Chongfei Manual

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Before her rebirth, Wei Luo was an innocent little girl.

After rebirth, she appeared lovable on the outside but was a different person on the inside.

Those who learned of her true nature yielded to her.

Only the prince regent regarded her as a treasure; no matter how much he pampered her, it was not enough for him.

Anything she wanted, he gave her, including the princess position that she didn’t want, which he stubbornly pushed onto her.

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LII_Vera
LII_Vera rated it
September 3, 2019
Status: --
This novel extremely annoyed me to the point I can't continue reading. The reason is simple: MC is a little brat who is quick to judge people based on her previous life experience, which is poor and certainly not nearly enough to hate some characters. Like, MC, you changed so much in your life from the very childhood, are you sure others won't change?

She is spoiled rotten by her siblings, beautiful and somewhat smart (or maybe everyone else is dumb), so it's straight up boring to watch her bully pitiful... more>> side characters, who, for some time, are kids! Innocent children, who never did anything to you, MC. WHY? The romance is cute, but both MC and ML act inconsistent with their age and experiences, so it's a bit disturbing.

Overall, if you can stand white lotus MC, check it out. I prefer novels where good things go to genuinely good people. <<less
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mochichimchim
mochichimchim rated it
May 31, 2019
Status: Completed
I've read some comments about Wei Luo being ruthless and evil but I actually really like this part of her personality...I don't like ladies who act virtuous on the outside but are evil on the inside and kill people with other people's hands. Wei Luo was a character that came as refreshing to me and I loved the paring with Zao Jie although he appeared a little creepy to me sometimes lol. Loved this novel and would recommend. 10/10 <3
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silent hobby
silent hobby rated it
July 22, 2018
Status: c171.3
It was one reading experience with a little bit funny, a lot of fluffy and romance, some scheming and family love.

It started with a little bit heavy plot but as the story progressed, eventually became light and fun.

If you like dominant ML's character with power and possessive traits, this is a novel for you.

... more>> For MC 's character, she describes as a very beautiful, smart and noble lady. She also holds grudges and sometimes a little bit petty. But that imperfect character made her more realistic.

I have plan to reread this novel in the near future.

And then of course I wouldn't be able to enjoy this story without translator's hardwork. If there is another rating for translation quality, I'd like to give 10/10 stars. The translator did amazing job and she keeps consistent updates, this make me admire her professionalism (although she knows very well this job is without salary). <<less
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Piggychan
Piggychan rated it
May 24, 2018
Status: c143.2
This is such a cute and refreshing story. It doesn't deserve one star rating, like come on. Even if you don't like the storyline, the 'world' the author created is enough for it to get a decent rating star. The whole details make me in awe.

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Spoiler

Activate your ancient setting mind. There's nothing wrong for an adult man (in the ancient Chinese era) marrying a 15 years old girl (which is a marriageable age). Also there's nothing wrong for the ML to keep an eye on the MC practically for 10 years before he got to marry her. Hubby gotta keep future wifey in the palm of his hand or else someone will try to steal her, no?

ML is a sucker for MC. Their scenes together are so adorable (and naughty) if you don't consider their age differences (again, turn on your ancient era mind). The kissing scenes tho /Lord/

Ps. Forget all the antagonist characters, the one that needs a beating is the emperor. The empress deserves more than him ugh somebody kick him for me.

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Reondell
Reondell rated it
May 19, 2018
Status: c63
OMG I'm having a bit of a hard time to read this for one simple reason.

The ML is a total creep. A man in his 20s going around trying to get a 13 year old girl to love him.

Wtf.

She's even trying to ignore him but he continues to press on. All. The. Time.
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seawaterwitch
seawaterwitch rated it
January 11, 2018
Status: c68.2
I love Li Song (he is villain actually).. But cute.

Story about Wei Luo and Zhao Jie. How fate bring them close together.

Wei Luo already died but she got second chance. Her soul was back to the body when she was little. Now she must survive and try to change her life.

