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Xu Chuanchuan is a yuri novel writer who firmly believes herself to be as straight as a steel pipe. At one time, she even swore to herself, “I will never date my readers!”

Afterward, Xu Chuanchuan inadvertently slept with the tycoon ranked first on her donation list.

Later on, Xu Chuanchuan found out that said tycoon turned out to be her boss, and she regretted everything she had done.

Reader: “The Lord has stopped regularly updating recently. Is she busy?”

Xu Chuanchuan dared not reply truthfully to this question. While enduring her aching back, she responded: “I feel unwell, so I’ll be skipping releases for a day. /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~”

Xu Chuanchuan had been living a sweet and fulfilling life ever since she had secretly acquired a partner. However, it seems her body was becoming worse by the day…

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Bị đọc giả bẻ cong sau
被读者掰弯后
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08/29/21 Hosted Novel c106 part2
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08/25/21 Hosted Novel c102 part1
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Amalith
New Amalith rated it
April 17, 2025
Status: c106 part2
8/10 (Strong but not top tier)

Overall good progression and plot in general, without any arcs that feel particularly out of place. Relationship dynamics largely feel accurate to how the characters are portrayed, without any major instances of characters unexpectedly solely for plot advancement. However, some character traits could have been better conveyed through the story. The plot itself is relatively restrained, with drama beats usually resolving in subdued ways compared to other books where they might explode into larger consequences. Not a bad thing, simply a matter of taste.... more>> Side plots that were given noticable screen time or enough setup to make readers expect something were done acceptably.

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Characters in general were acceptably deep. This is somewhat linked to the subdued drama, as characters like Murong Shi's father can't be pure scum in order to match the tone of having drama not blow up while also not feeling like characters are being doormats. Another noteworthy example is Jiang Shaohua, who is sort of scummy but has his own principles and overall very quickly pivots from the initial impression of "oh, the shitty fiance who'll get slapped in the face" as circumstances are revealed (again still kind of scummy though). Aside from characters that are not really given screentime (although even Linda, who has a very minor role, is given a bit of an 'actually nice person' arc), Fragrant Citrus is probably the closest to a single dimensional character. She's given some potential depth but it's never really explored, which I think is overall fine since the characters we follow very much have reasons to not sympathize with her or look into her circumstances.

Most arcs were enjoyable to read without much in particular to comment on more specifically, but a few things are worth mentioning. Some character traits probably could've done with a bit more exploration or foreshadowing in the story. For example, Xu Changchang's self-deprecation and jumping-to-conclusions is fairly well established, but especially when combined with her rarely shown outbreaks of jealousy they can occasionally feel a little bit out of character. An easy example is the very brief "is she cheating" arc at the very end of the book (in comparison, the "is she cheating" arc where Murong Shi was hiding her meetings with the publishing lady felt relatively in character for her considering the circumstances and personality). I also think that while the subdued nature of the coming out arc made sense for the tone and length given to the arc, there were some setups that I was surprised never paid off - Jiang Shaohua never explictly finding out felt odd considering the multiple 'hints' Murong Shi ended up giving off during various plot arcs, and the company gossip sections felt like setup for a payoff that never came. Overall though, the plot progression was still enjoyable and these were minor issues.

Side plots were generally alright. There were two main subplots, one major and one minor. The minor one involving Xu Xiangxiang bending was honestly pretty decent; due to length there's only so much that it could accomplish but I feel like it was an interesting aside for a character I was given enough to like. The Fang Qin/Ange plot was alright. I think this was a case of trying to do too much while allocating too little screentime. We did get a complete arc and got to see the relationship grow, which is why I'm classifying it as alright, but I think for this arc to really work, we would've needed to get more shown on their mindsets and interactions over the course of the relationship.

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Catria
Catria rated it
April 24, 2021
Status: Completed
Where to begin, words can't express how much I loved this novel. It was very sweet and fluffy and I got hooked instantly that I read through it in a week. There was some drama later on but even the author didn't want to write about the drama, so all that's left is a good resolution of the conflict.

Story: Our main character works in a company by day and as a novelist of yuri novels by night. Despite writing yuri novels after she got introduced to the genre by her... more>> best friend and novelist Ange, she keeps saying that she's straight. Meanwhile our female lead is MC's CEO's daughter and ultra rich, but very domineering. After some coincidences our FL finds out about MC's novelist identity, and MC begins to catch FL's attention.

I really loved the interactions between MC and FL and they made my heart race.

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The pace starts slow and we get our first kiss at around chapter 41, but I promise the wait will be worth. I loved the cat and mouse game and some of their interactions made me fangirl so much. You really cannot help but cheer on them.

Later on there will be conflicts with their families, the topic of coming out will play a major role and since our MC is a novelist, you'll also catch a glimpse into the novel platform's special rules and even some platform drama.

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The first half was completely dominant with MC and FL, but I swear to God in the latter half I began to ship Ange and FL's friend so hard that I couldn't wait to read more about them. Anxiously, I awaited their mentions and it was very exciting to also read from Ange's perspective. Really wish there were more chapters with them.

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Sadly there was a couple I was very supportive of too, but it didn't get established. The ship has sunken.

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I'm sad that the novel ended but happy that I got the chance to experience the novel.

If you like a sweet romcom with likeable characters, and don't mind some nsfw content, I highly recommend this novel that got me hooked instantly. The translation quality and speed is also superb. <<less
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RozuArison
RozuArison rated it
April 7, 2021
Status: Completed
This one looks interesting and funny! The story is clear and interesting so far. I'll try to read more.

