[SHORT REVIEWS] #11

假少爷怀孕后不争了 by 狩心x

(mtl: Fake young master doesn't want to fight anymore after getting pregnant)

[BL] Complete. Mpreg. I did not expect and did not search for mpreg but this came out, I took a look and realized that I've seen it before, because the premise of the story is a rebirth of Qi Yuan, fake young master of Qi family, his adoptive parents actually cared for him and his brother Qi Zhong did not blame him for some extreme behavior, but because Qi Yuan was mentally unstable he listened to bad advices of some fox friends and did many bad things. With one-night stand he became pregnant with Feng Tan (or Feng Qin, because who knows, these are unconveniences when it comes to not knowing the language), he is Qi Zhong's friend. Later he was sent to the mental hospital for treatment, he got the best treatment, but he did not want to be treated. Eventually when it was his birthday he left the hospital and fallucinating entered the lake and died. At the last time of his life he prayed for his child to have a second chance, he wants nothing, just for his child to be born healthy instead of all his mistakes he did. He was reborn when he was already pregnant, so he changed his ways too abruptly and no one could understand what was going on. Only later Feng Tan found out that Qi Yuan was pregnant and the child was his. What I didn't like was actually portrayal of characters. I can partially understand that such a bad character like Qi Yuan deserves a second chance, although he did some bad things, but author tries to exlains them. But as a reader I don't feel involved and I don't see any redeeming characteristics about Qi Yuan except.. beauty. Yes, he is beautiful, exceptionally so, but there is nothing exept that, he feels like a truly expensive vase with no substance. And I don't say people like him don't deserve love, love actually may come unexpectedly and you don't have to have a reason to love. I'm saying that author put so much emphasis on his beauty that I kind of skipped on important thing of why he became so crazy, it is explained not by Qi Yuan himself, but person he hurt most I think, Qi Zhong. Qi Zhong knows that Qi Yuan longs for love like no one else and now he was dragged down because he had a perfect family, but it's not his family and original family is not a happy family, he now lost a place called home. For him his child became his home. Feng Tan feels like he fell in love a bit too soon. I don't like the beginning of the novel since it feels like he's like a toxic domineering person, although without him it felt like Qi Yuan would face troubles everywhere because he's like RMB, everyone it feels wants him. Especially now when he lost his status. Anyway, later it feels a bit like an empty story and I wasn't involved. So what about growing babies and giving birth and getting a loving person next to you. The story is long, so it has much more, but I was not interested to find out.

女儿的面子最重要 by 云水迷踪

(mtl: Daugther's face is the most important)

[BG] Complete. Summary: Sheng Hui wanted the child, but not the family. After finally getting pregnant and having a daughter she lived a low-key life. But the situation of her daughter in the elite kindergarden seems weird, hearing her daughter mentioning sweets Sheng Hui went out of her way to beat it with a big ice-cream cake, when her daughter mentioned other people cars Sheng Hui again taught her daughter not to compare but arrived at the kindergaden in a cooler vehicle, but when her daughter mentioned sports meeting for fathers.. Sheng Hui went to stop her daughter's father and gave him the flyer: "Mr Ye, are you free to attend?".

Ye Shucheng actually fell in love for Sheng Hui right away, they had a short meeting abroad and Sheng Hui was straightforward, that she wanted a child, but not the father of the child. But Ye Shucheng thought he has means to let Sheng Hui slowly fall for him. But Sheng Hui disappeared after few days of staying together and even gave him a fake name. He looked for her everywhere, but it was truly hard, it was only an accident that he had a lead. Later she returned and entered her company, but not as a heir, just as a worker. Yet her low-key life could not keep up with her daughter's situation at school, she had to do something so that her child who is so sensible and cute will not be bullied by others who believe they come from a simple family. Sheng Hui started to show off, but when it came ot her daughter's father she was in dilemma. Eventually she asked Ye Shucheng to attend and reveal that Shucheng has a daughter. Ye Shucheng was actully really happy, but considering the situation he went for being called 'uncle' first. After all it's hard to explain the situation without ruining Sheng Hui's reputation.

I read not much, but I did not feel for FL a bit. I understand that she has aversion for men, it is not explained at the beginning why she is repulsive to men and even with Shucheng it was a bit hard at first, but she really wanted a kid. But somehow I feel bad about this deception. I feel bad for Shucheng and her daughter as well. Wantng a kid is your desire, but you never thought if your kid will be happy to live an incomplete life, what if Shucheng wasn;t so infatuated and did not wait for her, what if he had children of his own later, what if her daughter's illegitimate status spread. Also, for example, if she wasn't a heir to a big business she would be easily descriminated in society after all. I understand that these are all 'ifs' that do not exist in text, but I still see that this move of FL was pretty selfish in its' core. I don't know what will happen next, though I can imagine, I read only the beginning.

