Trapped on an Island Called Her

(Childhood sweethearts, reunited after a long separation, a slow-burn romance from the heroine's perspective, unrequited love finally returned from the hero's perspective, gentle and steady, both leads have only ever loved each other)

The sunny, spirited little troublemaker vs. the reserved, devoted, possessive older brother

Xu Gubei was taken in by Yu Zhinan.

She wanted an older brother, so he gained a little sister.

They watched the sunrise together at five in the morning, rode their bikes through the streets and alleys of Mingchuan beneath the sunset, and saved their pocket money to buy a manga Yu Zhinan had wanted for ages...

To Yu Zhinan, Xu Gubei was a good brother, a fun companion, and a tail she could always see whenever she looked back.

She used to ask him, “Why are you so good to me?”

At first, Xu Gubei replied, “Because we're friends.”

Later, he said, “Because we're family.”

Later still, on a night when the sea breeze was cool, he gazed into her eyes and said with solemn sincerity, “I'll tell you someday.”

Because he said so, Yu Zhinan believed him. She believed they would always be together.

But then she lost her tail after all, and Xu Gubei broke his promise...

Ten years after they parted, Yu Zhinan had long since made peace with Xu Gubei's departure. When they met again, she regarded him only as a friend with regrets.

But it wasn't until Xu Gubei got drunk and held her tight that she learned he had loved her all these years.

“Zhinan, give me one more chance. This time, let's stay together forever.”

Yu Zhinan didn't reply.

But from that day on, she had her tail again. She even started running into him whenever she went downstairs to take out the trash.

Yu Zhinan finally lost patience. “Xu Gubei, could you stop following me?”

Xu Gubei's eyes reddened as he cautiously took her hand. “I can, but you have to take me home.”