I Just Want to Freeload on Your Luck

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Despite having found Mingxi, the Zhao family continued to favor the fake daughter, saying that Mingxi was not as kind nor as graceful as Zhao Yuan.

Mingxi didn’t mind. She continued to work hard to please her family although they would always say that she was trying to rob their attention away from Zhao Yuan.

Until she died because of a terminal illness.

It was then that she realized that Zhao Yuan was the actual lady blessed by luck while she was merely this novel’s evil supporting character with a tragic ending.

Zhao Mingxi who was given a second chance at life was bitterly disappointed. She no longer cared about her family. Screw her family and her fiancé. She immediately packed her bags and left home, off to complete the task given by the system named ‘Becoming Friends With Popular and Valuable Characters’.

After she left, the house suddenly became cold and quiet.

By right they should feel at ease, but–

Her parents, her indifferent elder brother, her brash younger brother, Shen Liyao who was used to her pursuits were all successively feeling… unused to it?

Associated Names
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I Just Want To Mooch Off Your Luck
我就想蹭你的气运
Related Series
The Sick and Gloomy Bamboo Horse Was Stunned by My Kiss (Shared Universe)
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The Legitimate Daughter Doesn’t Care! (5)
After Rebirth, the Scum All Cry for Forgiveness (5)
Can I Touch Your Aura of Fortune? (3)
The CEO’s Villainess Childhood Friend (2)
Absolutely Spoiled (2)
I Married the Male Lead of a CP-free Novel (2)
Recommendation Lists
  1. Girl Crush FL (CN Only)
  2. Real/Fake Daughter/ switched at birth
  3. my fav of all time
  4. Return to the biological family
  5. BG rereads

Latest Release

Date Group Release
04/17/23 Isohungry Translations extra 5
04/11/23 Isohungry Translations extra 4
04/03/23 Isohungry Translations extra 3
03/29/23 Isohungry Translations extra 2
03/20/23 Isohungry Translations extra 1 part2
03/13/23 Isohungry Translations extra 1 part1
03/06/23 Isohungry Translations c70
02/27/23 Isohungry Translations c69 part2
02/20/23 Isohungry Translations c69 part1
02/12/23 Isohungry Translations c68 part2
02/07/23 Isohungry Translations c68 part1
01/30/23 Isohungry Translations c67 part2
01/18/23 Isohungry Translations c67 part1
12/13/22 Isohungry Translations c66 part2
11/29/22 Isohungry Translations c66 part1
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Babablacksheep9
Babablacksheep9 rated it
May 13, 2021
Status: Completed
Absolutely amazing!!!!

Essentially it's just school romance between a tsundere school boss and a good girl but I just loved the fact that the family relations (on the ML's side were pretty realistic.

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ML was kidnapped when he was 12-13 and his dad and big bro sacrificed themselves and saved him.

This became his trauma and his grandpa and mom blamed him. His mom actually became mentally sick but wouldn't take treatment.

And this left a great impact on me cuz just because your family has problems you can't cut off relationships like that. And this novel actually took that dilemma into account.

His mom willingly decides to get treated at the end.

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Also this is legit the first novel where the FL's family actually felt sorry and repented for their actions and it made me pity them.

I knew they were wrong but I still felt it won't be bad if maybe the FL decides to go for monthly family dinner or stuff.

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I like that at the end they did not get egoistic and realised why the FL didn't wanna come back with them.

The author leaves it kinda open ended if she will forgive/make up with them in future but again I haven't often seen families like this that actually repent without ulterior motive.

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Bookworm_Sueweetie
Bookworm_Sueweetie rated it
May 11, 2021
Status: Completed
This is a sweet novel with hint of sadness and comic relief.

I like the FL (Zhao Mingxi), she's a very decisive character. She worked hard if she liked something... and never looked back when she left. She also didn't do evil schemes but face slapping was quite satisfying. She also deserved her 2nd chance in life bc she didn't do evil in past life... she's just one of the victims of heroine's luck.

While the ML is a cute tsundere and most of the time, brought comic relief in the story.

However,... more>> I just disliked the pacing. I feel that sometimes it felt rushed on some important details... while and being so slow-paced on some fillers.

Also,

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I think that the premise would be better without the "system".

I also disliked both mentality of Zhao family that obviously reflect from author... they may already knew their fault and guilt but I hate that they still kept putting blame to the Zhao Yuan (OG FL) in the end. They treated her like they did to Zhao MingXi before... which meant they really didn't learn from their mistakes. I know it's about heroine halo luck but both kids shouldn't blame in the incident that put conflit to both girls (ZX in past and now ZY)

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keima
keima rated it
March 3, 2021
Status: Completed
Very easy to mtl.

