Loneliness

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Living together with an inarticulate old classmate for three years and suddenly discovering that he had been secretly loved by him for over ten years.

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《茕茕》
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05/19/22 Chrysanthemum Garden c25 part2
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10/02/19 Chrysanthemum Garden c23
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08/29/19 Chrysanthemum Garden c14
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yukicchi
yukicchi rated it
April 18, 2022
Status: Completed
This was exceptionally so good. I want more stories like this ahhhhh.
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KoyaSn
KoyaSn rated it
December 27, 2021
Status: Completed
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While reading the story there was so many times that I wanted to pull CDL into warm hug and go back to their junior high school period and find caring friend for him. He is lonely and there weren't anyone who love and take care of him or put him as their first. And in his family he was like outsider.
And YY is a popular and good person. And because of his lil bit of kindness CDL fell in love with him. And this one sided love went for decade. Because of this love sometimes CDL was sad, lonely and shameful. And this love he cling into hope for future and he was happy.
And after getting together YY took good care of CDL. And the way they love each other is beautiful. And of course before getting together YY took good care of CDL (but it was like uncle taking care of his nephew. It wasn't close as father and son. I think so🤷🏾‍♀️)

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This fluffy story definitely worth my time and I loved it.
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kissingrain
kissingrain rated it
August 17, 2021
Status: Completed
Short but sweet. Perfect bite for those who crave immediate angst that ends in joy.

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I would love it more if the author wrote about Chen Donglin and his mother meeting and had a proper conversation about their (Chen Donglin and Yuan Yuan) relationship. The ending kind of left me hanging but oh well :)

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Rimamr
Rimamr rated it
August 12, 2021
Status: Completed
love it and mostly love Yuan Yuan character he is so sweet and caring
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crownprince
crownprince rated it
June 10, 2021
Status: Completed
This is pretty cute... a refreshing gong/seme POV, a fluffy standard shou/uke unrequited love story from another perspective. Nothing extraordinary.

BUT, despite it coming from gong/seme POV, how the gong/seme fell in love was pretty "simple"? Like it was just BAMMM I FELL IN LOVE kinda feeling?

I don't know how to explain, but it probably felt like there wasn't much explanation except towards the end about how he isn't as calculative towards the shou/uke as compared to the others. But in the prior chapters, before they got together, there isn't much... more>> internalization or internal dialogue that explains the built-up or realization of feelings the gong/seme has towards the shou/uke.

This is the part that reduces my likability for this novel. <<less
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SophieLovenOr
SophieLovenOr rated it
April 18, 2021
Status: Completed
At first, when I began to read this novel I though the story will be too fluffy that I will read one chapter a day. But, fortunately, I was wrong. I read all the story the same day.

The story is amazing, the description of the character is so well done that I could draw myself to them. The relationship between the two protagonists is so priceless. They make me cry and laugh at the same time!

I really love how it is written, it was easy to read! And thanks to... more>> the translators who let some notice which make me tearful and happy!

I recommand this story to anyone who wants a realistic love between two people who were classmate and housemate, whose one was secretly in love with the other and just wanted to be here for the the other without to get the chance to express out loud what he was feeling. <<less
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Reyleisha
Reyleisha rated it
February 3, 2021
Status: Completed
Rating: 4.5/5- this was quite enjoyable and quite sad at certain points.

The story is well constructed and the character progression and development seemed very natural. I think for a short story, this really was very solid.
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bunnydesuuu
bunnydesuuu
January 1, 2021
Status: Completed
This novel was a pretty short angsty fluff. Kinda typical, that MC is utterly clueless while ML pines sadly. It's a good mindless read, but if you think too hard you may find the ML a little annoying, since he lives his life purely for the MC.

Slightly special that the bottom was the ML and that it was the bottom that was pinning tho.

