was Lightning Base. Every second here increased the risk of running into Asher. She wanted to finish this quickly—to avoid him entirely.With a creak, the heavy lounge door opened. Relief washed over Wendy like a weight lifting off her shoulders. She turned with a smile, ready to greet Hayden—Instead, she faced unruly golden hair, a devilishly handsome face, and a tall, powerfully built frame.Features that could captivate any woman at first g
The Rising Temperature between Me and My “Step-brother” Chapter 49: 80°F
Wendy had planned to return the team's uniform on Monday, but when checking with Hayden, he suggested Tuesday afternoon instead. The entire team was taking group photos today, with players scheduled in shifts over the next two days for individual shots for the new season. His schedule would be more flexible then, and the mascot uniform wasn't currently needed."Understood, Hayden. I'll confirm with you before coming tomorrow."After hanging up, Hayden turned to the man before him. "Asher, was that acceptable?"Early Monday morning, he'd barely arrived at the training base when informed Asher was urgently looking for him. Hayden's stomach dropped—had he made some professional mistake?Turns out it concerned Wendy.And the schedule change wasn't due to his own commitments—Asher's Monday was packed with photo shoots. Tuesday afternoon was his first availability."Appreciate it." Asher clapped Hayden's shoulder before leaving, satisf
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