Willow Grove

Liu Zhao's rules for living are: expect nothing, depend on no one, and never complain.

Even after the Lin family adopts her and gives her a family, she keeps to her boundaries, seeing home as a beautiful but distant sculpture.

Then she gets hurt while handling trouble on her own, and Lin Yiluo, usually calm and taciturn, actually scolds her.

"Until you're strong enough to stand on your own, you can rely on me. We're family."

Only later does Liu Zhao realize that inside the seemingly silent glacier lies a searing warmth she never could have imagined.

Stubborn, solitary-island heroine x aloof, take-charge older brother

Premise: Be bold and move forward in both love and life.