I Confessed to the Male Lead’s Brother by Mistake

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Zhu Xinyue transmigrated into a melodramatic romance novel, becoming the cannon fodder female supporting character who relentlessly pursues the male lead.

As the male lead’s childhood friend, she plays a role in their romance, which includes but is not limited to: giving up her inheritance for the male lead, rejecting the pursuit of an excellent male counterpart, running away from home to enter the entertainment industry starting from the bottom in variety shows, and constantly making things difficult for the female lead…

Currently, the plot has developed to the point where the original character is about to confess to the male lead at a banquet, only to be rejected and become a laughing stock in the circle.

Having read the original novel, Zhu Xinyue thought: completing this scene would make the male lead feel guilty and spend millions on her!

Opening her eyes, Zhu Xinyue’s vision was blurry.

Years of hard study plus a career as a corporate s*ave = severe myopia

Zhu Xinyue: Anything beyond five meters is indistinguishable; within three meters, everything is a mosaic.

Squinting, Zhu Xinyue scanned the room and spotted the tallest, best-built, most upright man in a suit.

The male lead in a romance novel must be the most handsome one. — Zhu Xinyue’s perfect plan

Zhu Xinyue grabbed the suited man’s hand, her eyes red from dryness, crying as she confessed, “I’ve liked you since the first moment I saw you. You’re so special, just standing there, you look like you’re about to break. I want to give you a home…”

Before she could finish, a man walked out from the pool, and the crowd teased, “Ji Qingyuan, your childhood sweetheart is going to run away with your brother!”

Ji Qingyuan is the male lead. His half-brother appears to be his strong backing but is actually a hidden schemer. Some readers even analyzed in long reviews that the brother is the biggest villain in the book.

Zhu Xinyue: …

The most handsome man in the room, Ji Linyu, said, “Miss Zhu, is it not a bit too soon to discuss marriage on our first meeting?”

Zhu Xinyue: Is it too late to change people now?

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错向男主他哥告白了
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07/07/24 Shanghai Fantasy c1
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13 Reviews


Torres_Loka
New Torres_Loka
Jun 01, 2025
Status: Completed
The story is very cute. The female lead is sweet, authentic, and lovable. The male lead is completely flawless—kind and genuinely a good person. I can't understand why he became a villain in the original story, and I really wish I knew why.

Actually, I like this story because it tries to be a new one, not just an adaptation of the original. The protagonists aren’t villains, and the ML!OG is one of the couple’s best friends.

I really wish I could understand a few things from the original and what happened... more>> to our FL!OG when she was just a side character, because that was left unresolved.

Overall, the story is captivating, focuses on the relationship, and skips over many things—yet it still makes sense.

Totally worth rereading, because it was very well written. Highly recommended. <<less
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clemyl
New clemyl
May 24, 2025
Status: Completed
Short and sweet novel that will make you want more. I've had this on my reading list for so long and I'm glad I got around to reading it.

The only reason why I'm not rating this 5/5 is:

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I felt like the title / summary didn't really play much into the story. FL's myopia / vision issues didn't feel impactful either. I think it would've made the story more interesting if it did.

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Anastrisha
Anastrisha
Oct 02, 2024
Status: Completed
This is a very sweet and short story of a transmigrator slowly falling in love with the guy she wrongly confessed.

To be honest, it was so short that initially I was surprised how fast paced the story is despite the serious tone. Somehow it still made me hook up until the end.

I love that no one is bad guy here. The OG!Hero almost became one from trying to be MC's lover but thankfully he snap back to reality.

I would say, I didn't like the wrap up with MC's family.

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MC became temporarily blind and the first thing her brother told her is how she could afford the medical expenses and pay back all the money given in her name like she's an investment. That just automatic no contact for me. No idea how MC would be okay after that and no apologies.

I guess that is also part of the wishes she needs to do. Though, this is the same person that didn't back down despite family getting mad at her

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Also, I find that there's something lacking between our ML and OG!Hero, like don't get me wrong I appreciate that there's no bad guys but..

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where's ML's revenge against the dad? And why did he help him? Really just because of.. Family?

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Overall, story is good. Romance is great. The protagonists feels like broken souls healing each other. <<less
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kyrez
kyrez
Sep 13, 2024
Status: Completed
It's too short... I want more! 🥹

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FL has many confusing thoughts till the end but she's also resolute in her decision. When she knows what she wants, she grabs!

