Advance Bravely

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Sergeant Xia Yao, born into a wealthy and renown ancestry, is a playboy who has turned over a new leaf. Yuan Zong is an ex soldier from the special forces who opened a bodyguard training company after being discharged.

When Yuan Ru, Yuan Zong’s sister fell for Xia Yao’s charms, but could not break down his erected barriers, she came to Yuan Zong for assistance. Little did she know, the moment Yuan Zong saw Xia Yao, this ex-special force knew no other person would ever catch his eye.

And so begins the battle between brother and sister for the most coveted price – Xia Yao’s heart.

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Shi Bu Ke Dang
Thế Bất Khả Đáng
势不可挡
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12/31/20 Anh Nguyen c220-224
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Rustle silver butterflies
Rustle silver butterflies rated it
April 29, 2020
Status: c16
It's bad very bad. I wonder why they shot a drama for this "novel". And I interesting how they did this.

I was read first chapter, first page and my eyes already was bleeding. What the picturesque descriptions fighting, people or anything at all. Their motivation and reasons their behavior are s*upid and senseless. Stalking, beating almost at first meeting.

But main thing this is horrible written. This is like bad fan fiction isn't seriously at all. MC is annoying me, I like ML even less.

It was a many time ago and... more>> I even dropped watching dorama, but I think it's was better. At least I can see real fighting instead this dull lines of text. I really can't understand "what they do?" But everywhere you can see this pathos from nothing and sexualization. <<less
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Kerikiki
Kerikiki rated it
March 6, 2020
Status: Completed
To keep it short, too many things that are done in this book and how they are potrayed just leave a bad taste in my mouth to the point where I was no longer really liking a lot of the characters. I admit I liked the domestic fluff that happens after the leads get together but that alone wasn't enough to save this novel for me.
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Siphokuhle
Siphokuhle rated it
January 16, 2023
Status: --
Had to create an account for this.

This is one of my first BL novels that I've ever read. It was a long time ago that I've read this and there was a lot of red flags. For that matter I didn't even finish the novel.

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The way ML literally forced himself into MC's life was a big NO.

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NO means NO. The Novel should instead used dubious consent instead of misunderstandings. The MC was very clear on what he wants, but ML decided to not listen. Saying NO to someone and then they coerce you into accepting is the first sign of an unhealthy relationship.

People should stop normalising the whole possessive type of relationship as most abuse stem from that dynamic. MC has been uncomfortable in many instances involving ML and also ML's sister. It was like the whole family was ganging up on him.

And also I hate the type who are like "If you can't date me, nobody can date you." Like wtf. If they don't want you then they don't, stop FORCING relationships.

I understand this is fiction at least it should have been tagged accordingly like using, 'manipulation' and 'dubious consent'. And it's high time that unhealthy relationships to stop being normalised. <<less
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FrostyDragon
FrostyDragon rated it
December 1, 2021
Status: Completed
Dogblood, smut, misunderstandings galore. 3.5* because it's fairly entertaining in parts even though it drags a lot.

The smut is good, the couple has decent chemistry and there are some fairly entertaining parts. Don't bother if you want a romance with good communication, you won't get it. The ML was the typical "doting OP gong" who's both rich and good at literally everything, and on top of that he's a 30-something virg*n who's been saving himself for the day he would fall in love. He's a fantasy, and if that's your... more>> thing and you like ridiculous dogblood plots sprinkled with humor, then this might be your thing. It's not bad and although I skipped a lot, I was able to read until the end.

There are two side couples - one had a gong that was a pretty bad person and he did not deserve the nice shou. The other was more interesting, with the gong having a long term, one-sided crush on the MC, while the shou, Wang Zhi Shui, was a con artist with a huge crush on the gong. Wang Zhi Shui was the best character in the whole story, a good mix or funny, sweet, and a bit pitiful. He had some hilarious scenes, and I enjoyed the story where he finally got together with his crush.

