rumors spread after their first encounter at an event that the ML shou offended the the MC, who is a prince.

Why? Because the MC pushes the ML off of him after the MC tripped and left the scene. The ML was scolded by everyone and bullied for his behavior and appearance.

But then later the MC helps the ML get home after the people who bullied + MC's family left him at the event. ML had a feeling the MC liked him and was so happy. it was very of cute! I was like aww yay! get together soon! But then the ML hears rumors that MC likes someone else.

Why? Because earlier, during the event, after looking for the ML, the MC decided asked about another ger and went for a walk with that ger and everyone saw it 🙄.

Mind you, the MC and ML's first encounter was during the that walk! The author wrote the MC daydreaming about his precious shou while strolling with another person, has the show accidentally fall into his arms, makes you think that it's about to be a meet-cute, and then has the MC push the ML to the ground in front of everyone. I was so surprised I cursed out loud because I totally didn't expect this.

Explain to me how doing these things will help the ML? In front of everyone the MC isn't very nice to ML and the ML gets his feelings hurt because he has no clue what is going on. MC's family and staff think the MC gong some kind of player who's interested in a bunch of gers. Like dude why would ML want to be with you if you have this kind of reputation?

After being mean to the ML again when the ML needed help, the MC gong helped the unconscious ML. When the ML woke up, the MC kept on a mask because he didn't want to scare the ML shou with his real identity... And it's so dumb, because what would the ML be scared of? The fact that you were a jerk and then kind and then a jerk again? the MC should know the ML well since they were literally together for like 10+ years or something before rebirth! The MC should know that the ML doesn't hold grudges and is pretty easy going and naive. Whether the ML would be scared because the MC is a prince or because the MC is "heartless" (ML's words not mine), it doesn't matter! because the ML would probably be scared for a little bit then quickly get over it because of his personality.

while wearing a mask, MC teased the ML after saving his life that the ML should use his body to pay back. The ML was shocked and scared reasonably but the MC admitted he was joking and the ML let it slide because his life was saved.

On a different day, the identity of the MC is revealed, and the MC teases the ML again as if he's going to r*pe the ML. The MC was joking but the ML was not. The author described it as the two of them "playing a game" of "you run, I chase" for 30 minutes. I'm assuming they meant the ML kept kissing the MC while the MC told them to back off. The MC was laughing but the ML was sobbing and distressed and described as genuinely scared that the ML was going to do that to him. Even accused the MC of "ruining his reputation, " but the author continues to write the MC happy and laughing.

My words are blunt, but please know that this scene was written in a very lighthearted manner imo.

oh and the MC's identity being revealed during this scene? Yeah it was a fake out. The ML was drunk and thought the whole thing was a dream.

So, theres r*pe and a very gruesome scene, stay away of the parts of this novel if you are trigger by that; the prince Si Mo falls in love at first sight with Xilan but the marriage is given to Si Siming, which causes Si Mo to become crazy and abduct Xilan and r*pes him to make him marry him, this doesnt work and Xilan still marries Siming (Siming doesn't care about Xilan and has a secret lover so he doesn't touch him). In Nanzhao, Xilan has a home made abortion because he got pregnant by Si Mo and Xilan hates him a lot, but... they end up together. Honestly, I liked them better than the other secondary CP, it was more complicated and Si Mo character is very complex as well as the feeligs of Xilan for him, the story dont portrays this as a good thing, it makes obvious that what Si Mo did was r*pe and Xilan deals with trauma, it was very interesting to read but again, very Triggering so keep yourself away if you can't handle it, TW for all of their scenes

This one is the reason to lower my ranking, it was so boring that I felt like skipping every interaction between them, over all its not bad perse, just boring, the shou was very mysterious for all that I care, and the gong felt more like a pet than a real love interest, their romance evolves very fast and before you know it, they have a daughter which is like okay but....

They weren't as complex as the other ones, not saying that they arent complex but the shou lacked inner thoughts for me to understand why he was doing all of that, his life was almost entirely for the sake of gainig the throne, so when he decides to stay for it and abandoned the gong and his daughter I felt very emotionally unattached to him, its like okay, live how you want but im reading this for romance xd. It may appeal to someone, not for me tho

I f*cking hated Empress Chen, and I hated that everyone forgives her like ?? I undertand since she was a mother and a daughter but what she did was unforgivable, not only did she caused the death of her mother, she betrays her family for a man she loved but was a traitor, she used Feng Yue as a puppet for her own purpose and in the past life she was the original reason of the end of Feng Yue life, and she did so without regret, her death on the first life was probably to find her death lover in the after life after her revenge was over, but f*ck you, too innocent to notices that her lover was a traitor but soo cruel to kill her son that she raised since born, and killing her own family for the sake of a false revenge, even tho I understand why they forgive her, her sins and actions were so cold and ruthless that she made MC almost get killed twice when he literally did nothing to her, he wasn't of the Chen Family, she kept him away from his real family, trains him to be the blade of Feng Xiao and ruins his life just to get revenge on the Chen Family, an innocent child who in his first life never knew his real upbringing. Ugh, I hate her.