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十九日极夜
Imprisoned in Eternal Night
Wen Ran is a beta.
At the age of 7, the Wen family adopted Wen Ran from orphanage as a substitute for their deceased son.
At the age of 7, the Wen family adopted Wen Ran from orphanage as a substitute for their deceased son.
1070 pages, Unknown Binding
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Mai Xiang Ji Ne
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麦香鸡呢 (Simplified Chinese)
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麦香鸡呢 (Simplified Chinese)
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August 17, 2026
one cliché after another, a very dog-bloody story, yet it was oddly entertaining. my rating for this one is 3.5, and i consider that a good rating. maybe if i had read it a decade ago, i would have enjoyed it even more because i used to read a lot of those straight-from-wattpad-type books. anyway, this was my first omegaverse danmei, and i think it did its job well.
my rating isn't higher because i think some things could have been written differently. and, of course, there are a few tiny holes in the plot armour, which i believe were mainly there to create dramatic effect. that did frustrate me at times, but with this type of story, one shouldn't think too much about it. it's better to just go with the flow. so yeah, whatever. let's dive into it.
at the age of seven, our main character, wen ran, was adopted by the wen family. sounds like a happy story where an orphan got a family and a chance to lead a happy life, doesn't it? but alas, he was merely a substitute for their deceased younger son. from the very beginning, he was just a chess piece for the people around him, a pawn for them to gain money and power.
wen ran was originally a beta, but around the age of seventeen, his adoptive mother made him undergo a gland implantation surgery, artificially changing him into an omega, a highly compatible one for the s-class alpha heir of the richest family, gu yunchi.
our ml, gu yunchi, belongs to one of the richest and most influential families around. (HE IS RICH. LIKE RICHIE RICH.) but his physical limitation of only being able to impregnate a highly compatible omega made him the perfect opportunity for wen ran's mother to exploit. as a result, their families arranged a marriage between these two youngsters. and that's where it all begins.
now, i won't go into all the details of what happened, such as how the wen family even knew about gu yunchi's physical condition. a lot happens, and those are things for my fellow readers to discover. i'll go straight into my character interpretations.
please note that this review isn't entirely spoiler-free. consider this your warning.
from childhood, wen ran suffered a lot, and after the death of his adoptive father, his situation deteriorated even further. his relationship with his adoptive mother, chen shuhui, is rather complex. at the beginning, he craved maternal affection and silently played his part. his thought process is rather simple: he sees himself as a tool. as long as he is useful to them, the people around him will keep him. the long time he spent isolated in a test facility, the lack of human interaction, and never being taught even basic human physiology made things even harder for him. we often see him apologising, especially to yunchi, for the faults of others. both love and kindness are conditional in his mind. he believes that as long as he is useful, people will keep him. for all the times he was wronged, he never showed anger towards anyone. he never believed he was allowed to be chosen or loved simply for who he was. all he had was acceptance and resignation. in the later parts, he even used a book to understand basic emotions, combined with his own monologue-like interpretations. honestly, that broke my heart.
gu yunchi, on the other hand, is extremely cautious. even though he was born into a life of luxury, he also suffered considerably. his parents died in a plane crash caused by a heinous conspiracy, and he himself faced multiple assassination attempts. his old grandfather seems to be the only relative who genuinely cares about him, so his initial mistrust and cold attitude towards wen ran are understandable. he's young, yet surprisingly perceptive. it took him a little time, but once he got to know wen ran, he gradually started seeing him in a different light, not as a social climber, but for the person he actually was.
their dynamic is subtle yet deeply moving. restrained tsundere yet devoted, with a acts-of-service gong attitude. instead of using words, yunchi believes in actions. his love isn't vocal, but it's clearly visible in everything he does.
even though, on the night of their engagement, he told wen ran, “i'd never marry you,” he was secretly planning for everything. he even imagined his own possible death and wrote his will to ensure a comfortable life for wen ran, free from the clutches of the people who wanted to hurt him. but, of course, the lack of verbal confirmation ultimately led to greater tragedies. wen ran, with his limited understanding of human interactions, interpreted so many things differently, and his mother only made the situation worse by telling him that he was a discarded piece gu yunchi had no use for.
some parts of this made me so sad and frustrated. yunchi clearly cared for wen ran without expecting anything in return. if only they had talked properly, they wouldn't have had to suffer so much. gu yunchi discovered the wen family's secrets and dropped hints multiple times that he was there for wen ran. he never exposed wen ran outright because he wanted him to trust him and choose him for himself. but alas, again UGHHHH. (if only they had talked.)
my favourite scene in the entire book is the pre-separation arc, when they escaped from the capital and stayed in a fishing village for a few days. those few peaceful days they spent together were honestly their honeymoon even before they were married.
during that time, gu yunchi started suspecting something about wen ran's true identity. even though wen ran's own life was already mired in tragedy, all he asked for under the wishing tree was a healthy life for yunchi. and during that arc, they had their first couple photo taken by a little girl. later, during their long years of separation, that photo was the only thing that accompanied yunchi inside his military identity badge through life-and-death situations. SOB, SOB, SOB.
after that tragedy and painful separation, wen ran escaped the clutches of his toxic family, worked hard, and built a life by himself. even though we see him struggling with his emotions, he is exceptionally talented. he becomes an engineer and fulfils his long-cherished dream.
this arc was a little boring because of all the military stuff, and honestly, i'm sceptical about some of it. like, this isn't really how things work, right? some details felt very inaccurate to me. so, points deducted. again, whatever.
now, the good part: the reunion. i love the way yunchi literally forced his way back into wen ran's life, cleared up all the misunderstandings, and got them their happy ending.
honestly, wen ran suffered far too much from an orphanage to a research facility where he was treated like a caged animal, then a hospital, a loveless home, and ultimately a tiny flat in s city. he never truly belonged anywhere. he was like driftwood, being washed away by the waves again and again. and gu yunchi's suffering was watching wen ran disappear into the sea before his very eyes. the helplessness of that situation was painful to read. but ultimately, they both found a home in each other. after all, home is not a place but a person. later, with yunchi's help, wen ran also finds his birth mother. so now wen ran has two homes: his mother and his soon-to-be husband.
now let's move on to the friend circle.
undoubtedly, guwen's biggest supporter is a robot called 339, who is also wen ran's best friend. i love this little robot so much. even though it's just a machine, it has this uncanny ability to understand human emotions. i literally cried when it had to delete its memories of wen ran.
both guwen are blessed with wonderful friend circles. tao susu, song shu'ang, and zhou zhuo are always there for wen ran. special mention to tao susu's kangaroo (who loves to throw kicks). for yunchi, there's he wei and lu heyang. this friendship is so precious. the golden triangle is unintentionally hilarious, especially he wei. he's such a clueless baby. these side characters really brightened the story.
i feel like mentioning every single side character, but there are also some unanswered questions. for example, the relationship between wen ran's adoptive brother wen rui and secretary fang. they were in a toxic relationship, and later fang yisen escaped. tbh, good for him, but again, i feel like some things could have been handled differently.
apart from the main couple, this story has some side couples that i absolutely adore, so obviously i have to list them all:
gu yunchi (s-class alpha) × wen ran (beta turned omega) duh, obviously they're the main couple.
lu heyang (s-class alpha) × xu ze (s-class alpha)
he wei (s-class alpha) × chi jiahan (omega)
out of all of them, i adore hechi the most. they are definitely the “he was sunshine, i was midnight rain” coded couple. chi jiahan has he wei wrapped around his pinky. gosh, even though they barely got two pages, i love them so, so much. i need their own book like i need oxygen. just for some hechi crumbs, i'm going to read “eternities still unsung till you love me”.
oh, and if anyone is thinking about reading this book, just know that there are some luxu related spoilers, so it's better to read the other book first.
the title of this story is deeply significant. the night is beautiful, yet it is endless and dark, full of uncertainties. for a long time, these characters suffered and went through different challenges in life without knowing when the darkness would end or when a new dawn would come. but ultimately, they prevailed. they found each other and broke free from their shackles.
final verdict: i imagined this to be more of a bawl-my-eyes-out type of angsty story, but it really isn't. the sweetness and angst are fairly well balanced, and i'm glad the main couple managed to set aside their differences. at the beginning, they were at completely opposite ends, but they eventually found their way back to each other. wen ran broke free from the shackles of his past and finally got together with yunchi.
the writing is a little dog-bloody, but it's also a deeply moving story. the ml is a silent yearner, and when i say he did everything, i mean he did EVERYTHING within his limits for wen ran. his actions speak louder than any words ever could. anyone looking for a c-drama-like story would probably enjoy this. it's also incredibly fast-paced.
ultimately, love wins all. guwen 4ever. 🌌🎻🎹♥️
my rating isn't higher because i think some things could have been written differently. and, of course, there are a few tiny holes in the plot armour, which i believe were mainly there to create dramatic effect. that did frustrate me at times, but with this type of story, one shouldn't think too much about it. it's better to just go with the flow. so yeah, whatever. let's dive into it.
at the age of seven, our main character, wen ran, was adopted by the wen family. sounds like a happy story where an orphan got a family and a chance to lead a happy life, doesn't it? but alas, he was merely a substitute for their deceased younger son. from the very beginning, he was just a chess piece for the people around him, a pawn for them to gain money and power.
