My Sweet Brother-in-Law ⁞⁞ BL Spotlight

My Sweet Brother-in-Law is a BL drama from Vietnam. It features a more traditional BL story, with star-crossed lovers dealing with various obstacles preventing them from being together. It's a short-form series, made up of short episodes across a five-episode season, leading to high drama moving at a very fast pace. Khanh (Nguyễn Hoàng Anh) is an assistant professor at his local university, where he finds himself falling for the flirtations of Báo (Phạm Cường), a student enrolled in one of his classes. Despite Khanh himself being a married man, he gives in to the sexual tension. Things grow more complicated, however, when his sister Huyền (Thanh Tâm) decides to introduce her family to her new fiancé, shocking Khanh when he sees that it is Báo. Fearing Báo's motives, Khanh threatens him, urging him to stay away from his sister. The orphan Báo refuses, even with Khanh offering him a bribe to abandon his bride. Báo is surprised upon meeting Khanh's wife Trà (Bích Phương), but flashbacks reveal that the time Báo & Khanh spent together was more than just a one-night stand, further complicating their feelings.

But when Khanh discovers that his sister is keeping her own homosexual secret, in the form of a female lover, he realizes that the couple's engagement has all been for show, to keep her sexuality a secret from their parents. Khanh reveals to his sister that he knows about her true love, while also trying to embrace his connection to Báo. His sister reveals to Báo that she intends to move away with her girlfriend, ending their engagement. However, the situation takes a turn when Khanh's wife learns of his ongoing affair with Báo. She exposes their secret romance online, putting Khanh's job in jeopardy and shocking everyone, including his parents. Khanh's homophobic father lashes out, leading him to find comfort in Báo. When Khanh's wife makes a public spectacle at the school, confronting Báo, Khanh arrives to learn that Báo has made a discovery of his own. Báo reveals how he spied her own rendezvous with another man. Left even more angry, his wife attempts to stab Khanh only for Báo to intervene and get stabbed instead. The series ends with Báo in a coma and Khanh taking care of him when Báo gets a visitor in the form of his ex, shocking Khanh, as Báo begins to stir.

Country: Vietnam

Number of Episodes: 5

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