I Have Paid Too Much For This Home

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Su Xingchen inherited a house where a rare spatial overlap occurred inside.

The person who ‘cohabited’ with him was a young and handsome entrepreneurial elite. This president was very pitiful. Everyday, he didn’t eat well or sleep well, and even had nightmares at night.

Since they happened to live ‘together,’ Su Xingchen also helped the other person cook and clean in passing.

For example, when eating glutinous rice with chicken for breakfast, he shared some. When eating beef stew and cucumber salad for lunch, he shared some. When eating bitter melon scrambled eggs at night … Oh, don’t like bitter melon? Ok, have pork stir-fry with wood ear mushroom instead!

One month later, Su Xingchen was pleased to discover that the president had been fattened up by him (don’t you think?)!

However, what Su Xingchen thought was a mutually harmonious companionship, somehow turned him into the other person’s ‘white moonlight’ (unattainable love).

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为这个家我付出太多了
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yasha1995
New yasha1995
March 1, 2024
Status: Completed
Wow this was useless. Thanks for the translation yo but the author did not write anything worthwhile. Its not even fluffy enough to get you through to the end. In the beginning the food was described very well but as soon as the romance plot started all of the food details went into tbe tr*sh basically. Very abrupt ending also and the countryside farming details were simply abandoned. 0/10 do not recommend.
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earlgreyt
earlgreyt rated it
February 15, 2020
Status: Completed
The spacial overlap idea in this novel was very interesting!

It reminds me of those popular "invisible/spiritual/ghost" romances but with a different spin.

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Spoiler

Because it's a spacial overlap and not a ghost romance, the MC and ML soon share phone numbers and communicate through text and calls.

Update: I read the raws so I will explain for reviewers who are using MTL. The spacial overlap is a secret inheritance in the MC's family. The 2nd floor of his house randomly "overlaps spacially" with a different person's house in a different part of the world (but same universe/timeline). So there's no alternate world or time travel here.

The MC lives in the countryside while the ML lives in the city. So the MC's house's 1st floor is just a regular house in the small village while the 2nd floor of his house connects to ML's city flat. But the MC's house is still physically in the countryside, so if he tries to go out the ML's "front door, " he would only be walking downstairs into his own house.

As it happens, the door/transition space, is only ONE-sided. Only the MC can see the ML and interact with the objects in the ML's home. The ML cannot see the MC or any objects that the MC brings in from the countryside. But, the ML can see the stuff the MC is using that belong to the city.

Example: MC wears ML's slippers. ML will see slippers moving around as if worn by an invisible person.

Example2: MC brings in vegetables to cook on ML's stove. ML will not see the vegetables but will see the stove/pan burning.

This is how: A) MC can clean up after the ML (if the ML throws his own clothes around), B) MC can secretly use the ML's electricity to charge his phone, C) MC can cook for the ML.

Finally, MC can move items from his side to the ML's side through a special cabinet. I believe this closet/cabinet is fairly tall (because later MC moves his luggage over), but basically, if the MC puts his own stuff into the cabinet, it becomes visible to the ML and physically transfers to the ML's side (but it's not big enough to transfer people). So this is how the MC puts the cooked food into the cabinet using the ML's lunchbox, and then moves the filled lunchbox to the table.

The MC can eat food that the ML brings in (however, he lies to the ML at first, telling him that he couldn't). One of the big reasons why the MC doesn't just randomly use the ML's stuff or eat the ML's food from the start is because the ML will see him doing it. Literally imagine an invisible person/ghost holding up a cake or bites/crumbs disappearing into thin air. VERY weird for 'regular' people!

Hope that clears things up!

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This is definitely a pastoral slice-of-life and slow burn romance where the main leads get together near the end of the novel (but they act super sweet and domestic before the confession). The main character's farming life, helping his neighbors, live broadcasting his forays into the mountain and fishing by the stream were very enjoyable reads. I only wish it lasted longer.

