It’s Not Easy Being Your Love Rival’s Big Brother

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The 27-year-old Wei Han is a slightly fat, slightly chicken-livered, and slightly foolish, pure-hearted and besotted top, and his sweetheart who had been together with him for seven years, in the end, was stolen away by Qi ZhiFan one morning.

Deeply broken-hearted and in despair, he went overboard with binge eating, and ended up pathetically choking to death…

Luckily, he received a second chance, yet his timing, position, and destiny all got warped, and the him who returned to being twenty followed his remarried mother into the Qi family, turning into Qi ZhiFan’s non-blood-related older brother.

Well, Wei Han swore that this time, he must alter his dumped-as-cannon-fodder fate, and since he’s become his love rival’s big bro, he can definitely torment this scumbag little brother to death, restoring his position as the rightful top and quickly carry his bottom home!

However, why is the development of the plot spiraling further and further out of his control?

Why is Qi ZhiFan looking at him with a scorching, burning gaze, acting more and more questionable ( ⊙ o ⊙ ) eh?!

Thus, Wei Han was pushed down into an official bottom…??

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Love Rival's Big Brother
情敌他哥不好当
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Saori_Raven
Saori_Raven rated it
November 12, 2023
Status: Completed
Candy toxicity

This book promised to be a simple short plot reading, and it fulfilled it, what I didn’t expect is that from the middle of the story onwards I was getting "I forbid it", "I will punish you", senseless jealousy and the victim apologizing; all followed by her s*x scene.

Because treating your partner as a possession is fine as long as a scene in bed follows.

Wei Han is a simple and simple boy who dies and is reborn in the most danmei style, but without any explanation there are important... more>> changes in this second life that begins five years before his death.

On the other hand, Qi Zhifan is the stereotype of the perfect type, and here we apply, more and more shamelessly, the "I can do what I want because I am handsome".

In short, the story has only a plot and the relationship of the protagonists is not of romance, it is rather an obsession without much basis. To this we must add the topic of "book BL, all are gay", but do not think that there are secondary couples, no, the closer the end is noticed the deus ex machina or directly the total and complete lack of explanation to the actions of the characters. <<less
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Novelreader 22102
Novelreader 22102 rated it
August 28, 2022
Status: Completed
The MC and ML of the novel are both not good people and that wouldn't be an issue if the novel seems self aware of it. The problem is that its not.

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Lets talk about the MC. The MC gets dumped in his previous life by his fiance and bf of 7 years and proceeds to hate the ML for stealing his bf from him while letting the bf totally off the hook. Not only that but when he reincarnates he decides to get togethr with the bf early on so that the ML can't steal him from the MC (completely forgetting that the bf met ML in the past life while he was already in a long term relationship with the MC). The MC also divulges the fact that ML has low blood sugar to everyone in the hopes that it would embaress him. And yeah it doesn't amount to anything but the problem is that his intentions were fully wrong on that one. After the ML and MC get together the MC just kept running away any time an issue popped up (when the mom found out, when they were going to meet grandpa)

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Talking about the ML so many things were never explained in the novel. I dont know if its a translation error. Like the ML goes to a gay bar in the start of the novel and everyone over there even old men are scared of him and talk to him respectfully and the reason is never explained to us. The ML is also very rich (cos he invests in stock market) and he is a big shareholder at their college. What I don't understand is how? He should've still been a minor a year ago. How did he suddenly know where to invest in stocks to earn money as soon as he turned 18. And who let him be a shareholder at the college? How was his father not notified of it? The ML has low sugar and cannot excercise for long but somehow can beat up about 10 people without breaking a sweat and is also very fit. The ML is also a polyglot, plays the piano, is the first in the whole college, and is very handsome.

I dont usually have a problem with OP ML's but the ML here is only 18 and has already reached the top. Usually with ML's the reason for their success is that they are almost 30 or that they are a company's CEO while the ML here is neither. It's just very unrealistic.