Leave your brain on the shelf if you want to read this novel. <<less
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UnicornxChoco
UnicornxChoco
September 14, 2021
Status: Midway
The book is really long but really interesting! Will update a more detailed review when I'm finally done
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Michelle-08
Michelle-08 rated it
May 31, 2021
Status: Completed
I watched the drama and after I came here to read the novel to compare. I love the drama but it's lacking a little bit of lovey dovey feel since it's restricted (of course, CN ban anyone??). As for this novel, don't expect anything too deep. This novel has it's own ups and downs, there's hilarious part and then there's boring part. Overall it's a good read.
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SilverGalaxy90
SilverGalaxy90 rated it
December 27, 2020
Status: Completed
Update : it's been a year since I first read this story, and I still remember Yuan Zhong as a top notch ML 💖💖 I even checked the live action drama later and fell for Jason Xu, the actor with 8 packs abs who played Yuan Zhong 😚😚

I'm surprised to see the rating of this story went down. This is a very entertaining story. And the translation is superb 👍I hope more people will read and like it

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Like any other of Chai Jidan stories, it's easy to read and fun.... more>> Don't expect anything too deep with this story, it's sometimes quite exagerrated and doesn't make too much sense. But overall it's a very entertaining light reading. Oh and the smut scenes are awesome too 😍

And the reason for the 5 stars I'm giving is solely because of Yuan Zhong 💗 He's like the dream lover anyone would covet. He's a bodyguard, so offcourse his intinct to protect his love one is very high. He also dotes on his lover very much. Putting his lover's interests above anything else. And he cooks! Really who wouldn't want a lover like that.

And then there's the live action drama... and we get to see the ultimate lover Yuan Zhong come into live in a tall, handsome guy with a perfect eight packs body 🤩🤩Kudos to Jason Xu for playing Yuan Zhong perfectly 💕 <<less
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MagBlueRoses
MagBlueRoses rated it
September 26, 2020
Status: Completed
Hilarious and entertaining!

I started off with a very mild first impression on the characters. But as I kept reading, the book just got better and better and HILARIOUS AF...

There were indeed parts where I felt a bit bored and wanted to speed through, but it was totally worth it in the end.

... more>> Advance Bravely has a lot of 'weird' smut XD and drama so if you don't like either of those, maybe consider reading it sometime in the future.

But if you want a good laugh, some fluffy 18+ content, and a LOT of Drama, then please be my guest and read this amazing novel.

P.S: I really think the author was aiming at making her characters superhuman XD <<less
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richarddixonriddle
richarddixonriddle rated it
August 27, 2020
Status: --
LOLZ - someone said, "if you don't like the story why are you telling people not to read it..." I'm like, do you even get how reviews work? Fail. Hahahahahaha

It's not a healthy relationship. At all. There's no part of it. They are poor communicators; the ML disrespects the MC's boundaries. BUT if we are talking on a scale of... Healthy Supportive Lovers to Evil-Don't-Try-This-At-Home-Kid's relationships... "In Love with an Idiot" would be a 10 for the most awful type of behavior and Rebirth of the Supreme Celestial Being like... more>> a 2/3.... this is probably a 6 or 7.

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1. I never like that these "badass" tops who can "endure" anything but at the very idea of being bottom, or "submitting" themselves to the partners they presume to love (real life spoiler: couples are versatile more often than not) - suddenly turn into a bunch of little b*tches, that are scared and nervous... like, are you serious? 2. The ML really doesn't respect the MC's wishes. Like when he takes over the "responsibility" of dealing with winning over the mom/coming out/getting them together... he basically shuts him out. 3. At one point the ML literally colludes with MC's mom to lock him up in the house. Now, I get this happens a lot of similar novels... but it still made me not crazy about how the lack of consent seemed to be okay with just about every character involved. 4. That f*cking sister. Just no.

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Adrichill
Adrichill rated it
August 31, 2022
Status: c220-224
I've read it two times to make a review, even if I'm not good at this, I will say just one phrase...

7.5/10 (for sure the weakest novel of Chai Jidan, still funny and I love the main CP, but not as intense and attractive as the other books of her, some parts are quiet boring and I don't really like the side CPs)
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Pezwitch
Pezwitch rated it
March 29, 2022
Status: Completed
Not as good as Addicted, I got bored and ended up reading first paragraph and last paragraph of several chapters near the end
Spoiler

The whole “seducing the mother-in-law” was silly and I honestly didn’t care about any of the side couples

Didn’t live up to my expectations, and found out original author said it was a short story and she didn’t flesh out the characters or plot as much as she did in her other books

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Do not recommend

The translator was excellent, gave an extra star for her
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IndigoEye
IndigoEye rated it
March 11, 2022
Status: c68
I dropped the novel at ch.68. Why? Well...

