Old Man

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“I want to see a man in his thirties, no longer bright and beautiful, nor young and attractive. A man who is not a seductive beauty.”

The meeting of an older married man and a young man on the brink of adulthood, both of whom have been cast aside. One learns to be loved, the other learns what it is he truly wants.

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Lǎo nán rén
老男人
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Latest Release

Date Group Release
11/11/22 Jie extra 3
11/11/22 Jie extra 2
11/08/22 Jie extra 1
10/24/22 Jie c8
10/24/22 Jie c7
10/24/22 Jie c6
10/24/22 Jie c5
10/19/22 Jie c4
10/19/22 Jie c3
10/19/22 Jie c2
10/19/22 Jie c1
Review
23 Reviews


msbwhy
msbwhy
Oct 19, 2022
Status: --
I read this faster than sonic running

It's so short yet immediately become my comfort novel :3

To sum it up, basically...

Spoiler

MC got cheated by scum gong & met his real love in an unexpected way

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It's so short (2) you can basically read this in one sitting. If you like the "got-cheated-and-met-another-better-person" trope, you will definitely like this. Kudos to translator for bringing this hidden gem!
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LazyPeruser
LazyPeruser
Dec 01, 2022
Status: Completed
For almost 10 whole years. 10 YEARS! My gad, he experience those things because of his husband, ex-husband rather, for almost 10 years! He kept those things for 10 years! And didn't get angry with that sh1t for a whole 10 years! He doesn't have anyone, family? Friends? Or anyone? Nothing! Just by himself experiencing these sh1tty things for almost 10 years!!!!!

I really can't imagine that someone who experienced this, won't have depression or more than that. If someone were to do those things with me then I think I... more>> will lose it for just a year. But him! He's really really really strong. And I really admire him for that.

Yes, both of them cheated and I hate cheaters (excluding tests (?)) However what that sh1ty gong did is unforgivable, NOT IN A MILLION YEARS! Sh1ty gong cheated for more than half of their marriage (i think). Then try to redeem himself with the mc? No! He doesn't deserve that, not ever. He deserve to experience pain more than what the MC experienced x♾️.

Anyway, at first, I somehow don't like the actions of ML towards the MC. But as the story and plot goes on, I began to like how he treat the MC with tender care that the sh1ty ex-husband didn't do (even the simplest thing! Really a piece of sh1t!) If what happened in this story also happened to someone in real life then I sincerely hope and wish that you too will experience the happy things that the MC also experience with the ml.

This story is really short, however, this story also makes me cry so much ya'know (it really made me sleepy after I cried, this is all your fault author) and how much this story taught me a lot of things. So thank you for a wonderful story author and for the wonderful translation as well Ms. Jie. <<less
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periperi
periperi
Oct 21, 2022
Status: Completed
4.5 stars

I like the theme of rediscovering love and finding a better match no matter how nice the past seemed through rose-tinted glasses.

Gosh the adultery was a lot but ... more>>
Spoiler

scum gong is the serial cheater here that totally crushed the old man. And scum gong even moves out with his lover before anything happens between the old man and his love interest. Although technically, he was still married to the scum gong at that time. So it counts as double cheating? Regardless, that divorce was a long time coming.

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I liked the contrast between the past and present lover and
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ofc the regret of the scum gong.

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A nice short read. <<less
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twobada
twobada
Nov 11, 2022
Status: c1
Wow that was very heartwarming. I cried when they cried, and smiled when they were happy.

I can't picture out how that age gap would look like, but their relationship is so nice that the age gap was simply irrelevant.

One of my favorite scenes was when:

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the MC finally broke up with the scum gong. He wasn't emotional and he didn't even say a lot. He was timid but determined, and he himself was surprised at how calm he was behaving. But that calmness from him felt very powerful in contrast to the scum gong's hysterics.

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It was a very satisfying read. <<less
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xosekaixo
xosekaixo
Dec 20, 2022
Status: Completed
lol you can give all the pathetic excuses you want but cheating is cheating! And you can't justify cheating unless you are in the abusive relationship. If you aren't satisfied your marriage then talk with your spouse n try to fix it or go to couple therapy orrrr divorce! disgusting bastxrd! I'm so glad MC got his happy ending with someone who deserves him! His ex husband can go xxxx a pig🙄

for the record MC didn't cheat. Ya he was legally married when MC n ML stared dating HOWEVER there... more>> wasn't any marriage between MC n his now ex husband. Mc's pathetic now ex husband wasn't even living in house. At that time he already moved out to live with his lover.