wen ran was originally a beta, but around the age of seventeen, his adoptive mother made him undergo a gland implantation surgery, artificially changing him into an omega, a highly compatible one for the s-class alpha heir of the richest family, gu yunchi.
our ml, gu yunchi, belongs to one of the richest and most influential families around. (HE IS RICH. LIKE RICHIE RICH.) but his physical limitation of only being able to impregnate a highly compatible omega made him the perfect opportunity for wen ran's mother to exploit. as a result, their families arranged a marriage between these two youngsters. and that's where it all begins.
now, i won't go into all the details of what happened, such as how the wen family even knew about gu yunchi's physical condition. a lot happens, and those are things for my fellow readers to discover. i'll go straight into my character interpretations.
please note that this review isn't entirely spoiler-free. consider this your warning.
from childhood, wen ran suffered a lot, and after the death of his adoptive father, his situation deteriorated even further. his relationship with his adoptive mother, chen shuhui, is rather complex. at the beginning, he craved maternal affection and silently played his part. his thought process is rather simple: he sees himself as a tool. as long as he is useful to them, the people around him will keep him. the long time he spent isolated in a test facility, the lack of human interaction, and never being taught even basic human physiology made things even harder for him. we often see him apologising, especially to yunchi, for the faults of others. both love and kindness are conditional in his mind. he believes that as long as he is useful, people will keep him. for all the times he was wronged, he never showed anger towards anyone. he never believed he was allowed to be chosen or loved simply for who he was. all he had was acceptance and resignation. in the later parts, he even used a book to understand basic emotions, combined with his own monologue-like interpretations. honestly, that broke my heart.
gu yunchi, on the other hand, is extremely cautious. even though he was born into a life of luxury, he also suffered considerably. his parents died in a plane crash caused by a heinous conspiracy, and he himself faced multiple assassination attempts. his old grandfather seems to be the only relative who genuinely cares about him, so his initial mistrust and cold attitude towards wen ran are understandable. he's young, yet surprisingly perceptive. it took him a little time, but once he got to know wen ran, he gradually started seeing him in a different light, not as a social climber, but for the person he actually was.
their dynamic is subtle yet deeply moving. restrained tsundere yet devoted, with a acts-of-service gong attitude. instead of using words, yunchi believes in actions. his love isn't vocal, but it's clearly visible in everything he does.
even though, on the night of their engagement, he told wen ran, “i'd never marry you,” he was secretly planning for everything. he even imagined his own possible death and wrote his will to ensure a comfortable life for wen ran, free from the clutches of the people who wanted to hurt him. but, of course, the lack of verbal confirmation ultimately led to greater tragedies. wen ran, with his limited understanding of human interactions, interpreted so many things differently, and his mother only made the situation worse by telling him that he was a discarded piece gu yunchi had no use for.
some parts of this made me so sad and frustrated. yunchi clearly cared for wen ran without expecting anything in return. if only they had talked properly, they wouldn't have had to suffer so much. gu yunchi discovered the wen family's secrets and dropped hints multiple times that he was there for wen ran. he never exposed wen ran outright because he wanted him to trust him and choose him for himself. but alas, again UGHHHH. (if only they had talked.)
my favourite scene in the entire book is the pre-separation arc, when they escaped from the capital and stayed in a fishing village for a few days. those few peaceful days they spent together were honestly their honeymoon even before they were married.
during that time, gu yunchi started suspecting something about wen ran's true identity. even though wen ran's own life was already mired in tragedy, all he asked for under the wishing tree was a healthy life for yunchi. and during that arc, they had their first couple photo taken by a little girl. later, during their long years of separation, that photo was the only thing that accompanied yunchi inside his military identity badge through life-and-death situations. SOB, SOB, SOB.
after that tragedy and painful separation, wen ran escaped the clutches of his toxic family, worked hard, and built a life by himself. even though we see him struggling with his emotions, he is exceptionally talented. he becomes an engineer and fulfils his long-cherished dream.
this arc was a little boring because of all the military stuff, and honestly, i'm sceptical about some of it. like, this isn't really how things work, right? some details felt very inaccurate to me. so, points deducted. again, whatever.
now, the good part: the reunion. i love the way yunchi literally forced his way back into wen ran's life, cleared up all the misunderstandings, and got them their happy ending.
honestly, wen ran suffered far too much from an orphanage to a research facility where he was treated like a caged animal, then a hospital, a loveless home, and ultimately a tiny flat in s city. he never truly belonged anywhere. he was like driftwood, being washed away by the waves again and again. and gu yunchi's suffering was watching wen ran disappear into the sea before his very eyes. the helplessness of that situation was painful to read. but ultimately, they both found a home in each other. after all, home is not a place but a person. later, with yunchi's help, wen ran also finds his birth mother. so now wen ran has two homes: his mother and his soon-to-be husband.
now let's move on to the friend circle.
undoubtedly, guwen's biggest supporter is a robot called 339, who is also wen ran's best friend. i love this little robot so much. even though it's just a machine, it has this uncanny ability to understand human emotions. i literally cried when it had to delete its memories of wen ran.
both guwen are blessed with wonderful friend circles. tao susu, song shu'ang, and zhou zhuo are always there for wen ran. special mention to tao susu's kangaroo (who loves to throw kicks). for yunchi, there's he wei and lu heyang. this friendship is so precious. the golden triangle is unintentionally hilarious, especially he wei. he's such a clueless baby. these side characters really brightened the story.
i feel like mentioning every single side character, but there are also some unanswered questions. for example, the relationship between wen ran's adoptive brother wen rui and secretary fang. they were in a toxic relationship, and later fang yisen escaped. tbh, good for him, but again, i feel like some things could have been handled differently.
apart from the main couple, this story has some side couples that i absolutely adore, so obviously i have to list them all:
gu yunchi (s-class alpha) × wen ran (beta turned omega) duh, obviously they're the main couple.
lu heyang (s-class alpha) × xu ze (s-class alpha)
he wei (s-class alpha) × chi jiahan (omega)
out of all of them, i adore hechi the most. they are definitely the “he was sunshine, i was midnight rain” coded couple. chi jiahan has he wei wrapped around his pinky. gosh, even though they barely got two pages, i love them so, so much. i need their own book like i need oxygen. just for some hechi crumbs, i'm going to read “eternities still unsung till you love me”.
oh, and if anyone is thinking about reading this book, just know that there are some luxu related spoilers, so it's better to read the other book first.
the title of this story is deeply significant. the night is beautiful, yet it is endless and dark, full of uncertainties. for a long time, these characters suffered and went through different challenges in life without knowing when the darkness would end or when a new dawn would come. but ultimately, they prevailed. they found each other and broke free from their shackles.
final verdict: i imagined this to be more of a bawl-my-eyes-out type of angsty story, but it really isn't. the sweetness and angst are fairly well balanced, and i'm glad the main couple managed to set aside their differences. at the beginning, they were at completely opposite ends, but they eventually found their way back to each other. wen ran broke free from the shackles of his past and finally got together with yunchi.
the writing is a little dog-bloody, but it's also a deeply moving story. the ml is a silent yearner, and when i say he did everything, i mean he did EVERYTHING within his limits for wen ran. his actions speak louder than any words ever could. anyone looking for a c-drama-like story would probably enjoy this. it's also incredibly fast-paced.
ultimately, love wins all. guwen 4ever. 🌌🎻🎹♥️
October 8, 2026
Long rant incoming
'Forever is too vague.' Gu Yunchi said. 'Let's be together for a lifetime.'
When Wen Ran was 7, omega glands were surgically forced into his body just so his toxic family could get advantages with the riches. Wen Ran gets a 97.5% comparability rate with the cold and arrogant Gu Yunchi. In short, this is a wife chasing crematorium and grumpy x sunshine BL with slight medical horror and high-angst.
In my opinion, I didn't really like this, at first I really enjoyed the suspense between the characters, I was hoping Wen Ran or Gu Yunchi would do SOMETHING, but knowing a Chinese novel, things are never fast.
Around the middle part of the book, things started to slow down at a snail's pace, while the two were having chemistry, it was the same thing over and over again.
[Spoiler boiler] . This sent GYC's mental health down the hill, with his sex addiction, pheromone disorder and war trauma, he went feral when he found out WR was alive. But Wen Ran's independence and quiet stubbornness surprised him.
Now, WR's kind of independence is really smart, not a fierce 'fuck off' energy, more of a analytical one, enough to keep GYC away and think.
Blah blah blah, around the last part (the Drafts chapter 😢), I was sobbing, it was so heartbreaking when GYC found out about the writings, it was so humanely written.
Anyway if you enjoy angsty, grumpy x sunshine (aka awkward boy x tsundere), this is for you.
'Forever is too vague.' Gu Yunchi said. 'Let's be together for a lifetime.'
When Wen Ran was 7, omega glands were surgically forced into his body just so his toxic family could get advantages with the riches. Wen Ran gets a 97.5% comparability rate with the cold and arrogant Gu Yunchi. In short, this is a wife chasing crematorium and grumpy x sunshine BL with slight medical horror and high-angst.
In my opinion, I didn't really like this, at first I really enjoyed the suspense between the characters, I was hoping Wen Ran or Gu Yunchi would do SOMETHING, but knowing a Chinese novel, things are never fast.
Around the middle part of the book, things started to slow down at a snail's pace, while the two were having chemistry, it was the same thing over and over again.
