Growing from the Mud

The author's writing is excellent, unfolding in a captivating and engaging way that makes the reader eager to continue reading. However, I have two suggestions that I hope the author can take into consideration. First, who is our protagonist? After reading three chapters and changing perspectives several times, I still don't know if it's that show or that couple.

It's super exciting and super good!

The novel is very realistic in its portrayal of human nature. To put it simply, the female lead's early life was incredibly difficult; it was as if misfortune followed her wherever she went. In reality, accidents and tomorrows are unpredictable. Perhaps I personally prefer the female lead's independent beauty without a romantic partner.

The first 80 episodes were excellent, incredibly good, incredibly good—a more realistic world than *Cry Me a Sad River*. However, the scene where the female lead goes abroad and is kidnapped by gangsters felt so disjointed; it turned into a fantasy.

I love it so much!

That feeling of helplessness in the face of unfair fate and the struggles it brings always made me think that Shen Chenyu died that summer, going with her mother to embrace a new future. Later, Qin's redemption came too late, not enough to sustain her until Shen went abroad. Especially later on, the interactions between Qin and Shen were almost without any major ups and downs, it felt like a dream, so unreal.

I almost gave up halfway through. The hardships that followed were often untenable excuses, giving the impression of suffering for the sake of suffering, and torment for the sake of torment. But wanting to know the ending, I finished it. In the end, I felt that the author's intention was simply to hope that the women who read this book would never give up on themselves because of the hardships…

I really enjoyed it! No matter the length, a novel that's immediately engaging is enjoyable, showing the author's storytelling ability. I especially loved the male lead's "sweet nothing" to Xiao Chenyu: "Don't use others as a non-standard yardstick to measure your own shortcomings. You are you, just right in the way I like you.

I finished reading it; it was a very good read with smooth writing. However, I feel the details and plot could be improved. The only part that made me cry was when Xiao Chenyu got married, and her grandfather chased after her and said those words. It was truly heartbreaking. It felt like I was back in the scene of her being forced to choose one of three options.

Qin is a foreshadowing; Xiaoyu's path to adulthood is fraught with countless variables, and her adoptive mother's love is the only pure love she possesses. The love from her uncle, aunt, grandfather, and Xu is like a sugar-coated bullet. Understanding Xiaoyu is key to becoming like Shi Ye. Super pretty and awesome!