The Pomegranate Blossoms for the First Time

Xi Jing, heir to the Duke of Guo’s household, was cold and aloof, as forbidding as frost. When he first met Qin Miaoci, the little girl had just turned six. She huddled in a maidservant’s arms, timid and withdrawn, refusing to look up no matter who tried to coax her. Only when Xi Jing approached did she raise her eyes curiously. His father told him that from then on, she would be his sworn younger sister. As her sworn elder brother, it was his duty to raise her well. From then on, Xi Jing took care of every aspect of Miaoci’s life, from what she ate and wore to where she lived and went. He kept her by his side and looked after her at every turn. He wanted to lay the best the world had to offer at Miaoci’s feet. * At first, Miaoci admired and relied on him, but a fleeting admiration could not sustain affection forever. By a strange twist of fate, Xi Jing began to share sensations with the puppet doll Miaoci often held in her arms. Through this accident, he learned that Miaoci was beginning to lose interest in him. And he, in turn, had developed feelings for the sworn younger sister he had raised himself. He thought they were still as close as ever. But everything changed the day he caught a glimpse of Miaoci being intimate with someone else. * After accepting the puppet doll Xi Jing gave her, Miaoci gradually noticed that the way he looked at her was becoming increasingly unsettling. She deliberately distanced herself from Xi Jing. But when she was embracing her beloved, she never expected to see Xi Jing watching from the shadows. Xi Jing’s eyes darkened. He beckoned to her, frozen stiff. “Good girl. Come here to your sworn elder brother.” But Miaoci did something uncharacteristically bold. Not only did she refuse, she kissed her beloved on the cheek. “Sworn elder brother, stop interfering in my life.” * The timid girl who used to burst into tears at the slightest gust of wind had, for the first time, taken a stand against him to protect the man she loved. But the kindhearted girl was not at fault. The bastard who had stolen her heart was. To keep her from getting hurt, he had to forcefully intervene in this absurd romance. Xi Jing thought he had his work cut out for him again. Before, he had taught Miaoci to cherish others. Now he had to teach her to love him. And him alone. - At first, he only wanted them to be siblings. Later, the last thing he wanted was to be only her brother. He asked for little: when he looked at her with eyes that were less than innocent, he wanted her to look at him the same way. 1. SC | HE | 1v1 Faux siblings / eight-year age gap / size difference / a touch of coercive romance Perceptive and clearheaded beauty × a fake gentleman and real scoundrel, the heir His well-behaved sworn younger sister enters her rebellious phase, and her fatherly elder brother drops his disguise, going mad step by step and becoming a resentful husband. 2. The heroine reunites with her birth family at the start and breaks off her sibling relationship with the hero in the eyes of society. The romantic elements in the blurb all take place after their relationship is dissolved. 3. Due to the effects of Miaojiang gu magic, the puppet doll becomes a sensation-sharing doll. The hero initially shares sensations with the doll, and the connection gradually grows stronger until he shares sensations completely with the heroine. Theme: Those who love others are loved in return.