There was a boy from the old hometown of Deng Yiyi's maternal grandmother.
He seemed at once unreal and real.
Her mother used to talk about him all the time, saying how terribly unlucky he was.
His father died young, and his mother ran away.
No one even knew where his grandfather was from.
Now the poor boy lived in a remote mountain village, barely getting by with a little help from his great-uncle. It seemed he would never get ahead.
The first time she saw this boy from the mountains was at her older male cousin's wedding at her eldest uncle's house.
The boy was quiet, but undeniably handsome.
Strong brows, a lovely face, and clear eyes.
She couldn't help sneaking glances at him.
But she'd heard his grades were terrible, especially in certain subjects.
The second time she saw him was six months later.
The boy came to her home on his own and asked for help transferring to a high school in the city.
Her father gave her an important task, asking her to take him to complete the enrollment process as his older sister.
Huh? What kind of older sister was she?
The third time she saw him, the fourth time she saw him...
It was at a construction site, in the library, at a cafe, in a university classroom, in a hotel suite...
And later, it became...
In her rented apartment.
The boy was dressed so lightly that her face turned red.
All she could do was keep telling herself:
He's here for tutoring. He's here for tutoring.
Talent shouldn't go to waste. Talent shouldn't go to waste!
Namo Amitabha!
Later still, he went to the best university in the country, then went abroad for further study at an Ivy League school.
Before every departure, the boy would look at her with dewy, pitiful eyes and plead:
"Sis, wait for me to come back. Don't abandon me. I have no one but you."
Her heart overflowed with love, and she was so moved she could hardly think straight.
"All right! Your big sister wants you."
1. Older woman, younger man, with a five-year age gap.
2. One-on-one romance, both are each other's first.
3. Familiar yet youthful English teacher x proud, unruly, devoted genius boy
4. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.
5. No chapters written in advance. Updates at a relaxed pace.
Theme: Build the nation through science and technology