It has a medal too in JJWXC! I have a high expectation on this one.

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... more>> I really enjoyed the book, and I sometimes laughed so hard! The story is light and fluffy. I enjoyed it a lot. The progress is quite slow at first because the author wants to establish a good foundation for the two characters.

Summary:

Xu Chuanchuan is a part-time lily novel writer of JJWXC. She claims that she's straight despite writing yuri for years. She works in a office during the day, while she writes novel at night. One day, she hears a news that the new Vice President on her office will come. It turns out that this boss is the girl who threw Chuanchuan's coke on the girl's boyfriend.

Murong Shi became the Vice President of Mc's office. She was bored at some point, so she tried to read JJWXC novels. Then, she accidentally sees Chuanchuan's novel contract, and she remembered that MC's pen name is a friend of the author she reads in JJWXC. She became a reader of Chuanchuan, and she throws a lot of money on her novel. Murong Shi loves teasing/bullying this author and subbordinate of hers because she finds Chuanchuan as an interesting person.

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It was later revealed that Murong Shi is gay all along, and Chuanchuan is the first person who caught her attention. Murong Shi and her boyfriend were just pretending because it's beneficial for both of them.

One day, she fought with her dad, amd Chuanchuang accompanied her to drink. She kissed Chuanchuan, and then, she realized her feelings for the MC. Right away, she pursued this 'straight' MC

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Ahh it's a good read, and I shipped some characters along the way. My favorite ship is MC's friend and FL's friend. They had a screentime, but it's not enough for me 😭 Seriously, my only problem here is I want to know more about the other ships. The didn't give them enough time! I can only use my imagination HAHHAHAHA Geez, don't write a good CP! I'll get thirsty! <<less
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GreNinja
GreNinja rated it
July 2, 2021
Status: Completed
-__- good read if you don't have anything else to read. The MC's personality is really annoying she just can't admit to anything.... I won't be giving any spoiler but yes she is quite annoying at some times. FL is really rude if you ask me she just does things in her own ways which is really annoying. If you want a light hearted story you can read it. BTW side pairs are really good but they don't have much screen time.
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DoingMyBest
DoingMyBest rated it
May 11, 2022
Status: Completed
I really enjoyed this novel and I would highly recommend it if the tags are your sort of thing. That being said I unfortunately cannot give this 5 stars due to a few glaring (at least to me) issues that I'll bullet point here and cover in more detail further on. (Negatives first, since most people reading reviews want to see if it contains their least favourite tropes/failures before giving a shot)

    • The plot speed starts really really slow, and ends really really fast (If you read it to the end, you WILL wish there was more of this novel, for both good and bad reasons).
    • Like other reviewers, the imbalance between MC/FL is a bit much. One or two different factors is enough but the author goes a bit overboard here.
    • If you enjoy any ship other than MC/FL, unless you enjoy filling in the gaps yourself, or creating a fanfiction, you are unlikely to get enough time with it to be satisfied.
    • There are a number of characters who felt like they should have plot points that don't.
    • There was some pretty serious inconsistency in character behaviours (at least from my perspective)
    • Half the novel runs on coincidences
The positives summed up:

    • Translation quality good. No complaints.
    • I personally found large parts of this novel to be absolutely hilarious. You could very well slap a comedy tag on this one and I wouldn't complain (in a good way).
    • Character building at the beginning is solid (though not always capitalised on later). You get to know the main characters fairly well rather than just having some arbitrary tags assigned to them.
    • You get more than one ship (though if and how long yours will sail for is a different question).
    • Characters behave pretty realistically and like actual human beings (though there are some inconsistencies), it's not just senseless romance/relationships.
    • While your side characters may not get much screen time or plotlines, they're interesting and well written enough that you'll complain they should've by the end (as witnessed by other reviewers).
Detail:

Plot Speed

    • The plot speed unfortunately leaves a lot to be desired. For most people I think they'll find that there are three different speeds throughout this novel. The first 40 chapters (which for most will be far, far too slow unless you really enjoy character development. Chapters 40-90 which went at a pretty comfortable speed (at least for me), and then the last chapters 90-106 which went far, far to fast. I'll sum it up as concisely as I can below:
    • CH1-CH40: I really hope you like world/character building because all you get is that and some teasing/tension here.
    • CH40-CH90: A good speed, lots of plot development, well capitalises on the character building in the first 40 chapters. This should really have been at minimum 70 chapters rather than 50 to flesh out all plot points, and ideally more to have covered side plotlines much better.
    • CH90-106: A rush to close as many plot points as possible from the first 90 chapters, leaving at least myself personally unsatisfied with a lot of conclusions.
MC/FL Imbalance

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    • A level of imbalance is fine and understandable (even encouraged), but there are too many imbalanced factors at play here for this to be really comfortable.
    • FL is: Very wealthy, extremely good looking, confident, capable, in a superior workplace position.
    • MC is: (Probably) above average looking, has modest income/lifestyle, inferiority complex, much lower in the workplace chain.
    • On top of this the FL coincidentally gets hold of plenty of information to start the relationship in an even more dominant fashion, and the MC is extremely submissive for most of the novel to the point of being unable to say no.
    • There are some cases where the MC gets angry with the FL but these typically barely last 1/2 chapters, and the MC forgives the FL while the FL proceeds to learn absolutely nothing (especially in relation to lying/deceptive behaviour).
    • I feel that if the FL had a slightly milder personality, or the MC had a stronger one then the social/economic/genetic disparities would be fine, but the level to which these stack on top of eachother make it seem like an ideal self-insert MC rather than one with a defined personality at times.
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Comedy