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Their relationship in this novel was what I was most disappointed by. I thought that the ML and MC would become better people once they got together but that never happened. The MC was a 1 before getting together with the ML. And usually the MC changes and wants to be a 0 before the first time. Here the first time was not consensual. The MC repeatedly told the ML that he was a 1 but the ML was unwilling to listen. You would think ok whatever maybe after that he never wants to top but you would be wrong. Even in the extra of the novel the MC wants to top and decides to handcuff the ML and do you wanna guess what the ML does... HE FREAKING KNEES HIM. Thats right, this ML doesn't want to bottom so bad that he knees the MC but he always pushes down the MC even if the MC claims he is tired. He never uses lube and if I remember correctly both their first and second time was not consensual. The ML and MC both get jealous and never communicates when they see their SO having a normal communucation with someone else. The MC always decides to go drink while the ML decides spank the MC and have rough s*x with him. The ML also always interfers in the MC's police job but the one time the MC questions the ML about his lawyer job the ML claims that the MC should respect his boundaries just like the ML respects the MC's.. And sir u never did that? What are u on about? There is another instance where the MC gets mad at the ML for going on a blind date and the ML just ignores the MC instead of apologising. The reason the fight gets over os because the MC's friends intervene.

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Overall if there was ever a novel I would not prefer to re-read it would be this one. The ML was way too OP. The MC despite being a good learner and an amazing chef is always put down by everyone. The ML also keeps calling the MC ugly and s*upid for no reason.

The comedy was ok. The characters were ok. The story was ok. The romance was ok. The side characters were ok. The side CP was ok. Overall ok read. Nothing about the novel stands out as great to me. <<less
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Kaur00
Kaur00 rated it
June 21, 2021
Status: Completed
Dropped at chapter 3.

First of all MC is just like a child at the age of 20. He did not even let go of the cheater of his boyfriend and try to again pursue him after rebirth. I think the whole rebirth in this novel is meaningless. MC has no solid reason to be reborn. He is so naive, s*upid and saintly. Not my type at all.

Well, the reason of dropping this novel is not MC. Its ML. So, I have read lots of poor quietly novels ML but I... more>> never feel so frustrated by them how much I feel by this novel in the very second chapter. He is playboy, rude, arrogant, c*cky, plain annoying. This type is really hateful.

For example. In second chapter MC and ML introduce as step- brothers to each other. After that MC follow ML to the gay bar where MC was force to have s*x I mean r*pe by old f*cking uncle. THEN, MC ask help from ML but he f*cking walked away just like that. Not even a single word said. He could stopped that rapist of uncle but no, he loved his face so much in front of his so called friends. However, he did help MC by calling his friend when MC get bitten.

What the point of doing all this if u have to left the other in crutches of those rapists? If MC get rapped or what?

I dont like this type of people.

In the end, MC and ML are both unlikable for me. I cannot read a book where I dont like the both characters.

I think I read some very nice and lovable MLs that I feel frustrated these type of ML. <<less
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ImTHY
ImTHY rated it
November 15, 2020
Status: Completed
Im so confused at the good ratings. This is a literal waste of time for me. So fricking cliche. So many plotholes. MC is straight up the most dumbest person on earth and of course plump juicy ass, perfect for the ml. ML is the stereotypical young, insanely rich, smart, talented, cold, over bearing and popular. I swear the MC makes the most s*upidest choice and then the cliche scene of ML cleaning up his mess. Like does he have fricking pride?! The ML is so rude to the MC... more>> and im so vexed how ppl are giving this story 5 or 4 stars. Yes there are some scenes that was quite funny and thats why I gave 2 stars.

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The MCs choices were so bad and it was so damn hard to read through the fist few chapters. Like why would you go that far to stalk someone and get embarrassed in the end. Not to mention ML cleaning up ur dumb mess.

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Even though this was supposed to be "fluffy and cute" that was said in the reviews, I have never cried so much in anger while reading a novel. NEVER. I was so angry the unfair treatment the ML gave to MC and the s*upid things MC does.

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Does anyone even remember the things ML did to him before he reincarnated?! He does not even seem to be angry AT ALL. He lets the ML off so easily and forgetting the things that ML has done to him. And then ML goes on to fricking "play hard to get" its so cliche! And suddenly all the characters are couples. Ahh woooww such a coincidence.

