Silent Hearts volume 2

by Jing Shui Bian, 静水边, Alex (Translator)

The meaning behind Lin Mu’s name is the forest at night.

Every time Lu Rong signs his name, he would sign it wrongly, calling himself “Little Deer.”

Very long later, Lin Zhao signed with her fingers, smiling at the two people.

She signed, “The little deer is sleeping in the forest at night.”

A special group of people, a special progress of life, and a special love.

My silence, and your affections.

Please, world, treat us a little more warmly.

270 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

About the author

Associated Names:
* Jing Shui Bian (English)
* 靜水邊 (Traditional Chinese)
* 静水边 (Simplified Chinese)
* จิ้งสุ่ยเปียน (Thai)

Other Pen Names:
* Mu Geng Mu Geng (English)
* 木更木更 (Chinese)
* มู่เกิงมู่เกิง (Thai)

Reviews

[V~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume: 4.6/5 🌟
Novel: A Tier (~4.7)

I feel like this story was very gentle. This story was just as the author wanted it to be and more. Seeing her authors note made me tear up, especially as I finished the story with how beautifully it ended:

🔹 I feel that youth is like the breeze, the clouds, the flowers and snow.
It's romantic, adorable and warm.
In conclusion, this is a story about growing up, love, and the many, many instances of warmth in humanity.

I had once thought about ending it all
I had yet to meet YOU
Because of an existence like yours
I fell a little in love with the world
Because of an existence like yours
I started to having a little more hope in the world. - Boku Ga Shinou To Omottanowa by Mika Nakashima

While writing this story, I kept thinking, and I earnestly hope that when everyone is feeling extremely exhausted, or extremely unhappy, you would be able to gain a little warmth and strength, even if it's just the tiniest bit, and you'll be able to bravely continue endeavoring on.
The path ahead might be long and lonely, but I hope that no matter what, you would never stop walking, as in this life, you will one day arrive at the stars.
Per Aspera Ad Astra.🔹


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Each character is written so well. From Mo Xiaoxiao and her metal leg and being athletic.

To Lin Zhao and her courage despite her deafness, not not letting those shackles bind her, she proved herself to be a master GO player.

To Xu Yilu and his blindness, being blind to seeing who the real ships are (teehee).

To Cao Zhan being such a cutie patootie! He made me cry most in the story. I was at first, confused about him and didn't think much of him. But by the end, I was like a proud mama. So proud of his hard work and how humble and gentle he is. I want to be his friend and show him human kindness. (ㅅ´ ˘ `) his speech had me bawling my eyes out!

His speech:

🔹 "In the past, I was terrified that people would scold me, that they would beat me, and that they would borrow my things and not return them to. However, now, if there are people bullying me, I'm no longer scared."

He said, "I have Kunqian, I have all of you. I have a lot of love, and I'm not afraid of anything."

He looked down at his speech, then raised his head again, smiling as he said, "Hello everyone, I'm Cao Zhan. You can call me Dopey."

Methodically, he gave a bow. "Today, I'm proud of Kunqian, and tomorrow, Kunqian will be proud of me. Thank you, everyone." 🔹

This lovely group of friends were each other's safe haven, and the school brought them together. ( ∩´͈ ᐜ `͈∩)

For our main couple, Lin Mu and Lu Rong have what many couples lack, and that's resilience in the times of hardship. Working hard to remain together. Sharing each other's burdens.

Any angst here I would just describe as meloncholic. Especially in times where Lu Rong wanted to quit school because of his hardship with Meimei. And in this perfect world, the adults actually stood up for their student and sought ways to help him. I'm glad he was able to get a nanny. I'm glad Meimei turned out to be okay. She really was the glue that brought the two protagonist together. 🥹

What a sweet story. The ending was slightly like ending credits zooming by, and that's what we needed. Why think of going into much detail when it's not needed? That's why it was a peaceful and good read. However, something within me wanted more, I just can't quite put my finger on it.

