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Taming

Rating 3.0
Word count
149K words
Chapters
59

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Summary

Gu Chunhui has a secret.

At night her brother opens her door and kisses her. Yet by day he looks coldly at the red marks on her neck and says, "Gu Chunhui, must I remind you? You're only seventeen."

Cold and distant is him; intimate and entwined is him. And in the end, he is the one tamed. Two souls kneel at her feet, both telling her they love her.

Editor's review

This book packs a high-intensity relationship into a minimal span: sibling bonds, nighttime intimacy, daytime coldness, the age boundary, and the theme of taming, layered one upon another. The author uses short sentences and the contrast between day and night to create pressure, writing intimacy and distance as two sides of the same person, and lands on the reversal of two souls kneeling and speaking of love. The text offers no moral cushion and no explanation of causes, reading more like a slice cut from undercurrents. It should be read as a fictional narrative, observing its tension and rhetoric, not as a guide to real relationships. Suitable for readers who can accept dark emotional setups and enjoy the impact of short fiction; not suitable for those sensitive to taboo relationships or in need of clear moral judgment.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Adult fiction readers who can accept dark taboo subjects
  • Readers who enjoy high-intensity emotional tension in short fiction
  • Those interested in day-night contrast and psychologically oppressive narrative

Not a good fit for

  • Readers uncomfortable with sibling intimacy setups
  • Readers who need a clear moral stance or healing-oriented content
  • Underage readers and those who prefer light campus romance

Reading tips

  1. First read once to feel the day-night structural contrast, then look back and sort out the character-relationship reversals.
  2. While reading, distinguish fictional tension from real-world ethics; do not treat the setup as a relationship model.
  3. It is short; consider reading it in one sitting, then writing two or three sentences of your own judgment.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 1.夜晚
  3. 2.白天
  4. 3.隐蔽
  5. 4.宝宝
  6. 5.改造
  7. 6.察觉
  8. 7.拌嘴
  9. 8.渐近
  10. 9.萤火
  11. 10.问题
  12. 11.血缘
  13. 12.道歉
  14. 13.认人
  15. 14.触碰
  16. 15.暗面
  17. 16.发现
  18. 17.回城
  19. 18.询问
  20. 19.哄哄
  21. 20.一隅
  22. 21.叹息
  23. 22.坦白
  24. 23.撑腰
  25. 24.出逃
  26. 25.属于
  27. 26.啊咧
  28. 27.面对
  29. 28.抱歉
  30. 29.哥哥
  31. 30.袒露
  32. 31.烟蒂
  33. 32.疑问
  34. 33.问答
  35. 34.赝品
  36. 35.诱哄
  37. 36.惶惶
  38. 37.回溯
  39. 38.藏匿(1)
  40. 39.藏匿(2)
  41. 40.白昼
  42. 41.窥探
  43. 42.潜伏
  44. 43.夜色
  45. 44.秘密
  46. 45.教训
  47. 46.无畏
  48. 47.火线
  49. 48.引火(1)
  50. 49.引火(2)
  51. 50.引火(3)
  52. 51.引火(4)
  53. 52.引火(5)
  54. 53.火热
  55. 54.放开
  56. 55.隐衷
  57. 56.勋章
  58. 57.沉船
  59. 58.终点

FAQ

Is this book realistic or fictional?
It is a fictional narrative, using short sentences and day-night contrast to create emotional tension. It offers no real-world relationship guidance; readers should treat it as a literary text.
Why does the brother seem like two different people by day and by night?
The material presents a setup in which cold distance and intimate entwining coexist; the author uses the day-night contrast to heighten the sense of rupture within one person. The specific reasons need to be felt in the text.
Who is tamed in the ending?
The summary indicates that the one ultimately tamed is the brother, with two souls kneeling and speaking of love, forming a reversal of relational power. For the specific landing point, it is best to read the original and feel it.

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About the author

白日飞鸦 Author

Bai Ri Fei Ya is an author who has attracted attention in the field of Chinese youth literature. Public information about the author is relatively limited; two works can currently be confirmed, with Island Slumber and Taming as representative titles. Judging from these two works, the writing centers on youth literature, unfolding narratives around the emotional relationships and psychological changes of adolescent characters, and showing clear characteristics of contemporary youth literature in its choice of subject matter. Although the number of works is small, they have gathered a certain readership through serialization and publication, and the related titles have generated some discussion among readers of youth literature. Because the author has not disclosed personal information such as nationality, dates of birth and death, or an English name, little is known about the author's life, and existing introductions can only be summarized on the basis of the works themselves. Overall, Bai Ri Fei Ya's writing takes youthful emotional narrative as its core, with language and atmosphere close to the reading habits of young readers, making the author a noteworthy voice in recent youth literature writing.

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