Moon of Delusions

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Xia Li lost both her parents when she was young. Elder Jiang took her in and raised her as his granddaughter.

The eldest son and daughter of the Jiang family treated her wonderfully,

but the person Xia Li loved most was her "little uncle," Jiang Duzhou, who was only a few years older than her.

At school, Jiang Duzhou beat up the bullies who picked on her.

Sitting off to the side with a sweet smile, Xia Li would introduce him: "This is my little uncle."

When she grew up, Jiang Duzhou repeatedly drove away the admirers who pursued her.

Carefully avoiding his sharp gaze, she would quietly introduce him: "This is my... little uncle."

Xia Li knew Jiang Duzhou doted on her and loved her purely out of a sense of responsibility.

She never dared cross the line, nor did she dare dream of reaching for the moon above her.

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Everyone said Xia Li's rebellious phase had come late.

The Jiang family had spoiled her rotten,

and countless promising young men had fallen for her,

yet she was miserable over a cheating scumbag.

When Jiang Duzhou reached the bar,

she was bleary-eyed, gulping down the liquor she usually hated.

But when she saw him, she staggered to her feet and smiled brightly at him. "Little~ un~cle~ I like you best, little uncle!"

A drunk's logic was all over the place.

Jiang Duzhou frowned, but patiently waited for her ridiculous drunken rambling to end.

The young woman giggled and, without a trace of restraint, tugged on his tie, pulling him toward her.

Her soft, burning lips brushed his ear, making his heartbeat skip for a second.

"I'm going to tell you a secret. I liked my ex-boyfriend so much because his eyes looked almost exactly like yours."

In that moment, Jiang Duzhou's years of carefully maintained pretenses crumbled completely.

When the truth came out, Elder Jiang made Jiang Duzhou kneel in the ancestral hall and beat him until the skin on his back split open.

"You shameless, wretched beast! She calls you uncle!"

Jiang Duzhou lowered his eyes, his voice calm. "We aren't related by blood."

Elder Jiang was furious. "How can I face her parents when I'm dead?"

Jiang Duzhou wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled faintly. "Wouldn't this be a perfect chance for you to become even closer to them?"

A refined, scheming CEO X a beautiful, innocent little rose

[Mutual pining] [Five-year age gap]

The leads are not related by blood and are not on the same household registration.

The core premise of this blurb was finalized on November 5, 2023.

Theme: Only love between equals can last forever.