Spoiler

A lot of the slice-of-life parts and farming parts are thrown into the backburner for the romance of the MC going to the city and visiting the ML's company. his plants die his dogs and chicks are given away It felt a bit counterproductive to how much time the earlier part of the story spent on describing the MC developing those part of his life.

There's also a lot of abandoned plotlines, like the Han family elder who wanted to give the MC a return gift, the MC's poor farm/village animals, and what's going to happen to Uncle Niu, the MMORPG parts, etc.

The ML also does not act like a CEO (he's truant most of the time) and suddenly decides to leave his company for a few years (with no prior prep work) to study for a phD in a completely different city (suspend your disbelief here guys)

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You can argue that this novel isn't about village life, but rather about the MC looking for meaning in life after his father's death and struggling with his depression.

The depression subtleties were done very well in the beginning, but the resolution left a LOT to be desired.

Spoiler

The MC's fear of being alone, the lost feeling, the struggle to find fulfillment or meaning in life, the outwardly sunny yet inwardly struggles and fear of being found out/ostracized for his mental health were all very realistic.

Yet, though the story states implicitly that having a romance to "fulfill" the emptiness in one's life isn't the best option because a breakup can send the depressed person back into the pit, ultimately this is what happens to the MC.

He finds comfort in the ML, a mutually lonely person, and even after he meets the ML in the city, he's resistant to going back to school because he's lost his drive. When he goes back to the country with the ML, he's still thinking that he finds the countryside life the most calm and healing.

BUT, the ML continues to pressure him to go back to school (from the view of an "adult" knowing zero about mental health). Then the ML tries to support the MC by also physically joining him at school, which is super ridiculous because that's like slapping a band-aid on an internal wound; not fixing the core of the issue at all.

Furthermore, the author had the MC leave the two puppies and 10 chicks he had been raising in the countryside, in favor of the ML, essentially forcing the MC's daily interactions and emotional support to ONLY come from the ML (MC doesn't have any friends).

Rather than detailing the journey of the MC coming out of his depression, instead his life meaning is immediately replaced by the huge co-dependent romantic relationship with the ML, the deux-ex-machina that supposedly makes everything better.

Thus, the wrap up was super rushed and contrasted a lot with how the author had been handling the MC's depression up to that point.

You can call me oversensitive, but the topic of depression is one very near and close to me. I've had a close friend go through almost the exact same thing (and no family like the MC) and it was especially bad because their mental health had been so dependent on their significant other and they had no one else. It is SO important to have a network of support and to build bonds with more than one person which is why this book is especially irritating because the ML is so jealous & overbearing and refuses to let the MC get close to others despite it being best for his mental health.

A BL novel (also magical realism genre) that handles the MC's journey with depression extraordinarily well (with a relationship) would be [Spring Trees and Sunset Clouds].

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The translation is edited MTL, the grammar is pretty good, but keep in mind that it's not that accurate. I read the raws starting ch 1. <<less
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Chisaki
Chisaki rated it
June 30, 2020
Status: c23
I feel like MC has a halo that makes everyone like him (who can actually watch a person fishing and tilling soil for hours??). He's also incredibly lucky that it's difficult to believe. It's unreasonable that MC expects to be treated as a friend by ML and gets mad that he wasn't when ML doesn't even know him yet.
Spoiler

To explain just how OP the MC's halo is, there's a part where he saves a monkey from a python, and a few days later the monkey leads him to a $200, 000 100-year-old healing mushroom. Then some important person watching his video coincidentally needed the mushroom to save a famous war veteran grandpa from death. Um.. Okay?


Another strange thing: the ML is relieved after assuming that the one cooking for him is a ghost instead of a human because he's traumatized by the mu*der of his parents during his childhood, and knows how evil humans can be. A few chapters later, the ML comes to the conclusion that the mysterious cook is actually a living human.. And he just accepts it!! WHAT!!??
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Spoiler

I'm worried for the ML because of his lack of vigilance and disregard for his health. Eating food that magically appears in your home is not what any sane person would do- it could be poisoned or made by a stalker hiding in his house or something.

