Oh, He's My Cousin

[Next novel: Yishan, a story about a middle-aged man and a young woman]

When Jia Xiaonuan was five, she held three green plums in her hand. A touch of green entered her life, and a seed was planted in her heart.

At eighteen, a single glance made that seed take root and sprout, as if touched by dew.

But even if she had improper feelings for him back then, she could only suppress them as best she could and love him in secret.

At twenty-four, she developed a few delusions and grew a little bolder, thinking perhaps she could give it a try.

That night, the little one asked him why Daddy couldn't be with Mommy Xiaonuan.

Holding her breath nervously outside the door, she heard him say, "Your Mommy Xiaonuan is like my little sister. How could a big brother and little sister be together?"

Three days later, Jia Xiaonuan packed her bags and left the city.

At twenty-eight, someone asked who he was. She smiled faintly and said, "Oh, he's my cousin."

At twenty-nine, she came back, ready for a fresh start. When he looked at her again, his thoughts had turned wicked, his heart full of improper intentions.

That night, a young man asked who he was. She raised an eyebrow at the man beside her, smiled faintly, and replied, "Oh, he's my cousin."

That night, he pinned her in a corner. In the dim, scattered light, he gazed at her tenderly. She smiled. "Cousin, this isn't right, is it?"

A story of secret love that leads to marriage. The hero and heroine are not related by blood.

Theme: You have to love yourself before anyone else can love you