Her family is scheming, but it seems logical for it to happen. They always expect to get something in return when giving out something, even familial love.

ML seems to be too good to be true. He's like a knight in shining armour, always there to save the day! But his backstory seems so pitiful, tragic and sad. Did he really have no other thoughts in revenge? In the end, he really IS a good guy.

The backstory seems complicated and so many plot can be twisted, but the story focuses solely on the romance. So it becomes simple and sweet.

The most profound sentence was written so simple: "Maybe, it wasn't the wrong person."

And then it ends with an abrupt HE~ But really... there are still so many unresolved plots! 🥲

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All in all, a very sweet and fluffy romantic story for everyone to enjoy! 🌈🌸 <<less
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mysweetescape
mysweetescap
Jan 08, 2025
Status: Completed
a nice laid back story, there's not much ups and downs, as it's just a short story. you don't have to use your brain cells too much when reading it. if you're bored or taking a break from reading heavy novels, you can try this one.

FL

  • an ordinary corporate worker who transmigrated into a novel.
  • she's a money grubber, but unlike the typical FLs, the author have given her character more depth and complexities with her experiences as a corporate worker, ingrained personality that manifested bc of her own family conflicts before she transmigrated, and how she deals with the shackles of the og zhu xinyue's family.
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    we go through her conflicting thoughts and feelings being given unlimited money to spend by the og zxy's family, being not used to it bc she mostly rely on her self to survive in her own world. at the same time, a relief that she don't have to go through those hard times anymore. but bc she was so used to being independent, she always felt like she was a thief, like she was taking advantage of something that's not hers. she's also the type of person who keeps all her emotions bottled up until she exploded. I think the turning point of it all was when she confronted her brother in the hospital when she was temporary blind, and that's also the time she's able to break free the shackles of the og zxy's burden and pushing her off to do something she doesn't want. ik her family's intention is well; for her to just live a carefree life as a rich young lady. but their actions, esp her brother's harsh words, isn't justifiable, when all she want was different from what they want her to be. just like she said, "family meant well, but if their "well- meaning" became a souce of pain, was it really for her good?" I'm glad at the end they let her be, realizing she's now all grown up and can finally handle herself.

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  • I'm just happy to read that she's able to live a carefree life at the end of the novel after being a corporate s*ave and providing for her family all her life. a very well-deserved ending.
ML

  • i didn't expect him to have an EQ. usually, ML type are typical cold, emotionless, amd just don't have EQ at all. but the ML never felt 2D for me. he's very humane despite his indifferent appearance, different from typical domineering CEO.
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the first meeting with the FL, he didn't rudely rejected or embarassed her. he knows when to sternly draw his boundaries bc he thought that time that the FL like him, not wanting to give her expectations. but at the same time, he's still able to shown kindness to the FL when she injured herself all the way to taking her home, without crossing that romantic line. and so, the FL learned how to be kind like him.

another scene that solidified this impression was when their car broke down and it was raining, the driver was fixing the car. typically, in this situation, most domineering ML wouldn't even care towards their employees, but the ML stood under the rain, holding an umbrella for the driver, not even caring even if he himself gets wet from the rain.

you'll see his kindess consistently throughout the novel, through how he treats his brother and stepmom, never blaming them bc they happened (his dad met and married the stepmom overseas) only 1 month after his mother's death. he sensibly know that the fault was solely on his father, never projecting it to others.

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  • the ML said he's not a good person, as he was a businesman who'll go lengths to get what he wants. I wouldn't deny that there's no businessman who's a good person bc they have profits and business to maintain. but for me, he's very humane with how he treats the ppl around him, regardless of their status. I don't think I can even label him as domineering.
  • ML always, always validates FL's feelings. he said he's not good at comforting ppl, but just his sincerity alone outdo it all.
  • some lines of his that just hits me hard:
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"you don't need to be the person they want you to be. just be yourself. if they don't like you, it's their problem. as long as you like yourself, it's fine."

"sometimes, being a little selfish isn't a bad thing. don't demand too much from yourself. even a saint has selfishness."

"... she sees everything in others but fails to see herself."