Cinderella story in Ancient China, except she is not poor. And I also love Wei Luo father. He is reasonable man.
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Sceer
Sceer rated it
January 6, 2018
Status: c66
This story is sweet. I'm just reluctant to finish this since I am rooting for Li Song. I'm a sucker for underdogs T_T

Edit:

Spoiler

There is an alternate ending where Ah Luo ended up with Li Song, but it is unsure if that was real or just a dream. I guess author has some conscience after all

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Villianius Love
Villianius Love rated it
December 16, 2017
Status: c58
This novel is very good. I love how cute, cunning MC is. She is overprotects toward her brother. I enjoying her and ML interact and moment. I also like Liuli and her bodyguard moment. Characters are interesting so are story that make you yearn for more chapters.
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Rosy36
Rosy36
December 14, 2017
Status: c123
Chongfei Manual has to be one of those books, where you just can't stop reading. Unless it is getting translated. It is a really short read, compared to those novels with 1000+ chapters, and with way less dramatic twists and and barely any useless chapters that are not needed.
Spoiler

The female lead is considered like drop dead gorgeous or at least in the ML's thoughts. She captured the male lead from early on and secured her place in his heart without her knowing. In this relationship, Zhao Jie was the 100% pursuer and Wei Luo had a very tsundere vibe to her. Never less, the interactions between them are considered loving, and Zhao Jie pampers her to no extent. The love rivals didn't make a huge impact on the plot, as Gao Dan Yang (likes ML) is shipped away to a distant country as a bride and Li Song is stuck with Wei Luo's cousin. The engament between the Song House and Ah Luo was cunningly broken by Zhao Jie, so Song Hui disappeared later on.

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Well, anyways this novel is a must read and though the romance is a little slow paced cause there is a huge age gap between them, when Zhao Jie starts thinking about marrying her, he starts making advances at Ah Luo.
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odanezz0_3
odanezz0_3 rated it
December 13, 2017
Status: c1
I love this novel, not really dramatic/sad actually very cute & fluffy. Really got to love the ML and also the FL, but specially the ML. &Amp; the translator of course, who does an amazing job translating this awesome novel for us.
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Janloovl
Janloovl rated it
November 14, 2017
Status: --
Great story... rebirth to change her life and turn things around for better life. With some revenge for those that hurt her. Slow but interesting plots unfold started from young age of 6. At least she has father and brother who love her... and her princely ‘brother ‘ who spoilt her.

Thanks
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Alina Moktan
Alina Moktan rated it
July 21, 2017
Status: c31
This novel is good one of best I enjoy reading this ten times. Translation is well and plot is good and story is best and interest. I enjoy reading I love MC she is kinda cute and sometime ruthless when it's come to enemy. I recommend this

i am rate 3, I don't like pe*vert ML s*xual harassment MC. I feel so pity for step sister and brother. It's not their fault, step sister deserved better, she was brainwash so young to hate MC.
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meiberry
meiberry rated it
June 20, 2017
Status: c115
This isn't completely horrible I guess, but I just finished Rebirth of a Malicious Empress from Military Lineage (damn that name is so long and clunky) and THAT time travel one was so good that Chongfei Manual totally pales in comparison.

This story is in some awkward suspension between a reverse harem and an OTP with a super possessive male lead. There isn't really much of a plot. I think the author's main priority is getting the main female lead and main male lead together... But their relationship doesn't feel satisfying... more>> to me, especially after reading the OTP from Rebirth of a Malicious Empress from Military Lineage whose male lead was actually jealous in an exciting way. In Chongfei Manual, the male lead is jealous in a boring, misogynistic way. In Chongfei Manual, there's just too much misogyny and oppressive patriarchal baggage for me to enjoy the romance. When I read Chinese/Japanese light novels, I have to sort of dissociate a bit and ignore the sexism and otherwise piles of problems... and I guess I did that for like a good half this novel but I can't keep it up.

Someone should also add the lo*icon tag. I don't mind much older male leads, but only AFTER the female lead is completely of age. Even though technically in her mind, the female lead is basically the same age as the male lead, the fact of the matter is that in her body she is not. (I ALWAYS thought about this in Rebirth of... Military Lineage LOL like, Shen Miao basically like a 40 year old. Cougar!!!???) and from the perspective of the male lead, the female lead in Chongfei Manual is a child...

