Blurb:
It wasn't until Jiang Zhi stepped into the Wen family home and met Wen Xiangzhu that she understood one thing.
Some people are simply out of reach for their entire lives. Never indulge in wishful thinking.
When she was twenty, winter in Jingzhou was bitterly cold. Half of Jiang Zhi's face was hidden by her scarf, and she hadn't even finished shaking the snow from her clothes when she heard someone from the Wen family say, "Xiangzhu, we need to get started on your engagement to the Cheng family soon."
Wen Xiangzhu responded casually, like the snowflakes swirling outside, melting as soon as they touched her. Beautiful to look at, but untouchable.
That night, Jiang Zhi made a decision in secret.
In the sixth year after leaving Wen Xiangzhu, she thought she would live out the rest of her life in peace, like anyone else.
But at a business banquet, she ran into the proud heiress of the Wen family once again.
The host was about to introduce them, but Wen Xiangzhu cut in. "Zhi Zhi, do people who share a bed need an introduction from someone else?"
Her tone held a teasing, inscrutable mockery.
With all eyes on her, Jiang Zhi felt awkward. "Miss Wen, you're quite the joker."
When they were alone, Wen Xiangzhu cornered her against a wall in her high heels. Her seductive voice rang with a scoff by Jiang Zhi's ear. "Miss Wen? You didn't call me that when you were tangled up in my arms."
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When the Wen family found Jiang Zhi at the orphanage, she was overjoyed. For the first time in her life, she was showered with love.
But on her eighteenth birthday, she learned the cruel truth: all that happiness had been stolen from someone else.
Overnight, she became a source of amusement for the wealthy elite.
It was also on that day that her relationship with Wen Xiangzhu began to change, little by little.
Wen Xiangzhu told her, "If you can't be my little sister, then be my lover."
Wen Xiangzhu also said, "Zhi Zhi, be with me. Then we'll be family."
Jiang Zhi believed her and spent two years with her without complaint.
When they met again, Wen Xiangzhu pursued her relentlessly. Panicked but firm, Jiang Zhi told her, "I'm married. Please behave yourself, President Wen."
A cold, dangerous gleam flashed in Wen Xiangzhu's eyes. "You can get divorced. Or you can die."
Jiang Zhi corrected her. "You're my older sister. We're sisters."
Wen Xiangzhu replied, "I'll say it again: an adopted daughter has no blood relation to me."
Reading guide:
1. Older woman, eight-year age gap / both virgins, one-on-one romance
2. Romance starts only after adulthood
3. Fluffy, light novel with no logic
4. Faux incest
Blurb written: 2025.10.7
Theme: If you want something, go after it.