Each person wants to be respected. Each person's hardship wasn't downplayed. Special needs folk will always struggle for equality. They will always struggle to prove themselves in this society of normatives. But with enough warmth and human kindness, they can thrive and shine brighter than any of the rest of us. They can be uplifted. I loved that. It wrapped up each of their stories nicely.

It broke my heart, btw, seeing Cao Zhan cry! His bit broke me! Thank you Jiang Ting for being there for him. ｡°(°¯᷄◠¯᷅°)°｡

Also, can I just say, I love how An JL, Sunhai, and Jiang Ting became part of the group, protectors of those of special needs! This is what it means to have character development. When you're sad and you need a happy story, this is for you!

[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silent Hearts Vol 2

Review: 4.25 but rounding it to 4.5 stars

Vol 2 focuses more on the deepening relationships and the huddles they faced as they work towards graduating high school and progressing to university and adulthood. The character growth here is beautiful as the characters look to overcome the huddles that they face. I also love the wonderful ties of friendship that stayed throughout the whole book and how each of them still “look after one another” despite being in different lives and many miles between them. It portrays the beautiful resilience to friendship and its enduring state.

The pacing was solid and I love how each character is given its form of happy ending. The emotions wrought throughout this book was gentle, complex with a mixture of happiness and sadness mixed into it. The overall ending was beautiful with a lovely message and afternote from the author.

I would recommend this series for anyone looking for a gentle read with beautiful friendships and characters portrayed.

[Stay Alive · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story progressed just as sweetly as in the first volume, and I love that there was no third act fight or break-up. Sometimes I love reading about people that perfectly click from the beginning.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this series. Well, it honestly reads more like a singular book split in half. Anyway, we get more emotional scenes in this volume. Lu Rong and Lin Mu's relationship develops more, but that wasn't really the focus of this volume. Most of the conflict in this volume had to do with Lu Rong's increasing anxiety about his grandmother. I also appreciated the way that conflicts were resolved in this story. There was never really that much drama and struggles were often resolved by communication, hard work, or accepting help. I do think the story dragged a bit toward the end, as there were probably 20 pages dedicated to one of the side characters, but this part wasn't bad, I just don't know why it was so long. I would also call this more of a contemporary novel than a romance.

[feux d'artifice · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS WAS SO GOOD MY HEART IS FULL AND WARM

Has all the Romcom troupes i enjoy (cross dressing undercover for your twin sister we love to see it) and the ship was so sweet and tender i loved it ahhhh

Vol 1 i inhaled in a day but vol 2 i dragged it out as long as possible bc i didn't want the fun times to end...

[sunflowervol6 · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I cried a little… no I didn’t

[kkchanisagirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this series! I liked the disability rep and messages from start to finish about equality and kindness. Lin Mu was my favorite character because of his sense of justice and the value he placed on inclusion and respect. I really liked the tension between the two main characters. The romance is quite slow burn, but their friendship and the unease between them makes their dynamic really fun. I felt that the gradual reveals throughout the story of Lu Rong’s despair and negative outlook over his past experiences and just his situation in general were so well written, I felt for him so much T_T Apart from the mcs, I really loved Lin Zhao’s strong and empowered characterization. She didn’t let her circumstances hold her back from pursuing her dreams!

Really pleased the ending followed Lin Mu into university and then had a post time skip bonus chapter showing where everyone was as adults. I like so much when we get more closure to high school set stories than a hs graduation ending! I enjoyed Salad Days by this author too and hoping we’ll get more of their work translated and printed in English!!

[Katsumi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fluffy, cute, short love story with characters out of the ordinary.

Lin Mu cross dresses to help his twin sister Lin Zhao (who is deaf and mute) to attend community sessions and without noticing falls in love with Lu Rong (who has to take care of his grandmother with Alzheimer).Lu Rong discovers the twins lie and there are a bit of misunderstandings but can't stop him from falling in love with Lin Mu...They have their up and downs, lies, fun and romance.

