Okay so let me just say this one line from the text absolutely wrecked me: "Coupled with being completely blinded by love, she had promised that scumbag boyfriend they would stay together forever." And then later when Director Han asks about the boyfriend and Chi Ying just casually drops "He... started acting a little dishonest before graduation. We broke up." and sneers inwardly. I literally gasped. The way she carries this entire lifetime of regret in one casual sentence? Chef's kiss. What I love most is how the author handles the ex-boyfriend without even showing him. He's this ghost that haunts every decision Chi Ying makes. In her first life, she threw away a BEIJING PLACEMENT — a golden ticket with household registration and housing — for a guy who apparently was already being dishonest. The contrast between what she had and what she chose is almost painful to read. And now in this second life, she doesn't even flinch when asked about him. That's not indifference, that's survival. I also want to talk about Professor Liu. This woman comes in sweating and furious, yelling in Shanghai dialect, and honestly? I kind of love her. She's the only adult in this whole chapter who seems to actually give a damn. When she says "sometimes a single choice determines the road you'll walk for the rest of it" — that hit different. It's not just plot advice, it's the whole theme of the book in one sentence. And Director Han's question about the boyfriend... the subtext! She's not just being nosy, she's calculating whether Chi Ying will stay long-term or run after some man again. The workplace dynamics layered on top of the romantic history? I'm here for it.
The cowshed. Just saying the word gives me chills. This is where the Xiao family lives — cleaning dung, doing manual labor, existing in the margins of a society that has officially declared them less than human. The Stinking Ninth Category. I keep thinking about how the author describes them in broad daylight, maintaining appearances, knowing that while regular villagers wouldn't deliberately harm one of their own, the educated youths at the production brigade's youth station were a completely different threat. There's this one detail that won't leave me — the grandmother and mother went out to graze cattle, leaving only Grandpa Xiao, Father Xiao, and two other families cleaning manure. The image of old men and fathers bent over cow dung in the daylight, while children play games learned from watching adults punish political enemies... it's cinematic in the worst way. You can see it. You can smell it. You can feel the humiliation radiating off every page. And the clinic scene! Barefoot doctor Wang Qingshan, herbs in his hands, immediately switching from concern to fury when he hears what happened. The way the author moves through these spaces — the brigade office, the clinic, the cowshed — each location tells you everything about power dynamics without a single exposition dump. The village chief's office is where decisions happen, the clinic is where bodies are treated, and the cowshed is where humanity is slowly ground down.
Okay so let me just say this out loud—Lu Zhengting finally opening his mouth for Lin Wan was the moment I literally sat up in bed. Like, for twenty chapters this guy has been this silent, stoic figure in the background, everyone treating him like furniture, and then BAM. He drops a line that shuts down the entire village meeting. "A man should have some backbone. Don't be a sore loser." I swear I screamed. The way the narrative builds to this is masterful—you watch him doing his daily exercises, fighting numbness in his legs, refusing to surrender even the useless parts of himself, and you think: this is a man who has accepted being invisible. So when he chooses to become visible for her? That's not just plot progression, that's character revelation. And Lin Wan's arc from herb-gathering girl to someone who can actually recite medical principles while writing? The author doesn't rush it. We see her using the System, yes, but we also see her actually putting in the work. The literacy contest with Lu Zhengjin is the perfect set piece—every beat lands. His lewd comment about "private discussion," her cold response, the way the accountant steps in as referee, the crowd gathering. It's a complete scene with rising action, climax, and resolution, all in one. Then the competition setup at the brigade level adds another layer of conflict. Lu Zhengjin's uncle is the brigade secretary, his niece wants to be a doctor—there's a whole political web here that the author is laying down without ever stopping the momentum. What I love most is how the plot keeps doubling back on itself. Old Madam Lu tries to expose Lin Wan as shrewish in the morning, fails, then later we see her beating children in the courtyard. The domestic abuse subplot isn't separate from the main plot—it's the same system of cruelty, just different targets. And Lin Wan intervening to snatch Mingliang away? That's not just a sweet moment, that's her positioning herself as the family's protector, which changes the power dynamic in the household permanently. The plot isn't just moving forward, it's deepening.
I love this book and it's actually one of the few books on here that persuaded me to unlock the chapters using coins. the writing quality is great and the characters are fleshed out. The main character, Riven is so lovable and likable and I love the whole thing with his tail and ears. the story draws you in right away and you can't help wanting to read more. I just hope that if there is only one ml going to at the end that it'll be soran, or at least not Roan (kinda forgot his name) but keep up the great work author ♡
Keep up the good work, I'm always waiting ?
Never imagine such a calculated twist, now I understand why there is a note read its first three chapter and next chapter will be the best you read
Just a fun mix of power, strategy, and Hollywood dreams. Hope you enjoy the journey as much as I do — thanks for the support ! Feel free to give me any and all comments on how to better myself and my book
Writing a Review for myself cause no one is bothering giving a review to me. If someone is seeing this I just want to let your know that in later chapters this is going to improve alot and all good shits going to happen. I am not giving up on this story.
honestly I would have given this a 5 stars but its annoying the way author's will make the mc so pitiful and everyone is against him, even his family it will not be described properly why thus man's family is against him. its not like he had issues with them b4 hand they were a happy family then one accusation is enough to make them point against him and ignore him when he's at his lowest for months, then once it's revealed he is innocent they will come back asking for forgiveness. but these are the same people who left him when he was about to go homeless, but switched h up so fast. even his sister who was by far the worst out of them all, this woman called this man out in public. then when the truth is revealed she didn't even properly apologise and was still acting angry.y issue with this whole plot of everyone is against the mc in the beginning then he proves them wrong and becomes rich is so overused and annoying. Its annoying bc these authors never make a satisfactory method to resolve it.Right now the mc went to his family home after ignoring their calls for a while (which was a good move on his part) then when he arrives he doesn't display how angry he is or how wrong it was for them to do what they did or straight up yell at them and accusations them for not ha ing his back, the IMBECILE basically just accepts their apology over some dinner, all the while the idiots sister is still acting bitchy. it was a really nice series up until this point and I would have rated it 5 stars if not for this issue, the writing pace, development and charactes were pretty good actually but I will be dropping this going forward, it is pretty annoying based on the fact I was binging it,heh, another author making rubbish stupid mistakes in a good novel.
Been eagerly looking forward to thisSo far, I adore all the characters lolThe comedy is topnotch as usual ??
Amazing characters and love the description of each scene
Aunque comienza como muchad otras historias, se ve interesante