- #1
Almost done reading this so I thought I’d leave my thoughts about this story first.IMO, this story is essentially one huge redemption arc for the gong who screwed up big time in his original life.To get a huge elephant out of the room, Spoiler
yes the gong did r*pe the shou. It happened because he hit his head after passing out from exhaustion and got all his memories from his past life back, and was really really emotionally unstable.
Not justifying his actions here, just explaining what led to it.
The gong did feel pretty bad about it after, but well, what’s done is done. :/
[collapse]Essentially the novel is about a shou that wants a redo on his life after living his first life as someone else’s replacement, and a gong that has come to learn the error of his ways and tries his best to make amends, only he might just be a little too late as the shou really is very determined to not fall in love with him anymore in their new life.For those that love watching gongs groveling and trying their damnest to win their shou back after wronging them, this is for you.Though the gong was an as*hole at first, he does get better. In fact there are times when I actually feel bad for him.I feel like both the readers and the shou are on the same journey to forgive the gong for what he has done to the shou in their past lives.SpoilerHe damaged his leg beyond repair trying to keep the shou safe during a mud slide and has to live in a wheelchair since. And he is VERY determined to save the shou from the shou’s terminal illness that killed him in his first life.
I won’t spoil how, but yeah it’s worth considering.
[collapse]Also there’s the side pairing that gets their own story in the second volume, excited to read about them once I’m done with the first one! It stars the shou’s servant/butler and his elder brother.After reading it till now, I’d recommend it for anyone willing to give as*hole gongs second chances as I think this one really did learn the error of his ways and does try his best to make it up to his shou.