    • This novel does have some absolutely hilarious parts to it well merged into the story. More than a few times I found myself chuckling/laughing audibly (not just a strong breath out the nose!)
    • I won't cover any of the specific comedy to avoid ruining it, but it mostly involves interactions and thoughts rather than direct jokes. It's well interspersed throughout the novel so there's plenty of it to be had from beginning to end.
Ships

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    • I already discussed MC/FL above, but this ship is pretty sickly sweet. Even situations that should be much worse in a relationship basically get glossed over to make this one fluffy.
    • AngeFan ship is pretty solid and surprisingly realistic (though built on a series of coincidences and a very, very uncomfortable first meeting for me at least). Unfortunately not enough time was given to this ship to do it anywhere near justice, though the parts it did have were incredibly well written.
    • SisterYan ship - to all of you on this ship, I am deeply, deeply sorry for your loss. I have no idea why the author alluded to this so long, then finally gave you hope and dismantled it in less than a chapter. One of the most baffling situations for me. You have my condolences.

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Character Behaviour/Inconsistency

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    • First off, before I complain, I think most of the characters in this story are astoundingly well written. Pretty much the only complaints I'm going to have here are on the MC and the FL, I enjoyed the rest of the characters a lot. Though some of them were missing plot points, I can't attribute this to behavioural inconsistencies so I'll cover that elsewhere.
    • FL: The FL is incredibly devoted to the MC, and while this is fine and all, there are numerous situations where she engages in behaviour that she knows is uncomfortable or painful for the MC, and this continues right until the end of the novel with seemingly no learning curve (lying/deception). This despite everything else in her earnest/straightforward personality type not seeming to support that behaviour, especially after hurting the MC with it once. Considering her own insecurity with the MC staying with her, it makes no sense that she would willingly choose to engage in behaviour that could be obviously misread. FL is also supposed to be intelligent from what I understand, yet seems to be completely incapable of seeing obvious situations that can be misread (locked phone, cousin (but not told its cousin) right after rejection, etc.).
    • MC: The MC only really ever gets angry when she feels lied to/deceived by the FL. The issue is that as this happens a few times, she forgives this incredibly easily, and more unbelievably, almost seems to get less upset each time. I could understand if the first time was a harmless mistake, but the first deception is literally the basis of their meeting and the start of their relationship. After this things like keeping her phone locked should have effected her much, much more. Surprises like the one at the end should also have been discomforting given the MC's deep rooted insecurities and aversion to deception, even though they were pleasant surprises, they were built on lies. If the FL lied about that, what's to stop her lying about someone else? For an MC that often seems to overthink things she seems to be complete unconcerened with a track record of concerning behaviour from the FL.
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Coincidences

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    • This is basically the novel's bread & butter at this point. Almost everything is built on coincidence and timings for the most random things happen to be incredibly convenient. Foreshadowing except in a few cases basically happens in the same or prior chapter before you get something slapped on you. The amount of coincidences between the four characters in the two main ships is insane. You really do have to keep suspension of disbelief for this.
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Plot Points (Not Adequately Covered)

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    • There are a number of these and most people who've read the novel will hopefully understand where I'm coming from with these so I'll try to keep them concise.
    • Murong Shi's father: ???. Actually what? Where did this guy go? The author built him up to be a fairly important developmental character to Murong Shi and a combative person but then resolved his entire being in basically two sentences near the end of the novel. I have no idea what went on here.
    • Little Yan: This cousin does find (though doesn't really get a huge amount of screen time) but again her entire character is wrapped up in like 4 sentences near the end of the novel.
    • Little Sister: I felt this was actually covered pretty flawlessly and was a relateable and well written character with just the right amount of screen time. Until in one single chapter alone she suddenly gets bent and has her heart broken in under a minute of reading. Why was this necessary??? If there's no sister/yan plotline, why even acknowledge it just to tear it down instantly? The relationship between the two was perfectly fine being cut off where it was (although unfortunate for sisteryan shippers).
    • The boyfriend: Like FL's father this is very much a ??? For me. The only power he/FL have over eachother is keeping their parents decieved. After this deception is uprooted, there seems to be some relatively mutual friendship (though not warm). But somehow he acts like a lapdog whenever the FL calls him? I could understand if threats or incentives were involved but he basically just does whatever the FL tells him to the rest of the novel. This deeply confused me. Novel plot seems to place these two as equals (I don't see anything about his family being worse than hers) so there's no real reason for this seeming subservience to exist.
    • MC's grandfather: Why isn't this guy included in the coming out? The father goes over there but somehow it seems later on that this is still being covered up? Why would a father who's against it not also tell a grandfather who would seemingly be against it? I'm not sure why they bothered to introduce the grandfather if he wasn't going to be plot relevant.
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Summary

This is absolutely worth a read. A few key points knock it down to 4 stars but it has a lot of 5-star elements. If you can tough it out through the first 40 chapters, the time spent building characters there really shines later on. Unfortunately it will leave you feeling like rather than 106 chapters you really should have gotten 150-200 to close off all the plot points and give you a satisfactory ending to those 40 chapters of character building. I also disliked the ending chapter (due to reasons covered in the inconsistencies section with the FL). But the chapters leading up to the ending were relatively satisfying despite the rush to finish up.