Spoiler

DID NOBODY ELSE THINK IT WAS UNSPEAKABLY CREEPY HE WAS EXCITED FOR HER FIRST PERIOD? 0_0

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Oh, and I don't understand what was the purpose of the second and third "male leads" (can I even call them male leads? I mean they were also in love with the main female lead) :

Spoiler

I really don't understand the main female lead's animosity towards the both of them. I understand taking revenge and feeling bad from your previous life, but her attitude and her actions really felt heavy-handed. I actually felt so bad for both Song Hui and Li Song.

Spoiler for Rebirth of Malicious... Military Lineage:

Compare Song Hui and Li Song to Pei Lang. Yes, Shen Miao hated him and was angry and took her revenge, but like... she did exactly what was reasonable. And he got what he deserved. But there was a limit, and she also eventually stopped hated him and torturing his heart with her animosity.

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I should rate this story even lower, but the ratings on here are way inflated anyways. Maybe 4 years ago I would have found this romance super titillating but now it just feels super flat. I don't feel interested in finishing this... I honestly just picked this up because its premise was similar to Rebirth of a Malicious Empress from Military Lineage in that both main female leads died a first life and woke up to a time when they were younger and had a "second chance" to take pre-emptive measures against the villains in their lives. But whereas Rebirth of a Malicious Empress felt epic, Chongfei Manual feels like a third-rate s*xual fantasy... Dx <<less
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Nettie
Nettie rated it
April 12, 2024
Status: c57.2
I absolutely loved reading these one-star reviews. I agree with most of what they're saying but somethings are judged from the wrong perspective. Yes, ML is creepy I 100% agree with everyone on this because I am not even halfway into the story and my skin crawls at some of his thoughts about MC.

One thing I definitely can't agree with is her getting over the past. I can't say what I would do if I was MC, but I do know that I would want to take revenge on what... more>> happened in the past, especially if it left me helpless. Some things can't just be let go of in the case of MC she's clearly carrying a heavy burden and doesn't know how to let go of it so just bear with her.

After reading the spoilers on her half-sister I do not think she deserved the ending she got. It was so uncalled for, and her actions could've never warranted such retribution. I mean come on she's clearly just a jealous teenager.

Li Song is truly the s*um I thought him to be he deserves death. Something is definitely wrong with those of you who are saying that you actually like him and pity him. I cannot see where those opinions are coming from.

But. These comments are enough for me to drop this novel and I don't know if I'll pick it up again. BTW, the reason I came to read these spoilers in the first place is because the novel was moving really slow and I needed some motivation. This was really some great motivation!! <<less
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Minismorris
Minismorris rated it
December 28, 2023
Status: Completed
Okey, I read This tr*sh a while ago, but, checking what ratting a gave I read a comment that Im compelled to answer to.

Lets forget about all the others red, like crimsom red, red flags there are. Lets Talk about the age gap.

There is this comment about how, as it is a novel based in the ancient times, the while romance its somehow okey. Not only I agree with that, but Just yesterday I used It in one comment in the "to be a dodder flower" novel.

There I talked about... more>> Emma (Jane Austen's) and how that particular age gap its not that bad.

Age gaps are not bad pero se, its about the context. There are two main points about that, and they are born from the same question. At what age do they meet?

Lets say they meet as in the novel (and This novel, as far as my memory goes, does not have that much of an age gap, like ten years?). There are two main outcomes of This.

1. They do meet as child and teenager, but they don't see each other often, or there is a point in time where they don't see each other for years and when they meet again they are grown up. That gives you a sense of first impresion, as if they meet for the first time. And usually the feeling of "This is a child" is no more on the older partner. You have time and a chance to develop feelings without being a creep.

Then we have the other way around. The meet as in this novel, and they grow up side by side till they start their romance. Some would call This g*ooming, and in of the same mind. You may think that he "doesn't think about her from the start" and that he "doesn't groom her from the beginning", but lets be clear, the "he is the ML" feeling starts from the beginning.

Not only that, but he is half the novel thinking about her as a baby, a child thats playing grown up. And then one day (when she is like 12 and he almost 30?) He is like, oh, she's pretty. What??