[Spoiler boiler] . This sent GYC's mental health down the hill, with his sex addiction, pheromone disorder and war trauma, he went feral when he found out WR was alive. But Wen Ran's independence and quiet stubbornness surprised him.
Now, WR's kind of independence is really smart, not a fierce 'fuck off' energy, more of a analytical one, enough to keep GYC away and think.
Blah blah blah, around the last part (the Drafts chapter 😢), I was sobbing, it was so heartbreaking when GYC found out about the writings, it was so humanely written.
Anyway if you enjoy angsty, grumpy x sunshine (aka awkward boy x tsundere), this is for you.
October 27, 2025
“Gu Yunchi, if there’s a next life, I will definitely be a healthy kid in a blessed family, growing up in happiness. And then, I will be with you forever.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ five out out of five stars .ᐟ.ᐟ
⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ plot ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
the plot of imprisoned in eternal night reminds me so much of those vertical cdramas that pop up as tiktok ads. so cliche it’s not even funny but oddly entertaining enough that i just blank out and binge. the whole premise of this danmei is that a beta child was adopted by rich family to replace their deceased son. for nefarious purposes the beta is forced to undergo surgery that implants omega glands—the beta is turned into an omega and the perfect chess piece an a arranged marriage to an even wealthier and more powerful alpha.
in the past i tried to read the authors the first novel in this same universe (eternities still unsaid till you love me) but did not make it past a few chapters because the plot wasn’t catching my attention & i’m actually not the biggest fan of alpha x alpha in omegaverse. sue me but i love me a good cliche especially if it’s done right. and you don’t get more cliche than this.
i feel like that’s why this danmei worked so well for me. it was trope-y, it was cliche through and through while also being full of plot twists.
iien is only 85 chapters but it still managed to have many different ‘arcs’ and was fleshed out well. i never once got bored, the author knew when to stop lingering and when it was time to progress the story.
i haven’t read many dogblood danmei in the past but i was completely locked in from the first chapter. i’m definitely going to have to read more because i constantly felt excited to pick my kindle back up. there was so many reviews that said this was super angsty but,,,i didn’t think this was that angsty??? the angst could have been worse tbh but i thought it was a good amount and that the angst did not overshadow the warm & fuzzy feeling i got from reading this
i don’t want to get too spoiler-y with the plot but i did thoroughly enjoy it. so much scheming and shady backstabbings happens but i think what makes the plot never get too outrageous or draggy is because there was a heavy focus on the relationship & guwen were lovely enough to make getting through all that worth it
⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ characters ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
╰┈➤. wen ran
he must be protected at all costs. seriously, the amount of suffering he went through is insane and despite all that he remains such a sweet & selfless character. in fact he’s too selfless of a character. to a point where i wanted to shake him on occasion because he’s drowning in guilt and disgust for things he isn’t he even responsible for. watching him grow as a character and how he finally got his happy ending was so so worth the pain.
also we need more outwardly down bad shou’s. he was such a yearner & it’s always refreshing because i dislike in danmei where the love feels imbalance, like you can clearly tell the MC doesn’t feel halfway as strongly as the ML does.
╰┈➤. gu yunchi
yknow, i was always waiting for the shoe to drop. i was waiting for him to do something…scummy? but he wasn’t a scum ML. no, he was a pathetic loverboy who did have a sharp tongue but he never did anything to hurt wen ran, not purposely. in fact he was doing everything to protect him. miscommunication galore happened in this novel but despite all that he was so sweet with wen ran.
⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ pairing ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
╰┈➤. guwen my babies 💔 i didn’t cry reading this but i did tear up and it was mostly at the cute moments because i was happy wen ran & gu yunchi were happy. they were hilarious and adorable and the mutual devotion they had for each other??? i’m almost sad we didn’t get more extras of guwen being cuties
⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ final thoughts ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･
read iien. do it if you like omegaverse. if you like sunshine x grumpy. if like a heavy dose of angst & a heavier dose of sweetness. if you like lowkey messy but entertaining side characters. read this for 339, gu yunchi’s robot who is arguably the best part of this whole danmei. i don’t care, he was my third favorite character behind wen ran & gu yunchi. read this for a beautiful love story. just read it <3 .ᐟ.ᐟ
March 28, 2025
I really, really liked this, probably the only ABO Danmei that I’ve genuinely enjoyed reading from start to finish. I was completely immersed in the story and never once felt bored. There were moments that hit me hard emotionally that I just wanted to curl up and cry. It made me feel a lot of things.
Even with all the misunderstandings, past traumas, and family drama—things that should have been frustrating—it never felt like too much. Somehow, it just worked. The second half of the book did feel a bit rushed in some places, but at the same time, I wouldn’t have wanted them to prolong the separation either. Once the misunderstanding was cleared, dragging it out wouldn’t have made sense. I’ve said it before, I don’t like it when MLs are forced to grovel excessively for things they didn’t do. I’m just not a fan of that trope. So, for me, the way everything was resolved made sense.
I haven’t read Eternities Still Unsaid Till You Love Me, so I can’t compare, but wow this book was absolutely worth the sleep I lost over it. It had its flaws, but none of them took away from how much I enjoyed it.
Even with all the misunderstandings, past traumas, and family drama—things that should have been frustrating—it never felt like too much. Somehow, it just worked. The second half of the book did feel a bit rushed in some places, but at the same time, I wouldn’t have wanted them to prolong the separation either. Once the misunderstanding was cleared, dragging it out wouldn’t have made sense. I’ve said it before, I don’t like it when MLs are forced to grovel excessively for things they didn’t do. I’m just not a fan of that trope. So, for me, the way everything was resolved made sense.
I haven’t read Eternities Still Unsaid Till You Love Me, so I can’t compare, but wow this book was absolutely worth the sleep I lost over it. It had its flaws, but none of them took away from how much I enjoyed it.
August 18, 2025
4.5 ⭐️ piggy stars 🐷
January 26, 2026
It's my semester vacation and I didn't know what to read so I picked this one because I recently finished ESUTYLM, which they both have connections to each other but also both can be read alone. But I didn't expect to love this so much, what the fuck! I went in blind on this book, only knowing Gu Yunchi as a friend from the other book. And I don't regret reading it right after! I was literally crying my heart and eyes out for this one. My god, I was so devastated!
I didn't notice the pages turning when I was reading this because I was fully immersed. It was unbelievably funny and yet undeniably heartbreaking most of the times. Gu Yunchi is the biggest fake idgafer I have ever seen. He can only try so much because he cannot resist our Wen Ran's sincerity. Me too, I love Wen Ran so much. He deserves all the love in the world! And Gu Yunchi is fully prepared to let him feel all the love he deserves. GuWen 4ever!
I was also invested with the background plot in here and I think the author has done well. Everything comes in full circle and I was also ready to pinpoint some plot lines that I wasn't particularly feeling but everything was given enough resolve right before the end. I'm glad for that. And honestly at first, I was a bit unconvinced with Wen Ran's father but when I really thought about it, everything was laid out well. I guess the author's revision on a number of chapters paid well because everything clicked. It was good, I don't have anything to complain anymore.
Also, even if Wen Ran is a bit unlucky with his family side, I am glad he is blessed with friends and people who genuinely cares for him. His interactions with others are warm and grounding, and they matter. Also, I love how here, I get to read a lot of the Golden Triangle's interactions just like the other book. Lu Heyang, Gu Yunchi, and He Wei are so funny together. And then, I also got to read them interact with their love ones altogether, with Xu Ze, Wen Ran, and Chi Jiahan. I just love each and everyone so much! Special mention to 339, I love him so much! Best robot ever!
Of course, at the heart of this novel is our best boy, Wen Ran. He is a character defined not by fragility alone, but by the quiet, devastating way he learns to survive without ever believing he is allowed to be chosen. His life is a series of displacements—an orphanage, a hospital, the Wen household, another city—where he exists more as driftwood than a person, shaped by systems that decide his worth long before he ever can. What makes Wen Ran so heartbreaking to me is not just what is done to him, but how thoroughly he internalizes it: he assumes guilt where there is none, interprets kindness as conditional, and believes love must be repaid by usefulness. I am particularly drawn to his complex relationship with Chen Shuhui. Even when he is wronged, even when he is abandoned, he rarely allows himself anger, only resignation. His unsent messages, his annotations, his habit of pouring emotion into drafts instead of people reveal a man who never felt entitled to be heard.
Wen Ran's tragedy is that his kindness is genuine, but it exists alongside a fundamental misunderstanding of love. Having had his gender altered at seven, having been raised under manipulation and neglect, he cannot distinguish compatibility from affection, care from ownership. And yet, despite this, Wen Ran still chooses to believe, still reaches out, still thanks those who wait for him (even a robot who no longer remembers his name). His healing is not loud or triumphant; it is the slow, trembling acceptance that perhaps he was never disposable to begin with. My heart hurts so much for him! I believe my colds worsened from crying because of him, haha!
