This was an unexpected find. It happened to be quite lovely.
Summary: Jiang Ruotang spent his youth chasing one person he loved with all his heart, he supported his career and worked like a mule and a horse. But never got the recognition or love. Later realized that he was manipulated by his closest friend, who also helped to get an image of a disgusting stalker in the eyes of his beloved person, realized he helped the enemy of his father who dragged their family down. He was so naive and blind.
Those who he considered enemies were the once who stayed by his side till the last moment when illness tormented him, while those who he considered closest people manipulated his family to be destroyed.
But then Jiang Routang opened his eyes and realized he was reborn in the past, just few days before the last year of high school started, just before the person he supported with all his heart transferred to their school. Just before it was too late.
It was a pretty nice story. Although it involves 'revenge' part, but it's silent and lethal. A lot of this novel is spent on other things. Just like Jiang Ruotang himself wants to improve himself and be close to a person who practically saved his soul in his last life and became his true love. His main goal is not to be an ass and manipulated by his "best friend" Lin Lu. He was too naive before and took their friendship seriously, never suspecting that Lin Lu was manipulating him all along. This is why he became a thorn in the back of their restructured family and thought the new stepmother will cover their wealth. While the snake was whispering in his ears all along. His new stepmom and brother actually were the ones who cared for him when he fell gravely ill. Lin Lu and his father dragged Ruotang's father into quagmire and made him take the blame for money laundering, while their family lived happy and wealthy life. Bai Yingchuan always had the worst impression of Ruotang also thanks to Lin Lu's words. These were all his apst sins he admitted and wanted to change them now.
Lin Lu was not aware that Jiang Ruotang was slowly distancing himself and putting a barrier between them.
Bai Yingchuan thought that Lin Lu's words about Ruotangs fanatic love were true, but met with complete indifference.
Zhang mother and son were surprised to see Ruotang change his tune and slowly came tot erms that this previously willful boy was now very considerate and more mature.
Ruotang's dad wept tears of joy to see his son becoming sensible. Though partially his own naive nature influenced Ruotang the most.
As for the crush and relationship.
Lu Guifan (ML) is the class rep, he is rigid and aloof, but one day he finds that previously rumored love-brained Jiang Ruotang is not afraid to ask him questions and started to get close to him.
To Ruotang who now picked up his studies and took his art exams more seriously, something that he lost chance to do in his last life. To him Guifan was his emotional support.
Although the story has a part dedicated to Ruotang having successful investments and slowly digging the parts that made Lin Lu and his dad wealthy in his last life, basically cutting path to success, a lot of it is spent on just daily life, his interactions with others, his influence on people. Because like in every story he used his knowledge to save several people.
I think to me the most notable part was that author did not go with "oh, these people were bad in previous life, so we must avenge ourselves" rhethoric, but one character particularly had a change and Ruotang did not bear any grudge because he realized that his own actions were inappropriate.
Bai Yingchuan had the biggest change and the root cause started from the way Ruotang showed him freedom. While Ruotang of last life can be described as obsessive, but in this life he let go of his love completely. This indifference might have attracted Yingchuan at first but not completely. It's the slow realization that what Ruotang showed him was a well-thought career path, but Lin Lu and his father were after petty gains and sooner or later they will drain his popularity into nothingness and they won't stop there, being dragged into the scheme he won't have any chance but be manipulated by others into doing things he doesn't want. This was the final part that Ruotang lacked knowing before, he realized that Yingchuan's controlling mother worked together with Lin Chendong, he also realized that Mr Lin had some sort of leverage over her that did not allow her to escape his grasp. But now he realized that what destroyed his father in previous life was used on Yingchuan's mother as well. And she maybe started by believing hiw powress, but later was simply blackmailed.
I know that this part impacted me because it had different development from previous life and the fact that Ruotang did not chase simply everyone. He has distinction of right and wrong about others and about himself too.
So I very much recommend this one for a read when you want to have a good time, when the story is easy-going most of the time. Great relationships. Lots of lovely and good moments.
PS: it has tl
RATE: 4,25/5.
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