I liked the beginning when they were kids, but got lost when they grew. I couldn’t keep up with all of new characters introduced to fall for the MC, and had no idea what was happening with the political drama.
Skipped to the end after 73 chapters.

The story is OK and I agree with the points of other reviews about ML. Still, after finishing all the chapters I can confidently say not only does FL keep leading males on, but she doesn't stop this after they confess to her and they hurt/drug/almost kill her multiple times. She also trusts people too easily without spoiling too much, some of her behaviors are too stupid and are not consistent with her other smart moves.

Another weak point IMO is the lack of female characters, and the few named female characters are shallow and have limited roles, they join the story for a few chapters, cause some trouble, and then disappear from the story.

... Last updated on October 17th, 2023, 9:24am

I agree with theLettuceGarden04 about how the male lead is.. well, he was fine at first but later on, he got too possessive and then back to innocent, then possessive again. He's quite manipulative.

As for the female lead/mc:
She's usually quite smart, so I'm alright with the female lead. The male lead..

Well, he's.. over protective, but like, I dunno if it's always good.

The beginning's cute. The latest / middle chapters are so-so, in my opinion.

So.. yeah. 🤔🤷

Cute art though.

... Last updated on May 5th, 2021, 5:29am

Despite of the rant below me, which I also agree on, I like this. It has most of things I look in shoujo romance:
-Possessive male lead
-Male lead simping for fl
-An actual competent female lead (even beyond ch 76)
-An interesting enough story
-Big improvement on art (except it has a bit of a same face syndrome)
-Female lead not super OP

I definitely agree that the male lead is quiet off putting, but my love for pseudo incest, possessive men, with simp energy overrules it haha 😛. If you're like me and enjoy that, then great. But if it's not your thing, I completely understand. The female lead really makes this manhua though. She definitely carries it. Love seeing competent women doing her thing and even stay competent even when her possessive love interest ties her down. I felt that she didn't downgrade at all after seemingly falling for him now (as of ch 98). I usually see a lot of cool leads like her lose their touch after she hooks up with the ML, but I don't think it will happen here, but I'll edit my comment when I read further.

The traits I admired most in this FL were her:
1) ability to abandon pride for sake of loved ones
2) cunning political mind
3) inventions & infrastructural ideas

& I thought the ML was rlly cute & likable for a while. Actually, up until about ch55 I would have given this series a 7.5-8 out of 10. Ch55-76 ruined my good impression of the series though.

Gong Jue devolves into the stereotypical overbearing ML with no respect for Yimo’s choices, her goals, & her autonomy. His oppressive & all-consuming obsession reduces her to nothing but the object of his affections, to be kept/protected/controlled. All he cares about is keeping her His & only His 😬

Also, the whole “MLs must overpower FLs” law came into full swing. Manhandling & pressing her down against her will became way too common. & she lost the social/financial/physical advantages she’d worked for just as he (ML) came into power — coincidentally just in time to set up the usual gender dynamic as the “romance” began.

Times Gong Jue (ML) disappointed me:


& i won’t lie. The reader comments insinuating she was “leading the males on” “being cruel” “ruthlessly breaking their hearts” or in any way obligated to return their romantic affections made it worse. She sacrificed so much for these men, & ppl had the gall to say she was cruel or ruthless for wanting to keep the friendship or pseudo-siblingship platonic. 🤦🏻♀️

Yeah. Dropped at c76.

... Last updated on March 28th, 2021, 7:37am