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I honestly feel like this author just started to read bl and thought putting cliche scenes and thinks that making characters stereotypical was good. I cant belive I wasted my time on this. I hated how it started but I thought it would get better so I continued to read. Yes it got better but the plotholes and cliche sh*t were still there. In my opinion, this story isnt fluffy or cute at all. Its so awkward and id get secondhand embarrassment so many times.

Btw dont get tricked by the revenge tag. There is absolutely NO revenge in this novel.

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Just small nonsence like ML running then collapsing and the MC apologises and having ML to taste terrible food.

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Not to mention, the misunderstandings in the later chapters were not even cleared

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If ur the type to like protective, powerful, handsome and rude mls that is over protective of weak MC and many cliche scenes, then this is for you.

If your looking for a smart MC being on the same level as ml, has revenge and faceslapping scenes and no over the top drama, then this isnt for you.

Fyi this is my point of view. So dont get mad. Everyone has their own point of view. Im just dissapointed. Expected much more because of the reviews. <<less
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rhianirory
rhianirory rated it
January 11, 2019
Status: Completed
cute. Lots of fluffy, a little angst, and more fluff. Nothing very clever or world shaking in this novel. I found it better than some but not as good as others so my rating would be 3.5 at the highest. After some consideration I rounded up, though a four star is normally "very good" for me and this novel is better than "OK" but not so good as to be "very good."
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OHtheNovelty
OHtheNovelty rated it
June 29, 2018
Status: Completed
Just...... read this.

It starts out slow and both MC and ML just seem like they'll never get along. I thought they'd be rudely forced together by the author by some random moment for some random reason.

But no, the author did an amazing job showing step by step how the characters fell in love with another while not rushing the pace or making the characters seem OOC.

It makes me want to bow down to the author for somehow balancing both sadness and comedy in this novel, and to have the main... more>> couple go through character development while fundamentally still being the same people they were in the beginning of the novel.

I honestly want to reread this because I miss this tender couple and their silly shenanigans and hot times together.

Great characters, great storyline, and great ending. 10/10! <<less
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catpee207
catpee207 rated it
March 21, 2024
Status: Completed
I saw this long as hell 5 star top review and thought this would be good. The review was like "IT IS SOOOO GOOOOD!!! I REGRET NOT REREADING THIS EARLIER!!! ALL CHARACTERS ARE 5 STARS!!!! Etc etc"

NO

DO NOT BELIEVE THAT REVIEW

IT IS A LIE

Disappointed. Lost interest around 40th chapter. It was sooo hard to read after that. The ML is so unreasonable and all "my way or no way"
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lotuslilac
lotuslilac rated it
March 6, 2024
Status: Completed
A MUST READ!!! TRULY FREAKING AMAZING one of my all time fav top 5 bl novels im not kidding!!!!!!! Yall don't even understand, for a book to be only 60 chapters and yet its soo well fleshed out with like one main couple and 2-3 side couples, its truly fkn amazing ok!!!!!!! The fkn COMEDY and the FRIENDSHIPS and the ML eating vinegar all the time ahahaha I fkn loved it!!

I seem to recall that when I first started reading on this website, I read this novel. I'm talking like... more>> a few years ago and I truly only remembered few parts of the beginning but I didn't remember anything else.

so I decided why not read it again... YALL I DEEPLYYYY REGRET NOT READING AGAIN EARLIER!!!!!!! It's soooo soooo sooooo fkn good!!! The plot, the characters, the enemies to lovers plot, the romance, the explicit scenes, everything was sooo fkn well written I'm in love with this novel!!!!!!!!!!

seriously, I love novels where the ML loves and dotes on the MC and the ML is so gentle to the MC and couldn't bear saying a single hurtful thing... BUT YALL there's something about ML's bickering with their MC's like I fkn can't it's SOOO CUTEE TO SEE THEIR BICKERING AND CUTENESS!!! IN THIS NOVELLL ahahaha I WAS CACKLING every chapter!!!! The way Qi Zhifan no FANFAN would absolutely rip a new one into Wei Han during their enemies and even into their lovers scenes like omggg he truly was sooo fkn funny!!!!! He married a fool and he loved his fool ok!

there was SOO many good moments in this novel, I loved their parents, I loved their relationship, I loved HANHAN and FANFAN!!!! Ugh I wish this novel never ended.

i truly believe one of the main reasons Qi Zhifan fell madly in love with Wei Han is because Wei Han is truly FOOLISH as in sooo fkn KINDHEARTED soo fkn GOOD like it's the point of being foolish!!! He treats everyone sincerely and that's what I love and respect most about him. Even when he decided on his new occupation after his rebirth, I had nothing but respect! And the way Qi Zhifan respected Wei Han's choice of career, knowing the risks, ughhh perfection!