SUPER CUTE! AND FLUFFY!
There's drama not too 🐶 blooded, just the right amount that gives the story some essence making you love the MC and ML more. I love the ML and the strong not overbearing MC.

I hate always forgiving MCs but this time I was kinda lost at how the orig family ended up, but I couldn't think of a better ending for them.

I was hoping for closure with mls family few more chappies about them would have been delightful.
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gryffinpuff
gryffinpuff rated it
January 17, 2021
Status: Completed
A sweet fluffy second chance novel - with MC focusing on living well instead of petty revenge etc. She's decisive in breaking off with her past, and moving on and making efforts for a bright future. The way MC's family got a wake up call was well described - both MC and her family's emotions etc are well portrayed, and then, even though they want to repent, like MC said, it's too late...

ML is a cute tsundere guy - their puppy love is very cute. MC-ML interactions have lot of... more>> fluff, sweet moments. ML backstory is also well developed instead of giving him a OP invincible aura... System is pretty much useless and don't have much role beyond acting as a plot device for MC to begin interacting with ML... Author didn't even make a token effort on the hows/whys of rebirth/system etc.

Other reviewers complain that the family was cold blooded and cut off the adopted daughter, and the adopted daughter was innocent, pitiful etc. From the way I see it, during the time MC was with her family, the adopted daughter was treated very well and she had plenty of time to adapt to the fact she is no longer the only daughter, let alone a real one. But she squandered that buff-time in pouting/scheming etc. just because she's jealous or inferiority complex or fear or w/e reasons. She didn't want her 'family' to spend time/effort on MC and is always conscious of whatever limited time they spend on MC - she never made an effort to get close to MC, allowing her friends to bully MC, always thinking that MC's presence as a nuisance to her perfect life. Even when MC left the house, she was still treated reasonably well - maybe not as good as she was before... Imo, the last straw for the family was when she cautioned the nanny... <<less
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Sky2829
Sky2829 rated it
January 4, 2021
Status: Completed
Aaah!! I just love it 😍.

The ML is sooo cute. I was smiling like crazy when I was reading this novel. Definitely worth your time.
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Novelstalker
Novelstalker rated it
December 29, 2020
Status: Completed
I love the story. ❤️ If someday *crossfinger* I get to transmigrate as a high school student I want a Fu Yangxi as a partner. 😍 A narcissist but uberly cute.

There are moments I am quite emotional especially to Zhao Mingxi's family but overall I was also smiling and giggling when I read the mtl-ed novel.

I am teary eyed when I read how Mingxi did her best to please her family in her previous life but died before she could feel her family's love. I don't know, maybe the author is... more>> also in tangle how he/she will end Mingxi's family cause I too is in dilemma if I want Mingxi to forgive them and reconcile (typical cliché) or ignore them cause the author somehow made Mingxi in a state that maybe someday she will talk to them again, so how it ends for her family and her depends on our imagination.

I am also s*upidly grinning on Mingxi and Yangxi's cute and fluffy interaction between theirselves and with their classmates.

If the author can read this I hope he/she can make a sequel for Shen Liyao's story cause his character development is quite interesting. And also story on their college days and also after that till they got married and have babies. 😊 <<less
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magstralala
magstralala rated it
December 14, 2020
Status: --
The author wrote two extremely similar books and if I had to chose the one I liked the most between the two, it would be the other? Maybe.

I have very mixed feelings about this book because except for ML I cannot stand any of the characters, including MC. While the story is basically about MC that found her own worth and should be extremely encouraged, every single one character is a selfish bastard.

The system is useless, the family is tr*sh and both daughters were destroyed both by their actions and... more>> their own.

warning, I might get both stories mixed up but they are basically the same. One is in a novel and MC gets reborn while in the other she transmigrates and her family gets reborn?

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I genuinely felt bad for the adopted daughter. She was not likable, her original personality and the fact she was made a villain made it impossible to appreciate her. But she went from spoiled and entitled daughter and sister, to learn she was adopted, to be thrown away like yesterday’s tr*sh.
Yes, she was a bully and was not a good person but she was never taught by her family and her family did the exact same thing they did to MC in her first life. The family was the real villain of the story.

But... MC got her second chance and never let them get theirs and participated in the oriFL’s downfall. She obviously realized her brothers were acting very differently but she did not do anything about it. I really enjoyed how she went to live her own life and did not force herself to stay with the people that had already disappointed in her previous life but unless she was s*upid, she should have known that a tragedy would ensue.

I am glad that she was not selfless. Really. But she got her second chance and never let anybody else get one either. I am glad she did not forgive them but I wish there had been some communication instead of ruining so many more lives.

