I especially like the contrast between the uber rich FL and dirt poor ML. Both the leads are the paragons of calculative and manipulative. I like how all FL's brothers have their individual characteristics. Everyone has a definite ambition and are fighting for it, and no character just pops out of nowhere to put a claim on FL/ML brainlessly

The emperor and the empress! Godd*mn! This convoluted love story between them. The usual love turned hate. Man I really pity those women in the harem! Tsk! And I so want to read a rebirth story of the empress but then our MCs may not meet 🤔

So ML got really frustrated because he feels like FL never sacrifices anything for him and only her family and business seems to be important for her. When he had to go to another city for work by emperor's order, he wanted her to come with him. But she declined because she was opening a new business. He was mad because he knew she didn't need to be present as she has capable subordinates. But she's just really passionate about the beginning of starting a new business and likes to see and handle it herself. He was really mad. They fought but later she decided to go with him. Because she realized that all these years, the one who actually silently supported her by leaving warm drinks and water to take a shower after coming late at night home, was him. Even after their fight, she entered the room and there was a cup of warm tea. It can't be the servants, as they don't come close to their room at this kind of hour. After making plans, she did go with him.

This isn't the end though. On their way to that city, they all of a sudden woke up in the modern world without knowledge of their time together. But due some circumstances, they meet and they both have an intense attraction. Wich is weird, as they both were never really interested in somebody before. In the end they hook up. That night FL remembered everything but ML didn't yet. But she didn't say anything. She wanted to see how long he could endure being in this kind of relationship that just contained ho*kups (or more accurate; a toy for her as she is super rich and he's an actor. It's like "she's raising a flower"). Kind of a payback for rejecting her in the beginning multiple times. He caved and said he wanted a serious relationship or nothing. Her answer came afterwhile by giving him the book she transmigrated in. He remembered everything too after reading it. He also finally found out why she always sleeps in a corner of the bed like that. (He looked into her past as she didn't really hide her padt. She just couldn't seem to talk about it like how he didn't mind her finding about his past through other people. Just saying it themselves was hard and they understood that about eachother). He finally understood how she became that way. He celebrated her original birthday. FL was in shock because she was like "it's not my birthday" and he was like "I know. Your birthday from the world in the book isn't today". Then she remembered that it is her original birthday. She forgot because nobody ever celebrated this birthday for her. It was such a touching moment. He proposed that night so they got married again in the modern world. And as her vow she had something like "I never had a wish before. But then there came people I love in my live, so I had only one wish; for my family to be happy and safe (she's talking about her second family in the book), after awhile two people were added to that wish. (ML and their daughter). Later I had 2 more wishes. And you are in all my three wishes". They spend some time in the modern world and enjoyed it but they were hoping to get back as their daughter and her family are still there and they started to miss them. They got back after the day she normally had to die.

It was just such a perfect way to end it. It made it clear what is important for them and the different people they cared about (not only each other but still other people. Even if they love eachother dearly, it doesn't blind the love for others)

I think I would describe the FL and ml's relationship as being purely contractual from the beginning which slowly evolves into something more. It's purely give and take as the FL provides the ML what he needs the most at that time in exchange for him to scheme and protect her family. It's hilarious how the FL acts like a cold president who cares more about benefits and the ML is a little charmer who can bend and twist to get himself some benefits from her.

The FL having lived an entire life in the business world in her previous life has basically seen it all and it's really hard for her to open up her heart to someone else other than her family. Even though the ML is not a romantic or overly emotional, I still felt bad for him whenever he would let her know that he was aware that he wasn't anywhere near to her topmost priority and that she would even take advantage of his feelings (not to cheat him but force him to protect her family). Its hurtful to see that the person he cared about would rather use him than open up to him. (Obviously there's development after this point and this was a hurdle that they had to cross)

hoho, I've read lotta stories with kids and by far this kid here is the most annoying one ever. She's so annoying that I realise that's she's purely realistic and reminds me why I stay away from hyper active kids. Obviously, this is just my opinion and some may even enjoy her character but definitely not me.

I think this is the first novel I read where the og MC (fifth prince) died so fast and smoothly. Most og characters are like c*ckroaches that come back from the dead with another identity or something like that or our MCs get backlashes while trying to hurt them (backlash concept is something I really like) but here the prince just died without any drama, even the og FL was so resolute to betray him. That was kind of unexpected but the lesser drama we got from og people, the more we could focus on the lives of our MCs (which also revolves around getting revenge and both our FL and ML have the same enemy)

I absolutely worship the Empress/Empress dowager for getting her revenge, like that was absolutely savage of her. I won't spoil it since it's so freaking satisfying so read till the end to find out~

FL 1st brother is thoroughly fixed up by his siblings that he has to drink tea and copy scriptures 🤣. 2nd brother is quite normal. 6th brother has a bloody reputation. But he is really a enthusiastic Teddy who is just good in medicine.

7th brother is a jianghu man. Relatively normal. Now he understands why the eldest is like a Buddhist. Felt pity.. He has the softest heart and often bullied in the family 🤭

Everyone thinks " Everyone is drunk, only I am normal"😂😂. Really love the family!!!

FL has cold personality which is match made with ML who likes to pretend weak. ML is a poor wolf in harmless gentle sheep clothing.

To be fair, Wu Weian is a young adult while Ji Yunxi's lived two lifetimes and many old people have a set personality that's hard to change; but in the final chapters Yunxi's cold, business-oriented attitude broke my heart. The author tried to make both leads seem rational/ dispassionate/ scheming and approving of the other's like-minded attitude but Wu Weian gave in to Ji Yunxi waaaay more than she did for him.... to the point where, if this wasn't a novel, I was expecting their relationship to fall apart, especially after their daughter came along and the partiality became more obvious. If I treated my son with love, patience, kindness, tolerance and my husband with a perfunctory attitude and only occasional tidbits of affection, like dangling a toy before a cat, I don't think our marriage would have been sunshine and rainbows.