I wish there were more extras tho!!!!!! I want to know what happened to Shao Yi, what happened to Grandpa Qi, what happened to Six Hot and his white moonlight!!!!!!

* spoiler* a few of my fav parts:

1) Qi Zhifan and Pei Yuyang followed Wei Han and Jiang Chengrui into their wilderness police training. Wei Han blocks the rain for Qi Zhifan but our doting loving ML says

"Me spoiling you is enough" AHHHH MY FKN HEART!!!! They aren't even together at this point but you can see how much FanFan cares about HanHan!!!

2) Qi Zhifan and Wei Han had a cold war for the first time, Wei Han came home to reconcile and found the food Qi Zhifan personally made for him and starts eating it/crying.

Qi Zhifan says "You're not allowed to cry, simply ugly to death" AHHHHH I FKNN LOVE HIS TSUNDERE COMMENTS AHAHA true enemy to lovers !!!!

3) Wei Han ran away to his grandma in her village when Mom Wei and Dad Qi found out about him and Qi Zhifan. Then Qi Zhifan chases him and finds him in the village. Wei Han made up his mind to fight for their future and says

"Qi Zhifan, you are my courage" UGHHH MY HEART!!! Our baby Han Han went through soo much and truly matured!!!!

finally, thank you to Mom Wei and Dad Qi for accepting your sons being together. What truly touched my heart was when Dad Qi asked Qi Zhifan if he will always take care of Wei Han, truly so fkn cute!!!!

love this novel, please live happily ever after HanHan and FanFan!!! <3 <<less
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J.A.M.
J.A.M. rated it
June 19, 2022
Status: Completed
It's great. All is good except for one thing that bothered me the whole time I'm reading the novel.

Even though this is a comedy, they should put the necessary information like why MC reborn in a different situation? Is it a parallel world?

There's too much difference between MC's 1st and 2nd life. In his 1st life, MC and ML didn't know each other. They become acquaintance when ML grabbed MC's boyfriend. In his 2nd life, MC and ML become step brothers. Why is that? To have a reason for their... more>> romance?

Anyway, the story is good. Though ML is quite a scum since he use a substitute because he can't forgot his first crush lol. But I like how he is single minded. He fell in love with MC so he didn't left MC behind when ML's first crush came back from abroad.

If the thing that I was bothered about was answered I will rate this 5🌟. <<less
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fluoresscindy
fluoresscindy rated it
January 1, 2022
Status: c22
it's average for me. I'll rate this 7.5/10. Not that good but okayy, I lowkey don't like the ML sm cus he's kinda a scum like guy 💀 ifykyk, I don't really like the plot, it's funny tho especially when both of the MC and ML got chased by bull AHHAHAHA I really didn't expect that 😭🤦🏻‍♀️, the MC is lovely but if I was him i'll not chase that damned ex again lol even if I still love them, and sorry but I think i'll drop it cus I... more>> only read it because the possessive tag but actually the ML is not that thrilling tho (well it's my opinion), this novel is not my cup of tea but I do enjoy reading this, I think i'll continue to read this again when I had the mood tho 😀👍 <<less
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EUGEO SYNTHESIS
EUGEO SYNTHESIS rated it
June 26, 2021
Status: c1
Don't expect too much from this story. Because everything in this story including ML and MC It doesn't have any advantages, and is just made like following the popular characters from the BL novels we usually see.

MC is a kind of s*upid, funny, and naive character.

While ML is a character is arrogant and looks down on everything.

