Adolescence

Nine-year age gap + older woman/younger man romance + faux coercion

[Carefree, emotionally oblivious shopkeeper x Pretends to be sweet, but is really a dark and manipulative younger man]

Yi Zhe saw You Yi again when she was delivering supplies to the crew filming in town.

The adopted younger brother who used to obediently call her "big sister" had grown into a mature, distinguished man. His expensive suit encased his tall, slender frame, and his expression was so cool and indifferent that it seemed he had never known her.

The news said he was there to visit his girlfriend on set.

They didn't exchange a single word.

The second time Yi Zhe saw You Yi, he came to her shop to buy sanitary pads for his girlfriend.

Yi Zhe refused to take his money and teased him about pretending not to know her. "What, did you hurt your head over the years? Lose your memory and forget your big sister?"

"I wish I had amnesia." You Yi coldly tossed out the words, along with a bright red hundred-yuan note, as if he were afraid of having anything to do with her.

Yi Zhe knew he still held a grudge over the way she had sent him away all those years ago. Perhaps he hated her.

She thought their bond as siblings had long since broken, and that once he left town, they might never see each other again.

On the day You Yi left, Yi Zhe was tricked by a neighbor into going on a blind date.

That night, the person who was supposed to have left suddenly appeared outside her door.

Yi Zhe stared at him in confusion and asked in surprise, "Why are you back?"

The moonlight was silver-white and cold. The man was swallowed by shadow, only his vague outline visible. His expression was impossible to read, dark and mysterious.

"Aren't you going to let me meet your future brother-in-law?" You Yi said in a low voice, giving away no emotion. "Big sister."

Everything that happened afterward took Yi Zhe by surprise. It was as if he had suddenly been possessed by someone else, or as if he'd suddenly come to his senses.

It was as if they had returned to the days when they depended on each other. He affectionately called her big sister and said they were each other's most important family, and should always stay together.

Yi Zhe had no idea what he was up to. She raised an eyebrow and smiled. "All right."

She took the tea You Yi handed her and drank it all under his gaze. The next moment, she lost consciousness.

Tips:

The male lead has no girlfriend, and is pure in both body and mind.

Faux coercion! Faux coercion! Faux coercion! (That's important, so pay attention!)

Moral: Keep striving to live