I copied my review that I posted on novelupdates.
Story: 5/5, translation: 4/5
I am surprised to find that the plot is fast paced and action packed right off the bat. Veteran readers of e-novels will know that many qidian authors love to drag out key story arcs excessively with mindless dialogue-padded scenes to increase their word count, such isn't the case for this story. The writing is solid and the plot pacing is very good too!
I'll try my hand at summarising the premise and keep it spoiler free:
ML is a high rank military man, he holds the position of General Major of the Empire's 6th division. 6 years ago, he was assigned to young, orphaned and amnesiac FL, and had taken on the role of her legal Guardian before she comes of age. FL's past and family background is a mystery that the government wants to unravel.
I highly recommend this story for ppl who likes their romance sweet and steamy 🙃with a huge dash of blockbuster style action and political intrigue. Forget about low level face-smacking w a bunch of sheltered white lotuses, I'm talking about civil unrest, compromised state cybersecurity, cross border missions, lawsuits, etc. Core characters are all high society, influential elites and professionals with brains and/or money.
The story is an ongoing series at 2K+ chapters now. It's pretty much a given that their romance is a slow burn. But I promise when the time comes... you'll explode
The older, taciturn and self proclaimed war-machine ML insists the naive but intelligent FL address him as Uncle. Outwardly, he treats her as a mission he has to fulfil and keeps a distance from her, employing his trusted men to safeguard/ care for her while monitoring closely from afar. Lonely FL is dependent on ML for emotional/familia support but doesn't realise her romantic notion for him right away as she is young and inexperienced in matters of love.
WARNING: There's a highly controversial and medically questionable scene at the very beginning, where FL was poisoned with a lethal drug that had aphrodisiac side effects and the only relieve was to have s*xual intercourse. The ML being the best and safest option did the indecent deed unwillingly whilst the FL is unconscious. I can see why many is turned off by this. Personally, I feel that the scene did contribute greatly and set the tone for the overarching story. For us readers, It revealed a layer of the disciplined and inexpressive ML that would have otherwise been left hidden and untouched forever. Perhaps that unpleasant incident was the catalyst/ turning point for the ML.
If you're ok with the above, IMO try and read till the FL's USA internship arc to decide if you like it or not, as things are a lot more exciting from that point on. And from chapter 186 onwards, is where the main MCs' romance picks up! Yay
Edit: In the end, I couldn't wait for daily TL updates and directly downloaded the Qidian app. I'm listening to the audio book! I can't read/write well but I understand Mandarin! Its my first audio book （听书）experience and it took time getting used to this format, but I'm totally hooked now! It's so relaxing. 😎 And the author has a way with words, her descriptions are so emotive. Her eloquence with the Chinese language flows like refreshing spring river.