Overall the biggest issue is that after the investment of the first 40 chapters you put in, there's just not enough novel to feel like everything's complete. Of course a good read should leave you wanting more, but this one leaves you feeling like there should've been more originally. Otherwise though a fantastic read that I thoroughly enjoyed.
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J4Numbers
J4Numbers rated it
August 29, 2021
Status: Completed
A well-written story with a relationship that I honestly cannot support. While the domineering president cliche is something I enjoy, I remember reading through most of this story and feeling worried about just how big the imbalance was between Murong Shi and Xu Chuanchuan (in the sense of Xu Chuanchuan's seeming inability to go against Murong Shi's word or demands).

A lot of the story comes across (at least to me) as low-key manipulative and left me feeling uncomfortable while reading it.
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Altair545
Altair545 rated it
October 7, 2021
Status: Completed
Damn what a great ride guys this series is freaking good, the main pair we follow go through a lot of development throughout the story and their romance is quite sweet while still having enough drama and spice to keep you invested, the side characters are fleshed out and interesting, the main story and premise about MC being a writer actually matters, and the series is quite satisfying for a chinese series, I just had a really enjoyable time from start to finish.

Now it does have some problems though its... more>> definitely not perfect and I think that's its biggest drawback might be the amazing series of coincidences that happen, like god damn is the main pair's love based on just the luckiest series of coincidences I've ever seen, it'll really test your suspension of disbelief lol, now I didn't really mind it tbh I just found it a little funny and maybe even plausible cuz hey it might just happen, but well it is a bit much at times especially when even the side pair begins their relationship with another crazy amount of coincidences, then it was a bit much.

Still the story really keeps you hooked throughout cuz theres always something happening, the relationship between the main pair is a bit of a slowburn but quite enjoyable to see and the supporting cast are quite developed and likable for the most part, everyone does feel pretty real.

Now I personally really loved our main pair Xu Chuanchuan (The timid but determined writer) and Murong Shi (The cold outside but hot inside CEO), their relationship does take some time to take off and their relationship at the start can be quite irritating but I find it quite normal seeing as none of the two women are lesbians at the start, at the beginning Chuanchuan even swears that she'll never like girl so yeah I understand how their relationship takes some time to really take off.

Chuanchuan is a woman that comes from a little rural country and has a barely okay job were she makes just enough to live a decent life, she doesn't have much ambitions in getting promoted and just likes her cushy job cuz its easy to do and doesn't demand much, she also has been writing since high school and somehow ended up being a well known sweet romance yuri author, she doesn't really get the genre not being a lesbian but shes a good enough writer to make it work, makes more from this then her job but still here she feels shes just barely okay and doesn't have the confidence to make it her full time job, people might get irritated or bothered by her lack of ambitions and low self-esteem but I think her backstory really lets you understand why she's like that, hell I think a lot of people relate to just wanting to live a decent good stable life lol, her development to have more confidence in herself is quite enjoyable though, also while not a super beauty several people state that Chuanchuan iss very pretty.

And Murong Shi is just an Elite among the people lol shes your typical smart super beauty that seems can do anything and is out to prove herself to her family, she takes over as the CEO of the shitty company Chuanchuan works out just to get away from her controlling father and prove she can stand by herself, shes not just a miss perfect though shes actually quite a pitiful girl, she's always been tried to be controlled by her dad to follow his "correct way of life" and due to various circumstances hasn't really ever felt loved, she wants to prove herself as an independent woman and works hard sure but she doesn't really seem to enjoy it, at the start of the series tbh she seems quite depressed in a way just going through life but due to very lucky coincidences she starts to pay attention to her silly employee Chuanchuan and starts enjoying her reactions and person very much.

Now I see a lot of people don't like their dynamic but I personally quite enjoy it, not everyone is looking for someone that is their equal in all things and can stand up to them in any situation, Murong Shi takes quite some time to actually like Chuanchuan cuz she really never thought she could fall in love and much less with a passive and humble person like Chuanchuan but well she really likes the contrast between the timid and low presence she shows in RL to the person she shows to her readers as a writer and somehow really enjoys her books in a weird way, becomes dependent on them to sleep and all, and she just loves teasing MC and seeing that contrast.

While at the beginning Murong Shi does some kinda questionable stuff cuz she knows Chuanchuan is a writer and secretly follows her stories and talks to her she never really goes too crazy you know and later on she really pampers and apologizes to Chuanchuan for it.

She also really respects Chuanchuan all throughout the story, idk why people keep saying their dynamic is f*cked and Murong Shi has all the power when it really feels the opposite to me, Murong Shi always respects Chuanchuan as a person and respects her pride, Chuanchuan isn't exactly rich and feels a little down about it, even has that "do I really deserve to be with this rich young lady" moment but she realizes it that if she loves her and Murong Shi loves her back that shouldn't matter but still lets Murong Shi know they'll always pay for their dates equally, doesn't need expensive gifts, wants to feel equal to her at the start of their relationship and Murong Shi respects that, its even Chuanchuan later on that breaks the rule on expensive gifts.

Murong also respects Chuanchuan not wanting to quit her job even when her writing salary starts going up cuz Chuanchuan feels it'll never be truly stable, they start living in a small apartment kind of? Till Chuanchuan gets money for a house and many of such things, it can even get a bit irritating cuz solving a lot of problems with her own wealth would be nothing to Murong but Chuanchuan wants their period of dating to be truly equal so she doesn't feel she's taking advantage of Murong's money which I find understandable.