[Fado Sk · Rating 5 out of 5]

NO SABEN LO MUCHO QUE LLORE CON ESTA HISTORIA
Lo que verán abajo es un copy-paste de lo que escribí en Facebook cuando termine de leer la historia

默脉 by 木更木更
Otros nombres: Momo, corazones silenciosos, silent hearts
Capítulos: 81

Historia escolar moderna ambientada en suzhou

MC y ML son estudiantes y están 100% sanos

⚠️Si doy spoilers⚠️

Buenooo esta novela hace rato que la compré y hace rato la comencé pero apenas la termino jajaja otra historia que me da más motivos para ir a suzhou algún día 😭😭😭

Aaaaaa el protagonista Lin Mu es un rayo de sol, ilumina hasta el día más oscuro, es un amor de persona lo quiero mucho 😭😭😭💖 tiene una hermana gemela llamada Lin Zhao quien nació sordomuda 🤧 y pues la historia pasa principalmente en la escuela en donde estan, la cual es una escuela que acepta personas especiales 🥺 eso si, Lin Zhao a pesar de su discapacidad es toda una reina 🛐 y en realidad es una persona normal y no se queda atrás de nadie. Solo que no puede escuchar y ya. Lin Mu por tener a su hermana con ese problema en realidad si fue un poco descuidado por sus padres (especialmente por su madre) pero después de todo el entendía su preocupación. Cuando eran niños si tuvieron sus peleas pero dentro de todo nunca dejaron de apoyarse y cuidarse 🥺 obviamente en la historia hay personas tanto buenas como malas pero las malas en realidad son muy pocas y siempre les llego el karma (o entraron en razon) me gusta pensar que en la realidad también puede ser tan bella como las historias de mi señora 😭🛐 apesar de todo lo que tuvo que pasar Lin Mu eso no le impedía creer en la gente y ser amable con todos, ayudándolos incluso más de lo que es su obligación, solo por gusto, solo porque así es él 💖

Lu Rong el ML es él que más cosita me dio mi niño pobrecito 😭😭😭 te mereces todo lo bueno en este mundo 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 sus padres fallecieron cuando era niño y fue cuidado por el único familiar que le quedaba quien era su abuela, por desgracia con los años a su abuela le dio Alzheimer y tiene que estar acompañada 24/7 entonces Lu Rong se la lleva a su escuela y a todas partes en realidad. La abuela actuaba como niña chiquita y tenía sus momentos de lucidez pero eran cada vez más raros ay no llore mucho con su historia, Lu Rong pensó en un momento que lo mejor para él y su abuela seria morir juntos por todo el bullying que le hacian en la secundaria, la indiferencia de todos a su alrededor y la poca empatía y apoyo de los demás. Si tuvo gente que se acercaba a él pero después se cansaban y se iban, osea Lu Rong pudo haber sido una persona normal con una vida normal pero estaba "atado" a su abuela, y no la quería dejar ir porque era su único familiar y la quería 😔 luego conoció al rayito de sol que es Lin Mu y su vida poco a poco comenzó a ser mejor 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

La historia también nos habla de más niños especiales y no tan especiales jaja

Esta el An Jincheng el típico shaoye que no falta en las historias de mi señora jajaja ameee que aprendió lenguaje de señas solo por la hermana de Lin Mu jajaja y a pesar de creerse mucho al inicio pues si cambio y se hizo más humilde 🤧 y hasta persiguió a su esposa unos 3 años jajaja si la atrapo 🤝🏼

Esta un niño ciego, uno medio ido aka 迷茫, el típico matón que luego te enteras que es buena gente jajaja y el amigo vale verga, una chava súper buena onda y noooo le llore mucho a la historia de la chava a la que le falta una pierna 😭😭😭

Osea vemos que estuvo en un accidente de tráfico en donde su papá perdió la vida por protegerla y también perdió una pierna, entonces usa una prótesis y entra a la misma escuela que los protas. Al inicio también la ven feo y la apartan pero conoce a las personas correctas, que la animan y la apoyan para que se acepte y se quiera así misma 🥺🥺🥺💖💖💖 me dio mucha cosita ver como se estaba animando a usar faldas por primera vez en mucho tiempo para luego sus compañeros le bajen los ánimos porque "nadie quiere ver eso" que les pasa genteeee no sean así bloqueados de mi vida. Bueno al final pasan cosas y si se anima a usar su falda y vemos como pasa de ser alguien insegura con complejos a alguien orgullosa de la persona que es

