We Must Never Fall in Love!

Sakura’s high school life takes a disastrous turn when the boy she has secretly admired for years rejects her confession. Humiliated and emotionally drained, she believes her situation cannot possibly worsen—until she realizes someone witnessed the entire heartbreaking scene. Desperate for comfort, she clings to one remaining hope: finally meeting her adorable new stepbrother in person. However, fate delivers another cruel twist. The "cute little brother" she imagined is actually a tall, striking young man who happens to be a classmate at her school. Worse still, he is the very person who watched her suffer through that agonizing rejection. Determined to salvage her dignity, Sakura resolves to act as though nothing happened and maintain a perfectly normal facade. Yet navigating this complicated dynamic proves far more difficult than anticipated. Her unexpectedly overprotective stepbrother refuses to treat her like a stranger, constantly seeing the best in her despite her embarrassment. Meanwhile, the aloof crush who initially turned her down suddenly begins showing an inexplicable interest in her daily life. Caught between a doting stepbrother and a suddenly attentive former flame, Sakura finds that keeping her composure—and her heart—intact will make her high school experience anything but ordinary.