And let me tell you, the comment above that's about "its the ancient times", the coming of age/hairpin ceremony for Girls was 15, and when you are 20/30 3 years are not a difference, but 12 and 15 are surely not the same. It can be a die in childbirth difference, and its certainly a know/not know what s*x is different. When you are 12 (more so if you are a girl) you don't care about s*x unless they tell you about It.

And lets be clear, when you go for the "its about x time/century and It was socially right" its not about the book/story pero se, its about the writter. For Jane Austen, the Brönte sisters, and so on authors, that was acceptable. Today is not.

And im not about "lets not write about This cause its morally wrong (bc there are many many reasons to write like This, like parodies or controversy, like GOT). Its about (another) two things (but this time im goong to be quicker) A. He could do a time skip (either well or bad written, This novel its not about quality). B. He could have done a narrower age gap (lets say 8 and 12), then you start the romance when she's 15 for all I care (even if its a little weird).

Let me say one very true thing. We become our actions. This stands for when you act against your moral guides, once, twice, and so one, then you obsorb those as tour own.

Its the same with reading. We become what we read. You start thinking, WoW This is not right, the its "meh I don't mind It", and on It goes.

This is not a social critic novel, and the author knows It. And so the implicit message It gives (wether the author wants It or not) is "This Is okey".

2. (I had to scroll up to recall what I was talking about XD) The meet when they are more than 22 or more and they are both adults, then I would say its fine. And maybe you'll think, why not when she's 15? Cause in that time that would be right, right? Well I wouldn't agree with that in the same way of the "Im what I read way". That wide age gap wouldn't be necessary for the plot, and It may at the end lead you to think things would be okay even today.

A good example would be GOT, and This novel uses controversy to gather attention, and It translates in the show (in*est being the biggest) but in the Khal-Dany relationship they don't translates the "she's 12 (or 14? I don't recall) yo the show. And some of you light think its because the p*rnography (and thats indeed a good point), but there's a lote of shows that show teenager s*x as plot.

The biggest reason would be, would you see a show where a 12/14 girl has s*x with a grown up? No. It would have ended at the pilot, canceled. Bc even if you advocate for the "It was ok at that century", we are not at that time, and books/TV shows have a great deal of influence in us. Thats why modern takes of old stories usually adapt them talking away those tiny bits of "This is not right" that can be something like the age gap. Like clueless.

And I feel I have to excuse myself here, why I read this? And eventhought It was years ago, I was still mature enought to understand that This was bad. So lets faces other Big problem. We have certain mentallity that because she's reborn, she should be 16/20 (I think?). And thats kind of a problem, we only see It from the MC, but HE DOESN'T KNOW IT. He thinks (and there's even another comment that talks about how shes mentally a child still BC trauma) shes a child, eventhougth she's smart, or mature, she, fisically, is a child. And thats not okey. So may you think twice befire you read another of This kind of romance. He is a pe*ophile, whether shes mentally older or not. Think of It This way, today, would you condone a relationship between a mature/childprodigy and a fully grown adult? No? Then This is almost the same.

And This is where I finish, bc there are a lot, lot more of red flags the biggest for me (and the reason I stopped reading This) was the feeling of r*pe. And yes, I say r*pe, bc almost every time they had s*x It gave me the feeling of her not wanting to. And thats where I draw the lime, seriously, why do asians feel like Girls should shy away/dislike sex??

Apologies for the grammar, its a mix of not being my mothertongue and my corrector (?). <<less
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trash_generalist
trash_generalist rated it
January 15, 2023
Status: c131
The heroine of this novel, Wei Luo, had experienced a bad ending in her first life due to the fact that she was the legitimate daughter of the first wife of the 5th son of the Duke of Ying (her step-mother disliked her and arranged for her to be sold to s*ave traders.) For most of her life back then, she lived with a poor farmer couple who had lost their only son. And, because they wanted her to marry their dead son and become his ghost bride, she ran... more>> back to her real family to get back her identity as the legitimate daughter -- only to be harmed by her stepmother and ended up dying in the streets. When she woke up to find that she was reborn, she decided that she would get revenge for her previous life and do her best to live the most flourishing life that she can.