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Hence the mixed feelings. Because while I appreciated what happened, I was also very very disappointed by everything. In the end it made me hate the story so much I would probably rate it 1 if it weren’t for the translator.

I am following the warning already mentioned in another review, the author does put down adopted children. It’s not obvious at first as the family just loves the ori!FL but then it goes like “blood is more important blah blah blah” over and over again.

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celestialace
celestialace rated it
December 10, 2020
Status: Completed
I mtl-ed until the end even though the words are all jumbled up but it's kinda readable hehe honestly I think everyone should give this novel a try. I would say this novel has a kinda light theme and not really depressing since there are lots of fluff moments rather than sad moments.

The ML is not your usual cold, stoic prince. In my opinion, Fu Yangxi is a 3d character and is a lot more refreshing than our usual cold ceo male leads lmao. He sure has more personality than... more>> second male lead (which I think is our cold ceo trope).

Also I really like the fact than our fl, Zhao Mingxi is strong enough to

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actually sever her relation with her biological family. She's done with all their sh*t, she's fed up. She wants to turn a new page, without her family, to find her own happiness.

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I think this novel is worth to read, sure this novel has some plot holes but overall it's really good. <<less
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Radishhh
Radishhh
December 4, 2020
Status: Completed
The mtl is easy to read. My standard for bg novel is high since Im not into it much. But this novel surpassed my expectations easily. Idk I've never noticed this novel before and I act found it on the website isohungary instead of novelupdates. Maybe people don't know this novel is such a gem. I totally love it.

The relationship between both of them is so cute I'm gonna just get diabetes. The moment they get together, it's freaking sweet and the dog food is literally everywhere. I love how... more>> instead of holding grudge, the MC decided to just ignore them and move on w her life.

Like the saying, (id really remember) dumb? People hold grudge, kind people forgive and intelligent people ignore. It's kind of something like that. <<less
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SuikodenIV
SuikodenIV rated it
March 26, 2024
Status: Completed
This is a genuinely fun/comedic story.

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The only time I cheated with spoilers was to check who the ML was because I really liked MCs dynamic with the 'bad boy', but I didn't actually believe the romance would be between them because he's introduced with vibrant red hair and the opposite of the typical ML personality (he's aggressive, he isn't attentive in class and his grades suck, and he doesn't respect his teachers).

I was surprised that MC's family wasn't actually terrible in comparison to most families in this type of story, and even more so that I actually wanted her to accept her brothers' apologies pretty early on. Its kind of hard to blame the family for treating her differently than the 'adopted' daughter whom they'd known and raised for 15 years.

I'm assuming this is meant as some type of parody to the 'false daughter is treated terribly after the real daughter is found' trope that I also happen to really enjoy LOL.

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I loved this story, and I especially loved the ML. <<less
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Izzybot
Izzybot rated it
March 7, 2024
Status: c1
The 1 star I took away because this story also fell into that trope of MC doing things with ML without a care of consequences or misleading ML into thinking she is in love with him. Almost all of the novels where MCs get close to ML for their own reasons cause heartache to ML when they realize they were not really in love with them. The part where ML goes thru the heartbreak was very sad for me. He didn't deserve a single bit of sadness.

Thru out the story... more>> my most favorite character was ML. He is SUCH a BOY. Narcissistic, shy, tsundere. He gets red (blushes) more times than the most shy character in a shojo manga. He is super adorable and cute.

Once MC also falls in love with ML - aww the story is so very sweeeeet. I love it.

My most favorite part is how both ML and MC dote on each other. Usually all novels, it is ML doting on MC but I like it better when they dote on each other, be protective of each other. They can be little devils for others, but sickly sweet to each other. Loved it. If only the heartache on ML caused by MC unwittingly was eliminated, it would have been perfect.

PS: Am I the only one to get BL vibes from Jiang guy (one of ML's close friends) ? <<less
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Xaviera
Xaviera rated it
February 12, 2024
Status: Completed
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I love their dynamic and I appreciate how decisive the MC is. At first I thought her decision to sever all ties with her family is too much, but I eventually realized that if I was in her shoes, I probably would do the same. I just feel bad for Zhao Yuning tho. Judging from the extras, it seems that they didn't have that bad of a relationship. Maybe that would be the only thing I want changed. Sever all ties with the rest but at least introduce Zhao Yuning as an uncle to the child.

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tears of manhwa
tears of manhwa rated it
October 8, 2023
Status: Completed
This novel is really one of those where FL didn't give a f@ck about the damn family.