Noooo en fin esta historia nos enseña que todos somos iguales aunque seamos diferentes, todos pasamos por muchas cosas en esta vida, y todos merecemos recibir el mismo amor y las mismas oportunidades. Por desgracia hay gente que no ve más allá de lo que son las apariencias pero por eso tenemos que intentar ser lo mejor que podamos para que este mundo pueda ser un poco más amable con todos 🥺

[Trolldemodia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silent hearts is a slice of life high school danmei focused on a group of friends the majority of which are living with a disability, caring for sick family members or are trying to support those with a disability. Lin Mu our MC is an identical twin, who while cross dressing as his hearing impaired sister, begins to form a friendship with a younger classmate Lu Rong. Lu Rong, our ML, is dealing with his own struggles, being completing high school while also being the solo caretaker for his grand mother who is suffering from late stage dementia. This story looked to cover some of the difficulties they face, and how friends can support each other do overcome their challenges.

This is the second half of the series and I enjoyed it more as I read through it. This volume looked to cover a lot more of the later half of the school year including graduation of the older friends including Lin Mu and the development of their relationship as they become adults. I did feel like a number of pieces of this volume could fall into extras territory, not a real chapter but one was giving big "beach episode" vibes. And while I did not hate it, I felt like it was a big difference between these chapters and some of the more serious chapters that followed. I was concerned about a sad ending for a good portion of this volume, especially with some of the topics that were hit on, but was pleasantly surprised when we got a good and hopeful ending which was important to me when reading a softer slice of life danmei. My only disappointment was some of the pairings in this one, or lack thereof. There was a number of potential pairings that we saw the relationship build on as this volume went on, and unfortunately other then Lin Mu's sister, Lin Zhao and Young Master An Jincheng, none of my ships were to sail. But that was a small issue, that can be overcome by the power of my imagination.

Overall this was a 4/5 read for me. I might consider reading this one again in the future If I am needing a softer novel. Anyone who is looking for a more diverse group of people or disability representation should give this one a look. As someone who has lived with a family member with dementia, I feel like they approached the subject involved tastefully and could relate to Lu Rong well! Again if caring for a family member is triggering too you, this may not be the one for you. However if you are looking for a sweet story about the power of friendship helping to support and strength each others ability to overcome difficulties, this is a must read!

[珊 · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 | the path ahead might be long and lonely, but i hope that no matter what, you would never stop walking, as in this life, you will one day arrive at the stars, or, per aspera ad astra.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

soft 🥺

[s · Rating 4 out of 5]

HOW DO I CONTINUE LIVING...

[rooo · Rating 4 out of 5]

HIJOS LOS AMO

[Queens Love Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The road ahead may be long and lonely, but no matter what, please never stop, because one day, in this life, you will arrive among the stars.”



Silent Hearts Volume 2 picks up the emotional threads of its predecessor and weaves them into a tapestry of growth, resilience, and deepening relationships. The storytelling remains just as captivating, drawing readers into the complexities of the characters’ lives and the choices the must face.
In this volume, the character development is even more pronounced. We see familiar faces evolve as their pasts come back to haunt them and their futures become uncertain. I love how jing Shiu Bian continues to portray characters with authenticity, showcasing their flaws and strengths in equal measure. The growth of friendships is particularly compelling, demonstrating how bonds can be tested yet ultimately strengthened through shared experiences.

I especially love how the author wrote the endings for each character. An Jicheng is one of my favorites; he initially comes off as a “mortal enemy” because of Lin Zhao, but he turns out to be a very reliable, rich, and smart friend. Can I please have a friend like this?
The pacing of this volume is expertly handled, with moments of intense emotion balanced by quieter, reflective scenes. The blend of joy and sorrow keeps you engaged throughout the story.

Date Read: 2024.09.18