The Mountain Wind Blows [Fake Siblings]

At fifteen, Jiang Sui thought her world consisted only of crushing hardship and poverty, with mountain after mountain stretching out before her, and no glimpse of the sky beyond them. Then one day, he arrived in a sleek black car. Dressed in black, tall and striking, with cool, handsome features, he dazzled every child in the village. He came up to her and said: "Suisui, I'm your older brother." "I'll take you home." She was the heiress who had been lost to her wealthy family, while he was the adopted son her parents took in after losing her. For years afterward, he was the only one who stayed by her side, caring for and keeping her company, helping her with her studies, and bearing all her sensitivity and anxiety. When she was eighteen, emboldened by alcohol, Jiang Sui told him she liked him. In the dim light, his hand suddenly took control and clasped her waist. His burning figure enveloped her as he kissed her lips. Outside, relatives and friends laughed and chatted amid the lively clamor. Separated by a single door, their heartbeats drowned out the world. His gaze was dark and deep, yet at last he said, "Suisui, don't wait for me anymore." - At twenty-four, Jiang Sui returned from her studies abroad. News of an alliance between the Qin family's young master of Beijiang and the Zhao family's heiress spread through Beijiang's elite circles. Jiang Sui met him again at a banquet. She gently tapped her glass against his and smiled. "Brother, I wish you a happy marriage." The man's gaze lingered on her for a long time, as if shrouded in heavy mist. For a moment, time seemed to drift away. Not long afterward, news spread through the media that Qin Zhao, heir to the Qin family, was not their biological son. The scandal caused an uproar, and the Qin family publicly announced that Qin Zhao had left the family and severed all ties with them. Overnight, a favored son of heaven fell into the dust. Qin Zhao quickly became an outcast whom everyone in their circles avoided. Jiang Sui went to find him at once, her heart pounding with anxiety. "Brother..." The man stood before her, relaxed, his smile carefree and faint. In a low voice, he said, "Suisui, now I have nothing to do with you." - The year Jiang Sui left, she visited the mountain temple he had once taken her to. It held their purest, most peaceful memories. She wrote her wish on a prayer ribbon and entrusted it to the wind: "May you, Zhaozhao, have all your wishes come true, and may every year bring you peace." When they returned years later, she and he held hands and finally found that ribbon among the countless fluttering prayer ribbons. At last, she saw the true answer he had written on the back: "For Zhaozhao to wish Suisui: May all your wishes come true, may you live in peace, be free, and find joy forever." * "Perhaps the gods won't protect you, and the stars will grow dim; Still, I wish you a bright and blessed life, every single day and year." --The wind blows through the wilds, and knows what I mean; It once heard me say that I love you. [Devoted, older-brother type boyfriend x long-lost heiress] Not-actually-related siblings / four-year age gap / both the older brother and younger sister will rise to success later * Blurb written: 2025.11.07 Blurb posted: 2025.11.10 Keeping a screenshot Theme: Never give up.