Overall, cute simple novel but not overly special. Good for a good mini angst-fluff craving.
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YoriMei
YoriMei rated it
December 11, 2020
Status: c25
It’s cute, just your typical Sunny, extroverted and Popular guy x Shy, hidden love introvert guy. It’s a pretty short story so while there were things that I felt were a bit too shallow, it’s understandable given the length of the story. It’s not badly written just a little cliche such as MC not noticing ML being in love even though they straight up lived together. It’s nice how quickly they resolve their problems though, straight to the point with no running away or dithering. It’s short and a bit... more>> simple but has it’s own charm and honestly by the time I go to the last chapter I was a little regretful of how fast it ended. If you want a short story, do give this one a shot because it’s quite nice. <<less
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ChronoH0
ChronoH0
November 9, 2020
Status: c25
Shoot I rated 3 stars when I wanted it to be 4 stars. That was unintentional.

I like the story and characters but I didn't like his parents much.

Spoiler

The mom has issues okay I get it. But the uncle (step dad) is also is to blame. At least he is pretty considerate at some points but he also contributed to how the MC past state before he got ML confession.

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This is pretty much all I'm gonna say other than its a pretty sweet story.
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Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy rated it
August 6, 2020
Status: Completed
The novel revolves around the topic, 'unrequited love, ' which can end in a happy ending, sad ending or bittersweet ending. The story follows the life of Cheng Dong Lan and his infatuation with Yuan Yuan which spanned for over ten years.

The misunderstandings and drama made me grit my teeth and bang my head and Cheng Dong Lan's character made me go all mama hen on him. There are flaws with this book but they don't overcast the beauty of it. There maybe other people with different opinions so if... more>> you are wondering whether to read it or not, just read it and form your own opinion about the book.

The translation is top notch and amazing. The grammar is good and the translator has conveyed the book in such a way that you just can't help but absorb yourself into it. (It was super hard to wait for updates! I kept on checking the NU page two-three times a day)

The plot could have been spread out and delved into deeper but overall it was a pretty good book with great translation! <<less
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kcNeko
kcNeko rated it
July 5, 2020
Status: Completed
Cute, sad and the length of the story is just right! This is actually a hidden gem, I didn't expect this story to be so good!

Spoiler

Love the CDL's perseverance and how YY realizes his feeling for CDL. Many people may think that CDL is a weak/dead character because he mainly relies on YY, but clearly there's he has psychological problem because of his family.

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Spoiler

Prepare some tissues for the nsfw scenes. @20+ chapters

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I totally recommend this if you like angst turned fluff.
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hiro14
hiro14 rated it
June 14, 2020
Status: Completed
It's a pretty cute short novel. Kind of sad in the beginning with how MC's persevered with his one sided love.

I can really feel that anxiety and bitter sweet love of longing someone you can't touch at first. It is pretty weird though that the ML never had any experience before, so they have all their firsts together. This novel really has the real nsfw scenes in chapter 20+, lol.

I wished the novel has a different title though because it wasn't "Loneliness" till the end, it's more like feeling happiness... more>> after persevering loneliness, or like the taste of rain after a long period of drought, lmao.

I highly recommend to read it. More likely if you want a romance novel that went smoothly with no other people involved, lol <<less
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pinkumilkuu
pinkumilkuu rated it
April 13, 2020
Status: Completed
I have a preference for this kind of story. Probably because I read a lot of historical/fantasy/wuxia hence when I read a vanilla one I tend to like it lol.

Good:

  • Nothing complicated, just plain old love story with a reluctant shou+ unassuming gong.
  • Story pacing vs total chapters, I don't really feel rushed. It's just the right amount of story details.
Bad/Meh:

  • For something that is tagged as "Seme Protagonist", I thought we'd be hearing more from the gong. The POV def changed and switched to Shou for the most part. I put it on Bad/Meh since the story went against expectations. Also, I feel that we could've traded some Shou parts since it's repetitive, would've loved to know more about the Gong's realization of his love.
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