OVERVIEW: TBH, this novel is like the prequel to "reborn" or "transmigration" stories where the OG!FL has a protagonist halo that leads everyone around her who has even the slightest of bad intentions to the worst possible fate. All the while, she dose nothing to earn it outside of being beautiful and a little crafty. I didn't realize such novels actually existed. Seeing it now, I kept reading just to see what the fuss was about XD. It's really bad. The novel itself has some interesting parts, but if you have normal worldviews, then you're going to suffer a lot while reading this. I almost dropped it several times, but I persisted for a while because I wanted to see how bad it got. And well. It was bad. The endings most of the "cannon fodder" characters got were horrible. Like, really horrible.

WARNINGS FOR MAJOR SPOILERS AND TRIGGERING TOPICS:

Spoiler

For example, the FL's half-sister, Wei Zheng, was married off to the cruelest male supporting lead and then arranged to be gang r*ped by him (probably repeatedly, since she only continues to get worse). The thing is, yes, she had joined her mother in disfiguring the FL in the past life, but that was due to her mother's instigations. In this life, she had some small schemes, but-- sigh. Anyway, there's also the girl that liked the ML. She waited for him for years, until she grew so old that it was difficult for her to marry. And because she had tried to chase off the FL with a few harmless words, she was married off to a fickle prince who beat her until she miscarried... LIKE. WTH. In the end, the FL didn't purposefully harm them, it's the author who wanted to provide contrast, I guess? Only, it ended up going all wrong. It just ruins the mood of the novel and makes the FL and ML look cruel. Which, I guess they are. That was never a secret from the beginning. *big sigh* anyway, yeah, that's a thing. It makes the novel really hard to like. No matter how good some parts may be, and how good the style of writing is, as a whole, it's a novel that can only be considered bad.

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OTHER PROBLEMS: All in all, this novel has so many problems that I can't honestly recommend it. Just the age gap between the FL and ML alone is enough for it to be questionable, nevermind all the other problems it has. Still, if you're like me and you want to see what the "OG!FL" of those reborn or transmigration novels are like (where the cannon fodder counterattacks and such XD) then I'd recommend at least checking it out. It's truly ridiculous fjwlakfjlakjf.

Rating: 3/5

Tbh, the author's writing is really good. I'm talking about the prose -- like their way of describing things and the details that they provide. When it comes to content, it's not so good. Like, for this novel, there is absolutely no direction. At first it seems like its all about revenge, but that's set pretty early, and it's not satisfying at all because the FL doesn't actively participate in most of it. She just borrows the knife of others and causes those who slight her even just the slightest bit to have the most horrible ending. As for the the romance between the FL and ML, the age gap kind of ruins it (and things happen before she turns of age, which ruins it even more. I thought it would be like other historical novels, where the feelings are innocent until then, but NOPE.) I thought that the early development was pretty good, but then it became all about smut and it ruined everything. Altogether, this story had great potential, and I can see why there's people that like it. But yeh. The content is definitely extreme. <<less
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AnOddPerson
AnOddPerson
June 8, 2022
Status: c53.2
This story is like all of my pet peeves rolled into one. All of the characters are either one-dimensional, total jerks or both. There isn't a single one I like or find interesting. The MC is nasty and the ML is a complete creep. The side characters are blocks of wood. Honestly the author comes across as a pe*ophile, constantly going on about the attractiveness of pubescent girls.

On top of that, the timeline is an absolute mess, the author can't keep anything straight, and the plot is boring. I'd give... more>> it zero stars if that was an option. <<less
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Suka Novel
Suka Novel rated it
May 1, 2022
Status: Completed
I dearly enjoy reading it. I have read it so many times now. 🌹

Chongfei Manual is one of my favorite Ancient Novels besides Poison Genius Consort (Long Fei Ye & Han Yun Xi) and Transmigrator Meets Reincarnator (He Chang Di and Chu Li An). 💕💕

I love reading how the relationship between Zhao Jie and Wei Luo started innocently ~ Their love towards each other grows and gets stronger throughout the novel. Although their age gap is big, Zhao Jie's love was only dedicated towards Wei Luo. Fortunately, Wei... more>> Luo loves him too. They're a charming couple. 💖💖

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yuunase
yuunase rated it
October 1, 2020
Status: c103
First, I'll have to thank the translators for solid translation work here.