MC waited for his now ex husband for years! 7 or 8 years! That bastxrd didn't try to fix their marriage nor he wanted divorce MC. He just kept cheating🤮

MC was right to move on! <<less
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Ppkk85
Ppkk85
Nov 15, 2022
Status: Completed
Short and simple, yet very meaningful and entertaining. There’s angst, sweet fluff, and smut. It got it all. Kind of reminds me of the novel “A Tooth For A Tooth” another short story about cheating spouse and moving on.
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Ouryane00
Ouryane00
Nov 13, 2022
Status: Completed
3.5 ⭐️

I feel like it’s a bittersweet story.

Especially because I can feel that the previous gong did love the MC but he cheated on MC because he wasn’t contented. It just feels so sad for me because imagine, in this real world, how many stories are like that of that gong and MC. There’s too many married couples that end up cheating or enduring their other partners cheating on them.

It just feels so sad for me and I did hope that the story could have tackled that concept especially how... more>> the MC moved on and got together with the new ML.

Anywaaay, it’s a good read but I feel like 8 chaps is too short that it compressed all the angst and the plot too much that it couldn’t be felt. <<less
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Zozo7400
Zozo7400
Dec 04, 2022
Status: Completed
A nice cute wholesome read! The story is short but fulfilling, I love the old man and didi so much! They are Really perfect for each other.

11:56 am, Sunday

4 December, 2022

Finished reading! ❤❤❤
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alijakovic
alijakovic
Nov 25, 2022
Status: --
My only concern with this novel is that ML’s age -_- pls let him be 18 and not 17. Even a year makes difference to me, yes. I mean 10 yrs age gap is normal to me but I wish it was like 23-33 kinda age gap, not 18-28.

oh, also wtf with fallin for ur brother? I wanna erase that from my memory and just act like they met magically by chance.
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Paramitaexol
Paramitaexol
May 14, 2023
Status: --
I was looking for this type of novels. I'm angry on behalf of the old man. How could the gong treat him like this and still expect to be forgiven? There is a saying in Bengali that we should learn to value time. Because once time is gone, it's gone forever along with loved ones.
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devils_dont_fly
devils_dont_
Mar 07, 2023
Status: Completed
I just.... love this so much??

I adore this story so much omg. I really hoped it was a bit longer, but maybe it's perfect the way it is.

The MC is... adorable. He is very timid, and other commentators might say he is spineless, but they need to understand that he was married off to the scum at a young age. He had no one to depend on, no relatives no friends. While analysing his character we must be a little more sympathetic.

And I love the MC. He is so gentle... more>> and so full of love. I am so happy he got rid of the scum and met a better man.

The ML is good too. He is very young but much much better than the scummy husband. He is impulsive and brash but he really does love MC quite a bit. I am happy MC met him and they both found love. <<less
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StuffedToyTiger
StuffedToyTi
Feb 27, 2023
Status: Completed
Whoa this was so cute. I want a love

like theirs.

But in all honesty, I really liked they way they end up loving each other. Showing everyone’s pov as well. Good riddance about the scum tho. Love to see them crawl and fail.
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Lara Night
Lara Night
Feb 04, 2023
Status: Completed
This short story has a unique feeling on it that once you read, you wanted to know more. I have read this twice, but I still read this again. It feels like a healing to me too. It makes me ponders about many things, and it left many messages. You have to figure it out yourself.

The writing is just okay, but the meaning and the thought above all, I can feel it all.
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angelmay_yizhan
angelmay_yiz
Nov 18, 2022
Status: extra 3
This is extremely good. I love how the characters were not named, making it free for us to think about any people who comes in mind. The plot is very good, thank you so much to the translator for picking this up.
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ArajeM
ArajeM
Nov 12, 2022
Status: extra3
It was too short 😭😭

It was so good and it's enough for one sitting. There isn't much angst , but the rediscovery of love, of ones self and self worth was really it for me. The way they communicated and the way how the 'Didi' expressed his feelings especially through his actions will make you think about what love and a relationship should really feel like. That said, definitely give it a read... you won't be disappointed.
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xscape
xscape
Nov 11, 2022
Status: --
It's a good thing the story is short, otherwise I would be very frustrated and annoyed. Of all the many novels I have read, the MC here is the weakest, most passive and spineless character with the largest supplies of tears I have ever encountered. The 3 stars are for the translations which is quite good.
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Nom de Plume
Nom de Plume
Feb 26, 2024
Status: extra 3
Although I usually can't stand betrayal themes and cannot emphasize with cheaters on any level, this was an interesting story. I read it almost as an 'after happily ever after' story, but with the twist of having two "couples" from two separate plots come together. We have four main characters:

