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English isn't my first language and this is the first time I write a review so sorry for any grammar mistake :) Thank for the good translator, it's quite easy to read for s.o who read a novel in English the first time like me.Warning spoiler (?) Overall: both main characters have their own flaws, they're quite stubborn and stick to their thoughts, char dev quite good too me. Anyone who expected that ML and MC would change into a perfect couple right after they're date may disappointed 😂 This is not a story abt a perfect relationship, perfect lovers or sth like that, this is a story about two different people learn how to tolerant and accept all the aspects of love.About MC:I was amazed because he's alike me that much. I mean the love-hate relationship (?) between him and swimming. If anyone has ever thought that they belong to a certain field, good at it and want to delicate everything you have to it, and then realized their own limitation, then decided to gave up on it but still have lingering feeling about it, you'll definitely understand and sympathy with him. Maybe many people will feel that it took too much time to get him to agree to date, yet it took even longer for him to considering marrying ML. But I think anyone who has gone through the same things as him and is a perfectionist will know how strong the fear of failure is, and he has lived with that fear for 27 years, so changing his mindset is not easy at all. And actually, according to the timeline of the story, it only took a few months for him to agree 😂 In my pov, in reality that period of time is not too long and reasonable for the MC to gradually change his mind, just the way the author builds the plot is quite natural, slow but detail can make the reader think that everything happened in a very long time.One more thing I want to talk about MC is his past relationships, I had read the comment that they said MC is a scumbag but in my pov, he did the best he could, it's just that he did it out of a sense of responsibility (as his personality is described as s.o who like to please others), not love, and those who dated him would immediately realize that he wasn't really interested and its end up that they dumped him first. THIS has led to him having a negative perspective on dating and thinking 'my relationship will end soon'. He had no intention of doing so from the beginning, but only after experiencing failure many times did he form such negative thoughts. I really LIKE the part when he confess those things to ML when he drunk, such a strong push in plot and they relationship.About ML:At first I quite hate him despite of his behavior and he's really really really bad at communication, but then it turn out a perfect match with MC's personality. 😂 Because he like him so much that he always try to say all his thought to make sure that the MC would not misunderstand in any situation. Yet I have to admit that at first he's quite immature, especially when he refused to go out to eat with his family, was angry with the MC and didn't show up at the closing ceremony. I really want to punch him right away when I read that chapter. :) And I was also amazed that the MC can tolerant that, oh my... the magic of love. 😂 But after that, he began to consider more about the MC's management position before taking action, what a relief!And one thing that surprised me about ML is that he really understands MC, like he said he could write a thesis about MC 😂 In vol 2 and 3, THIS contributed greatly to stabilizing not only their relationship but also MC's feelings. And even though I said I hate him in the beginning, the fact that he only sees, cares, and gives special attitude toward only ML makes my heart melt every time. He and the MC will become more mature as the story progresses, please be patient with them both. 🥺Oh and in general, I LOVE THAT MC AND ML HAVE MANY DIRECT DIALOGUES. Any relationship needs to be nurtured to live and grow, and communication is the key to that nurturing. Although many times MC and ML are hesitate to speak their minds, which leads to arguments, but after arguing, they understand each other better and their relationship makes new progress! I really like that, it's very realistic because two main characters are really very different in their character and way of communicate, they have to learn to reconcile and accept each other, yet after all the disagreement and arguments they still choose to be together. 🥰OK let's come to the part that annoys me the most. I've read up to chapter 145 and now I'm wondering if I should continue reading, because I really don't like the details of the unwanted pregnancy. I think it would be better if it was a symptom of a fake pregnancy to act as a stepping stone for the two main characters to mentally prepare for having children, and then when they are really ready, they'd proactively decide to get pregnant later. I really don't like that detail because as a med student, I have seen this happen a lot and if it happens in reality, most of it will lead to not very good endings. 😮💨😓 This makes me only rate the story 4* and maybe temporarily drop it here, hoping I will have the motivation to come back to finish this story.