Unfinished Confession by the Sea of Stone Lions

In the late summer of 2004, with the salty sea breeze blowing, Yang Xiaodong, a quiet and sensitive junior high school freshman at Hongshan Dongpu No. 5 Middle School, meets Qiu Yulin, a girl a few years older who dropped out of school to help at her family's hardware store. Drawn by her resilience and warmth, Yang Xiaodong finds excuses to visit the store, and a pure, budding romance develops between them despite the judgmental eyes of others. However, Qiu Yulin's younger brother, Qiu Shangjie, fiercely opposes the relationship, believing it will ruin his sister's future. His opposition escalates from angry words to threats, ultimately culminating in a violent act fueled by narrow-minded family honor and village gossip. — Description from novelcodex.org