Murong also really respects Chuanchuan having her own friends and time which like yeah of course but its actually quite hard for her, as I said before Murong had never really been interested in anything, just going through the motions, but once she falls for Chuanchuan she really has something to look forward to, she likes her stories, spending time with her to see her reactions, teasing her, her life does kinda start revolving around Chuanchuan and tbh she's also a little dark inside, has multiple crazy ideas lol but she always calms herself cuz she knows Chuanchuan is her own person and always gives her enough space.

Now Murong almost always tops Chuanchuan cuz of course lol being the straightforward and to the point beauty she is but its not like shes the one always leading in the bed, even here too she always likes it when Chuanchuan takes the initiative an even submits a couple times
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Especially when Chuanchuan buys this particularly skimpy outfit for Murong Shi to wear, she just straight up said "if my baby wants to see me in it ill wear it"

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Speaking of this im quite surprised how descriptive some scenes we get are for a chinese story like really god damn theres quite a bit and theyre all quite spicy, and you know how heavy they need to censor that stuff there so I was just quite impressed with the author.

Kinda random but she also mentioned Taiwan and god damn the balls of steel this author has lol, if you know why just mentioning Taiwan takes guts then yeah

Again I know I went way too ham on this but I really feel that since they get together and Murong Shi recognizes she likes Chuanchuan she always respects her, before that she does some f*cked things but that's cuz Murong herself was pretty f*cked.

And yes as you can see from my high focus on her I really loved Murong's character, Chuanchuan is quite an interesting character herself though, she has a lot of insecurities and has a lot of problems making choices and being decisive but again her backstory explains it pretty well and its quite believable, shes quite a sad woman herself too really and its nice seeing her grow and gain confidence, though from the very start I'd say she has backbone it does grow with the story.

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theres this particular scene where just the simple act of Murong taking her to the train station and seeing her off brings Chuanchuan to tears cuz her family's always been pretty neglectful of her, just seeing Murong care like that for her brings her to tears.... Damn and I felt that lol

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Its nice seeing her accept being a lesbian too, she kinda fights it but she falls at th end lol, Murong also does go along with her character, she plainly states she never really had a preference even if she found women slightly more appealing but she never thought she'd fall in love, it kinda just happened with Chuanchuan.

And sometimes emotions are like that they just kinda happen.

Murong does really help Chuanchuan grow thx to all her love and support and its very nice seeing Chuanchuan gain confidence and start aiming higher and Chuanchuan does let Murong actually start enjoying life.

Side characters again we get quite a large cast with a lot of development, Chuanchuan's and Murong Shi"s best friends especially get their own little story which was quite nice to follow, both their families and their coming out to them were also pretty impactful without getting too annoying, Chuanchuan's sister and Murong Shi's cousin also play an important role, Chuanchuan's sister though I really hated lol, a very annoying woman though she has a great scene at the end.

As for other problems tbh Murong Shi when she first starts going for Chuanchuan suddenly starts acting out of character and things turn very strange for a while

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so for certain reasons Murong Shi just goes all in and kisses Chuanchuan one night when their relationship was just starting to form as friends then after that she just starts ignoring Chuanchuan for a long while only to again outta nowhere confess to Chuanchuan and ask for a relationship, that whole part just feels so weird and outta character for her tbh, she seems so casual and from outta nowhere, her circumstances at the time were pretty bad though so I get her feelings were a bit off though

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Also Murong Shi is acting weird at that time cuz of her father who up till that moment seemed was gonna play a bigger role in the story but just exactly after he does something quite f*cked he just disappears lol, his whole plotline just gone, and well tbh I'm glad cuz things take a much better turn after that point.

Now Chuanchuan's little sister and Murong Shi's cousin... Their ED is a disappointment too tbh, throughout the first like 3/4 of the story author gave them quite a bit of focus and it seems she was planning to make them more relevant but then they just disappeared and their ending bro..... Just oof
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its a f*cking joke ending tbh, so Chuanchuan's little sis realizes shes into girls too and is planning to confess to Litltle Yan and Litltle Yan geets a boyfriend just before she does, it all happens in llike 3 paragraphs at the end and it was just s*upid.

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The ending itself is quite satisfying tbh though, if you've been reading chinese stories for a while you know theyre almost always rushed unsatisfying tr*sh but here all the important points get a great conclusion and I was feeling very happy at the end especially with
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Murong Shi's wedding proposal, damn it just comes at the perfect time and it hits super hard, its a very emotional moment

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Now I really went too ham on this review but I just really wanted to give my take on why I like both characters and think their suited to each other, 9/10 from me.

Still bro at the end theres this very weird detail that idk wtf the author was smoking to put it in there
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so all throughout the story Chuanchuan grows to love and accept Murong Shi and really falls deeply for her like I said throughout this review but at the very end someone comments that she's been getting away from her now and asks why and Chuanchuan says that she might be growing tired of her.... Like what the actual f*ck author ? Why the f*ck would you put that there at the very end ? After all they've been through together ? Like it was so out of left field and so ret*rded bro, it's just 1 little comment but it's s*upid as f*ck

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yyooimu
yyooimu rated it
April 16, 2021
Status: Completed
If you like fluff, and good story progression, this is good for you to read.