It would be easier to accept if the ML thinks that a ghost made it, but he knows that it's a real-life person! Loitering around his house! Most likely squatting somewhere because there is no way anyone can enter and exit the house freely! Who can actually come to the conclusion of "spatial overlap"???

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chekanalia
chekanalia rated it
February 7, 2020
Status: Completed
This is basically a very fluffy, sweet, drama free bl novel. I was smiling through the whole read through and it was well worth the mtl.... more>>
Spoiler

MC is young (19) and has just been orphaned ; he was raised by a single dad and losing him hit him very hard and he develops slight depression that he gets treated for... this is not a huge plotline so dont worry. He does a bit of livestreaming but there is not going to be any entertainment industry drama. ML is 27 and is the typical rich, arrogant, cold gong type. He has a dark past that included his stepmom killing his mom (who was her sister btw), marrying his dad and abusing him through his childhood and then kills his dad and tries to make it look like su*cide. His maternal grandparents try to get him to forgive her and try to say that he is being unfilial but he completely ignores them.

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This novel had the possibility of being about revenge, dark mental places for both characters and whatnot but the author decided to go a sweet route and shows the healing together. Plus it has cool cooking scenes. <<less
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TheLadyWhoLikesBoyLove
TheLadyWhoLikesBoyLove rated it
February 7, 2020
Status: Completed
Freaking hell I'm gonna die from cuteness overload. Just finished reading this at 2:50 am.

So we got an MC who got depressed due to family reasons and a ML who has a trajic past and a very lonely peron that has a sensitive stomach.

With just a houseee they are destined to meet each other.

... more>> This is so freaking fluffy and cute, every chapter is so precious that you wouldn't be able to skip the paragraphs by how focused u being immersed in the story.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS. If you just finished readjng a trajic novel then this one will definitely heal your fragile heart. It's soooo freaking cute. Lovable and I'm filled with dog food by the sweet interactions of the MC and ml. Someoneeee give me a boyfriend like mllllll <<less
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1Sami
1Sami rated it
June 24, 2020
Status: c67
The ML is just chill though. Yeah, there's this invisible guy that cooks three meals a day for me and cleans house. But it's good food. And sure, he might be stalking me but, it's fine. I'm sure he's really cute. It's a cute story for whenever.
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tricksyness
tricksyness rated it
May 27, 2021
Status: extra 1
The story started off interestingly, but it became less so by the time ML knew who MC was and they started hanging out outside the house.

The MC was so proactive and likable at the start of the novel, but by the end of it, he seemed to have become more naive and dense... Kinda sad how he just shelved what he started when he was doing so well before ML interfered...
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dee_ism
dee_ism rated it
July 4, 2021
Status: --
It's a read it and forget novel.

Start good, weird ending. The ML suddenly become so overbearing and it's annoying.

Also one thing bothering me so much is about the fact MC buy 2 dogs + 10 chicks, but only taking care of them for few months before he back to city. He left his pets to alone neighborhood elder who even had a hard time to taking care of himself and he had no relative. What?!!
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Rutabaga
Rutabaga rated it
April 8, 2021
Status: Completed
It’s a fast read that I finished in 3 hours. Its not particularly good, but it works as a nice novel to pass the time. 3.5/5

