The Things Between Me and the Girls

24K Chun'erHeiyan Reading Network2015

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Summary

As a child, the protagonist's parents favored boys over girls, and his younger sister, who always followed him, was often cold-shouldered by him and called a "bastard." At ten, his sister was bullied by the neighbor Daqiang; afraid of offending his friend, he lied to his parents and did not testify for her, and she was beaten and scolded by their father. For years afterward he lived with guilt. His sister got into a key middle school, and later he heard she was being bullied there. The novel begins with life scenes such as working at a milk tea shop and school conflicts, portraying the bond between brother and sister marked by guilt and distance, as well as his interactions with female characters such as Qin Lan and Li Xin, depicting teenagers growing up amid family hardship and emotional entanglements.

Editor's review

This book suits readers who like urban youth fiction, sibling bonds, and angsty coming-of-age themes. The opening guilt scene is striking, and the everyday dialogue and slice-of-life plot are fairly natural. The weaknesses are a web-serial style, less mature pacing and prose in the early chapters, and somewhat scattered supporting roles and romance lines.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Likes urban youth coming-of-age themes
Prefers sibling bonds and family-ethics dilemmas
Accepts an angsty opening and a long serialized novel

Not a good fit for

Wants light, pure power fantasy or no angst
Has high standards for early web-fiction prose and pacing

Reading tips

Read from Chapter One to Chapter Three first to grasp the source of the protagonist's guilt
Treat the sibling line as the main thread and watch the sister's growth
Skim the interactions with multiple female characters and focus on the emotional turning points

About the publisher

Heiyan Reading Network

Heiyan Reading Network is a platform whose main business is the reading and publication of online fiction; public information is limited, and details about its founding background and location have not been confirmed. Judging from the 2,801 titles in the database, its publishing focus centers on premium fiction, suspense and mystery, male-oriented fiction, urban fiction, Eastern fantasy, and female-oriented fiction, serving both male and female readers. Representative titles include The Divine Fortune Teller in Hemp Clothes, Death Note, The Son-in-Law Returns, Asura War God: Devouring the Empress's Essence Blood at the Start, Bad Husband, Doting on His Scatterbrained Sweet Wife, I Am the Divine Dragon, Supreme Honor, and My Tsundere CEO Wife, covering urban supernatural powers, suspense and the paranormal, and fantasy adventure. Authors include Qima Diaoyu, Wangzhe Jianming, Yipian Huohai, Liu Daozai, Lang Mumu, Shancun Xiaohuofu, Su Han'a, and Wulong Cha, known for genre serialization and forming the diverse, multi-genre publishing character typical of online literature platforms.

FAQ

Is this book a brother-sister romance?

The main line is the bond and growth between siblings born of guilt, not an explicit romance.

The opening is too angsty—can I skip it?

The opening establishes the source of the protagonist's guilt; read at least the first three chapters.

Is the whole book finished?

According to search results, the work is complete, with over five hundred chapters.

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About the author

24K Chun'er Author

24K Chun'er is an online-fiction author about whom limited public information is available, with eight works held in the library. Judging from representative titles such as The Eerie Shroud, Those Things Between Me and Girls, Sweetie at Home, 2D Cute Girl, and The Strongest Cultivation Student, their writing spans horror and thriller, suspense and mystery, modern romance, and women's fiction, and is often grouped under premium fiction. The titles carry a distinct internet-slang and anime-inspired flavor. The subjects range from eerie, shroud-driven suspense to light-hearted romance about young men and women's everyday interactions, and campus stories blended with cultivation elements, showing an author who moves between building frightening atmospheres and telling relaxed emotional narratives. Overall, the works lean toward popular entertainment, drawing readers through genre mixing and expressions suited to online reading habits, and have gained a certain following among suspense and romance readers.