Even though the main protagonists falls into some sort of stereotype at the beginning, I think their characters are fleshed out very nice, there is also no unnecessary push and pull (where the characters are too scared to confess type of things), its all cute and fluffy (〃▽〃)

Not too much drama and the other pairings are adorable, I just hope if the author could post a chapter or two for the two pairings so that... more>> they could have a proper ending. <<less
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majere
majere rated it
July 4, 2023
Status: c26
I dropped this because the combination of how much of an as*hole the FL is combined with how much of a doormat the MC is is just incredibly grating. An as*hole romantic lead only works if the MC has enough of a backbone to hold them accountable for their behavior otherwise it just makes me pity them and wish they had more self respect not root for them to get together with the person mistreating them.
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RedH
RedH rated it
March 8, 2025
Status: c31
I really wanted to like this story based on reviews but I had to finally put it down and admit this novel isn’t for me. While the novel is well written and the author does a good job at characterization, this was rough for me to read. It’s been mentioned in a few other reviews, but the FL is incredibly unlikable. Like incredibly unlikable. She actually reminds me a bit of my own bully irl. She holds all the power in the relationship, she knows this and she takes full... more>> advantage of it. Some scenes read like straight up bullying/stalking and were uncomfortable to read through. The FL also shows no signs of remorse or guilt over anything she does. There’s a few other points I have that I won’t touch on as I find others have already gone over them much more eloquently than I can. <<less
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atavatain
atavatain rated it
October 15, 2021
Status: c106 part2
Very sweet story. I enjoyed the humor. My only complaints are that it was very slow in the begining and then rushed to finish. The primary throughline of the protagonist's relationship was handled satisfyingly, but the side characters storylines were fleshed out too much to be dismissed, yet pushed aside toward the end. If you enjoy sweet stories and can accept the standard cold CEO archetype and all of the unhealthy things that come along with it, then this is a pretty good read.
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Sloffins
Sloffins rated it
August 26, 2024
Status: Completed
Wow, I guess I'm going to be one of the lesser rated reviews for this novel. This was just really hard to get through and finish reading.

Xu Chuanchuan is a "straight" yuri writer. She claims she will never be bent; she likes men! However, her boss' daughter is very eye catching. But she is so impossible! The boss' daughter is very cold, cruel, and distant. Frankly, Xu Chuanchuan is afraid of her. So, why does she keep running into her... is Xu Chuanchuan's luck really all that horrible?

I liked the... more>> characters. For the most part. Each were funny with their own personality. There were no duplicate characters. My favorite was probably Fang Qin, Murong Shi's friend from childhood. Her personality was so mwah. She was very loyal, funny, and kind at heart, but she could be cruel, if need be, and she wasn't bothered by other people's cruelness, either. I was even a fan of Jiang Shaohua who was also one of the friends from childhood. Though he was a scumbag, he was kind of funny, and after he stops pretending to be Murong Shi's boyfriend, you warm up to him.

There was a realistic feeling to the book as well. The disapproving family and/or the family who took some time to warm up to the idea of two women being in a relationship, keeping secrets like being a famous yuri writer hidden, there were no "let's make this exist in this world." For instance, Xu Chuanchuan has her book published elsewhere because it would never be allowed in China.

The idea was very cute. I think for the first maybe 40-50 chapters of this novel, I actually quite liked it. It was funny watching as Xu Chuanchuan was slowly becoming bent overtime and her internal crisis going through her mind. And her best friend, a popular yuri author with published yuris and drama adaptions to her books, Ange (Tang Xin), would tease her along every part of the way. I also very much liked Ange, who was a very good show of what it's like to have an online friend.

I wish the novel would have stopped there... it stopped being good after that and began to get difficult to get through.

Murong Shi seemed like a different character when she fell in love with Xu Chuanchuan. So much so that it didn't even seem like it was the same character as before. Where did her spice go?! But also, at the same time, Murong Shi felt way too attached and controlling. She was incredibly jealous and pushy all the time. It was so annoying. Even Xu Chuanchuan's inner monologue said that getting a break from Murong Shi was good. She was also very pushy with s*xual activities. At times, she is borderline forcing herself on Xu Chuanchuan. And the power difference here is very large; Murong Shi is incredibly domineering over Xu Chuanchuan, and not in a good and sexy way. It makes it feel like Xu Chuanchuan is a victim.

In addition, if Murong Shi wants to surprise Xu Chuanchuan with something, she tells her something horrible. Like, at the end to congratulate her writing, she has her assistant make her believe she's cheating on her to come home so that she can give her a surprise party! It's not the first time she manipulates her in the novel, either. She seems like she's constantly doing it and never letting Xu Chuanchuan have any freedom.

If you couldn't tell, I did not like Murong Shi. Not after she got together with Xu Chuanchuan. She frankly became unbearable. I feel like Xu Chuanchuan's readers... I would have much preferred if she got together with Tang Xin.

Speaking of Tang Xin, her story of her and her gf would be a much more interesting novel. Just saying...

In the novel, there was a lot of "kissing while drunk" and while the drunk person was doing the kissing and it wasn't the sober person taking advantage of the other while they were drunk, it's still very off-putting. They also took like three-ish chapters to where they did step-relative roleplay. Like, okay... weirded me out.

The gradual growth of them getting closer for the first 40-50 chapters was good. I genuinely liked it. Everything after that was a fight to get through.

Not really a comedy aspect of this novel, either. Which is fine. It's not labeled a comedy or anything, but it's nice when stuff lets up. But speaking of that, that is one of the good points of this novel: there was always something going on. A con of this, however, was that sometimes there was something that went on just so that something could go on; there seemed to be no purpose of this. Ex. Xu Chuanchuan having a serious issue with an abnormity in her period to the point where she goes to the hospital. This was never cleared up.