On the other hand, Gu Yunchi is a study in restraint. He is someone whose love has always existed in action rather than confession, and in preparation rather than reassurance. From the very beginning, he sees Wen Ran not as the "youngest son of the Wen family" or a convenient solution, but as himself, long before Wen Ran can imagine being seen that way. His silence, however, becomes both his devotion and his greatest failure. Gu Yunchi plans obsessively: contracts that last decades, guarantees that outlive his own possible death, gravestones placed so a lost soul might have somewhere to return to. He protects Wen Ran in ways Wen Ran never witnesses, and mourns him in ways that never ask to be acknowledged. Yet Gu Yunchi's tragedy is that he believes care can substitute clarity, that as long as Wen Ran is safe, fed, protected, it will be enough. But it isn't. His absence, his failure to speak at the moments that mattered most, leaves Wen Ran to fill the silence with self-blame.
When Gu Yunchi finally says I'm sorry, it carries the weight of years of restraint collapsing at once. He is not cruel, but he is dangerously convinced that love can remain unspoken and still be understood. Loving Wen Ran, for Gu Yunchi, has always been instinctive. Learning how to love him out loud is the harder battle. I'm a bit dissatisfied how he never said I love you to Wen Ran, but it's fine I guess! It's still obvious how smitten he is.
The relationship between them is defined by misalignment rather than malice, by two people loving each other deeply while standing on opposite sides of silence. Their dynamic begins in a severe power imbalance, one shaped by age, status, health, and knowledge, and the novel never glosses over how damaging that imbalance is. Wen Ran believes himself to be "discarded drug residue," while Gu Yunchi believes his care is self-evident. For seven years, they orbit the same truth without ever touching it: Wen Ran leaves because he believes he is no longer needed; Gu Yunchi stays silent because he believes Wen Ran is already protected.
What makes their eventual reunion so powerful is not the romance itself, but the correction of history, the acknowledgement that the engagement was real, that the waiting was mutual, and the suffering was never one-sided. Symbols like 339's erased memory, the gravestone with no name, the croissants bought one at a time, and the ring that arrives seven years late all reinforce the same idea: love persists even when everything else fails, when words are withheld, and when time fractures people apart. Their relationship only truly becomes equal when Gu Yunchi stops assuming and starts affirming, and when Wen Ran is finally allowed to believe that love does not require justification.
Anyway, what the fuck I really talked a lot. I need to shut up soon. 囚于永夜 / Imprisoned In Eternal Night is an amazing read. I wanted more extras to be honest. Also, I want to see them get married and have kids! I'm so greedy, I'm so sorry! I love them so much!
I didn't notice the pages turning when I was reading this because I was fully immersed. It was unbelievably funny and yet undeniably heartbreaking most of the times. Gu Yunchi is the biggest fake idgafer I have ever seen. He can only try so much because he cannot resist our Wen Ran's sincerity. Me too, I love Wen Ran so much. He deserves all the love in the world! And Gu Yunchi is fully prepared to let him feel all the love he deserves. GuWen 4ever!
I was also invested with the background plot in here and I think the author has done well. Everything comes in full circle and I was also ready to pinpoint some plot lines that I wasn't particularly feeling but everything was given enough resolve right before the end. I'm glad for that. And honestly at first, I was a bit unconvinced with Wen Ran's father but when I really thought about it, everything was laid out well. I guess the author's revision on a number of chapters paid well because everything clicked. It was good, I don't have anything to complain anymore.
Also, even if Wen Ran is a bit unlucky with his family side, I am glad he is blessed with friends and people who genuinely cares for him. His interactions with others are warm and grounding, and they matter. Also, I love how here, I get to read a lot of the Golden Triangle's interactions just like the other book. Lu Heyang, Gu Yunchi, and He Wei are so funny together. And then, I also got to read them interact with their love ones altogether, with Xu Ze, Wen Ran, and Chi Jiahan. I just love each and everyone so much! Special mention to 339, I love him so much! Best robot ever!
Of course, at the heart of this novel is our best boy, Wen Ran. He is a character defined not by fragility alone, but by the quiet, devastating way he learns to survive without ever believing he is allowed to be chosen. His life is a series of displacements—an orphanage, a hospital, the Wen household, another city—where he exists more as driftwood than a person, shaped by systems that decide his worth long before he ever can. What makes Wen Ran so heartbreaking to me is not just what is done to him, but how thoroughly he internalizes it: he assumes guilt where there is none, interprets kindness as conditional, and believes love must be repaid by usefulness. I am particularly drawn to his complex relationship with Chen Shuhui. Even when he is wronged, even when he is abandoned, he rarely allows himself anger, only resignation. His unsent messages, his annotations, his habit of pouring emotion into drafts instead of people reveal a man who never felt entitled to be heard.
Wen Ran's tragedy is that his kindness is genuine, but it exists alongside a fundamental misunderstanding of love. Having had his gender altered at seven, having been raised under manipulation and neglect, he cannot distinguish compatibility from affection, care from ownership. And yet, despite this, Wen Ran still chooses to believe, still reaches out, still thanks those who wait for him (even a robot who no longer remembers his name). His healing is not loud or triumphant; it is the slow, trembling acceptance that perhaps he was never disposable to begin with. My heart hurts so much for him! I believe my colds worsened from crying because of him, haha!
On the other hand, Gu Yunchi is a study in restraint. He is someone whose love has always existed in action rather than confession, and in preparation rather than reassurance. From the very beginning, he sees Wen Ran not as the "youngest son of the Wen family" or a convenient solution, but as himself, long before Wen Ran can imagine being seen that way. His silence, however, becomes both his devotion and his greatest failure. Gu Yunchi plans obsessively: contracts that last decades, guarantees that outlive his own possible death, gravestones placed so a lost soul might have somewhere to return to. He protects Wen Ran in ways Wen Ran never witnesses, and mourns him in ways that never ask to be acknowledged. Yet Gu Yunchi's tragedy is that he believes care can substitute clarity, that as long as Wen Ran is safe, fed, protected, it will be enough. But it isn't. His absence, his failure to speak at the moments that mattered most, leaves Wen Ran to fill the silence with self-blame.
When Gu Yunchi finally says I'm sorry, it carries the weight of years of restraint collapsing at once. He is not cruel, but he is dangerously convinced that love can remain unspoken and still be understood. Loving Wen Ran, for Gu Yunchi, has always been instinctive. Learning how to love him out loud is the harder battle. I'm a bit dissatisfied how he never said I love you to Wen Ran, but it's fine I guess! It's still obvious how smitten he is.
The relationship between them is defined by misalignment rather than malice, by two people loving each other deeply while standing on opposite sides of silence. Their dynamic begins in a severe power imbalance, one shaped by age, status, health, and knowledge, and the novel never glosses over how damaging that imbalance is. Wen Ran believes himself to be "discarded drug residue," while Gu Yunchi believes his care is self-evident. For seven years, they orbit the same truth without ever touching it: Wen Ran leaves because he believes he is no longer needed; Gu Yunchi stays silent because he believes Wen Ran is already protected.
What makes their eventual reunion so powerful is not the romance itself, but the correction of history, the acknowledgement that the engagement was real, that the waiting was mutual, and the suffering was never one-sided. Symbols like 339's erased memory, the gravestone with no name, the croissants bought one at a time, and the ring that arrives seven years late all reinforce the same idea: love persists even when everything else fails, when words are withheld, and when time fractures people apart. Their relationship only truly becomes equal when Gu Yunchi stops assuming and starts affirming, and when Wen Ran is finally allowed to believe that love does not require justification.
Anyway, what the fuck I really talked a lot. I need to shut up soon. 囚于永夜 / Imprisoned In Eternal Night is an amazing read. I wanted more extras to be honest. Also, I want to see them get married and have kids! I'm so greedy, I'm so sorry! I love them so much!
March 17, 2026
In just one night, Gu Yunchi had taken him from the bottom of the sea to the grasslands, and then up to the night sky.
Fish, white lion, fireworks— all the things he had never received in his life, Gu Yunchi had given him effortlessly without asking for anything in return.
Wen Ran looked down at his legs dangling in the air, his pants billowing in the wind. On the distant ground, countless hands reached out from below, desperately trying to grab him, to imprison him, to make him a compliant puppet. Only Gu Yunchi stooped down to release the iron chains around his neck, granting him the space to breathe and setting him free.
i’ve had a few lovely surprises in reading this year; it’s been amazing! this story really was dog-blooded—full of conspiracies and drama, but at the center was a growing bond between two people who found some peace in each other at the end.
i think Wen Ran is a top contestant for one of my favorite main characters of this year. at first, i started the story almost irritated by how passive he seems to be. he was adopted into a family that only wished to have him serve as a crucial chess piece in an attempt to gain more fame & fortune, and as a result, he never could conceive the idea of being someone so much more than that. he seemed very slow in grasping what more others may have been expecting from him—easily a puppet that you could control.
as painful as it was, the author made me understand how more complex he was by showing us the little things that break that mold—such as his love for aircraft models & engineering. there was also in the way he’s so sincere and honest in this world where people love to mask themselves with cruel intentions.
i think that’s what really nailed the dynamic between Wen Ran & Gu Yunchi. Gu Yunchi has always been aware of the terrible lengths those of the upper class are willing to do since his parents were killed when he was only a kid, and so here comes another part of that conspiracy in the form of a doe-eyed omega who has always been too good. it really is quite a slow burn with the romance in this one, but it was so worth it to read. getting to see the sparks that gradually came alive in small scenes between the pairing was absolutely sweet, and it only made the plot more heartwrenching as the story went on.
