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This story hurt me at the right spots. Angsty but not dramatic. There’s no one big misunderstanding that caused it all but smaller misunderstandings throughout the years that just pushed everything apart. Bit by bit, MC uncovered them all after his rebirth. In my opinion, everyone but the MC was at fault but that’s just me being biased towards insecure, hard-working and tender-hearted MC.Prose is pretty good. There are a lot of Western ideas here that surprised me, specifically good representation of the flamboyantly queer that was respectfully done. In the Chinese BL LN that I’ve read, this usually isn’t done well.Romance is okay for me. I felt it would have been better if they stayed platonic brothers. Honestly wished MC ended up with Jian Yi (the real second master Rong).My main criticism probably is that there are only 2 significant female characters and they’re the mothers. These mothers do not even paint a good picture before MC’s rebirth. Wished there were more female characters overallI recommend this if you’re looking for some angst with a happy ending and a light face-slapping.