Another point I wanted to add: Murong Shi is quite literally leading a company, yet it hardly seems like she is. Why does she suddenly have all the time in the world? When the author gets them together, there is suddenly no focus on their work. And when there is, they're business trips?! Like, okay. Keep in mind, before they got together, Murong Shi was never sent away on business trips. It was only after they got together. So, it was just a way the author could separate them for longing and also miscommunication. It was frankly annoying.

I really wasn't a big fan of this novel. I don't even know how to conclude this review. I'm sure I had more complaints about this that I'll add to later as I remember. I'll just leave this review ending on that note. <<less
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P0lluxxx
P0lluxxx rated it
March 3, 2024
Status: Completed
The novel has a surprising focus on dealing with sexuality and attraction. The sapphic relationships present in the novel are interesting but there's a power imbalance in their relationship that the FL takes full advantage of even when they do get together albeit using her position of authority a lot less afterwards. While it is kind of cute how the FL bullies her, it's also a nightmare to think about it in any other context. Objectively though I will say that the way the author portrays this power imbalance is... more>> really just to push their relationship forward and showcase their personalities but each to their own opinion. The overbearing CEO persona is a tadbit overdone which can be a pain to read if I'm honest though.

The MC takes awhile to come to terms with her sexuality and liking the FL. The novel explores her indecision and confusion over it which was definitely interesting to see how she grappled with it for so long and kept denying it. I loved this aspect of the story because it's a very real experience. The MC is a pushover who deals with an inferiority complex over her writing and the FL is an overbearing CEO. They have drastically different personalities and if I'm honest in some parts I wonder why they like each other but it's an overall cute romance.

Overall a good story, it's written as if its one of the MC's published novels (which is very meta) as she's an author which is an interesting way of presenting the novel itself. <<less
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Empathatic
Empathatic rated it
February 18, 2024
Status: Completed
I like this story, I really do. Enough that I've read it several times and will probably come back to it in the future, giggling while I read it. You might not be able to tell because I only gave it 2 stars, but I have my reasons.

Let's start with why I like it.

It doesn't shy away from addressing some issues that lesbian women have to deal with in a patriarchal culture. Xu Chuanchuan and Murong Shi both face pressure from their families to marry men for their families, as... more>> do the side couple. XCC faces the fear of grappling with her sexuality in a society that is largely against her. She has a gay friend to help her work things out, but she's still firmly stuck in that denial mentality for a long time. I've seen quite a few baihe titles (I'm choosing this genre name on purpose) try to skirt around prejudice by making marriage legal, or having no one oppose their relationship, or it's set in the future, or there's science babies, or it's just mostly ignored. I understand why a lot of them might be afraid to speak out about things, but... You get my point. This one is pretty good on that front.

There's a bit more about the physical aspect of the relationship than other baihe works (again, deliberate choice for genre title). It's not far enough to call it smut, or even enough to call it male fantasy material, but it doesn't shy away from talking about physical intimacy. Censorship is a problem and a lot of other works will use metaphors to refer to parts of the body (like "collarbones" lol) or intimate acts. This one is a little more on the nose while still being tasteful. It's a refreshing change of pace to not have to read a mountain of metaphors about two adults who are intimate.

Final positive, they're really cute and kinda sweet after they get together and solidify their relationship.

Now... on to the massive negatives and the reason I can't recommend this to others despite enjoying the story.

DoingMyBest already summarized my biggest issue pretty well in their review section: MC/FL Imbalance. I feel like they worded it perfectly well, I just disagree with how important this imbalance is in the first part of the story.

Murong is a domineering and controlling person, in a huge position of power over XCC. And she fully takes advantage of that.
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Murong finds out XCC is an author early on and creates an account to follow her, talk to her privately, search through her past posts and then she uses all of this against her. Murong punishes XCC in a completely crappy way after reading XCC complaining about her. Murong pushes her on the couch and forces a kiss on her while she's living in the company dorms. The company that Murong runs. Murong repeatedly corners XCC in the office where she works to make advances and force XCC to make a choice.

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The only saving grace here is that, ultimately, XCC is given a choice and not forced into the relationship. We know this because we get XCC's inner thoughts on everything and her constant geh panic is funny sometimes. The situations she's put in aren't, but her geh panic is.

My next issue is that a very interesting character was eventually flipped into a love rival because of Murong's jealousy.
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Ange, XCC's best friend and her lesbian author advisor, acts like a friend through a good portion of the story. She teasingly flirts with XCC, but she never goes overboard and is always respectful of what XCC wants... unlike Murong. Ange cares about what XCC thinks of her, even if she actually romantically likes XCC, she never crosses a line. This is turned into a ridiculous romantic rivals scenario where the only thing it serves to show is how controlling and jealous Murong is. Truly deserving of the "Big Jealous Bug" nickname. Murong's jealousy is vaguely validated later, but I felt like this did a huge disservice to Ange's character.

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There's a few more problems I have, but other reviewers have already talked about it. Mostly it just boils down to complaints about bad relationship behaviors and Murong's poor personality. I like it for what it is and really enjoyed it but that doesn't mean I can't see the flaws in the story. <<less
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Laindesh
Laindesh rated it
January 13, 2022
Status: c106
The novel is pretty decent.

The MC (Xu) thinks she's straight, but it turns out she isnt. She also denies her own feeling for a long time, ending up troubling others.

The FL (Murong Shi) starts as a outright prick, she bullies the MC for her own amusement, but gradually falls in love with the MC. As the stories progresses her relationship with the MC makes Murong a much better person.