我被初恋退婚之后 by 三千风雪

(mtl: After breaking up with my first love)

[BG] Complete. Summary: On the day of receiving certificate Xu Qingtao received a message that her fiance and cousin announced their engagement. The reason is - your sister has three months to live and she already lost her legs for you, so please bear with it, I will return to you. Xu Qingtao was tired from constant tossing with this boyfriend who still held her cousin in high regard and everyone around considered her a mistress that disturbed the relationship, so when she saw Chen Shiyu who is now was high in the sky but in the past was her deskmate in school, she bravely asked if he wanted to marry her to which Chen Shiyu joked that she was still obsessed with him, but agreed.

Xingtao and Shiyu indeed had flash marriage that started strangely, Shiyu actually liked Xingtao since school, but their paths were separated and he left abroad, but it was an accident that she was held back even if she wanted to rush to the airport that day. Their destiny was severed at that moment and reunited during the interview.

Xingtao's mother died and left a considerable sum of compensation, so Xingtao lived in her aunt's house, but eventually they started calling her freeloader. Also the incident with their daughter which had nothing to do with Xingtao was pushed on Xingtao's head instead. Xingtao had a fever and lost many of memories from that time. Her cousin was always jealous and hated her because she felt Xingtao robbed her of her family, she framed her everywhere, although it was her who stole things from XIngtao and obstructed her everywhere. Even the boy who liked Xingtao, she dated him first and separated, but when this boy chased Xingtao she suddenly became the mistress. Although the background is like that I didn't like teh execution. Xingtao was preoccupied as a teen, she gave up her dancing career after the incident and entered journalism. They actually had a relationship with Chen Shiyu and he treated her differently, but was a bit like bullying the little kid and it was childish. But Chen Shiyu cherished this feeling, it was a pity they were separated. The story is interspersed with their past, so it allowed to peak at how they felt. So it somehow came out that she liked him too. Anyway it felt a bit weird in execution of this part. It's not like it's impossible to love him in school, it was just delievered at such a weird timing. Her fiance actually chased her back in school and they were together these years, but he hurt her feelings many times and chose her cousin at many events and spent most important moments of her life with her cousin instead. He also had a very scumbag mentality - she's sick, I will be with her and then when she dies we will reunite, thinking that Xingtao loved him so much, he will forgive him like many times before. But the terminal illness was a lie and her cousin just fished for her fiance just to show off her might. Instead she helped two people who missed each other to reunite with her move haha. I remember that I also did not really like Xingtao's character, she's a bit of a push over and it's not my favorite type at all. Weak bunnies should also know how to protect themselves. Anyway I gave it RATE: 3/5 when I finished.

你不乖 by 臣年

(mtl: You are not good)

[BG] Complete. Was not a fan of it from the get-go. When I read about 24 times a night I just want to laugh my head off. Does author think this is not harmful to the body. Even if two really physically fitting people can go at it for a long time, but it doesn't mean that overworking isn't harmful. The story is about Ning Jiayang, she actually comes from a wealthy family, but entered entertainment industry and acts low-key, which I don't get, do you want to be used and hinted to unspoken rules, because the story starts like that, she is invited to a dinner, but from hints you could guess like - pour this gentleman a drink and be a good girl type of thing. At least Ning Jiayang never bowed her head, but of course, yet it resulted to being black on the network since she was claimed to be unrpofessional, but she refused added sex scenes that director added after singing the contract. It's like she doesn't care, no PR team, nothing.. why is she in the entertainment industry even if she is so dismissive. She could have avoided it if she just disclosed her family matters. Next thing is that ML is her husband, they have quite weird marriage where they are not really together emotionally or barely spend any time together, but Shang Yumo (ML) sleeps with her. Basically it's like we like each other actually, but slow to emotionally confess or something like that? Next thing I've read in the comments that they also had fight over misunderstandings that were not that smart. I don't know, it didn't strike it for me, so I will leave it for later or leave it indefinitely.

家产败光后，老祖宗揭棺而起 by 薮春

(mtl: After the family property was robbed, the ancestor rose from the coffin)

[BL] Complete. Summary: Su Wei was a high priest of the Su family, but to cheat the three tribulations Su Wei moved the children of his brother to become his not to get the blood of Su family cut off. Su Wei basically cheated deatha nd entered slumber, but who knew his descendants were so ineffective, they took his belonging to support their beginnings and the last one who came for the last bit of hidden wealth in the ancestral home he saw Su Wei waking up from the slumber.

