双轨（全2册）

by Shi Jiuyuan, 时玖远

9岁那年父母离异,姜暮和靳朝的人生从此进入截然不同的双轨。 她在南方,他在北方,她为了课业拼搏,他为了生存挣扎,她的世界简单到只有学校和家,而他的世界睁开眼便是一地鸡毛。 她不知道除了考试发挥失常,觉不够睡还有什么值得烦恼的,他却已经陷入世情薄、人情恶,如履薄冰,四面楚歌。

560 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2022

Reviews

[ifwtrufflefries · Rating 5 out of 5]

so the thing is this is technically a 4.5 star read because i do feel that the last quarter wasn’t as strong as the first 3/4 - but then the entire cliche trope here is so gd it deserves a 5 anyway lmao

[Lynda B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good, heartwrenching, mu mu is better than me, I would be so much worse after being ghosted for 6 years.

[riri readz ౨ৎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love this book with my entire being.

writing this review literally as speed and love JUST finished airing, and i can’t stop thinking about it. i started reading the book around time point in the drama where jin zhao got into the accident and ghosted jiang mu.. because at that point i was starting to genuinely doubt whether they’d have a happy ending or not. i was terrified they would not end up together.

the book is honestly so much sadder than the drama adaptation. i cried so hard reading what jin zhao went through after the accident. they changed his amputated leg in the book to him being severely injured instead. like, the emotional weight of it hit me in the chest and refused to let go. if i were jiang mu in that situation, honestly? i might’ve just called it quits and walked away. i can’t even blame her for doubting him, because he genuinely suffered in silence and pushed her away without explaining a single thing. that’s some heavy stuff.

and then.. when he finally tells her what he went through? damn bro.

“My legs aren’t good. Don’t run – I’m afraid I can’t catch up.”
BYE. JIN ZHAO, THE MAN YOU ARE.

honestly, i feel like the timeskip in the story was so necessary. they both needed to grow, to heal, and to really understand themselves before fully devoting their lives to each other. reading their reunion after the timeskip made me feel like everything finally clicked, all the pain, the misunderstandings, the years of quiet longing and unspoken emotions suddenly had context. it was cathartic and devastating at the same time.

i am just so, so, so happy that jin zhao and jiang mu got the ending they deserved. because let me tell you, it genuinely broke my heart that he went through so much alone - as a kid, and even as an adult. the weight of his silence, his hesitation, and his struggle to open up & ask for help? he was always like "i can handle it" NO YOU CANT BRO STOP.. it all felt painfully real. i wish he never hesitated to tell jiang mu how he was really doing, because there’s no doubt in my mind she would have been there for him. she would have carried part of that burden. AND SHE WOULDVE NEVER THOUGHT OF IT LIKE A BURDEN.

i am obsessed. i am devastated. i am happy. i will never get over this.

[Nana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read it in the English translation version online, and I can see the hype of it now. Idk how the author made the relationship transition seem so smooth without feeling weird at all. It's so rare, considering that they went from an adopted siblings relationship to lovers; if the author didn't make it clear or good enough, it would seem so weird. I'm so excited for this novel adapting into a drama; I can't wait to see Heyu and Yu Shuxin as Zhao Zhao and Mumu TT.

[Saf · Rating 3 out of 5]

It had a lot more details than in the series which made it way better and the mmc a lot more likeable.. it’s understandable why he waited 6 years but I hated him for it in the show. I would’ve ate this up so hard in my Wattpad era.. would’ve been one of my fav bad boy books 😝

[angie liu]

dnf for now. As a proud northeastern girly, I cannot take the northern Chinese slander. May pick back up when drama airs.

[Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love them so much, I’m glad that the changes made in the drama made the story better. Mumu and chaochao are my literal babies.