So I'm sure from here you guys can judge how the content of this story already right???
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squealing fujoshi
squealing fujoshi rated it
April 1, 2021
Status: Completed
OMFG. Hol-ay sh-it. Ok so I read this novel f*ckin maybe 2 years ago and I still remember it. Dang, it was so good that I read it twice and enjoyed it both times, and reading the same stuff twice is usually hell for me. It's a super fluffy novel, okay? So don't expect too much substance, and ignore the plot hole of why the beginning of our MC's 2nd life is different, and you will love it. Ahh, a couple moments and misunderstandings are cringy, but in a 'ajfjhdalsk I can't believe this is happening, whyyyyyy' kinda way. I love it so much, the ML is so cute, the MC is cuter. Their interactions are amazing, and I love how their relationship develops and how they have a tough-love... more>> sort of relationship. F*cking RECOMMEND. Like, as I this I'm tempted to read it a 3rd time. <<less
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Fisukisuki
Fisukisuki rated it
February 17, 2021
Status: Completed
This is really Great Novel!

It was Funny and Cute!

The MC is a Good person ! That's why the Revenge Intention didn't work well.

... more>> This Novel is not about Revenge! So if you want to read about Revenge or Face Slapping, this is not what you search! 🙅

The revenge only at the beginning, very very few, it was half-baked and failed anyway. The MC is bad at being bad. Lol

The story also have great fun friendship moments between MC and his Friends! The supporting characters all enjoyable... The side CP is also enjoyable!

I Love it! It wasn't perfect or fully satisfying, but I'm happy and content with the ending. <<less
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UsuiAh
UsuiAh rated it
June 30, 2020
Status: c60
It’s actually 3.5 ⭐️ but pressed it wrong. I managed to finish it. It was amusing at first, seeing how they came together. Nearing the end it flatlined a bit for me. Perhaps the fluff could be drawn out more, since the smut were quick and similar.

But since it’s a happy ending, I still like it.
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PurityByDarkness
PurityByDarkness rated it
July 18, 2018
Status: Completed
It's so adorable!

Very, VERY well written and more... realistic then others, you could say.

I'm really happy it's fully translated now! It's really fluffy and I love how naïve our lovable MC is.
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BWforlife
BWforlife rated it
June 18, 2018
Status: c47
huhuhu

read this if u want to die from fluffiness overload.

the romance is good and its not a drag novel where they spend 50 chapters on some small dispute.

i will recommend people to read it after a SE cause its sooooooo fluffy
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paputsza
paputsza rated it
May 8, 2018
Status: c18
If the novel's protagonist was female I wouldn't be able to tolerate him because he's only good at being a housewife. This really isn't a revenge story at all. There doesn't seem to be any believable villains so far. It is a fluffy feel good story.
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kkaral7
kkaral7 rated it
May 2, 2018
Status: c15
only at chapter 15, but it is a super cute story between step brothers

MC died and went back 7 years into the past, and became his love rival's elder brother

he decides to take revenge on the ML, but he is so silly and sweet he fails lol

interactions between the ML and MC are so funny, definitely recommend
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Inn Auni
Inn Auni
July 26, 2024
Status: Completed
BEWARE of SPOILER

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Spoiler

In previous life, Wei Han was a 27-year-old plus-size pushover pastry chef, who got dumped by his boyfriend. In his melancholy, he choked to death. He woke up to his 20-year-old skinny self and vowed to not let his 'boyfriend' chance encounter with his love rival. It was a huge shock to him because his mother was still alive and married to his love rival's father, making him and his love rival, step-brothers.

It's a fast-paced story, fully translated, where we got to know the reason Qi Zihan (the love rival) was attached to Chu Chuanyao (the 'boyfriend') in the previous life. But of course, in this life, as explained in the summary, Qi Zihan's obsession was towards Wei Han. Qi Zihan was a refreshing tsundere as compared to clueless Wei Han, which made them a great couple.

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Our Lady of Order
I hate the fact that every side characters in the book keeps saying that the MC is just average and the ML is perfect.

They keep saying that MC should be grateful that he is with the ML cause MC is a charity case. I dont like this kind of ml. And in my opinion average=ugly, I hate ugly mc
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