Waiting for the Wind Where There Is Wind

Personally, I think writing about relationships is similar to making a movie. It needs sufficient development, twists, and turns, and the pacing of the plot is crucial. The author kept creating a sense of unease between the two characters, deliberately pushing them apart. This is a low point in the plot. Before the main climax, there should have been some gentler emotional highs to ease the tension and improve the overall pacing.

I specifically bought a chapter to write this review. In reality, the protagonist is no match for Xie Zhiyao. He's as awkward as a woman. He ignores elders when they greet him. That's not just being impolite, it's being rude. Nobody owes him anything. If it weren't a novel, they would never be together in real life. The protagonist has no charm whatsoever. Apart from being a little richer than Xie Zhiyao, he's inferior in every way.

This book was recommended to me by Qidian last Friday. I've been reading it on and off until now, catching up with the updates. The overall pace is relaxed, and the reading is smooth, except for some typos and a few word choices, and some issues with sentence breaks.

The male lead's portrayal is truly unbelievable; it's hard to imagine him ending up with Hongdou. Is it because of their shared grief? 🤫 Bringing negative emotions to others doesn't seem like a sign of maturity; it doesn't fit his character. He seems to have emotional ups and downs whenever he's around Hongdou, yet they barely interact in the first thirty chapters.

There's a reason the protagonist's grades are poor. The author's protagonist is a twisted and pretentious character, based on his own 30 years of school experience. He dug himself a huge hole and failed to fill it properly, disgusting the reader. Honestly, after reading this, I probably won't look for this type of book for a while; pretentiousness and excessive nitpicking aren't for everyone.

If the author were to write in a female-oriented genre, the results would definitely be much better! The writing style is good, but the author has a slightly neurotic personality (like a girl). The author should really move to a female-oriented genre for their next work!

Xu Hongdou

The writing is good, but it's too convoluted and unfriendly to readers. Both the protagonist and the female lead are saints; they're constantly doing free work for others while claiming to be rational and indifferent to unrelated matters. Is it really that hard to see a sweet romance?

Just venting a little, but I used to really love a TV series called *iPartment*. During my six boring, tedious, and depressing years of middle school, this show became one of the few happy memories I had. The apartment building and its residents were my emotional support, a life I longed for but could never have.

Actually, your protagonist doesn't have any advantages over Xie Zhiyao. In terms of interpersonal skills, he's nowhere near Xie Zhiyao's level. As for economic advantages, Xu Hongdou doesn't care about them at all. The only advantage your protagonist has is his unconditional support for Xu Hongdou in pursuing her own interests and their shared experience of losing friends. Otherwise, your protagonist simply can't compete with Xie Zhiyao, let alone win.