After Six Years Apart, the One I Secretly Loved Has Returned
分别六年后，我暗恋的人回来了
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- Two Male Leads
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This is an absolutely amazing story about unrequited love. Ten years! Life doesn't offer many decades, but thankfully they ended up together. The content is very realistic, feeling like stories about people I know. Coming out of the closet—some are smooth, some aren't—it's so relatable. I also really admire the friendship between the five of them; it's so rare.
I've finished chapter 69. I don't know what the plot will be like after that, but the more I read, the more questions I have. The male lead said, "Anything uncertain shouldn't begin." So, his relationship with his ex-girlfriend must have been based on liking her. Given his personality, he shouldn't be with someone he doesn't like.
I absolutely love this book by the author. Mu Zi secretly loved him for many years without his knowledge, watching him date and listening to him talk about his love life. I cried so much because I've also had crushes on people. But Mu Zi seemed like an incredibly gentle person, yet she only dared to reveal all her emotions in the darkness of night.
The writing is good, smooth and natural. Seeing the comments criticizing the characters' supposed purity made me waver, because reality is indeed harsh. But I want to deceive myself in the novel, to achieve a state of "double purity" (a state where both characters are virgins/clean).
It's really good. I felt so sorry for Mu Mu at the beginning. Unrequited love is so painful. Watching him date and have children with someone else... I can't even imagine how he managed to keep loving Qian Ge. It was a little heartbreaking at the beginning, but it got sweet later on. The side couple was also very sweet.
I'm completely speechless. It's brilliant. My mind is filled with the thought, "Ah, life is so good." The author writes so realistically, so calmly, so ordinarily, yet the bittersweetness is perfectly balanced, the straight man turning gay doesn't feel abrupt, and the sweetness is just right too… The writing style is profound.
Well, to be honest, I initially started reading because of the sweet romance and the unrequited love that blossomed into a real-life relationship. And undeniably, the two were genuinely sweet after they got together. However, there's one major red flag the author didn't mention: the male lead has an ex-girlfriend! It felt like I was tricked into reading this just to be disappointed.
I finished the book. I liked the first 55 chapters. Unrequited love is an inevitable stage in all budding romances, bearing the joys and sorrows of a person. Someone once said, "Unrequited love is a personal war," it's both heart-wrenching and poignant. Mu Zi's unrequited love for Xi Zhongqian is truly remarkable, with a compelling story and suspenseful plot that resonates with readers.
It's super good! The beginning is bittersweet before they get together, but then it's so sweet when they finally do. Those who like this kind of thing should check it out. I especially like Zhou and the professor. I hope the author can publish a book about them!
One downside is that Mu Zi's love is subservient; although things get sweeter later, it can't overcome the fact that Qian Ge has dated and slept with other women.