There are quite a lot of places where logic... just doesn’t exist. It’s a major flaw in this novel. The ending was rather rushed, and there were some unnatural parts. According to the author, they planned for the novel to be longer, but somehow the novel ended like this (rather short). The plot isn’t the best, the romance also isn’t the best, but it’s not... more>> horrible or too bad. Despite what I said, I did enjoy this as a read to pass the time, even if it wasn’t really good. So, 3.5 stars. Sorry for the bad English and have a nice day. <<less
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Quinn Witchita
Quinn Witchita rated it
May 1, 2021
Status: c58
It has a good start and able to piqued my interest but as the story goes on, it feels like a chore reading it. Idk exactly what's wrong but perhaps it's the overlapping details? The time also confused me. I thought the MC was preparing for dinner then I find out that they're having dinner again. Like? Huh? Did I miss something? Plus, the flow of romance is slow-burn but suddenly it was rushed. Just like the previous review said, not particularly good but a nice novel to pass the... more>> time. <<less
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Melange
Melange rated it
September 11, 2020
Status: Completed
This is the fluffy story of two depressed individuals who, through some supernatural circumstances, come to find themselves depending on each other for emotional support. While initially promising with an interesting premise, this novel started strong and ended in a fizzle.

There's nothing outstanding about MC's personality. He's gentle, and his greatest feature is his domesticity. As for ML, he's your typical bad tempered president. Their relationship changes from strangers to friends, friends to brothers, and from brothers to lovers. However, the shift from brothers to lovers is relatively rushed and... more>> unnatural. Additionally, any personality that either character had just flew out the window as soon as they became friends.

Spoiler

There was also a really weird and awkward scene where ML grabbed MC's d*ck and compared it to a cucumber. This was when they were still in the brotherly stage and ML was still thinking of MC as a kid... Ahh, it was so strange.

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The ending was super strange and rushed. At first it seemed like the author was going to make this into a farming novel. But then it changed into a pseudo gaming novel. And then it... ended?

Spoiler

ML dropped everything to go back to school in pursuit of a PhD so that he could accompany MC in school. Then they get together and consummate their relationship at the drop of a hat.

What happened with MC's dimensional shifting house?! They better have burned that sh*t down otherwise there might be random people walking into their later...

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Unfortunately, this is definitely another read it and forget it novel. <<less
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ike_00000
ike_00000 rated it
June 29, 2020
Status: c22
Ehh MC has the white lotus halo, personally I've gotten bored of "livestreaming daily life" protagonists because it always feels like they're soo white lotus, but I'm sure some people will enjoy this aspect. Rating lower because I feel it's currently too high.

Also don't use your brain too much for this story. A wealthy CEO is potentially observed in his private home, implying stalking and or more, and he's so chill about it? Being chill because he saw a lunchbox magically appear is one thing, accepting potential intrusion in his... more>> space is a total other. Also MC also accepted this so casually and didn't even think of contacting the other person at all, even just for light amus**ent?? Anyway. <<less
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sharl
sharl rated it
May 5, 2022
Status: Completed
I finished this with mixed feelings. The early part was pretty wholesome and cute, and then when they finally met face to face... somehow the MC dropped a bunch of EQ points to be overly naive, and the ML... the way he's behaving, I couldn't help but read it and felt like he was grooming MC. It was uncomfortable enough to read that I dropped 2 stars off my rating for this.
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HellaCe
HellaCe rated it
October 29, 2021
Status: extra 2
Overbearing, handsome, young, rich CEO X jade skinned, pretty, gentle, caring youth... A typical chinese story whose ML start mean, then gentle towards his love interest and finally controling and the MC start to recover from his loss and to become independant, to finish agreeing to any demands of ML which are "for his own good".

The story is average, the writing too. But I gave only 3 stars because I felt kinda icky after having reading it. This feeling came from the relationship between MC and ML. MC suffers from... more>> depression after losing his father and treats the ML as a father/big brother figure whereas the ML thinks he'd love to have a son or little brother like the MC. Then one day, ML develops amorous feelings and start touching MC like it's nothing. Of course all is well because MC will suddenly like ML too. Nevertheless, I felt like I'd read some in*estuous story, which is just not my taste.

The other "problem" with with story is the kinda disjoint feeling. Like someone wrote a detailed storyboard and the author is running behind it. It's like there are steps to the story and for each step the storyboard gave the mental progress of the MC and the ML, but when the author wrote the story, they didn't develop their characters. So the characters think one way, until one day, suddenly, they think another way, until, suddenly,... No mental back and forth, no doubts, no questionning,... just steps. Don't know if I'm clear in my explication... <<less
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abodammen
abodammen rated it
August 17, 2021
Status: Completed
Keeping this review short.

