I Woke up to Find I Have a Child Chapter 99 Discussion

I really hesitated to read this because of the reviews here, the drama tag, the cliche of amnesia, and divorce being used as a plot device.

I like romance stories that are generally sweet and that have two leads who are kind to each other. I'm fine with arguments and misunderstandings so long as they're within reason, and I enjoy seeing characters grow and learn through difficulties. Stories would be boring without conflict, but there's only so much I, personally, am willing to tolerate.

What I don't like are redemption arcs for characters that were abusive in the past, toxic relationships that are repaired because the leads are "passionate" and cliche's used to "fix" a broken relationship.

So, with all of the things that I mentioned earlier that made me hesitate I thought this novel would be exactly what I hated.

It's so not.

Most of the drama in this story is in the past. The amnesia is actually used well as a device to drive the two leads towards resolving conflicts that have already happened by being open and honest with each other. It's made very clear that because of their history together they couldn't bring themselves to compromise or talk about all the problems they had. It's stated multiple times in the story but I don't think other reviewers really understood how important it is that their relationship was already broken beyond repair prior to Han Feixu getting amnesia.

If you look at each individual action that our two leads took, each singular decision that was made in the past, each moment that caused confrontation, unease, dissatisfaction, and heartbreak and combine all of them together over time it's actually easy to see why their relationship failed.

If I were to read the story leading up to their divorce I think I would be infinitely frustrated with our two leads. From an omniscient perspective I might not even be able to understand why they couldn't talk about things. But in reality it's the small details and choices we make that cause irreparable harm in a relationship, and one can't see how someone else interprets what you did or said in anger.

This story isn't about that failing couple, it's about a brand new couple who are learning about each other and their past mistakes. Their relationship is sweet and cute and they resolve their issues in a mostly healthy way. They talk things out, express their concerns to each other, and try not to bottle things up. This results in a great story about budding love and healing. I think that's what made me love this story so much. Even some of the side characters grow as people, which was a nice change of pace.

Another reviewer mentioned siloing, but I don't think they understand what that actually means. Siloing is when thematically things are either loosely connected or not connected at all. Here there is a strong connection between everything that's happening, with past friends, family, work, and daily life all being dealt with by a person who is unaware that they knew all of these people and things in the past. Han Feixu's job is acting, and she has moments where she's working. During that time she is emotionally developing and relearning things about herself. I will say that sometimes the acting parts can drag on, which is a symptom of celebrity novels and something I personally am also growing a little tired of. These things can often seem disconnected because the author will try to tell a different story within the existing one. It doesn't always work well.

Someone else mentioned that Yiyi doesn't play a part in repairing the relationship between the two leads, and that's mostly true. Her presence helps a tiny bit here and there, but mostly she's just used as a mascot and to make the leads appear like mothers.

The only thing I didn't like was that there were a lot of characters that it felt like the author wanted to flesh out but they never got around to it. Aside from Han Feixu and Ye Minxin's relationship everyone else just kinda floats around or is pushed together. That might be amended in the extras though.

I really enjoyed this story, and it'd be nice to see other authors use cliche's well, just like they're used here.

Personal taste is subjective, but I hope this review might encourage some other people to read this.