ML is such a greeeen forest that I wanna low-key trying to bribe truck-kun to iskai me there. 😉 Our ML >

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ML didn't have it easy in life. ML was forced to dye hair red in color so his mother will just act crazy a little less. ML's father and brother died while ML managed to come back but his mom told him, "why didn't you die?" Anyway, ML is cinnamon roll that is sweet and full of vinegar 😋

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FL is strong, sweet and a little bit pitiful character here.

Her family, well, I was happy after reading their retribution. Call me crazy, but MY FAMILY is not something where I have to SHOW THEM my worth. Outside world will demand my talents, my looks (in case modeling/acting careers) or my IQ; but my family.. My mom, dad should be my charging place to charge my confidence to thrive in the world. If I have to show my parents the meaning of not having me, then that's not family, that's a job where my employer will see whether or not my resignation damaged the company.

FL did the right thing. If she endured, her family wouldn't have seen the right/wrong thing here just like they didn't see in the past life. 😒 Read this my boi, you'll not regret it. If you enjoyed reading this, introduce me with a real life Fu Yanxi as a thank you gift as well. See yaa.
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DaeJangGeum
DaeJangGeum rated it
September 23, 2023
Status: Completed
Ah ah ah ah this is so cuteeeeeeeeeee!!! It really got me up in my feels!!! I have no idea how to put my excitement into words. If this was a drama I would be squealing at the scenes every turn. I actually want a drama and I demand one! Requesting directors to pick this one up! The only thing I am afraid of is the drama not being done well enough to do this justice. I admit my review is a little biased, beware.

'he was soft inside as if... more>> he has eaten a marinated egg' sums up pretty much everything about ML. He was such a tsundere cutie. Prickly outside softy inside. I really want to see his red hair look. And then the domineering FL with a player like personality charming the ML at every turn. She is such boyfriend material, I would fall straight into her trap if I wasn't straight. Their scenes together are so worth dying for. In fact I do die of cuteness overload every time. I know I have no hope of such a cute relationship so all I can do is fangirl. I like how they just quietly love, sacrifice for, protect and take care of each other, oh my my heart.

I like how it was not about revenge but all about their relationship, with the storyline being the side character to the relationship. It was all chill and fun and then it took a sharp cold turn when ML's family was introduced which was glossed over pretty quickly, this plot point could have been given a better ending.

I have not much to say about this because you when something is too good, there is no way to describe it other than 'it was GOOD'. ML is so my type, so sweet inside and out. I want someone who has such a soft side, is it too much to ask? Can you hear me squealing from 8000 miles away?

Overall, it was really well done, with a balanced humour, seriousness and cuteness. I also liked how the family never got Mingxi back, people need to know consequences can be pretty heavy sometimes. I really felt like I missed out on sweet school life romance, cause thinking about my school life it was so bland. All I did was study, eat, be depressed and sleep. Congratulation to Mingxi and Yangxi for becoming my OTP Xixi couple! I never name any couple my OTP by the way. This is a first. <<less
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Ninilia
Ninilia
September 19, 2023
Status: extra 5
I like this story a lot one of my favourites. I think what makes it exceptional is the ML, he's pretty unique when it comes to CN novels. I'm quite bored by all these cold, domineering MLs.

The FL is a bit of a Mary Sue, but quite likeable otherwise, and has a distinct personality.

Of course the story isn't perfect. I would have liked for the family of ML to be explored more, but it's not that big of a deal.
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Aurinne
Aurinne
August 27, 2023
Status: c26
(No official rating because I read less than half.)

Hm. This is not for me. The writing and concepts are quite simplistic and unoriginal - FL is shunned, disdained and mistreated by everyone despite doing so much for them, then when she moves on they all realise she was good, the new people she in her life realise she's good, it turns out she's actually beautiful (after all appearance = virtue/worthiness in a CNovel), intelligent and talented and the boss/grass of the school dotes on her while those who... more>> wronged her regret.

There needs to be something a bit more to a story like this for it to not feel tired and predictible, but so far it hasn't got an inkling of it. I don't mean it is terrible, it is merely lukewarm and simplistic.

The worst part for me, however, is how uncomfortable I feel reading about the ML and their... relationship. He's a little boss who's apparently never been like by a girl for himself, and endless paragraphs of him getting all silently smug because she seems to like him or angry at her for not pursuing him the way he thinks she should etc. is reeeeeeealllly cringey. His self-centredness is irritating and the fact that she is only trying to get close to him for his luck and isn't trying to make him fall for her makes her actions really horrible and really sad for him. It's not something I'm enjoying at all.

