The part where it suddenly went back to the past when the ML was drunk and talking to his buddies about how Lu Nanxuan is his and he’s “tamed” him to the point where it feels “da*n good to f*** him”was kind of a breaking point for me ig, even though he was drunk. It kinda caused Lu Nanxuan to fall out with his family too since the incident spread everywhere...

Also the part where the ML was caught with another woman in the beginning even though they’ve had this “some” relationship since they were 19? I was like “HECK TO THE NO SIR”, and the fact that it didn’t even present that much of a problem was a little weird for me.

story opens with both characters in an ambigious relationship. We learn that they have actually known each other for 19 years, and have been together for 15 years. Narrative style contains a lot of short flashbacks interspaced in the main story. Nanxuan is a social worker and jiayuan is the owner of a renown pastry shop. They are currently 31 years old, and recently "rekindled" a relationship of sorts. But nanxuans burdened with unsettled accounts and thinks jiayuan is still untrustworthy. Then love rivals show up at just the right time to test their resolve. Ultimately they manage to sort out their emotions, and get together in the end.

He's lost so much and done so much for LJY - he's lost his reputation, left his family, does not have friends in the city he's at, yet he's always suffering to the point his psyche is affected. The depression, insomnia, anxiety and fear of losing LJY. The constant anger and the way his words are tough but his actions are soft. I was really happy when he finally walked out after he realized that LJY's feelings for Yan Jingsheng were different from the other homewreckers, but couldn't believe my eyes at the epilogue when they got back together. This is a novel I'd rather see them move on from the hurt and dependency and find their own happiness away from one another.

I can't believe this is the same guy who would arm wrestle a bunch of seniors to earn enough to buy LNX a sweet potato just to see him smile. He might have given LNX a sack of sweet potatoes, but the one sweet potato that LNX wanted and needed the most after seeing his estranged family again was the one that he'd already given to Mr Yan. LJY is an unfaithful, lying, cheating and manipulative gong who, while he loves LNX, fails to draw clear borders on their relationships, and thus gave others room to interfere. Furthermore, he is a deliberate asshat for his inability to draw clearer boundaries with Yan Jingsheng. Yes, while he wasn't chasing after YJS, and he kept saying that there was nothing going on between them, his actions proved otherwise. From his trembling heart, flicker of admiration in his eyes, and the furtive feelings he had were all invitations for him to lead YJS on. I've never met such a manipulative gong as this one, and his lies and actions are intentionally hurtful, and he never truly apologized or repented for his actions because he knew LNX would just forgive him. The way LNX told him to f*ck off the bed and he rolled off immediately knowing that LNX's soft heart would ache for him, or the way LNX would yell at him not to eat and he would not eat. I really despise this guy. His love for LNX is selfish and he's deliberately hurting him. He can chastise himself for being a failure every time he cheats, but he's never really repented, and will likely cheat again in the future.

Mr Yan. Trust me that he will cheat again and it will only lead to our MCs destined demise because of this toxic relationship.

At first I was confused by Lu Nanxuan & Luo Jiayuan's frequent break-ups, as it was apparent that they loved each other deeply. After further reflection, I understood that their many failures were inevitable, from different ways of expressing their love to their differing definitions of commitment. Also Luo Jiayuan's an a**hole, no question about that.

I do wish the story explored how they managed to stay together every year, every major holiday even during the year they had a major break-up at age 26.