Wen Ran goes through so much, and then goes through a huge transformation that made all the difference from when i first felt concerned with his easily manipulated personality.
there’s a large cast of characters in this one, both in all the drama and also the funny moments. it made me so happy to see Wen Ran & Gu Yunchi at the center of it all, with a crowd of those who see them for more than just pawns.
Gu Yunchi also gets his own happiness that looked so different from when he was younger. he’s very stonefaced and always likes to keep things in his control, but things don’t always turn out the way you predict, and sometimes it can be for the better!
i really loved this story; a sure contender for one of my top reads of the year 🧡
content warnings: medical content, emotional abuse, pregnancy, miscarriage, kidnapping, grief, sexual content, blood, attempted murder, explosions, and death
Fish, white lion, fireworks— all the things he had never received in his life, Gu Yunchi had given him effortlessly without asking for anything in return.
Wen Ran looked down at his legs dangling in the air, his pants billowing in the wind. On the distant ground, countless hands reached out from below, desperately trying to grab him, to imprison him, to make him a compliant puppet. Only Gu Yunchi stooped down to release the iron chains around his neck, granting him the space to breathe and setting him free.
i’ve had a few lovely surprises in reading this year; it’s been amazing! this story really was dog-blooded—full of conspiracies and drama, but at the center was a growing bond between two people who found some peace in each other at the end.
i think Wen Ran is a top contestant for one of my favorite main characters of this year. at first, i started the story almost irritated by how passive he seems to be. he was adopted into a family that only wished to have him serve as a crucial chess piece in an attempt to gain more fame & fortune, and as a result, he never could conceive the idea of being someone so much more than that. he seemed very slow in grasping what more others may have been expecting from him—easily a puppet that you could control.
as painful as it was, the author made me understand how more complex he was by showing us the little things that break that mold—such as his love for aircraft models & engineering. there was also in the way he’s so sincere and honest in this world where people love to mask themselves with cruel intentions.
i think that’s what really nailed the dynamic between Wen Ran & Gu Yunchi. Gu Yunchi has always been aware of the terrible lengths those of the upper class are willing to do since his parents were killed when he was only a kid, and so here comes another part of that conspiracy in the form of a doe-eyed omega who has always been too good. it really is quite a slow burn with the romance in this one, but it was so worth it to read. getting to see the sparks that gradually came alive in small scenes between the pairing was absolutely sweet, and it only made the plot more heartwrenching as the story went on.
Wen Ran goes through so much, and then goes through a huge transformation that made all the difference from when i first felt concerned with his easily manipulated personality.
there’s a large cast of characters in this one, both in all the drama and also the funny moments. it made me so happy to see Wen Ran & Gu Yunchi at the center of it all, with a crowd of those who see them for more than just pawns.
Gu Yunchi also gets his own happiness that looked so different from when he was younger. he’s very stonefaced and always likes to keep things in his control, but things don’t always turn out the way you predict, and sometimes it can be for the better!
i really loved this story; a sure contender for one of my top reads of the year 🧡
content warnings: medical content, emotional abuse, pregnancy, miscarriage, kidnapping, grief, sexual content, blood, attempted murder, explosions, and death
January 7, 2026
Gu Yunchi and Li Shu (Wen Ran) really took us on a wild ride.
They started as two forces diametrically opposed— Gu Yunchi, the grieving heir to a fortune and the son of a very powerful family, and Wen Ran, an orphan who was adopted only to be forced into a gender change surgery so that he could appeal to Gu Yunchi and further the Wen family’s fortunes.
While their beginning was very rough, due to Gu Yunchi being distrustful and Wen Ran being beholden to the Wen family’s traitorous goals, they slowly found happiness in each other. There were many misunderstandings and familial conflicts, but ultimately, all the pain led them to a final conclusion. The engagement that Wen Ran believed to be fake became real for the Li Shu he became. By transcending identity and carving a new life for himself, he unintentionally built the foundation for his reunion with Gu Yunchi.
It was a very nice conclusion to a tragic beginning.
They started as two forces diametrically opposed— Gu Yunchi, the grieving heir to a fortune and the son of a very powerful family, and Wen Ran, an orphan who was adopted only to be forced into a gender change surgery so that he could appeal to Gu Yunchi and further the Wen family’s fortunes.
While their beginning was very rough, due to Gu Yunchi being distrustful and Wen Ran being beholden to the Wen family’s traitorous goals, they slowly found happiness in each other. There were many misunderstandings and familial conflicts, but ultimately, all the pain led them to a final conclusion. The engagement that Wen Ran believed to be fake became real for the Li Shu he became. By transcending identity and carving a new life for himself, he unintentionally built the foundation for his reunion with Gu Yunchi.
It was a very nice conclusion to a tragic beginning.
November 18, 2024
SOY INCAPAZ DE FORMULAR UN SOLO PENSAMIENTO COHERENTE AHORA MISMO. SOLO PUEDO DECIR QUE LOS AMO DEMASIADO Y QUE ME ARRANCARÍA EL CORAZÓN SI ESO SIGNIFICA LA FELICIDAD DE WEN RAN Y GU YUNCHI. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
ESTOY LLORANDO TANTO POR DENTRO. TE AMO, XIAO SHU. TE AMO, MI YUNCHI, SIEMPRE SUPE QUE ERAS UN ALFA CABEZA DE FAMILIA TOP HUSBAND MATERIAL.
ESTOY LLORANDO TANTO POR DENTRO. TE AMO, XIAO SHU. TE AMO, MI YUNCHI, SIEMPRE SUPE QUE ERAS UN ALFA CABEZA DE FAMILIA TOP HUSBAND MATERIAL.
February 14, 2026
My god this was adorable. It’s actually a really tragic story that involves corporate espionage and abusive family but it has the sweetest love story at its core. Wen Ran deserves to be protected at all costs after what he’s been through and I am a sucker for a partner that stoically does everything he can to look after his man and make his life easier by any means necessary. Also the fan art for this story is gorgeous!
February 19, 2025
torn between 3,75 and 4⭐️
February 21, 2026
── 4.0✦
I was promised tropey melodrama and this book delivered. Never had so much fun
(339 waiting for its best friend to come back even after all its memories were deleted😭)
I was promised tropey melodrama and this book delivered. Never had so much fun
(339 waiting for its best friend to come back even after all its memories were deleted😭)
December 12, 2024
ah…. vaya viajecito entre un omega un poco artificial con el corazón de oro un alfa tsundere y un robotito que se ha ganado mi alma!!
siempre está bien leer al trío de alfas ricos de gu yunchi lu heyang y he wei la verdad pero he de decir que tengo que coronar a gu yunchi como mi gran amor, es el típico personaje del que me burlo porque amo con todo mi corazón, me cautivó durante toda la historia, me hizo reír, me entristeció e hizo que me volviera loca!!! como su mente andaba ya enamoradisima de wen ran y trataba de pensar que era todo una trampa de wen ran para seducirlo… mi pobre criatura… realmente necesitaba leer un gong tsundere así!! pero y el desarrollo que tiene? lo inteligente que es? fiuuu
pasando a wen ran !! lo gracioso que es este chico y no creo que la autora lo haga a propósito pero él está solo vibing haciendo lo que quiere diciendo lo que quiere con sus hiperfijaciones de barquitos y sus croissants que son más caros que mi sueldo~ mi niño que ha tenido que pasar por mil cosas pero ha tenido todo el hogar que se merece, lo amo (por cierto, el semejante crush que tiene en xu ze? same)
y como último el robotcito que luce el imán de su mejor amigo en el pecho con orgullo 3 genuinamente verlo sentir emociones por wen ran fue lo que más daño me hizo en toda la novela capaz si chatgpt fuera así el mundo sería un lugar mejor…
fue una novela que me entretuvo muchísimo, con unos personajes muy característicos con una dinámica que no había visto en ningún lado, me encantó los amé y siempre los voy a llevar en el corazón, espero que suban extras 🤧
siempre está bien leer al trío de alfas ricos de gu yunchi lu heyang y he wei la verdad pero he de decir que tengo que coronar a gu yunchi como mi gran amor, es el típico personaje del que me burlo porque amo con todo mi corazón, me cautivó durante toda la historia, me hizo reír, me entristeció e hizo que me volviera loca!!! como su mente andaba ya enamoradisima de wen ran y trataba de pensar que era todo una trampa de wen ran para seducirlo… mi pobre criatura… realmente necesitaba leer un gong tsundere así!! pero y el desarrollo que tiene? lo inteligente que es? fiuuu
pasando a wen ran !! lo gracioso que es este chico y no creo que la autora lo haga a propósito pero él está solo vibing haciendo lo que quiere diciendo lo que quiere con sus hiperfijaciones de barquitos y sus croissants que son más caros que mi sueldo~ mi niño que ha tenido que pasar por mil cosas pero ha tenido todo el hogar que se merece, lo amo (por cierto, el semejante crush que tiene en xu ze? same)
y como último el robotcito que luce el imán de su mejor amigo en el pecho con orgullo 3 genuinamente verlo sentir emociones por wen ran fue lo que más daño me hizo en toda la novela capaz si chatgpt fuera así el mundo sería un lugar mejor…
fue una novela que me entretuvo muchísimo, con unos personajes muy característicos con una dinámica que no había visto en ningún lado, me encantó los amé y siempre los voy a llevar en el corazón, espero que suban extras 🤧
October 29, 2024
Picked up this novel on a whim and ended up enjoying it more than expected. It's an ABO story with a ton of angst. Get your tissues ready.
