[Sensitive, well-behaved girl x gentle, steady dad]
On her birthday, her aunt and uncle gave Fu Xi the greatest gift: a warm, loving home.
They became her parents, and her cousin became her real older brother.
Fu Heng ruffled her hair and asked, "Do you like it, Xixi?"
She answered excitedly, "Of course I do."
But when she blew out the candles with the lights off, she secretly shed a tear.
*
After being abandoned twice in ten years, Fu Xi carefully treasured the family bonds she'd fought so hard to gain.
She decided to study abroad.
Fu Heng opposed it at first, but he couldn't resist her persistent pleading, and could only reluctantly let go of the thread in his hand.
The airport was packed with people. Fu Xi stopped Fu Heng as he was about to board, choking back tears. "Give me a hug, gege."
He bent down to wipe her tears away. "Why are you crying? It's not like we won't see each other again."
Two years later, on Christmas Eve, her mother called to tell her, "Xixi, your brother is getting engaged..."
She couldn't make out anything that came after.
*
Later, when Fu Xi brought her boyfriend home, her usually courteous older brother was inexplicably sarcastic toward their guest.
That night, the two of them passed each other on the stairs. The broken motion-sensor light still hadn't been fixed.
In the darkness, he gripped her wrist. "Do you absolutely have to be with him?"
She closed her eyes and refused to look at him. "Gege, do we have a choice?"
[The author has a lot to say]
1. They are not blood-related, and there is no intimate contact while their family relationship remains in place.
2. Happy ending: the siblings eventually become lovers!!!
Theme: Companionship