    • Old Man, the protagonist.
    • Gong, the original scum husband.
    • Gege, the seductive college student.
    • Didi, the lonely rebellious high schooler who wrongly went on the road to taboo love only to meet a cute old man who brought him on a new path with his delicious home cooking.
The background of these characters couldn't be more different.
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We don't find out much about the past of the old man and the gong, but we find out enough. A rich young master took a fancy to an older unmarried poor boy and gave his parents some benefits to marry him home. He showered the boy with his sweet compliments and a handful of gifts. The boy, not close to his family and in a romance for likely the first time, ate up all of these cheap affections and gave all of his sincerity in return. The more he cared the more timid he became and the more unequal their relationship tilted. This is one of those stories with a toxic black belly ML who is so egocentric he can't imagine his lover ever not forgiving him for something. In fact, he does some things to provoke his 'love' on purpose just to get personal satisfaction out of his upset reaction (and does it again even if his purpose fails because really he only cares about himself).

The flirtatious flamboyant gege is a bit of a mysterious character. His mother remarried and had another child. Neither his mom or (presumably) stepfather are home often. He claims to hate the affections of his didi, but I suspect he gets some pleasure from it whether it is due to the taboo love feeding his ego or out of some desire for revenge that has to do with the troubles of the previous generation. We never find his true motivations (other than what he claims separately to didi and gong after the fact), but it is clear that he is a cynical and manipulative character out for his own pleasure. Didi in the current timeline realizes pretty quickly that his obsession with his gege was unhealthy and had very to do with actual love. This implies that he could have been on the track a long time ago with even minor intervention. We do see gege attempt to seduce didi at least once, so it is very possible didi had been led on all these years from a young age and Gege "ran" only because Didi was escaping his control.

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That truly makes this the plot of the black belly CEO's neglected kept wife meets the abandoned obsessive Yandere brocon. Both of their 'original relationships' had somewhat classical plots that are full of red flags. At some point inserting another red flag is not a plot device to drive the relationship forward, but the final straw that will doom the couple to an irreconcilable separation. I was pretty happy to read about the overbearing egotistical ceo plot directly reaching a bad end without having to first read through hundreds of chapters of unnecessary drama. I don't have strong opinions against in*est in fiction, but I do not like grooming plots. The scum of an older brother could have come up with many options to 'solve' the contradiction. Gege chose to run off to be happy with a married man in the name of distancing himself. Leaving his younger brother home alone is clearly not an act done for the sake of didi and, if the later part of the story says anything, might have been done to provoke the little brother into liking him more. It was pleasant to read about the two protagonists moving on from such scum into a much more normal relationship.

TLDR Its a pretty short read and felt quite refreshing due to the way backstories utilized cliches. The bad ends to their previous relationships is nearly satirical.
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HiddenHermit
HiddenHermit
Mar 28, 2023
Status: Completed
The novel starts off melancholy and ends with sweetness. The characters don't have names, the MC is called the Old Man. He's not old but is quiet, shy, thoughtful, and long suffering. ML is Didi who is young, rash, and surprisingly endlessly patient towards MC. ML slowly helps the emotionally battered MC to let go of the scum Gong.

This is an excerpt from the novel, I thought it defined the novel well... I must be strange for thinking it beautiful. MC's thought

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He would silently think in his heart that before, he was used to cooking in the kitchen and waiting for his man to come home. He had been used to the smell of cooking oil and cleaning up. But now he was used to being loved and kissed.

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Michelle-08
Michelle-08
Mar 08, 2023
Status: Completed
I love this! It's beautiful and painful to read especially the first few chapters! Hurts my heart so much for the old man and how much pain he endured from the cheating gong! (。•́︿•̀。) Ugh! I wanna high five the gong's face seriously! Just happy that Didi came to his life by "accident".

People are different, not all are fighters, our old gong has a very gentle soul, he dedicated all his life to his partner and because of his deep love for the gong, he becomes like that. He didn't... more>> do anything wrong, so I can't hate him and don't want to call him names. I feel sad that he can't fight and have to suffer so much, but hey! Some people are blind when they are in love and sometimes plays martyr roles in a relationship. I don't blame them, instead I pity them and hoping for them to find someone like Didi, who opened the old man's eyes to possibilities. They just needed guidance and assurance! So it's unfair for people to hate the old man because of what he is, he's the victim here ya know!

Anyway, this is full 5 stars for me! I love Old man x Didi CP! (^◡^) っ❤❤❤❤❤ HE!!!! <<less
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Kkreader
Kkreader
Aug 27, 2023
Status: Completed
It was heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.

Sometimes it's not about love alone you should have empathy also and communicate based on that, maybe feelings can be ever changing but principles aren't.
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