That Lin guy is a creep who became obsessed with a kid, started following the kid around (he follows her to parks, to random streets, to her school, to her home, it's absurd), manipulated her to think of himself as a "safe person" (I don't care if he's never hurt her before, his obsessive behavior screams unsafe to me), he monitors her schedule and her life (he always appears at weird times, like that time she was crying at the park and he popped up out of nowhere there, or the most recent time, when he's supposed to be f*cking living his life in Beijing and he appears uninvited at an important event at another city, just because he couldn't stand the idea of this high school girl being happy and for once acting like a kid by posting a photo with the probably only person she can call a friend. Honestly, maybe if he didn't exist, she could've actually have tried to establish a healthy relationship with her new family (which would be hard and angst-y, yeah, but that's life), could have been closer to Yi Tianyu and that other X-something classmate, and maybe even have made some girlfriends. I don't know, I just feel it would be completely different. I really feel that the ML is an obstacle in her life. Instead of support her to empower herself, he makes her dependant on himself.

I really want to get her a restriction order against this mf. Especially after reading the most recent chapters where he literally f*cked up his hand, just because he couldn't stand seeing her interacting with a boy her age.

the ML's parents never try to understand their son. They force him to go to blind date and secretly arrange blind date for him even though he said no. His own grandfather colluded with his uncle to kill him. Yet the parents only angry for a while then ask him to forgive his grandfather using "oh that your own grandfather, how could you do this to him blablabla. "

How I wish Shu Lan and Yu Cheng has a happy ending ! They love each other so much ! But Yu Cheng's parents disagree and keep yu cheng feeling guilty while using parents love, like ' look your behaviour is making your dad sick, mom is sad because you". I cried when Shu Lan died. She died because she want to save Yu Cheng's life. I cried when Yu Cheng goes crazy after that. Every moments, he keeps uttering Shu Lan name. But I never feel sad or sympathy for Yu Cheng's parents. They force Yu Cheng to break up with Shu Lan. Force him to marry a girl 'who is on par with yu cheng'.

I remember what the ML said,

if Yu Cheng died, the pain and regret will go away in the passage of time. But witnessing their own son went crazy because of them will make them forever remember the mistakes they make. And I agree with this. I just wish perhaps in the next life, Shu Lan and Yu Cheng will be together happily.

The love interest is a man who does not hesitate to approach a 16 year old when she's alone while concealing his true intentions. For all the insistence that she is too young, he makes no effort to ensure their interactions take place in settings that are safer for her (e.g. alone time in his car?!), much less distance himself from her. Saving his life or not, wouldn't it be appropriate to let her parents know that she is exchanging texts frequently with an older male stranger? That's dangerous internet chatroom area.

Don't give me that crap about her mental age being older. That's what all the pervs say to everyone, including their victims, to make it sound okay. She'd only just completed the high school examinations before transmigrating, with no prior experience with a dating relationship. She in all her naivety thinks he's this grateful guy that just wants to be friends but that's not true! And it's not like he knows about the transmigration anyway.

Given the dodgy circumstances under which they are interacting, the onus is on the adult to be responsible and say no to the the gonads' desire to get closer to her. Maybe stay away from her until she's an adult AND perhaps after the power dynamics are no longer unbalanced? Reminder: he knows he's the adult here and his whining about her age sounds so empty when juxtaposed with his g*ooming.

Seriously, these romance novels need to stop romanticizing g*ooming behavior. The setting isn't even in ancient China, where being creepy has a different standard.

And what is with his sl*t shaming? Apparently, some other matchmade girl is not worthy of him because he dug up dirt on her having had six ex-boyfriends and an abortion in the past. Dude, you creeping on her history aside, accidents happen and I don't see you walking children in nature or offering to adopt unwanted children. Get off your high horse. The only person you'll ever date is someone you started g*ooming from the age of 16. I'm sure you know what makes for a good relationship.

It's so eye-rolling for the genre to place s*xual purity on this pedestal and put down random cannon fodder women just to make the protagonist look good. That's what happens when you rely on something as shallow as falling in love at first sight but you don't want the protagonist to look undeserving and have readers hate her.

The reason for my dissatisfaction is that, the author didn't need to literally drive the 2nd ML nuts just because he failed to get in a romantic relationship with FL. I get that he missed a chance with FL when he didn't understand FL's expectation on himself and just wanted to stick to FL. So the regret of missing this valuable chance is deep for the 2nd ML. And I get it. However, it doesn't mean that he needs to be obsessed with this missed chance and completely revolve his f*cking whole life around this regret! I just don't get this typical behaviour of love is the only thing in one's life! The author took a funny and good, rich and handsome guy and turned him into a freaking loser who's obsessed with the past just because of a failed romance!

I mean my god the FL isn't a freaking goddess or something! Yes she is beautiful and intelligent. But that's it. She is not that unique of a person that the 2nd ML needed to live in that regret and be obsessed over it for his whole freaking life! To emphasis the regret and the amazingness of the FL, I believe the author has gone way over the line with his/her treatment of the 2nd ML. The author could have given a nice closure to 2nd ML and if not that, then he/she could have completely treated 2nd ML as air. That would have been fine rather than the mental torture and obsession that the author has trapped the 2nd ML into!

I was fine reading a common trope novel like this until I touched the 2nd ML's ending and it just made me sick to say the least.

This novel has HEA and the novel's mood is quite enjoyable for most of the chapters. In addition, there are several extra chapters after the ending. Fair warning, the last extra chapter has the potential to make anyone feel touched, reflect, and/or even cry. Personally, I feel super bittersweet about it and has the urge to sob upon male lead's first departure. Maybe, because I have read the story from start to finish and grew along with the characters so the last extra chapter truly hits deep

Prepare your heart for potential second male lead syndrome :')