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It was a good one. I like how it started and how it ended. It's not the first time I've read something like this but the added touch of mystery/thriller kinda made me sitting on pins and needles. Tbh, I was slightly annoyed by the mystery of Lu Huaiyu's past trauma as well as Shen Li's past, wait, rather than saying annoyed, it's more like I'm impatient for the answers because it made my brain hurts. However, I admit that it added a sense of mystery to the story. It'll make you wonder "what really happened to Lu Huaiyu's trauma?" "what's up with Shen Li's avoidance from Leland?" "how did Lu Huaiyu really met her?" etc. The hints were revealed little by little and it's just answered at the latter part which I'm kinda satisfied because I thought that the story will end with unexplained events, good thing it didn't. The FL's previous life experiences were indeed saddening but actually, her past life's nemesis like Ye Ci is not actually the real villain though. Although they occupied at least half of the story, it's satisfying that they're not like an unkillable cockroach that can never be killed and will always sprouted until the end. Now, regarding Shen Li's identity, at first I was like, how can you readily accept them? Because I thought that she'll be grieved over her previous life experiences where she died without knowing all of those but when I mulled over it, I also think it makes sense because she was desperate for a family's warmth. Plus she's sensible and considerate despite looking cold. She knows that her family, especially her father, suffered a lot for almost 2 decades and none of them want that to happen. I can really say that although Shen Li is merciless towards her enemies, she's soft hearted for her loved ones. Another example is when she found out about Saint's identity. I already imagined a heartbreaking scene but she's magnanimous and she indeed understand that Saint doesn't know her at that time and it's also partially her fault for being arrogant and impulsive.
Also, I like that Shen Li and Lu Hauiyu's abilities are well-matched. There's no sense of imbalanced and forced romance as the two of them are really talented and can be considered geniuses. They are fated to meet and fall in love with each other, though they missed each other in their past lives, they are indeed sweeter in their present life. It's the kind of possessive love but selfless at the same time, especially with Lu Huaiyu's love. He wants to own her alone, but he's also happy for her when she's recognized and loved by others. He's patient, tolerant, and gentle. Also, I must commend the author's ability to spark the sexual tension between them whenever she/he wants to. It's really amazing. It's like it's explicitly implicit.
Lastly, if there's something I'm slightly dissatisfied about then it's for the other supporting characters who weren't mentioned anymore until te end like Chen Xiuyue, Zhou Fei, Wen Xiao, Xu Langlang, Du Yi, etc. I get it, there's a lot of characters so forgetting some, especially supporting characters, is unavoidable. I also understand that characters like Xu Langlang, Du Yi and Zhou Fei were characters that, like in reality, will exist once in our lives but eventually, we have to part ways with them. But what about the Lu Hauiyu's best chauffer/lackey/friend, Cheng Xiuyue? He wasn't mentioned that much anymore when SL and LH moved to the capital, although he appeared for a few times, he wasn't mentioned at the end. Even Pei Song was mentioned but he wasn't. As for Wen Xiao, well, although his ending wasn't mentioned but at least I know that he's doing good at LYvs coach. But anyway, aside from these, I'm satisfied with everything. Together with the good translation, it's a 10/10.