The plot is very far-fetched and unrealistic in so many places. The behaviour of the ML (not just him actually) is not quite right. If this was a fantasy or a historical novel, my opinion would be different, but this is a modern setting, the MC is a police officer, the ML a bodyguard and formerly in the army - both what I would expect as exemplary citizens, well versed in the law. Yet the ML is actively stalking the MC, harrassing him,... more>> forcing himself on him (there is dub-con at the very least, but it could honestly be called a r*pe too)... Since the very beginning, MC would be full within his rights to put at least a restraining order on him. But he does completely nothing, instead runs after that creep to train at his company. The MC is delivering himself straight to the wolf's door all the time, even though he dislikes the ML's harrassment. Why?!

I didn't really have a very good opinion of the side characters either. Their behaviour is quite unrealistic and s*upid at best - especially the childhood friend of MC and the ML's sister. But honestly, all of the characters including ML and MC are kind of forgettable, I didn't really feel any connection to them. The plot overall is quite weak.

What I found especially displeasing was the author's writing about s*x, or anything sexual, male anatomy etc. It was so much garbage drivel!!! Completely unrealistic and s*upid, and so many words wasted on it too! Why was there an entire chapter discussing how to recognize a virg*n man based on how they go to pee and what their lower regions look like??? So impotency is now diagnosed based on how you pee??? The intimate scenes far-fetched, over-blown, with a lot of nonsensical drivel... I was flabbergasted so many times while reading this until I could take it no longer.

I don't care if this somehow got miraculously better in the later chapters. If a novel cannot get me through the first half, it is not a good novel. <<less
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RoseThorn_Fairy
RoseThorn_Fairy rated it
January 2, 2022
Status: --
2.5
I wanted to like it and gave it an honest shot but the characters and plot was unreliable and couldn't pull me in. For instance, ML's sudden interest and devotion to the MC didn't feel believable. Also I couldn't understand how the ML at his position with his job could give up his entire day randomly to wait for MC to finish work for days on end.

With the plot, it seemed a bit inconsistent. We're introduced to a very normal daily life being chased by Yuan Ru, and then... more>> Yuan Zong. Even though MC is a police officer, we hardly spent time at his work dealing with anything serious and then it suddenly delves into them fighting these crooks where ML saves MC resulting in multiple bad crook's death. Even the introduction of the second couple seemed kinda out of no where.

Not for me, didn't even bother getting to the smut bits (laughs). <<less
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Keshij
Keshij rated it
November 20, 2021
Status: Completed
This is one of the best BL novels with sm*t written so exceptionally well.

The story was one hell of a ride with such excitement and good world building.

Once of my all time favourites.

Love the overbearing but very levels headed top and the sexy but strong bottom.

A very good read.

Oh and the translation is so exceptionally done.
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death_penalty
death_penalty rated it
November 19, 2021
Status: Completed
Highly recommended!!!. I still can't find a novel similar to this. It kinda has The addicted vibes. So if you like 'Are you addicted?', this is a must read. It has all the elements needed to make it a perfect novel. Honestly their relationship isn't that toxic, I have read some worse than that. But this one is amazing. I actually read it in two days.

Novels similar: Beloved enemy, My little poplar, Are you addicted, Feng mang
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Danielle Lockser
Danielle Lockser rated it
August 20, 2021
Status: --
Advance bravely could have been better. But the characters are weak and forgettable. And overall the plot is pretty boring, and didn't really piqued my interest. I did give it a try since it's Chai Jidan, but yeah,.. I was just disappointed and underwhelmed. 👻👻 All of Chai Jidan's other novels are hilarious though, and well written, what talent! I love Addicted, Counter Attack and Feng Mang, *chefs kiss* 🙉
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ikitty03
ikitty03 rated it
January 29, 2019
Status: c199
Now this story isn't like an Addicated but doesn't mean the story isn't good. I like a gay guy froce a straight man to be gay. Xia Yao life became crazy when Yuan Zong came in the picture. Xia Yao is crazy in love with him and s*upid. While Yuan Zong is over proctect, amazon cook, and little bit of Saint. Now there are more s*x scenes than Addicted could every have. Mostly the story is about nothing and little bit of action. It get better in ch 130.
Spoiler

They broke up for dump reason in 190 something. You got read it if they are going back together

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