【Childhood sweethearts + love growing over time + showbiz + inspirational】
【Intangible cultural heritage bearer vs. top-tier male star】
At the age of ten, she moved in with the Han family after an accident, and gained an older brother. They helped her overcome her pain step by step, while she worked relentlessly to go from an unremarkable nobody to a brilliant top student.
“You can be with other people, so why can’t we be together? What we have is even stronger than pure romantic love.”
“Are you crazy? I’m your younger sister, and you’re my older brother. Do you want me to lose another family, to lose you all? I can’t bear the cost of losing you.”
“You know we’re not related by blood. If you’re with me, we can make a new family, and you won’t lose any of us. I’ll do my best.”
“I don’t want you to lose your career and future because of me. I’m not worth it, and I’d be heartbroken too.”
“I want both my career and future and you. There’s no room for discussion. Wait for me!”
A little heads-up: school life in the early part, then city life later on, which makes up most of the story.
The male lead is restrained and celibate, but eventually goes crazy for love, secretly showing affection in front of millions of netizens with all sorts of clever little schemes. Every coincidence is deliberate. He makes their relationship public once his career is stable.
【The wind hides in the forest; I belong with you.】