Dreaming Against the Stars

**[Aloof, reckless wolf-like younger x Soft, boneless vixen sister]** **[Aerospace engineer x Mysterious canary]** 1. If Yu Xi were weak-willed, her life might have stayed that way forever. A poor small town, a single-parent home, her mentally ill mother and grandmother dying young one after another, forced to live under her greedy aunt’s roof, and pushed to drop out and marry as soon as she turned eighteen. But Yu Xi smashed a beer bottle against her own forehead—she’d rather die than submit. Warmth trickled down her temple; she felt no pain, only dizziness. Later, she collapsed into a woman’s soft embrace. That woman had seductive peach-blossom eyes. 2. The day Yu Xi stormed into the pool hall in frustration, she never expected to meet such a woman in this shabby town. A fiery red camisole, pale lotus-like arms, a boneless waist—soft as the most delicate willow branch in early spring. She seemed out of place in the town, yet she barged into Yu Xi’s bleak life like a midsummer dream. But Yu Xi forgot one thing: dreams always end. **Highlights:** ① The age gap is ten years; romantic involvement only begins after the protagonist is an adult. ② Small-town + "caged canary" tropes—expect drama! ③ A story of awakening each other’s "desires and emotions."