All in all, you WILL get annoyed by the 2 leads. But its part of the charm, the characters is flawed and... more>> atleast murong turns into a better person because of her relationship with the MC.

It's worth a read, :) <<less
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dippityboppity
dippityboppity rated it
September 23, 2021
Status: c35
Man. I'm 35 chapters in and nothing has happened. Also, the love interest is just a very unlikeable person. I'm pretty much only still reading in the hopes that she ends up feeling bad about tormenting the MC so much. The writing style itself is pretty decent, and the main character's cool. But yeah, be prepared to read for f*ckin ever with nothing happening, and for the love interest to just be a major jerk the whole time.

OK, I should have given it one stars. This sh*t is infuriating.... more>> NOTHING HAPPENS except for the main character getting repeatedly f*cked with by everyone in her life. I'm like halfway through the book and there's no romance. Her sister has more chemistry with the love interest than she does. Really, this is shit. Read if you want an aneurysm. F*ck, it's so annoying.

Murong Shi is seriously just an absolute piece of shit. I hate her so much. She's awful. Bad book. She never once apologizes for any of her incredibly meanspirited/downright abusive actions and she gets rewarded for it. <<less
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Walkingpineapple
Walkingpineapple rated it
September 6, 2021
Status: Completed
Quite good, it’s very much sweet. And in the genre of GL it’s well translated and the word count is nice; not too long, not too short. PLUS IT’S COMPLETED so no need to anxiously wait for the next chapter. Okay all this being said... Though I do enjoy fluffy GL’s, I must complain that between our President Murong Shi and Lord Xu Chuanchuan they have an unbalanced power dynamic thing that is a tinge annoying. That is if you’re like me and enjoy a semi-stable lover dynamic. It’s understandable... more>> though, like who wouldn’t suffer from a slight inferiority complex since Murong Shi is so perfect (It’s bearable unlike some sweet fluffs dw). It’s been a good run and I do hope that you’ll give this novel a chance. Make sure to stick around for my favorite coupling wink wonk... I love the relationship between tsundere Angela and Fang Qin. In comparison to Shi and Chuanchauns pairing being sweet yet unrealistic/ Angela and Qin are more like real people they struggled with LDR, understanding each other, and so much more. I do hope they get a spin-off. I enjoy the occasional fluffs but their story would suite my taste in GL’s more (more so than my usual villainess historical GL’s :D). <<less
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mustachemerlin
mustachemerlin rated it
September 2, 2021
Status: Completed
This book is written as if it's one of Xu Chuanchuan's own books, in fact later in the story she straight up does write it, and Xu Chuanchuan writes it as her own self insert. XD

I think it matches exactly what you would expect from the protagonist. Murong Shi's review of Xu Chuanchuan's writing applies perfectly to the real book. "Silly, unrealistic, sickeningly sweet... so why can't she stop reading?"

Good stuff. A nice happy story. Murong is a bit of a bully but she mellows out, and Chuanchuan is able... more>> to stand up to her when it counts. They're cute!

As for their inequality of shallow things, what Chuanchuan can't provide isn't what Murong needs anyway. Murong is rich, she doesn't need Chuanchuan's money. Murong is strong and confident all on her own, she doesn't need Chuanchuan to stand up for her and protect her (though she's touched when she tries anyway).

Murong has everything in the world already, so what she gets from Chuanchuan is clearly something fame and fortune can't buy her. Something not quite so tangible or easily measured.

And Chuanchuan being plain... is a lie. It's a total lie! Chuanchuan describes herself that way but Xu Chuanchuan has low self esteem. Keep in mind that the whole story is supposedly written by Chuanchuan herself, naturally she understates her own looks and fully believes her girlfriend is the most beautiful person alive. In reality Chuanchuan is pretty enough to turn heads, enough so that Murong eventually gets jealous and makes her stop dressing up in public to try and keep the men away. Maybe don't trust her so much on this point, Chuanchuan can't be relied on here. XD <<less
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lasthorizon
lasthorizon rated it
September 2, 2021
Status: c106 part2
I will have to agree with the other reviewer that the imbalance between Murong Shi and Xu Chuanchuan was too big. It felt a bit unrealistic that a woman nearly as perfect as Murong Shi would fall completely in love with someone as unkempt and docile as Xu Chuanchuan. This actually read as wish fulfillment to me so I just treated it as a self-insert story from the author. Anyway, some of the domineering and manipulative stuff Murong Shi does at the beginning can rub people the wrong way but... more>> if the MC was written with a bit more of a backbone the banter between the two characters would have been great fun. Unfortunately, this didn't happen so we end up with this icky feeling of one abusing their power too much.

In the end, I became more invested in Ange and Fang Qin's relationship which seemed more balanced to me. I'm not sure why the author didn't focus there instead.

4 stars for a well written story and some fun shenanigans. Even though the MC annoyed me at times it wasn't unbearable and the other characters made up for it. Not the sister, though. I hated her. <<less
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Kanion
Kanion rated it
August 1, 2021
Status: Completed
c84

I found it very interesting how the story progresses, of a woman who is sure she is heterosexual, but over time and gradually leans to one side.

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c106

It was a very good experience to follow the entire translation, but getting closer to the end I wasn't that involved in the story anymore and I just hoped it was over. But even so the ending was pretty satisfying and it sure is a great Yuri.
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TheDaoOfBrickSmashing
TheDaoOfBrickSmashing rated it
June 29, 2021
Status: Completed
it is quite a bad novel for me, MC doesnt look straight as a steel pipe when they get laid that easily, contradictory plothole for me
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