Secondly, I try to enjoy this as even a tr*shy revenge novel, but I can't. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

There's no character growth/development. Even the main characters are just functions of a plot and I don't feel that any of them are actually a real person. This is a really good example why there should be more 'show, don't tell'.

For example, FL's brother is just there as a sis con character. His entire existence is just... more>> there to show that FL is loved, and FL loves him. We don't know who he is as a person, what he likes, his motivation. And honestly, besides the author telling us that FL loves him, there's literally no indication of that either. They don't interact until FL needs the next plot armour.

I'm ok with FL/ML being unreasonable, even a bad person, but there's no repercussions for their bad actions.

It's a novel where everyone is shitty, you only prevail if you have the plot armour.

Also, SOOOOOO much focus on the appearance. We get it, FL is the biggest PYT on earth. The author literally devalues other girls just because they're not as pretty. And as always, it's never a good tr*shy novel without some casual colorism.

Spoiler

It's literally said in one chapter that Wurong (some foreign country) women can't be compared to Daliang (?) women because they're taller, and much darker (and the author also has to throw in 'more promiscuous' too for good measure)

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The relationship between ML and FL is extremely bland. But more importantly:

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And a 23 year old being a constant horn dog for a 14 year old - f*** that, honestly

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I wanted to give this 1 star but accidentally give 2. Will change it once I finally figure out how to, since I'm an old aunty. <<less
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dailang
dailang rated it
July 13, 2020
Status: Completed
This is a pretty good novel deserving at least 4 star if the other would just remember the time period. Everything after is my rant about some obvious bias other have.

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  1. Li Song can bite a fat one, why would anyone like him is beyond me. The previous timeline aside, this timeline he still became a bully in his younger year which is not too bad of a start since he was just a kid, but then even after timeskip he still hold hostility against MC and only change his mind after seeing how pretty she is. Then he try to cover up a mu*der attempt, then he turn into an alcoholic and almost force himself on the MC. Even in the dream world where he met the previous timeline MC, he is still a creep who literally force himself on her this time and his fan still has the gall to call this a nice end.
  2. The matter of ML being a lo*icon is also a weird thing to say, I'm not saying he is not being too invasive, but a lo*icon he is not. He became interest in MC for her maturity and intellegent beyond her year. During her entire her childhood he has not make a single s*xual advance to MC and even thinking about finding a good husband for her later which is clearly the sign that he is acting like an overprotective brother at this point in time. Then at some point it turn into love, but he still make no s*xual advance toward her. His first advance toward her was after knowing that she has become an adult. Remember that 20 is call too old to marry in this time period, and 15 is the optimal range for marriage and having children.
  3. On the note of the time period, people get uncomfortable with ML and MC age gap romance where MC is too young is also bias. The time period being what it is, child birth is a literal life and death situation and the earlier you have children the better is the norm. Then the matter of s*avery, owner who has literal right over the life and death of servants, father who can take child away from his mother, dog fight, polygamy and so on is also present, but why was so little people who get uncomfortable with that in the review? And where are the people who concern about the little princess and her guard who also has a significant age gap.
  4. Then the MC's hate toward almost every other person that do her wrong in the previous timeline. She has every right to hate them, she was kill when she was only 15 and her family has every horrible thing possible done to them. After rebirth she got her revenge and then live her life normally, but still remember her hatred and that is fine, she don't have to change her mind. Why would she has to after Li Song being an ass in his younger year, then after seeing him in the festival he is too busy dazing in her beauty to notice how he was touching her inappropriately.
  5. The pinnacle of bias is when they hate how the MC is being a manipulative and evil while knowing that the story is literally a revenge story in the early chapter.
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I could say more but let go on with the review.

Story and World building: 4.5/5, portraying a really good picture of an Ancient China country.

Character and Development: 3/5, not the worst but could be so much better. MC and ML is ahead of the other so much in term of character the other feel really bland. And even MC and ML is a little one track mind sometime.

Plot: 3.5/5, not too much drama but also not enough story to go around.

Translation: 5/5, even has picture and explanation for every foreign term you find.

Overall a great story 4/5. As long as you remember to keep in mind the story setting and time period, this will be good read. Highly recommend. <<less
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