So Sweet! The Neighbor Boy Is a Girl

Sweet romance, no angst. Dive right in! I’m Lin Xiaoxiao. I spent eighteen years as the “Lin family boy.” I’ve worn a chest binder so much during sports, I’m practically growing abs! It’s all my unreliable parents’ fault. They listened to some master’s nonsense and thought I wouldn’t grow up properly. Shen Lin, the impossibly handsome guy next door, has been my secret crush for ten years. He’s treated me like a brother for ten years! Now he’s about to get engaged to a beautiful ice queen in a business marriage. I can’t take it anymore. I rush home and rip off my binder. “Time to come clean! I’m a girl!” My whole family celebrates my “return” with drums and gongs. That night, I march up to Shen Lin, plant my hands on my hips, and announce: “Take a good look! I’m a girl! And I’m done being your little brother. I want to be your girlfriend!” I expect him to be shocked and turn me down. Instead, he sweeps me into his arms, his eyes burning with desire. “I’ve been waiting eighteen years to hear that.”