Su Wei loved the world and loved the worldly fireworks, he enjoyed the hustle and bustle. He also loved gold and his treasures, but who knew that his descendants were so bad at it. No one inherited his mantle and the wealth was spent, wealth that came from eating the old age.

Su Wei was a master of his times and he paid a lot to stop the world from a very bad ending, he gave the world some time of peace. His name was mentioned in the history.

Now that he came back he was faced with the last person from his Su family line who came to rob him.

Later he took part in the variety show to receive the money, which he needed so much.

Basically the story is like that, such seclusive families should all be bound to their terrtory, but Su Wei went out because he loved the world, he assisted one person to become an emperor, but this emperor loved Su Wei a lot (pretty paranoi ML), who divided himself into body blood and soul and existed as parts before Su Wei woke up. Su Wei woke up to all his treasures being stolen. Now he wanted money to buy jade and other things to revive some spirituality.

It doesn't have much metaphysics actually and I didn't really care about this story if I was honest.

For example the metaphysics if there were any were sparce, but everyone believed in Su Wei so much that it felt weird. They felt he was such a great person with skills. Like why it wasn't really shown, mostly said on words. The variety show was such nonsense and I didn't care for it. He slowly accumulated many people who also called him grandpa.

Also the secret behind his tribulations is like connecting to heaven and becoming the person caring for the world. Su Wei tried to cheat some loopholes of course. Anyway, it was a lot, like a big jumble of things and eventually I couldn't make up my mind what it was and what for. Like the humor how he treated his descendants or the relationship with ML or the tribulations... But the hammer in the cover is real, Su Wei did it himself and it could enlarge or get smaller, but he hit people with it non the less.

上司为何那样？ by 萝卜花兔子

(mtl: Why your boss acts like that?)

[BL] Complete. Summary: Su Zhe comes from a small city, but he managed to be an assistant to the president, person who survived under the tough leadership of Yan Guancang. But Yan Guancang happened to be in an accident and was blinded for a period of time, his mother asked Su Zhe to serve Yan Guancang as one who knew him best. Because of the situation at home where his mother was betrayed by the cheating father who escaped with all posessions with his mistress and was left with no money to bring two boys by herself, Su Zhe wanted to buy her apartment to live a better life, so for the money Su Zhe agreed.

Yan Guancang had a strong sense of territory and for him having a caregiver was already a big sacrifice. Although he could hear Su Zhe's voice, but Su Zhe pretended to be someone else, like a coquettish person.

Although settings are like this and the beginning might have been funny, but when you think about it the situation is so weird. Like why would Yan Guancang be so against Su Zhe if he came as himself. Why they even thought of such a plan. Many people around YGC knew Su Zhe so he had to pretend. They needed a person next to YGC so they won't betray or harm him, but still it felt weird that they needed a full plan and secrecy to eexecute it. Also they spent a full half a year together, okay? Su Zhe took like annual leave, but no leave is this long. And it's such an easy thing to trace, his caregiver disappears, Su Zhe appears instead. Also it really took long enough and it felt like nothing much is happening during this time. YGC was a prideful man too (heh) so he didn't want anyone to see him like this, understandable and eventually he acted more naturally. Later you can guess their feelings evolved but their contract ended. No such person existed and then he found it was Su Zhe all along, obviously.

Although it has a funny feel like sand sculptures, but still I felt kinda weird and lost the feeling of humor pretty soon. I felt more ridiculous I think.

钓系美人摆烂后爆红全网[穿书] by 矢星弧

(mtl: Fishing beauty becomes popular after acting badly)

[BL] Completed. Summary: Qi Jiashu pierced through the book and became a little fool of entertainment industry, with innocent face he started to confront fans, took part in filming and be opened about others with saying something risky. Anyway no one expected Qi Jiashu to let himself go like this. They had no idea the boy is actually talented, but that face! Mom fans rushed in.

Found it quite interesting, although I've read just the beginning. Pretty upbeat style and Qi Jiashu I find quite charming, it's refreshing to see someone to let themself go like this and do it with a pretty innocent-looking face, which is too contrasting.

Although it's a short summary and opinion is not much, but I'm really optimistic about this one :)

I also added several reviews on NU (under following novels: They Regretted it After Their Hearts Turned to Ashes; Top Dupe; Remarriage to a Mortal Enemy in the 70s; After the Engagement Was Annulled, I Married a Boss From Shiwen; My Blind Date Looked Fierce) during this time, because I finished these novels :)