Let me just say this upfront: the stakes in this section are deceptively layered. On the surface, the conflict is immediate and survival-level. Wang Lihua is a widow who has been evicted from her home with two daughters. Her former in-laws stole their compensation money and their house. She's selling black-market cotton to feed her children, bargaining down to the jiao, risking arrest for what amounts to petty trade. The stakes are real: eat or don't eat, stay on the street or find shelter, comply with the system or risk everything outside it. But the author is playing a longer game, and it's brilliant. Shen Jinsong's murder hangs over this entire section like a guillotine. We don't know it yet when we start reading, but by the time Su Erbao recognizes him, the reader is suddenly watching a countdown. Every interaction between them—the chocolate offer, the escort to the bus station, the funny face at the window—is infused with dramatic irony. We know this kind, slightly awkward man is going to be killed by a hired assassin three years from now. We know his grandfather will grieve himself to death. We know the corruption case he's investigating will cost him his life. And Su Erbao? She's sitting across from him eating braised pork, thinking about how to warn him without revealing she's essentially a time-traveling ghost. The internal conflict here is *relentless*. She wants to save him. She can't tell him why. She has to pretend this is a normal encounter while carrying the weight of future knowledge. The tension of that gap—between what she knows and what she can say—is the engine driving this section. There's also the quieter conflict of the Su family's past. Su Dabao mentions the complaint letter. Shen Jinsong offers his address. The implication is clear: the injustice that drove this family onto the streets isn't resolved, and the system that failed them is the same system Shen Jinsong represents. Will he help them? Can he? The novel is setting up a collision between personal survival and institutional justice, and I am here for it. The suspense maintenance is excellent too. The black market scene has genuine tension—will they get caught? Will the deal fall through?—and it transitions smoothly into the emotional suspense of Su Erbao's secret knowledge. The author never lets the reader breathe, but in a good way. Every scene raises new questions while answering old ones. One thing that genuinely got to me: Su Erbao rolling her eyes at Shen Jinsong while thinking "Too bad he'll be killed in three years." The casual cruelty of that thought, delivered with the same tone as "this guy is seriously childish," is devastating. She's learned to armor herself in sarcasm, even when her heart is breaking for someone she's just met. That's the real stakes here—not just survival, but the emotional cost of knowing too much.
The visual writing in these chapters is absolutely cinematic. Let me paint you the scene: pale blue sedan chair, white dress, light outer robe, and that wide-brimmed veiled hat with layers of white gauze falling to the waist. Every time the breeze moves, you catch just a glimpse of her jawline. It's such a carefully composed image—like a painting coming to life. And then there's Thirteen standing before her, "straight as a pine, arms relaxed at his sides, his features cold and his eyes sharp as an eagle's." The author keeps giving us these sharp, almost sculptural descriptions that make every character feel like they've stepped out of a historical drama. The Curio Pavilion itself is described with such specific detail that you can practically walk through it. Purple bamboo screens as partitions instead of walls. Glass embedded in the counter surface. Hidden compartments beneath. Three chi high, two chi wide. These aren't vague descriptions—they're architectural blueprints. The author wants you to see this space clearly because it represents Xie Qingyan's vision made physical. What I find most interesting is how the setting mirrors the emotional dynamics. The veiled hat is the central image of these chapters—concealment and revelation happening simultaneously. She's visible enough to command respect, invisible enough to maintain propriety. The gauze is both a barrier and a bridge. And Zhao Chengze watches from behind his own barrier—the window of Wangjiang Tower—separated from her by distance and social position. The eastern market setting is bustling but never overwhelming. The author uses it as a stage, not a backdrop. Craftsmen working, guards standing at attention, the sedan chair arriving—it all feels lived-in and specific to this world. The worldbuilding isn't info-dumped; it's embedded in action and description.
Okay so can we just talk about this rooster for a second because I am OBSESSED. This bird is literally the most alive character in the entire chapter and it doesn't even have a name. Chen Jue finds it pouncing into his basket like it owns the place, steals his kudzu root, and then somehow figures out how to eat sleeping pills on its own. The author writes: "You even know how to take medicine on your own," and I literally laughed out loud. This rooster is freeloading, judging Chen Jue when he vomits, and basically living its best chaotic life while Chen Jue is over here trying to survive pregnancy in a historical setting. The dynamic between them is everything. Chen Jue literally thinks about killing it for eating the eggs but then just... doesn't. And the rooster waits by his vomit like 'alright bro what happened this time.' That's not a chicken, that's a tiny feathered roommate with zero respect for boundaries and I love it.
it's good the mc is strong but not overpowered immediately he's growing extremely fast añd need more improvement in world building it's look like we don't know where it and what place he is but the story is good and side character feel alive keep improving
although I don't really like Bl novel I fell in love with this one good work author I highly recommend it
The book is great!!! Please updated faster
Self-assessment.I honestly think this work has an interesting premise, the Synopsis doesn't even come close to really making it clear how interesting each world will be, for those who like Yandere this work will have a lot of them.Although it will have heavy themes, which is obvious since the focus is on Yandere.I will try to make each world unique and special in its own way, some worlds will last few chapters, but others will last many chapters.I will pay attention to each character so in general each world has its own story that was really planned in advance with every detail thought out.And each character will be unique, having their own personality, backstory, and way of acting.In addition, in some worlds I will show what Shizune's presence influenced, that is, it is not because a world has ended that it is useless, several of the worlds will have real relevance in future worlds, either with things that the protagonist learned or feelings that she acquired.
The book is really entertaining! The main character seems to have some kind of hidden trauma haunting him, which really adds spice to the story!
Amazing story, expecting more chapters .
Can we have more of your books, this is fantastic ?
First of all, I LOVE A NOVEL WITH AN INTRICATE WORLD BUILDING?! There's only a few chapters but GODDAMNNNNNN The MC is very refreshing. He's a transmigrator who uses his BRAIN, he's also different from the 'I have to keep the story going' because he's actually the MC lmaoooo! We love a straight to gay novel. Reallyyy love the concept so far!!
[Shameless Author] (*´∀`*) The story is very short. I made sure to compact mystery, drama, and fluff. This was honestly a practice book for me as I just wanted to finish a book.This book was basically telling me that it's possible to finish a story <3