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I thought this would be mainly a poor-to-rich novel, but it ended up being more plot-driven (political intrigue and such). Anyway, I thought it was a pretty fun read, regardless. The characters are very likable and the premise quite interesting. There are plenty of novels set during the Chinese Reform Era but not many are specifically set in Hong Kong. Here, the MC and ML live in the slums of Hong Kong, striving to survive day to day through various means. The MC was originally a transmigrator who found himself in the body of the sickly childhood best friend of the villain in the novel (the ML). By virtue of transmigration, he was get a second chance at a life where he knew what was to come. He made big moves pretty much from the very beginning because his only aim in this world in the beginning was to live well and take care of the ML, who treasured the original owner very much.I definitely liked the intrigue of this novel initially. But I have to say that the MTL quality (70% readable, so it’s not TOO bad) ruined my mood a bit. The messy TL links here was also disappointing djdkdkdk. It’s all over the place, suffice to say. I continued to read the MTL because I found the novel really good. It’s such a shame that it wasn’t TL-ed completely, but well, I’m still quite happy to have at least given it a shot. Another reason I stopped reading is because the ending was already pretty obvious and I was satisfied with where the main characters were. I intended to skim the rest after writing this review, which was not detailed because I read it mostly in MTL and my actual comprehension may have been wrong in some spots.RATING: 3.85/5An enjoyable read overall! Very exciting, not as dark as it sounds and the characters were really truly lovely. You can tell the author spent a long time arranging everyone’s roles. At least, the key side characters lolol, there are always those cannon fodders who slip through the net.