It's a fluffy story that showed potential at first, but then everything went downhill at the middle. The relationship felt forced, the pacing at the end was rushed, and the characters in the end left me in a complete muddleheadedness. It's a complete flip over from strangers to friends to brother/father/sibling relationship then a whiplash romance in the end. Granted that we all know they'll end up together, but the brother/father/sibling emphasis and the sudden romantic relationship totally threw me off.

Could've been better, but the middle to... more>> the end just wasn't it. <<less
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secondthots
secondthots rated it
June 2, 2021
Status: Completed
The premise was interesting; the beginning half of the story, great; the latter half blew up in my face. I don’t have the slightest clue as to why the author pressed the fast-forward button midway. There were a lot of things that could’ve been explored & no one likes a holey, rushed relationship to begin with. The main CP is cute, no doubt, but I felt like the author should’ve taken more time to really build on the foundations of their relationship.

9/10 for the premise; 5/10 for overall execution
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Icycle
Icycle
March 18, 2022
Status: Completed
I had to read other reviews to know I wasn't alone in thinking there was something off about the relationship. I enjoyed the first half of the book- the slice of life, the whimsy and slightly fantastical nature of the plot. It really was pleasant
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Not sure why the author went this route and made the ML seem predatory. Continually emphasizing the maturity differences between the two and then constantly bringing up that each is a stand in for father/son roles. To each their own, I guess?

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Reyleisha
Reyleisha rated it
November 11, 2021
Status: c69
Rating: 3/5- Ahhh... this was average.

It had a really easygoing feel to it and because I enjoy pastoral type novels I did like this. Did not like the ML much and a lot of information was skimped over.

Such as the ML’s traumatic past, the sudden recovery of the MCs depression (trust me depression does not disappear, I would know). A lot of characters are introduced but the story felt more like a high level summary. Not even the dogs were treated well man.

Then that weird relationship and how the MC... more>> kept comparing the ML to his dad I’m the last few chapters, no man-awkward. Just no...

Aaahhh read this when stranded on an island... <<less
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scrapsd
scrapsd rated it
September 5, 2021
Status: Completed
Wantsd to give a 4.5, but it really almost dropped to a 3, towards the end... let's talk about the bad of the novel first. The MC, at the start, was an average kid, probably a little too kind hearted and naive, but towards the end, he was straight up dumb, perhaps the ML is to blame too. As much as I love the MC, the ML and him were already kissing on the cheek, forehead, and him calling the other 'brother', he still thinks they're family members. (Which is... more>> kinda weird ngl). At that point, it's so obvious there's something going on between the 2, but he still thinks ML likes women, and is still straight, like c'mon...

Secondly, I lovvveed the farming aspect of this, his rural village lifestyle, I love. But sadly, he soon quickly moved back, which ended my favorite parts of the novel...

ML, tbh, has a straight laced personality that gets angry and irritated easily, and even gets angry towards the MC, which caused a little misunderstanding. Though, that's fine, I guess some people wouldn't like him that way.

But all in all, I did enjoy majority of this novel, so a 4/5 rating. <<less
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twobada
twobada rated it
May 31, 2021
Status: --
Something about this felt so warm, relaxing and reassuring. Like Green Plum Island or Home of the Zerg without any angst.

Some might find this boring and dull, but I personally felt healed from the daily wear and tear of life.

10/10 good for stressed dogs. I also want this kind of comfortable, honely love.
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8oni
8oni rated it
November 29, 2020
Status: c46
I love love love this! The interaction between the MC and ML are so cute. And the way everyone around them misunderstood are just too funny XD

This is a really good novel that bring smile to my face and makes me feels warm inside.

Kudos to author for writing such amazing story and thank you translator for your hard work :D
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