adoptive parents behaviour in general and trying to sell their adopted child to a mine (i am really worried about Chinese ppl if this is smth so easily done there. Ofc s*avery exists everywhere but in countries like china it should not be that easy I think? Though what do I know about china except for reading a shitload of Chinese webnovels) ; like totally ridiculous situation with abandoning the second child, I mean wasnt there a better way, he was still their son, there are plenty of ppl wanting children but not being able to, esp a boy, was it so difficult to arrange a good family for him, but again it could be a cultural thing I was not able to understand).

I really liked that both couples were versatile. A rare thing in asian works.

Qi Hou and Chang Ziqi are actually so cute together! Especially their extras explaining their relationship more. And if I read carefully, they seem to be a reversible couple too! It was mentioned that Qi Hou slept with Chang Ziqi on his 18th birthday. Qi Hou wanted to top for his first time, but based on the context later... He was flipped. He did get his 'comeback' later too, making Chang Ziqi lament about why Qi Hou's memory isn't as good in his academics as it was when he used Chang Ziqi's moves against him (CZ) lmao.

Sorry for finding it so novel, if you noticed. I rarely read about reversible couples. I have, once or twice. I understand that its more realistic that way, but I rarely find ones like these that I really like. Most novels with a sweet plot (that I like and hooked me) usually have an MC or ML who sticks to one position.

Little Yi met the past Big Yi, and reunited with him. Eating, sharing stories, and whatnot. It wasn't a peaceful meeting at first, of course. But they did get along later, but then...

" 'Big Yi, happy birthday.'

Yi Chenliang finally relaxed his vigilance and wariness. His stiff shoulders slowly slumped. He flexed his finger joints, raised his hand, reaching out to hug the other person back.

But just as he touched the other's back, the person in his arms suddenly dissipated into tiny points of light, leaving him embracing nothing.

The lighter clattered to the ground.

The clock on the wall finally struck twelve.

Yi Chenliang's usually cold gaze was, for once, tinged with bewilderment.

"... Xiao Yi?" he called out, but no one answered in the empty room. He was all alone.

After a while, he suddenly came to his senses, picked up the lighter from the ground, and walked into the bedroom expressionlessly.

The walls were covered with various types of firearms.

Tomorrow was the day of the final operation, success or failure would be determined in one go.

Perhaps he was just under too much pressure, which led to this hallucination.

Yi Chenliang thought this as he turned to look behind him.

It was empty, just him alone.

Those cold eyes finally showed no trace of emotion again."

This actually made my heart clench for Past Yi, I hope he meets his little Yi soon too... I'm not sure how this will turn out since he met little Yi in advance at this alternate timeline. Or maybe... this was the original timeline? But our main Big Yi would have mentioned meeting little Yi because of little Yi's birthday wish to meet him. So yeah, this is definitely an alternate timeline.

But it felt like time restarted in the following chapters, similar to the beginning of the first chapter at the end. Only, with more context along with the general content the reader has already absorbed. It felt so cool, I love how it ended! The author really tied everything up in the end!

The kidnapping, iykyk. Forced adoption...

That his mother was sick, and his father is a guy who prioritised self-interest over everything else. And the older brother being a child stripped off his childhood because of the fact that his mother went crazy over her missing child. That he had to learn to be sensible early on in life... QAQ

That made me so sad, even moreso after learning that the MC wasn't supposed to be born in the first place. The situation with his mother also made me feel bad for her, but I can't find myself sympathising with her much. I should be more patient with ill people, but I still disliked how she treated her eldest child, and obsessed over her younger child when the MC/ML was better off without her.

Still, I have her redeemed in my book. For ML's father, I don't really care for him so much. He ended up without a wife (They divorced, about time), and an estranged son. He didn't care however, and he knew what he wanted. Plus the consequences for it, he just resigned to fate I guess. I do dislike him to some extent, but not as much as some of the characters here. Like Sun Yuan, and Wang Youwei was it?