The main character is Wen Ran, a beta who was adopted from the orphanage at 7 to substitute in for the Wen family's deceased child. Only the Wen family knew about the substitution, which was kept a secret from the outside world.
The story starts ten years later when Wen Ran is 17 years old and just completed the surgery to be implanted with omega glands on his adopted mom's orders. The reason? His mom wants to get in with the wealthy and prestigious Gu family, and somehow she got secret information about their only grandson, Gu Yunchi. While GYC is an S-class alpha, he also suffers from an issue with his pheromones and requires an omega partner with over 95% compatibility to stabilize him. With that in mind, Wen Ran's mom had him undergo the gland implantation surgery so that he can become a pawn for her to approach the Gu family.
I won't go too much into the rest of the story, but let's just say that the MC's family sucks and is constantly manipulating him. He spends most of his life being their pawn and feeling super guilty to the Gu family and especially Gu Yunchi about it. Despite his guilt though, he gradually sees through the ML's aloofness and harsh words to realize that he's actually a nice person and falls in love with the guy who saves him from kidnappings and takes him up in a helicopter to see fireworks from the air.
As for Gu Yunchi, I initially disliked him because he was so cold and mean to the Wen Ran, but as the story progresses and I started realizing along with the MC that he's not all that bad, he definitely grew on me. He proves himself through his actions more so than his words. Plus you can't help but feel bad for him when you realize that because of his position, he can't fully trust anyone around him. But somehow he saw past the exterior of Wen Ran, someone he should have been the most cautious against, and realized that inside was another innocent victim of family manipulation who only wants to be free and play with his models.
**Warning: Spoilers Ahead**
The romance was sweet but frustrating at times. Wen Ran constantly felt guilty towards Gu Yunchi because he thought GYC didn't know the truth about his identity, that he was a pawn designed by his adopted mom to bring down GYC, but he should have a little bit more faith in GYC than that. It's only much later after he realizes GYC knew the truth all along and still likes him that he finally lets go of the last of his reservations about their relationship and decides to be with GYC for real.
The first half of the story was very fast-paced and had a good story. There was plenty going on and by the end, there are a couple of revelations about who Wen Ran's adopted mother is working is and what their end goal is. The scene where Wen Ran was on the boat going towards his death had me on the edge of my seat, especially once I realized Gu Yunchi was also there watching from the helicopter. That and the subsequent chapter from GYC's pov where he told 339 about Wen Ran's death had my heart breaking. This part of the story felt much more climactic than the actual end.
The second half of the story, which takes place 8-9 years later, was okay, but at that point, the story had mostly wrapped up and the focus is on Wen Ran and Gu Yunchi getting back together again. Wen Ran has left his past behind him and lives a new life with his original name, Li Shu, in a new city with new friends. By pure chance, Gu Yunchi, who joined the military academy and is one of their most promising newcomers, finds out Wen Ran's alive by coming across his handwriting. When GYC's mission is over, he immediately comes to find Wen Ran in his new home and forces himself into WR's new life, regardless of whether he's welcome. Obviously there are a lot of misunderstandings and Wen Ran has some trauma about how GYC clearly stated he doesn't want to marry him in the past, so it takes a while for them to resolve the issues and get together again.
The story ends on a happy note when Wen Ran discovers that his birth mother is actually alive, even though he was birth mom is actually alive, after living so many years under the mistaken belief that she was killed much earlier. Perhaps the author felt like he deserved some happiness after so much angst, but the ending felt a bit rushed since the last chapter has Wen Ran and Gu Yunchi celebrating CNY with his birth mom as one happy family.
The main character is Wen Ran, a beta who was adopted from the orphanage at 7 to substitute in for the Wen family's deceased child. Only the Wen family knew about the substitution, which was kept a secret from the outside world.
The story starts ten years later when Wen Ran is 17 years old and just completed the surgery to be implanted with omega glands on his adopted mom's orders. The reason? His mom wants to get in with the wealthy and prestigious Gu family, and somehow she got secret information about their only grandson, Gu Yunchi. While GYC is an S-class alpha, he also suffers from an issue with his pheromones and requires an omega partner with over 95% compatibility to stabilize him. With that in mind, Wen Ran's mom had him undergo the gland implantation surgery so that he can become a pawn for her to approach the Gu family.
I won't go too much into the rest of the story, but let's just say that the MC's family sucks and is constantly manipulating him. He spends most of his life being their pawn and feeling super guilty to the Gu family and especially Gu Yunchi about it. Despite his guilt though, he gradually sees through the ML's aloofness and harsh words to realize that he's actually a nice person and falls in love with the guy who saves him from kidnappings and takes him up in a helicopter to see fireworks from the air.
As for Gu Yunchi, I initially disliked him because he was so cold and mean to the Wen Ran, but as the story progresses and I started realizing along with the MC that he's not all that bad, he definitely grew on me. He proves himself through his actions more so than his words. Plus you can't help but feel bad for him when you realize that because of his position, he can't fully trust anyone around him. But somehow he saw past the exterior of Wen Ran, someone he should have been the most cautious against, and realized that inside was another innocent victim of family manipulation who only wants to be free and play with his models.
**Warning: Spoilers Ahead**
The romance was sweet but frustrating at times. Wen Ran constantly felt guilty towards Gu Yunchi because he thought GYC didn't know the truth about his identity, that he was a pawn designed by his adopted mom to bring down GYC, but he should have a little bit more faith in GYC than that. It's only much later after he realizes GYC knew the truth all along and still likes him that he finally lets go of the last of his reservations about their relationship and decides to be with GYC for real.
The first half of the story was very fast-paced and had a good story. There was plenty going on and by the end, there are a couple of revelations about who Wen Ran's adopted mother is working is and what their end goal is. The scene where Wen Ran was on the boat going towards his death had me on the edge of my seat, especially once I realized Gu Yunchi was also there watching from the helicopter. That and the subsequent chapter from GYC's pov where he told 339 about Wen Ran's death had my heart breaking. This part of the story felt much more climactic than the actual end.
The second half of the story, which takes place 8-9 years later, was okay, but at that point, the story had mostly wrapped up and the focus is on Wen Ran and Gu Yunchi getting back together again. Wen Ran has left his past behind him and lives a new life with his original name, Li Shu, in a new city with new friends. By pure chance, Gu Yunchi, who joined the military academy and is one of their most promising newcomers, finds out Wen Ran's alive by coming across his handwriting. When GYC's mission is over, he immediately comes to find Wen Ran in his new home and forces himself into WR's new life, regardless of whether he's welcome. Obviously there are a lot of misunderstandings and Wen Ran has some trauma about how GYC clearly stated he doesn't want to marry him in the past, so it takes a while for them to resolve the issues and get together again.
The story ends on a happy note when Wen Ran discovers that his birth mother is actually alive, even though he was birth mom is actually alive, after living so many years under the mistaken belief that she was killed much earlier. Perhaps the author felt like he deserved some happiness after so much angst, but the ending felt a bit rushed since the last chapter has Wen Ran and Gu Yunchi celebrating CNY with his birth mom as one happy family.
September 19, 2025
A los años que leo un omegaverse tipo novela y Danmei (solo leía fanfics del mismo ship que me gusta jeje).
Está novela si me pareció ligera es bastante cliché se puede decir y facil de entender.
Para mí no hay tanta angustia peroooo eso no quiere decir que los personajes no sufren es todo lo contrario de paso hablando de que no tenían libertad y mucho mas, había partes que eran como predeterminadas también como que pasaban las cosas rápido y ya.
Wen Ran conecte con el fácilmente en cambio con Gu Yunchi pues a veces no le entendía pero su sarcamos si y es un 75% de novela lleva su sarcasmo así que el otro porcentaje pues papi que idiota no te entiendo nada jsjsjs.
Ahhhh 339 el hermoso robot jsjsj me cayó muyyyy bien hasta cuando se ponía sentimental bote algunas lágrimas jaaaaa.
Para mí faltó que GY sea más romántico al final o bueno como iba acabando la novela estaba con su sarcasmo que me hacia reír pero a veces decías unas cosas nada que ver.
Bueno para terminar pues es ligera, sencilla y cliché.
Está novela si me pareció ligera es bastante cliché se puede decir y facil de entender.
Para mí no hay tanta angustia peroooo eso no quiere decir que los personajes no sufren es todo lo contrario de paso hablando de que no tenían libertad y mucho mas, había partes que eran como predeterminadas también como que pasaban las cosas rápido y ya.
Wen Ran conecte con el fácilmente en cambio con Gu Yunchi pues a veces no le entendía pero su sarcamos si y es un 75% de novela lleva su sarcasmo así que el otro porcentaje pues papi que idiota no te entiendo nada jsjsjs.
Ahhhh 339 el hermoso robot jsjsj me cayó muyyyy bien hasta cuando se ponía sentimental bote algunas lágrimas jaaaaa.
Para mí faltó que GY sea más romántico al final o bueno como iba acabando la novela estaba con su sarcasmo que me hacia reír pero a veces decías unas cosas nada que ver.
Bueno para terminar pues es ligera, sencilla y cliché.
