This is a gem! The story is good. I truly recommend it.

The bad rating almost made me miss out on this goodie!

It's actually a really good read if you're looking for a soothing, smooth sailing kind of novel.

Of course there are plot happenings that will make you go "huh?"

But I think there's no novel that's too perfect so this novel is good the way it is ~

PRO:

• • It's so soothing to read (I've been very sad these past days so I really liked this novel)

• • Everybody dotes on MC but it's not too overbearing or over the top. It's reasonable how they dote on him - he's cute and he's good at coaxing people.

• • I like that there wasn't angst
    Spoiler

    or maybe there is a little - in the prev life, Ye Henzhi criticized MC a lot but it seems he was secretly in love with MC. In this life, he became MC's biological brother so in the end, he didn't have a romantic partner

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• • I like how ML was powerful but he wasn't overbearing. The last part of this novel shows the villain and the thing is, if the villain was the main character of this novel, I believe a lot of readers will support him because as they say "a villain isn't born, only created". His circumstances made him a villain, very reasonable and I'm happy about how the ML dealt with him despite his hatred

• • There are a lot of side couples

CONS:

• There were a lot of side characters so mid part of the novel, it takes me a few seconds to remember whos who
• I feel bad for
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  Ye Henzhi huhuhu. He's really fated to "love" the MC, whether that's through romantic or brotherly love. He loves the MC a lot and I'm sad that he's just a side character in the end. Like this dude also needs someone who can take care of him! I hope that outside the novel's ending, he does find somebody. Afterall, everybody has a person. His father has his mother, the MC has the ML, and etc. I hope the brother has a better ending toooo

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It's surprising that this story is rated lower. Perhaps it's because it's still being translated.
The conflict is not too intense, it comes from the past and history. If the author had expanded the setting and conflict further, the story would have been much more impressive. But in the end, this is something for relaxation.
The story is about redemption, or to put it more vulgarly, the salted fish life in the second life of Song Li / Ye Chongjin. Normally I don't like stories about children. However, everything here is very interesting, although the interaction between MC and ML at such a young age made me feel hot. LOL. The family relationships are very warm. The character I find most remarkable is Gu Yexi, ML's cousin. The political plots are written sparingly but sensibly.
The author always writes appropriately vivid descriptions. This makes the work realistic. I always appreciate that. At the same time, the translator has taken advantage of this by keeping many words in Pinyin, which makes the content easier to read.
The feeling after reading this story makes me feel light and lingering. This is a good choice if you want to relax, not too complicated. The constant praise of the MC makes it sound cliché, but it's not too annoying.

Jan 25, 2024

It continued to be interesting. Honestly the writing isn't bad. Having multiple characters that were reborn made things extra interesting.

I really enjoyed how everyone basically just dotes on MC. He's smart and capable on pleasing others. MC's brother is a total bro-con. And how lucky for the ML that all the potential love interests from the past life were knocked out of the running in the 2nd life by being relatives with the MC lmao.

The last 1/3 of the story was jam packed with court intrigue. We get the backstory on how things were played out in the previous life - the conspiracy! It built up with each reveal and then ended a bit anticlimactically.

jan 24, 2024
So far I really enjoy it. It's a slice of life style as we follow MC. He's clearly doted upon by his family and the ML. Each snippet is interesting. It seems that with the rebirth, although the MC is smart, he's also a bit childish from all the love he receives and ends up acting like his age at times.

Love this story!

This is very well written. The ML is possessive to the MC but on a healthy level. The only downside is that only mx MC and ML had s closure ending. I feel like the side characters deserve an extra chapters for themselves at the end about how their lives are going, But all in all, I recommend this story.