Sleepless Nights in the Capital [Second Chances]

Not biologically related | Older woman-younger man, two-year age gap | Reconciliation after a breakup | A reunion years in the making | Pretend relationship turns real | The powerful one gives in

Heiress to a wealthy capital-city family x engineering graduate student

The first time Xia Huai met him, he was a frail, withdrawn five-year-old boy with a deeply solitary nature. Eight-year-old Xia Huai thought he was her little brother.

In a family where her parents fought all the time, she protected him for half of his childhood.

Then Xia Huai discovered that he had his own birth parents and a loving, wealthy family.

For her little brother's future happiness, she pushed him away with her own hands and sent him back to his parents.

From that moment on, their lives took completely different paths.

She thought they would never see each other again...

For years, she fled her family and the small town full of painful memories, studying day and night until she earned a master's degree at Beijing Institute of Technology.

She had no idea that Jiang Jinyun, the eldest son of the Jiang family living in the capital, had hated her for twelve years.

And had missed her desperately for twelve years...

Xia Huai: "Xiao Yan, you should call me Big Sis. Actually, never mind. Just call me Teacher Xia."

Jiang Jinyun pinned her against the wall and stroked her hair. There was no trace of familial affection in his eyes, only unconcealed desire. "I won't. Who wants to be your little brother, hmm? Ah Huai, you should call me Jinyun."

Ten years ago

Xia Yan: "I have a big sister. She loves me very much."

Ten years later

Jiang Jinyun: "I have a lover. I love her very much."

Reader's guide:

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. Happy ending.

2. There is some angst and melodrama. A reconciliation story is bound to have misunderstandings.

3. The female lead was originally named Xia Zhaodi. She changed her name back as an adult.

4. The male lead is a little scheming, and the relationship has a morally forbidden feel later on.

5. The chapter titled "Remembering Again" is told in flashback and recounts the leads' memories as siblings.

Theme: Break through every obstacle.