August 14, 2025
post-read: when I started this book i had no idea that I'll be binging reading it within a day:3
our MC( Wen Ran) is an orphan who was adopted by a family to replace their dead son because of a certain feature on his body and his secondary gender being altered (yes! it's omegaverse) to be compatible with a rich alpha of another family and get engaged with him.
Wen Ran is the most adorable MC I'd ever come across 😭 i totally understand Gu Yunchi and why he fell so hard for him, the fact that Gu Yunchi is a tsundere and his feelings are really hard to decipher, you'd probably think he dislikes Wen Ran, but he's so in love with him 😭 and wen Ran that poor guy goes through so much in his life but still his innocence, sincerity and purity will pull you in.🥹💗
I was crying and giggling reading the book throughout, we get some characters from the other book as this is a part of connected universe.
i won't give spoilers for the plot but you need to read it to know, there's a part that had me genuinely sobbing, where ML and MC are separated due to circumstances and ML thinks MC is no more, so he keeps getting injured (he's in military) just because he dreams of the MC in his sleep and that's the only time he'll be able to see him..( I was sobbing)😭
our MC( Wen Ran) is an orphan who was adopted by a family to replace their dead son because of a certain feature on his body and his secondary gender being altered (yes! it's omegaverse) to be compatible with a rich alpha of another family and get engaged with him.
Wen Ran is the most adorable MC I'd ever come across 😭 i totally understand Gu Yunchi and why he fell so hard for him, the fact that Gu Yunchi is a tsundere and his feelings are really hard to decipher, you'd probably think he dislikes Wen Ran, but he's so in love with him 😭 and wen Ran that poor guy goes through so much in his life but still his innocence, sincerity and purity will pull you in.🥹💗
I was crying and giggling reading the book throughout, we get some characters from the other book as this is a part of connected universe.
i won't give spoilers for the plot but you need to read it to know, there's a part that had me genuinely sobbing, where ML and MC are separated due to circumstances and ML thinks MC is no more, so he keeps getting injured (he's in military) just because he dreams of the MC in his sleep and that's the only time he'll be able to see him..( I was sobbing)😭
March 9, 2026
This is probably the most genuine 5* I've given in months and it's also the first one this year (rereads don't count).
This is one of the rare cases in which the hype matches the quality - I absolutely loved this. I remember trying to read it back when I first read Eternities still unsaid till you love me, but for some reason I couldn't get into it (actually I think I know the reason).
It may be a bit difficult at first to get into it because Gu Yunchi was really cold towards Wen Ran, for a good reason, but still...it was a bit painful. However, it's been a long time since I've witnessed such a natural and beautiful love story. From dislike to like to love, everything was done beautifully.
It had angst, it had happy moments, I cried (Wen Ran, my baby, you suffered so much) and I laughed...The happy coincidence is that I ended up finishing this on Wen Ran's birthday...It wasn't on purpose but I'm glad it turned out this way.
The plot is quite different from ESUTYLM but I am glad...However I feel like the side characters weren't as developed in this one (probably out of fear of repeating details). Of course, this made me remember how much I love LuXu so they're up next for a re-read...
This is one of the rare cases in which the hype matches the quality - I absolutely loved this. I remember trying to read it back when I first read Eternities still unsaid till you love me, but for some reason I couldn't get into it (actually I think I know the reason).
It may be a bit difficult at first to get into it because Gu Yunchi was really cold towards Wen Ran, for a good reason, but still...it was a bit painful. However, it's been a long time since I've witnessed such a natural and beautiful love story. From dislike to like to love, everything was done beautifully.
It had angst, it had happy moments, I cried (Wen Ran, my baby, you suffered so much) and I laughed...The happy coincidence is that I ended up finishing this on Wen Ran's birthday...It wasn't on purpose but I'm glad it turned out this way.
The plot is quite different from ESUTYLM but I am glad...However I feel like the side characters weren't as developed in this one (probably out of fear of repeating details). Of course, this made me remember how much I love LuXu so they're up next for a re-read...
September 1, 2025
[inhales] Did I finish this story or this story finished me? This is truly the definition of I came for a good time and ended up crying. Truly, one of my favorite danmei of the year. I came with zero expectations and just looking for a nice omega and alpha experience. Goodness, this was so much more than that.
It’s true it kinda follows a cliché trope but it doesn’t stop there. When I thought I knew how things were going to end, pow! That did not happen. As a huge fan of tsundere boys, Gu Yunchi did not disappoint but hell, it did feel like rage bait sometimes (translation: I had the time of my life).
And Wen Ran! I don’t think I will love and want to protect someone this bad in a very long long time. He truly deserves the world and I was so sad to the world for being so unfair to him at times but by the end, he reached the happy ending he deserved.
Truly, I had such a good time. The story was so worth reading, I got mad, sad, happy, devastated and it was all worth it. I have so so much more to say because I truly enjoyed it but I will share it later to others! I will never shut up about this!
It’s true it kinda follows a cliché trope but it doesn’t stop there. When I thought I knew how things were going to end, pow! That did not happen. As a huge fan of tsundere boys, Gu Yunchi did not disappoint but hell, it did feel like rage bait sometimes (translation: I had the time of my life).
And Wen Ran! I don’t think I will love and want to protect someone this bad in a very long long time. He truly deserves the world and I was so sad to the world for being so unfair to him at times but by the end, he reached the happy ending he deserved.
Truly, I had such a good time. The story was so worth reading, I got mad, sad, happy, devastated and it was all worth it. I have so so much more to say because I truly enjoyed it but I will share it later to others! I will never shut up about this!
December 2, 2024
Imprisoned in Eternal Night is set in the same universe as Eternities Still Unsaid Till You Love Me, which I rated 5 stars, so I came into this sequel with high expectations. I was not disappointed.
The main characters, Gu Yunchi and Wen Ran, are portrayed as cool and aloof, facing life’s challenges with a calmness that makes it seem like nothing can break them. This consistency in character development adds depth to the story, and their resilience provides a strong foundation for the plot.
The pacing of the story was smooth, and not a single part felt dull. The author skillfully mixed moments of light comedy with subtle angst, keeping the narrative engaging and emotionally charged. Speaking of angst, this book certainly made me tear up. It’s been a while since a novel evoked such emotion from me. While the story could have ended on a bittersweet note (BE), the author chose a more hopeful resolution, which was both satisfying and heartwarming. The truth is gradually revealed, and by the end, everything falls into place perfectly.
That said, some aspects of the story are a bit fantastical and hard to believe in real life. However, the resolution was so sweet, especially for Wen Ran, that I was willing to overlook the more unbelievable elements.
Initially, I considered rating this book 4 stars, but I ultimately bumped it up to 5. While the emotional impact wasn’t as intense as some of my top-rated books, Imprisoned in Eternal Night left a lasting impression on me, and I believe it will stick with me for a long time.
I would love to see a story about He Wei and Chi Jiahan, though I doubt there will be one since their arcs are already covered in two separate side novels. More extras would have been a nice touch, but sadly, none were included.
Overall, this was a beautiful continuation of the universe, and I highly recommend it to fans of the first book and anyone who enjoys a mix of humor, angst, and sweet resolutions.
The main characters, Gu Yunchi and Wen Ran, are portrayed as cool and aloof, facing life’s challenges with a calmness that makes it seem like nothing can break them. This consistency in character development adds depth to the story, and their resilience provides a strong foundation for the plot.
The pacing of the story was smooth, and not a single part felt dull. The author skillfully mixed moments of light comedy with subtle angst, keeping the narrative engaging and emotionally charged. Speaking of angst, this book certainly made me tear up. It’s been a while since a novel evoked such emotion from me. While the story could have ended on a bittersweet note (BE), the author chose a more hopeful resolution, which was both satisfying and heartwarming. The truth is gradually revealed, and by the end, everything falls into place perfectly.
That said, some aspects of the story are a bit fantastical and hard to believe in real life. However, the resolution was so sweet, especially for Wen Ran, that I was willing to overlook the more unbelievable elements.
Initially, I considered rating this book 4 stars, but I ultimately bumped it up to 5. While the emotional impact wasn’t as intense as some of my top-rated books, Imprisoned in Eternal Night left a lasting impression on me, and I believe it will stick with me for a long time.
I would love to see a story about He Wei and Chi Jiahan, though I doubt there will be one since their arcs are already covered in two separate side novels. More extras would have been a nice touch, but sadly, none were included.
Overall, this was a beautiful continuation of the universe, and I highly recommend it to fans of the first book and anyone who enjoys a mix of humor, angst, and sweet resolutions.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 12, 2024
I enjoyed this book a lot, but the second half felt very fast-paced. It’s fun to read, but you might want to lower your expectations a bit. Based on the title, I thought it would be a depressing book, but it really isn’t—or at least, I didn't find it depressing. The story follows the main characters from childhood to adulthood, with some time skips. As an alpha/omega (AO) story, it includes drama, angst, misunderstandings, and unexpected plot twists. However, it has a happy ending (HE), so don’t worry too much about the drama.
