Throughout the whole story, I had two simple anticipations. One of them was Su Jian's reunion with his family, and I was more than happy to read it come true with the side stories! My only regret is that Su Jian didn't tell An Yize about his rebirth, even at the end. I really anticipated that very much but sadly it didn't happen. I think An Yize would gladly accept the truth, contrary to Su Jian's fears. And their relationship would be more solid, without misunderstandings nor regrets. Even though Su Jie said it was OK for a husband and wife to have one or two secrets, I still can't help thinking such a heavy truth shouldn't be kept hidden from one's spouse, no matter how hard it is to tell. It feels very incomplete when the story ends without An Yize ever learning the truth! Ugh, I just have to bear with my frustration and move on to a new story.

When the MC was drunk, the ML took advantage of the MC and deceived the MC into believing that they had s*x when in actuality they did not. I just really don't like manipulative MLs that create misunderstandings for the MCs. Even though I know the MC lowkey likes the ML too, the way the ML had to deceive the MC about sleeping together with him in order to make the MC feel guilty and stay with the ML feels cheap and disgusting. I don't know about any of y'all, but if ya can stand a slightly manipulative ML, then go for it. The story and translation is really good, but I just really couldn't stomach the ML's scheme to deceive the MC near the end, so that's why I subtracted 1 star. Everything was going well till the author tried to get the MC and ML together. I think the author could have used a better idea to make the MC confess to the ML or something instead of having ML play the guilt trap onto the MC and the typical drug aphrodisiac cliché. Besides the guilt, the MC was also drugged by someone and the ML happened to save him in time by having s*x with him to cure him of the drug's effects. The way the MC and ML got together at the end kind of ruined the story, but besides that, the novel is worth reading.

“Ah Yan, we are still friends. However, the one who will be with me for the second half of my life will only be Jian Jian and no one else.”

”I may have liked you before, but that was in the past. The first half of my life is over, I’m starting the second half of my life now. And, the man who will be with me for the second half of my life will only be my husband and no one else.”

at one point the MC, not wanting to seem unwomanly, says he was watching soccer for the hot guys but the ML asks if Mario Barotelli on the screen is really his type who is then compared to an orangutan. Sigh. I know that colorism and racism is prevalent in east asia, but it still turns me off seeing these kind of offhand implications and jokes.

MC came out to his former family about his past identity. His mom's reaction was a riot: "Eyyyy, I always wanted a girl anyway! *Shrugs*" LMAO!

I didn't like the way original owner was treated. And I think ML does have a hand in it. ML is a type of guy who goes with the flow. He is passive in a relationship. He isn't active. Since both parties were passive, they weren't compatible. ML should have given the original owner some reassurance. Inspite of everything said and done, I feel the original owner deserved better. She should have a happy ending. Especially since ML apart from being calm quite doesn't have much problems. They could have worked, if there was atleast 10 percent of sincerity and assurance from MLs side towards her out of the 100 percent he gave to our MC.

It's like after MC came, he gets enlightened through MC's efforts. Ofc the story did take time, both of them warmed up later as they got to know each other.

Again this is just from the emotional and sentimental pov of a relationship. After all as a husband ML never ab*sed the original owner and always gave her money and financial assurance. He never cheated. But a relationship needs more than just that, for two individuals to stand up as a pair and work together to have a family. In fact he was a green flag even then, but you need to provide some relationship base as in we are in this together. And the original owner too had problems not just ML.

Anyway this is just me thinking from the original owners pov. Ofc she was a gentle soul, maybe she wouldn't think that, but it's just me getting frustrated from her pov. Frankly I didn't have this thinking before, but later on as I read many novels. It just clicked to me, that this story also used a cliche like that