"she's strong yet fragile. crying alone to avoid troubling other. but I want her to trouble me. I want her to vent her grieviances to me, not hide them away and cry alone."

and every fking time, I cried with FL. oh, to have ji linyu in my life.

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  • ML is a calm and rational person. even when the og ML keeps on provoking him with the FL, he's never once been rude and violent. he handled it with so much calmness.
  • i thought that the misunderstanding at the synopsis would became a big issue later on but he trusts the FL too much. or in his words, whether the one FL like at the beginning was the og ML or him, he don't care, bc she likes her not bc she likes him, but bc she exists.
OG ML

  • typically, you'd think the og ML would became the antagonist bc of the "villain" ML. but in this novel, both ML and og ML have a good relationship til the end.
  • i thought the og ML would blacken when
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    the FL confronted him abt their relationship and wanting him to stop his ambiguous actions towards her. if you ask me if the og ML likes the FL? the answer is no. just like how FL sees it, he was just possessive towards her bc he's used to her always following his likes and dislikes so when she changed, he didn't how to handle it. he was scared of losing her, add to the fact that he was also slowly losing his friends when he became an actor. he sees the FL as his constant, his forever no. 1 fan, and the changes made him afraid of losing her. that's why he's desperate to hold onto it, even wanting a romantic relationship even he never felt that way, bc he thinks that's the only way to keep her. glad at the end he realizes his feelings and didn't blackened to cause trouble for ML and FL's rs. he finally realizes that what they have isn't a romantic rs but more of a familial love, that this kind of affection can last longer than any romantic love. maybe it's also bc he truly respects his brother, he knows what his brother have done to pave the way for his acting career, and have a good rs with him. and towards the end, he knows that his brother will always be good to him and his rs with the FL will never change, that she'll always be supportive of him. and so, the only problem for him this time is who will he side with and support when the two of them have conflicts lmao.

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  • i think this is the first time I didn't hate the og ML bc typically in the "transmigrated into novel" plots, the og ML would eventually become a s*umbag. here, although I have my likes and dislikes abt him, he's not inherently a bad person. the author even added complexity with his character, with his conflicts being an actor and how he should always wear a mask for his image, on how he'll appear towards his fans and the audience. typically, the og ML is arrogant which overshadows his so called talents. but here, the og ML truly love his career and was hardworking despite the backing of his brother, even the FL noted this.
  • the og ML and ML truly have a good rs and never seeing each other as a threat or anything like that just bc they have different mothers and grew up seperately.
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    the ML secretly take cares of his brother (og ML) and hide his good deeds. he made a secret account and followed the og ML's dump account where he pours his grieviances, helping him ease his grieviances by secretly sending him to an academy for acting. even going so far as creating an entertainment subsidiary just so his brother can continue his dream and at the same time his mother will be assured of his safety in the showbiz.

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there's just one that was never given a proper resolution even towards the ends
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what happened to the og zxy after the FL fulfilled her wishes? the system made her see the og zxy in a coma and isn't dead bc the FL paused before she died but even after fulfilling all the og zxy's wishes, she was never mentioned again nor was she given a resolution.

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before reading this novel, I have low expectations but I didn't expect it to be a good read. the rating is good enough for the novel's story plot, not too high and not too low. anyways, overall, a good story to read to pass some time and to take a break from headache inducing or heavy emotional novels.
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zloi medved
zloi medved
Jul 31, 2024
Status: Completed
This falls under "sweet and perfectly short". It doesn't overstay its welcome, it doesn't have over-the-top dogblood drama, or brainless villains. Ji Qingyuan, the original male lead, may come off a little villainous at first... but he's more a sort of selfish child with a good heart. I liked him and I really like that he was given his own humanity rather than just empty villainisation. The original female lead to is barely a footnote, not treated a brainless heroine-turned-villainess.

The gentle unfolding of feelings is well balanced by the author,... more>> it's never too heavy or exaggerated. It's totally focused on a) the relationship between Zhu Xinyue and Ji Linyu and b) the MC's own emotional arc. MC sort of feels like someone who was trapped in emotional stasis at the start, and has a delicate growth in learning to allow herself to indulge in her own joys. The ML is really quite cute too, IMO. There is more sense of character given to him in <40 chapters than I've seen in 1200 chapter long stories of the same type. He's not an overbearing iceberg CEO. He's a little bit playful, warm but restrained, and with a high EQ. A refreshing change.