April 15, 2025
4.5 ⭐️
Fue increíble. Poder haber leído esta novela y conocer a Wen Ran fue lo mejor que me pudo pasar. Lloro. 😭
Ya conocíamos a Gu Yunchi en Eternities, pero saber más de su historia de amor con Wen Ran y cómo es que ellos pasaron por tantas cosas juntos me dolía en corazón. Me alegró muchísimo ver como ambos volvían a reencontrarse y estar juntos después de todo, ellos merecen la felicidad. 🥺
Me sentí muy identificada con Gu Yunchi, y lo entendí tanto por todo lo que había pasado (sobre todo su actitud sarcástica, a donde tan yo?) y Wen Ran es un solecito, me encantó verlo crecer y madurar durante todo el libro, estoy ORGULLOSA 😭
Ahora bien, esperé más angst, PERO NO IMPORTA PORQUE LOS AMÉ DEMASIADO, YO TAMBIÉN QUIERO QUE ME PIDAN MATRIMONIO FRENTE LAS AURORAS BOREALES Y ME COMPREN 80 CROISSANTS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Basta, la súper recomiendo. ¿Un beta siendo convertido en omega y un alfa S con complejo tsundere? Totalmente mi tipo. Me reí, lloré, grité, lagrimeé, sentí DE TODO, chau, q buena historia.
Psdt: Amamos esos hints de Eternities durante la novela, cada que mencionaban a Lu y a Xu mi corazoncito se aceleraba 😭
Psdt2: HE WEI TE AMO TANTO
Psdt3: lo del aborto 💀 CHAU no puede ser espero que tengan hijitos en el futuro y sean una feliz familia 🥺
Psdt4: ¿podemos POR FAVOR agradecer a Wen Ran? Sin él, Gu Yunchi no se hubiera entrometido y Lu Heyang y Xu Ze no se hubieran juntado más rápido 😭
Fue increíble. Poder haber leído esta novela y conocer a Wen Ran fue lo mejor que me pudo pasar. Lloro. 😭
Ya conocíamos a Gu Yunchi en Eternities, pero saber más de su historia de amor con Wen Ran y cómo es que ellos pasaron por tantas cosas juntos me dolía en corazón. Me alegró muchísimo ver como ambos volvían a reencontrarse y estar juntos después de todo, ellos merecen la felicidad. 🥺
Me sentí muy identificada con Gu Yunchi, y lo entendí tanto por todo lo que había pasado (sobre todo su actitud sarcástica, a donde tan yo?) y Wen Ran es un solecito, me encantó verlo crecer y madurar durante todo el libro, estoy ORGULLOSA 😭
Ahora bien, esperé más angst, PERO NO IMPORTA PORQUE LOS AMÉ DEMASIADO, YO TAMBIÉN QUIERO QUE ME PIDAN MATRIMONIO FRENTE LAS AURORAS BOREALES Y ME COMPREN 80 CROISSANTS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Basta, la súper recomiendo. ¿Un beta siendo convertido en omega y un alfa S con complejo tsundere? Totalmente mi tipo. Me reí, lloré, grité, lagrimeé, sentí DE TODO, chau, q buena historia.
Psdt: Amamos esos hints de Eternities durante la novela, cada que mencionaban a Lu y a Xu mi corazoncito se aceleraba 😭
Psdt2: HE WEI TE AMO TANTO
Psdt3: lo del aborto 💀 CHAU no puede ser espero que tengan hijitos en el futuro y sean una feliz familia 🥺
Psdt4: ¿podemos POR FAVOR agradecer a Wen Ran? Sin él, Gu Yunchi no se hubiera entrometido y Lu Heyang y Xu Ze no se hubieran juntado más rápido 😭
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February 7, 2026
I never thought our engagement was fake. The ring was just late
Forever is too vague. Let's stay together for a lifetime
Then I hope our lifetime... can be a bit longer. I want to be with you for a long, long time
throughout the book, I felt so maternal towards wen ran/li shu. it was unfortunate for him to be the punching bag of his adopted mother's assumptions on his adopted father's affair. it was unfortunate he had to undergo the gland transplant for their selfish reasons. it was unfortunate but I'm glad he at least have gu yunchi and his amazing friends with him through it all romance-wise, there weren't really much words said. not even one "I love you" to each other, yet their actions speaks louder than words.
First half of the book was a literal 5 star for me yet as the book progressed halfway through the end, it kinda let me down YET the circumstances surrounding Li Shu's journey on finding out his biological family and everything that happened during the huge timeskip had me in tears—bawling my eyes out during chapter 74. thank God happy endings exist or I will actually perish.
Forever is too vague. Let's stay together for a lifetime
Then I hope our lifetime... can be a bit longer. I want to be with you for a long, long time
throughout the book, I felt so maternal towards wen ran/li shu. it was unfortunate for him to be the punching bag of his adopted mother's assumptions on his adopted father's affair. it was unfortunate he had to undergo the gland transplant for their selfish reasons. it was unfortunate but I'm glad he at least have gu yunchi and his amazing friends with him through it all romance-wise, there weren't really much words said. not even one "I love you" to each other, yet their actions speaks louder than words.
First half of the book was a literal 5 star for me yet as the book progressed halfway through the end, it kinda let me down YET the circumstances surrounding Li Shu's journey on finding out his biological family and everything that happened during the huge timeskip had me in tears—bawling my eyes out during chapter 74. thank God happy endings exist or I will actually perish.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 26, 2026
Me podrá fallar todo mundo pero nunca un Danmei 😭
Que cosa tan preciosaaaa, cliché pero inmensamente preciosa. De verdad este género me transmite todo tipo de emociones y me hace llorar incluso cuando es predecible que las cosas no están tan mal.
Y qué puedo decir de la historia de esos dos tontos, de verdad que la amé, pero me fallaron al final y no me dieron a la criatura, aún así, su historia es tan bella y devastadora que me tenían de madrugada llorando a moco tendido.
No por nada este es uno de mis géneros favoritos, la mejor lectura en lo que va del año sin duda. 🩷
Que cosa tan preciosaaaa, cliché pero inmensamente preciosa. De verdad este género me transmite todo tipo de emociones y me hace llorar incluso cuando es predecible que las cosas no están tan mal.
Y qué puedo decir de la historia de esos dos tontos, de verdad que la amé, pero me fallaron al final y no me dieron a la criatura, aún así, su historia es tan bella y devastadora que me tenían de madrugada llorando a moco tendido.
No por nada este es uno de mis géneros favoritos, la mejor lectura en lo que va del año sin duda. 🩷
January 20, 2025
2.5/5stars
I think I kind of hated this lol
After LOVING the first one this was a huge disappointment - maybe my expectations were too high cause everyone said this one is even better than the first but... yeah
I didn't like the plot - it was SUCH 'rich people problems' which I'm not a fan of
I found the main characters incredibly boring
I didn't like the relationship - it was VERY old school yaoi/bl where the top is like "I know what's best for you" and basically just did whatever he wanted without actually thinking about the other guy (who was also a total pushover and didn't do ANYTHING)
And I felt like the author didn't really know where she was going with it so the ending felt SO random and out of place
yeah... not a huge fan, but I can see other people liking it i guess?
I think I kind of hated this lol
After LOVING the first one this was a huge disappointment - maybe my expectations were too high cause everyone said this one is even better than the first but... yeah
I didn't like the plot - it was SUCH 'rich people problems' which I'm not a fan of
I found the main characters incredibly boring
I didn't like the relationship - it was VERY old school yaoi/bl where the top is like "I know what's best for you" and basically just did whatever he wanted without actually thinking about the other guy (who was also a total pushover and didn't do ANYTHING)
And I felt like the author didn't really know where she was going with it so the ending felt SO random and out of place
yeah... not a huge fan, but I can see other people liking it i guess?
April 22, 2025
Una de las mejores cosas en esta novela es 339, razón (entre otras):
"Cuando Gu Yunchi salió del ascensor, vio que 339 estaba camuflado como un cubo de basura al final del pasillo, escuchando a escondidas los chismes de la familia de un paciente para contárselos más tarde a Wen Ran"
"Cuando Gu Yunchi salió del ascensor, vio que 339 estaba camuflado como un cubo de basura al final del pasillo, escuchando a escondidas los chismes de la familia de un paciente para contárselos más tarde a Wen Ran"
November 4, 2025
339 carried.
August 30, 2026
This surely made me cry harder than the first one
And I think I love this one better, maybe cause of the aloof Gu Yunchi
Omagad this ruined me i couldn’t get my bearing ahhhh
Wen Ran my son😭
And I think I love this one better, maybe cause of the aloof Gu Yunchi
Omagad this ruined me i couldn’t get my bearing ahhhh
Wen Ran my son😭
September 13, 2026
started very interested last part is so meh, I lost interest when the whole genre shifted to military talk that shit was so boring i couldn't continue dropped @70%
January 27, 2025
It was good in the first half but then it felt rushed and the ending was a bit cheesy.
I loved the characters, laughed and cried with them. But the second half just did not manage to build anything else. Seems like the MC regressed to being a child in the later chapters, which is a shame as their relationship could have blossomed beautifully. The pain could have been explored differently so it would be more fulfilling. Idk, its ok. It is also my fault that I expected something similar to Eternities... but totally different tone and writing. Thank you to the translator, the quality was top tier!
I loved the characters, laughed and cried with them. But the second half just did not manage to build anything else. Seems like the MC regressed to being a child in the later chapters, which is a shame as their relationship could have blossomed beautifully. The pain could have been explored differently so it would be more fulfilling. Idk, its ok. It is also my fault that I expected something similar to Eternities... but totally different tone and writing. Thank you to the translator, the quality was top tier!
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