On her eighteenth birthday, Liang Anluo quietly slipped into He Zhe's room.
He was on the phone, arranging a time to meet the woman his father had set him up with.
Liang Anluo asked softly, "Brother, do you really have to go?"
He didn't answer directly. He only said, "Be good and go back to bed."
Liang Anluo slept terribly that night. As she tossed and turned, her girlish feelings slipped out.
Later, she listed Nancheng, where He Zhe lived, as her first choice for college.
Whenever she went out to eat with He Zhe's girlfriend, she obediently called her "sister-in-law," while in her heart she was like a fox stalking its prey, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Until one night, as he walked her back to her dorm, he said, "I'm going to get married."
Liang Anluo finally gave up. Fighting back her tears, she said, "I hope you two will be together forever."
Perhaps as a form of revenge, Liang Anluo finally started accepting the advances of boys at school, though she never dated any of them for more than a month.
He Zhe confronted her in person. "I've heard the rumors about you lately. For your own good, you should know when to stop."
It was the first time he had ever spoken to her in such a harsh tone.
Liang Anluo took out her phone and opened her photo album, showing him her ex-boyfriends one by one. "Look, Brother, his eyes are like yours. His lip peak is like yours. And this one, the bridge of his nose is exactly like yours..."
He Zhe pushed her phone away and left without saying a word.
One rainy night, He Zhe pulled away the guy who had his arms around Liang Anluo's neck.
The call she had made to him was still connected on his phone.
He Zhe's shirt buttons were roughly pulled open. She rose onto her toes and kissed him first. "Tell me you love me, and I'll never do these things again."
So it was true: jealousy could set a soul on fire.
Her heart was scorched, burned to a crisp, and reduced to ashes.
# Both leads are faithful to each other, with a bittersweet tone. The leads are stepsiblings from blended families.
# The male lead's girlfriend has her own story, but he only ever loves the female lead.
# Don't be put off by the angsty blurb. This is definitely a happy ending, a happy ending, a happy ending!
# The story spans quite a long time, and both characters will grow.
Theme: Have the courage to pursue love
