Pretty sure I read this before. I forgot the whole plot so I will read again.

Alright, I am dropping this. I usually tolerate plots like this but not today.

No. No. No. Just no. I get that it's a story and I should just turn my brain off but rn I ain't doing that. What kind of 'adult' man takes advantage of a 'weak, young, and heart broken' (in their own 'words') girl? Especially if this guy is probably a 'brotherly' figure? (I am assuming that he plays a brotherly role in her childhood - probably a friend of her older brother - that kind of trope). Clearly, he recognized her. He should just call her parents 🙄. Also, what kind of MC is this gurl? So ugh 😩.

Okay, 20 is an adult. Can we stop saying 'child' and 'girl'? I get it, 20 is kinda young to be thinking about marriage, tru. But the way the story is written (translation mistakes but I highly doubt it considering how C-stories go) is giving pedo vibes.

hmmm...I really don't like this. It's not even in an ancient setting. Can we stop with young girls with big age gaps? The way they even specified it is not giving

I have a trauma with that word (minor). The way the sentence is structured kinda gives off a wrong idea but I do get the point.

SPOILER! For everyone who's curious, Pei Ziheng, figured out the truth (about his 'now' stepmom and the 'past' stepmom)

3rd chapter and my desire to continue has lessen. The foundation of the plot is already falling apart.

Hmmm. I am assuming that the son did not recognize the difference between Shen Mingzhu ang Shen Baolan because of the trauma 🤔.

Okay. The reason why Shen Baolan failed (based on the synopsis) and the alleged villian (son) is because of the switch. The life Shen Mingzhu thought she transmigrated into would be wrong. She's supposed to be the ML's (original story) stepmom and Shen Baolan was the wicked stepmom.

The truth about the 'real' daughter being an imposter comes quite early on (Thank G). In chapters 72 to 75.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Translation: never give 5 or they might get complacent. ⭐⭐⭐ Story Development: First few chapters is good but as it gets longer I kinda don't want to read it anymore (I forgot whhat exactly but the raw has about 3k~ish chapters and that kinda meh for me. Good stories shouldn't have that much chapters) ⭐⭐⭐ Character Design: 1.) The age gap. Dude is 30 and the MC is barely 19. At least this one doesn't have that grooming vibes another book I read, have. Still, I don't like it. 2.) The MC is not giving. I don't think she's bad but she isn't that likeable either. 3.) Father isn't decisive enough. (etc.)

thank you so much

SPOILER!!! *It's a long read. Female cousin ends up in a foreign country (got there coz of scammy bf that turned out to be a trafficker. Was sold multiple times. Got pregnant multiple times). She took her aunt and a someone (forgot the name but a classmate of theirs from middle school and also became cousin's dorm mate in No.2 high school).* *She is not her father's daughter. She was picked up by him hence why he is always partial to the cousin. He told his wife that he doesn't want to send her to highschool. They came up with the idea to lock her up the day of the exam. This chilled the MC's heart towards the father and official cut relations with him* I can't really support the main couple. They're cute but I am in the 'second-lead' syndrome. Tbh u can't blame me for that coz age-wise, they match. I just can't help but feel like ML groomed her. Tho it's not like in your face but if you actually think about it, isn't that grooming? The story kinda lost me with all the cliché drama (her bio family, the 'cousin' that took her place, the engagement between ML's and MC's fam way back) There's also an arc where ML went missing (I honestly didn't read this and just went directly to the ending.) There's about 1320 chapters and stopped at 600 and just started to read chapters based on the titles. To be fair, MC is not as cliché but she's not that great either. 3 stars for story development coz (it got a bit like other stories of the same plot) ( it also felt like some plot was just added to be filler and I feel like the story would be better if they weren't there). 3 stars for character design, nevermind changed it to 4 because some characters are fleshed out but I some are just meh.

Bro will become undefeated

In his past life, he took the wrong profession. He should have been a scammer.

Tru, but still. Paper? Then again, maybe she really didn't know

Realistic in a sense that it's ancient times hence the setting of their union. What I find a bit uncomfortable is that there's an emphasis in the age difference and how the ML has the 'grooming' attitude. Then again, it would make sense with the setting but it's giving an ick to me honestly. Tbh I only read few chapters but this isn't my vibe.

I am so confused. So basically, her mother married the younger brother of her late scholar husband?

Hayst, you're really making it hard to support you buddy. Still better than most ML tho. Get your head straight bro.