You Love Him So Much

[Sensitive, well-behaved girl x aloof, noble young master; mutual pining; faux uncle and niece]

The second year Ning Yuan fell in love with Wen Boyan, he became her uncle in name. She should have given up, but she just couldn't bring herself to. She loved him for seven years.

When Ning Yuan heard Wen Boyan joke in front of others, "Call me Uncle. She's my niece," her heart shattered.

She knew there could be no future for them.

Later, when Ning Yuan took a step back and called him "Uncle" with a cold, indifferent smile, Wen Boyan's eyes reddened.

He held her tightly in his arms and murmured through choked sobs, "Xiao Yuan, don't be like this."

They had known each other since they were young, and their six-year age gap was one Ning Yuan could never bridge. But she loved him so much. How could she bear to make him unhappy?

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Wen Boyan had always scoffed at love. He hated people who clung to others in the name of love. But even gods couldn't control the heart, or love.

Wen Boyan told himself that Ning Yuan was just a little girl. How could he possibly...

But her every smile and frown, every flash of anger and delight, became the source of his happiness and sorrow for years to come.

She became his one and only principle, his one and only line in the sand. Even someone as levelheaded as him eventually fell from grace and became a lovesick fool.

Bonus scene:

One day, Ning Yuan returned late from a group project and was dropped off downstairs by a male classmate. Wen Boyan happened to be there.

Surprised, she asked, "Uncle, what are you doing here so late?"

Wen Boyan silently glared at the male classmate, his eyes dark.

Ning Yuan was momentarily confused. Didn't he have a meeting today?

The male classmate blushed and hurriedly said goodbye before leaving.

From the corner of her eye, she saw Wen Boyan raise a hand and brush her cheek, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. She felt something was off.

He didn't see how, in the dim stairwell, someone pinned Ning Yuan against the wall and kissed her until she lost herself.

Ning Yuan murmured, "What's... happening?"

Wen Boyan buried his face in the crook of her neck, his voice hoarse. "You're mine."

Reader's guide: 1. One-on-one romance, all pairings. Mutual pining, with a six-year age gap.

2. A crush is a one-person war. Please forgive them for being melodramatic now and then.

3. Faux uncle and niece, with no real family connection whatsoever.

4. Screenshot saved on January 26, 2024. I'll keep updating this.

Theme: Love is uncontrollable, and love is beautiful.