It's worth a read. It's also not that long, so what do you lose from giving it a shot? <<less
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Goodreadsonly
Goodreadsonl
Aug 02, 2024
Status: Completed
Usually I'm complaining that a novel is too drawn out or it's boring, but I want more.

It's short but there's drama and conflict that gives the characters more depth. I was rooting for the main couple from the start.

It's not your typical showbiz reincarnation novel and I love this author's take on the trope.
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Mimiyoni
Mimiyoni
Jan 11, 2025
Status: c12
So far the FL is a Mary Sue but not an annoying kind, quite cute.

The highlight is probably the ML. You know there's different types of ML in novels; cold type, sunshine type, fluffy type. The ML in this novel is a calm warm breeze type. Not too cold and not too warm, makes you feel comfortable.
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MakiG
MakiG
Jan 27, 2025
Status: Completed
Short sweet fluffy and cute. I wish it was longer and I wish for more extras. Super love the development and love how the brother former ML became the wingman! Hehe
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linnxian
linnxian
Jan 04, 2025
Status: Completed
Thank you to the translator! This is one of those novels that is very sweet in my opinion. There aren't many bad characters in it, and even the characters who are potential antagonists turn out to be good and fully support the characters of the two leads.

To be honest, I'm glad that this novel isn't so long. There are no unnecessary misunderstandings, no excessive drama or white moonlight characters that interfere with the relationship between the two leads. That said, the content of this novel is quite simple, solving one... more>> problem after another about FL's self-esteem, her past, as well as ML's past whose father is someone who cannot be called a father and is a very bad person! My heart aches for ML's past.

I was so happy that the two of them were able to heal each other. Their feelings were reciprocated, and it was so sweet to read. ML was assertive with his feelings, brave to pursue and brave to refrain from announcing their relationship as FL wanted. I think our ML is really amazing. He has absolutely no grudge against his father and his new wife, and doesn't even hate his half-brother, and instead is very supportive of his half-brother in pursuing his career. This is... Our ML is really full of heart. He deserves to be the male lead.

In a way, I was somewhat enlightened by FL's firm stance on her life choices. One of her attitudes that impressed me the most was that she was firm in deciding that her career life only lasted 3 years, and that she would retire soon after that. She didn't lie. She actually did it. And then tried to find the life and purpose that she wanted. It kind of inspired me.

One of my favorite lines:

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"Because I like him, I've come to like myself more."

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It shows that they have an equal amount of love. Equally loving each other, no less and no more, very... beautiful.

It's very good even though it's short. And even though there are some things that still leave me confused about how it goes, but, it's still pretty good to read, very sweet.

And... the smut part! Aww, that's really arousing even though the writing is very polite. I'm blushing! Hahahahahah.

Recommend it! <<less
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ntww12
ntww12
Mar 12, 2025
Status: Completed
My honest rating would be a 3.75 really. Mostly because the story is too short to have any depth.

It is a nice story if you’re looking for a calm FL who’s only ever wanted to have someone who sincerely loves her. She’d practical, realistic, pessimistic- but she doesn’t show it. Outside she’s always cheery with smiles but inside she’s calm and cold.

Once ML falls, he falls hard for her. ML is cookie cutter doting stoic CEO ML.

... more>> Their romance is cute. Other than that though, story fails to deliver.

The original plot went nowhere, we don’t get any story about “oriML oriFL”. Only the relationship between FL and oriML is developed a bit. I liked that they remained good friends and that oriML got over his own narcissistic views.

I also didn’t like FL’s reconciliation with the Zhu family. Her fight with her brother and her valid viewpoints were just not properly developed. Felt unfinished.

This story had potential if it was longer. It just didn’t hit the right spots. <<less
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AquasVeritem
AquasVeritem
May 16, 2025
Status: extra
Excellently fluffy and fun story. Short and sweet, without too much drama, but just enough to keep it engaging. If you need something lighthearted and fluffy to kill an hour or two, this is perfect. I wish it was just a bit longer though.
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m2d2tumblr
Jan 30, 2025
Status: --
Short and sweet novel, with likeable characters. The story focuses more on the characters personal journey rather than trying to fulfill or overcome the previous novels goals/issues. It was very well translated as well! So nice to read something like this after a while!
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