Why Is It So Hard to Get a Good Big Brother?

18-year-old high school senior stepsister (fragile genius) vs. 25-year-old powerful heir to a wealthy family (cold, arrogant adult man) / No blood relation, not on the same household register, and no legal parent-child relationship

Both are each other's first love, and both are sexually inexperienced

At eighteen, Wen Nian enters the He family when her mother marries into wealth while pregnant.

Her mother seems to know that Mr. He would let his mistress become his wife only because of the child she is carrying. Mr. He had always been a womanizer, and after his first wife died, he only grew worse. Yet he had never had another child. Now, in his old age, he was finally going to have one.

After entering the He family, Wen Nian's mother insists she must win over Mr. He, and especially his son, He Cen, who now holds the power.

But this strict demand only makes life harder for Wen Nian.

From the very first time she meets He Cen, her nominal stepbrother refuses to show her any kindness.

At family dinners, he looks at her and her mother with cold disdain. When he looks at Wen Nian, his disgust is unmistakable.

He Cen never hides how unwelcome he finds her and her mother.

Because of his attitude, Wen Nian has to tread on eggshells in the He household.

Her pregnant mother at least enjoys the protection of Mr. He, who extends his affection for her to the child she carries. She often travels and has fun with him, conveniently avoiding He Cen's icy hostility. Wen Nian, meanwhile, is left alone in the same villa as He Cen, carefully avoiding this cold-faced man who despises her, always afraid of angering him.

Whenever her mother messages her to find a way to win He Cen over, Wen Nian feels so miserable she wants to cry.

She has tried everything to get even a little kindness from her stepbrother.

But the desserts she carefully prepares to suit his tastes are simply thrown away.

The birthday present she saves up to buy him is dismissed as worthless.

Even when she tries to say a few words to him, all she gets is a cold, contemptuous look telling her to stop.

Sometimes, Wen Nian can't understand why He Cen hates her so much.

Later, she understands: she and He Cen simply belong to different worlds.

He doesn't treat his childhood friend, Miss Song, that way. That handsome face, usually so cold and distant, can even break into a warm smile for her.

Then an accident leads Wen Nian to end up in He Cen's bed.

When she wakes, she is met with his misunderstanding and cruel words.

He says this proves she has been plotting all along, just like her mother, only trying to climb into a rich man's bed.

At that moment, Wen Nian is chilled to the bone. She finally understands that trying to please He Cen and make life easier for herself is like feeding meat buns to a dog: a complete waste of effort.

In He Cen's eyes, she is lowly to the core, a contemptible thing not worth a second glance.

And at last, Wen Nian is able to let go. She and the He family aren't even on the same household register, so how could she ever truly become a little sister He Cen would care for and love?

The dream she had held since childhood, of having a big brother to protect her after nearly being abandoned by her mother, is finally shattered.

All the joy she felt when she learned she would have a brother turns out to be nothing but a joke.

Theme: Never lose sight of who you are as you grow.