Brother's Conflict 兄弟战争

1. 1 窃 Stealing Jade 窃玉 Shui Huaizhu水怀珠Romance417k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later x A Long-Laid Plan] [Signed for publication. Follow progress on Weibo: Shui Huaizhu's Weibo] [1] In the ninth year of Yuanhe, a scandal in Wutai caused an uproar at court, and both Rong Yu's family and her cousin's family were implicated. When all hope seemed lost, the famous young Marquis Li Ji came to her aid, offering to marry her and save her entire family. What sort of person was Li Ji? He was the most notorious, ruthless, and arrogant playboy in the capital. Hi 29.6kFavorites22.7kClicks/ch8.8kGifts

   Curator note

   The main couple's romance was well-written, but the political intrigue really fell apart. It started to fall apart from chapter 43 onwards, leaving me completely bewildered. The villainous supporting characters were so stupid, so incredibly stupid.

2. 2 栌21+ Night in Lu City 栌城之夜 Mr. Pattern图样先森Romance315k WordsOngoing 49.4kFavorites65.2kClicks/ch50.2kGifts

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   This is a really powerful book; you can tell the author's mindset is completely unrestrained. Let me think of how to describe it.

3. 3 和 Transported Five Years into the Future with My Boyfriend's Older Brother 和男友大哥一起穿到五年后 Lin Mianmian林绵绵Romance405k WordsCompleted Ji Qingyu had finally won over her rich second-generation boyfriend, but on the day she was supposed to meet his parents, an accident sent her and her boyfriend's big brother five years into the future The good news: She successfully married into a wealthy family and became Mrs. Feng. (Confetti.jpg) The bad news: Her husband was her boyfriend's big brother. (Shocked.gif) Apparently, her husband was famous in their social circle for doting on his wife? Apparently, their relationship was wonderf 164kFavorites311.2kClicks/ch141.4kGifts

   Curator note

   A pretty sweet romance novel. The setting is a marriage-of-convenience-to-love story. The female lead is cute and bright, and very assertive in the relationship. The male lead, a bit of a domineering older man, is a bit slow-paced in the middle, but the epilogue is even better. Personally, I felt there was a slight plot hole in the initial attitudes between the male and female leads when they first transmigrated, clearly to speed up the story. After all, not everything can be explained away with just physical attraction. As for the other messy career storylines, well, let's just say they were pointless [laughing and crying emoji]. It felt like I hadn't read them at all. The second male lead's storyline was a bit rushed, and the villainous scumbag character lacked depth. The supposed brotherly rivalry didn't really materialize because the second male lead was truly disgusting; I felt he was too lenient. Fortunately, the writing is smooth, and the logic is sound. Honestly, in this current landscape of contemporary romance novels on JJ, where everything revolves around Beijing and Hong Kong pop culture, finding a satisfyingly read CEO romance novel is quite a treat [laughing and crying emoji].

4. 4 重 After Being Reborn, I Married My Late Husband’s Older Brother 重生后嫁给亡夫他大哥 Vine Deer Mountain藤鹿山Romance573k WordsCompleted When Ying Shi was sixteen, her childhood sweetheart and betrothed died in battle. She wiped away her tears, took his memorial tablet, and married into the Liang household. In the best years of her life, she wore mourning clothes and willingly became a widow whose husband had died before their wedding. Unexpectedly, six years later, her husband, supposedly killed in battle, returned safe and sound. Behind him was the wife he had married while wandering with amnesia. He came back with his wife an 100.4kFavorites93.8kClicks/ch82.4kGifts

   Curator note

   The writing style is passable, especially the love triangle scenes, which are the best part. It gets a bit bland later on, and frankly, I didn't really understand the male lead's rebellion and imperial ambitions. Also, I didn't really enjoy the way the villainous female supporting character was written so childishly and stupidly just to highlight the female lead's power. Personally, I thought the ex-husband was really crazy and had zero sense of responsibility; his only memorable moment in the main story was when he went crazy at home. I really don't understand what the female lead saw in him in the first place [laughing and crying emoji]. After all, he's the male lead's brother and the female lead's childhood friend. Writing him so stupidly only serves to show the reader how badly the female lead misjudged people and provides a sense of satisfaction, but it doesn't really do anything else. The ending, where she dies to whitewash herself, really left me feeling frustrated and unsatisfied.

5. 5 珠 A Gem by My Side 珠玉在侧 A Huge Ingot of Silver好大一锭银Romance770k WordsCompleted [Revising in progress. An additional ten thousand words of interaction between Zhan and Rong, and Tan and Rong. Pirated copies are chaotic and incomplete, with major plot points missing and too many typos. Please support the official version. I am not responsible for errors or omissions in pirated copies. Be sure to read the content warnings below the blurb before starting.] Lin Zhan did not like his sister-in-law. She was the woman his older brother had married while posted to the borderlands. 91.4kFavorites68.2kClicks/ch38.9kGifts

   Curator note

   It's indescribable, it's too intense, it's really not my style.

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