As I said, this is NOT for me. Not the style of story and writing that I enjoy. There are a plethora of positive reviews for you to consider for perpectives from those who do enjoy this type of writing. It's just... yeah...I should've let this one go ten chapters earlier as the signs were already there. <<less
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bluedrop
bluedrop rated it
July 30, 2023
Status: Completed
This was such a lovely read. However don't be like me and start reading it at 11pm on a Sunday night knowing you have work the next morning.

I could not put this book down. While it isn't some ground breaking story, it's written and translated so well. I laughed many times, and teared up quite a lot and got that choking feeling when your heart aches from whatever the hell is going on in the story.

This felt so youthful and all encompassing just like a young romance, where everything feels... more>> incredibly overwhelming. I love the ML so so so much. I loved the MC too but gosh I love the ML honestly the most.

There are a lot of unrealistic stuff that goes on but this is a work of fiction, with just enough drama, angst, romance and comedy to make things go beautifully.

There were some sad parts, which were the elements I found the most realistic. Lots of themes around choosing to move forward straightforwardly.

Definitely a recommended read. This felt a little healing too honestly after being immersed exclusively in BL for more than a year. <<less
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Calvinaaa
Calvinaaa rated it
July 14, 2023
Status: Completed
Very nice to read

Glad that mingxi not forgive her family. Coz what they did is unforgivable although kinda sad for her little brother yuning

but overall very very nice read

love it
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sakura_teppei
sakura_teppei
June 5, 2023
Status: Completed
This is such a good story and I was glad I read the novel first before I read the comments here.

Reading this, I can't help putting myself in FL shoes. And I do understand the thing she decided upon having the 2nd chance because yearning love and working hard at gaining it but the feeling is not reciprocated is not a good feeling. Having said that, I also can't help getting sad at what the Zhous is feeling when Mingxi cutoff the family ties. It is heartbreaking honestly. But it... more>> is what it is.

for those who have not read it yet, have a go at this novel. It'll make you feel all sorts of feelings. <<less
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Lucy666
Lucy666 rated it
April 25, 2023
Status: Completed
Okay, I admit that I'm normally not interested in BG romances, but this one was actually really, really good. One of the best.

It subverted all the tropes and misunderstandings I normally hate, and the ML was actually so goshdarn cute I wanted to pack him up in a bubble wrap and hide him in my pocket. The MC was smart, capable and hardworking. The best part was that she knew what she wanted. Even in her first life, although she didn't make the best of decisions, it was actually not... more>> bad enough that I'd hate her for her s*upidity. In her first life, if she didn't have terminal illness, she'd have done fine by herself even with the debuff from being a villainess.

The second life, although she had a system, I'm so glad that it had close to no inputs in her life. At most it was removing the debuffs amd negative luck, everything else was her own hardwork and talent. The MC here is actually a very mature and open minded person who knows right from wrong.

The side characters are not that well defined, but this is the MC's story, so it makes sense that we won't come to know about things that don't really contribute to the story.

The villains..... They get their just desserts. Special emphasis on "just". This is another thing that made this novel shine. The punishment the antagonists got was in proportion to what they did. Nobody had their life destroyed because of some mistake they made under the influence of youth and the hotbloodedness that comes with it. People who should be forgiven were forgiven, and those who should stay away and regret their decisions, did regret their decisions.

There is a certain depth to most of the characters in the story. Their actions are all in line with how actual humans behave. They are multifaceted and maybe you might not be able to hate somebody even if you want to because of how pitiful they seem, but the author kept a proper distibction between right and wrong, and that is why we were able to keep our eyes open and realise "yes, they are pitiful, but their actions are wrong, and they got the right ending".

Now onto the best part of the story. The ML. OMG he's so adorable I wish I could transmigrate into the story and give him big hugs. He's a tsun tsun dere dere baby. He's not unfairly powerful. What he gives the MC is emotional support and love. He doesn't solve all her problems for her (many a times he's powerless even if he wants to help her) but he gives her hugs, comforts her and gives her enough fighting strength and that's something I've almost never seen in a romance story. It's not that they don't have conflicts, it's just that even before confessing to each other, they know that no matter what they do, they can't bear to see the other person sad. It's such a sweet romance I'm really happy I read it. The extras scratch that itch left over from reading the story.

There are so many touching moments in this story. It wasn't a perfect story with a very engaging plot. The MC also might feel a bit Mary Sue at times, but the story shone in the emotional aspect. Not just romance, but the familial love and friendship was all there. There were times I felt so touched I wanted to cry, and that's not something that happens often or easily.

Even though I am somebody who likes reading BL, this story will forever hold a special place in my heart.

hnnnng I wish I could get somebody like the ML to love and pamper me <<less
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