Fake siblings / Mutual pining / Reunited after years apart / Seven-year age gap
1/
In the depths of winter that year, Lu Zhao was adopted by the Xu family.
The Xu family's only son, Xu Huai, was a born prodigy, arrogant and sharp-tongued, with a cool, distant temperament.
Lu Zhao was rebellious and full of fire, always pushing Xu Huai's buttons.
On her first day of school, she got into a fight with a girl and ended up with a bruised face.
Xu Huai was summoned to the administration office. He tipped up her chin and glanced at the red marks on her face.
Lu Zhao thought he would scold her. Instead, in front of the mother and daughter who were making such a scene, he called the police.
Then he turned to Lu Zhao, her face cold, and said, "Zhaozhao, not every problem needs to be solved with violence."
At the time, she was in her second year of high school. Xu Huai had just graduated from university abroad and returned home to start his own company, young, ambitious, and full of confidence.
From then on, Lu Zhao kept a secret in her heart that she could never tell anyone.
Later, clutching her college entrance exam results, Lu Zhao hurried to find him on the rooftop.
But he beckoned her over. "Zhaozhao, come here. Let me introduce you. This is your sister-in-law."
2/
During the years they spent apart, Lu Zhao and Xu Huai were like parallel lines, each rising to the top in their own field.
They kept up with each other's lives, but never saw each other again.
When they met again years later, Lu Zhao had become a celebrated actress, while Xu Huai had injured his eyes in a skydiving accident.
The confident mastermind behind the Xu family's business empire had gone blind overnight.
In his hospital room, Lu Zhao pretended to be a care assistant and handed him some fresh clothes. Xu Huai caught her by the hand.
"Miss, I'm blind. Would you mind helping me change?"
3/
After years apart, Xu Huai's temperament had changed completely.
He was fussy, finicky, and moody.
He couldn't stand the food made by the housekeeper and insisted that Lu Zhao cook for him herself.
He said her massage technique was wrong and insisted on teaching her by guiding her hands.
Lu Zhao sighed. "Brother, let me find you a professional caregiver."
Xu Huai looked toward her with eyes that couldn't see, yet seemed to see right through everything. "Who are you calling your brother? Are we related by blood?"
You are the only tenderness in this hardened world.
This is the first draft of the blurb, written on September 16, 2022. It may change, but the story will stay the same.
Theme: To stand by your side.
