They lived in apartments one above the other. When they were children, his mother often sent him upstairs to stay with her.
She was eight years older than him, and he called her "Sis."
He once stood at the bottom of the stairs, watching her sneak kisses with different men, afraid the uncle in the room just one door away would hear them.
But he had never thought of her as a sister.
He wanted to kiss her.
Years later, he finally stood right here. Inside, the uncle was cooking, the rich aroma of food filling the air, while she was breathless from his kisses, making little sounds as she pinched his waist.
The heroine is a committed non-marrier. For years, she's drifted among men without getting attached, living for the moment and changing partners countless times.
A friend received the invitation and asked in surprise, "How did he manage to win you over?"
She answered with a headache. "He's too much of a handful. Let's just leave it at that."
Scheming, sweet-talking puppy x free-spirited older woman
A little scene from the puppy's troublemaking phase:
The puppy thinks...
Theme: Becoming a better version of yourself
