Me gustó la relación de los protagonistas y su desarrollo, aunque me habría gustado que el capítulo final o al menos un extra fuera sobre ellos ya de mayores, tipo 20 y pico de años, es que son muy lindos (T^T). Me dio mucha lástima Lin Ginhe con su mamá prefiriendo al hijo de su amiga muerta, incluso salvándolo a el y un cuadro (de la muerta) antes que a su hijo, habría estado bien que se hiciera cargo de lo que sus acciones hicieron. Uniéndolo con esto, sentí que se podría haber desarrollado mejor la trama con los padres adoptivos de Tao Xi (solo un poquito, no tanto porque son horribles), sobretodo lo de Yang Duole, sé que hizo cosas mal y que sus acciones tienen que tener consecuencias, pero siento que no era necesario que al igual que sus padres, fuera malo, y la verdad quería ver qué fue de su vida.
3.5 ⭐️ This one is full of drama, a bit angsty, and still heartwarming in the end. The MC and ML are two smart high schoolers stuck with unreliable adults, which forces them to rely on themselves and eventually, on each other. That shared struggle really strengthens their bond. The MC’s situation is pretty pitiful, but he remains strong, and in the end, he earns everything he worked hard for.
This was a heartwarming story about the MC overcoming his difficult situation in life to find happiness and love. It's not a long one, only 65 chapters, but the author manages to pack a lot into those chapters. This was a heartwarming story about the MC overcoming his difficult situation in life to find happiness and love. It's not a long one, only 65 chapters, but the author manages to pack a lot of emotions into those chapters.
The story follows Tao Xi, a poor student from the mountainous area of Qingshui County who is sponsored to attend the far away prestigious Wenhua No. 1 High School after he places first in the exams. His class has already been livestreaming classes from Wenhua HS in an attempt to improve the quality of education in the rural areas. It was in the livestream that Tao Xi first saw the ML, Lin Qinhe, for the first time and was so inspired by him that he started studying harder for the chance to go to Wenhua HS. Once he gets there, he becomes tablemates with LQH and slowly they get closer as LQH helps him out not just with his studies but a lot of other difficulties as well.
**Warning: Spoilers Ahead**
First things first, I do think the premise is a little bit out there. Not only do they half fall in love with each other through livestreams and letters, but the whole complicated situation of TX being switched at birth and the real TX being raised by LQH’s family is something I found hard to wrap my head around. The way it’s written, LQH starts taking an interest in TX due to all the letters TX wrote him , but it doesn’t seem in line with LQH’s personality to even start reading those letters to begin with. Plus it’s out of character for him to do so much for a complete stranger, to the point of using his money to sponsor TX to come to Wenhua High.
But once you get past the weird premise, the rest of the story is gold. There are many heartbreaking moments where TX feels a lot of insecurity due to his situation, and somehow LQH always notices and does something discreetly to make him feel better. For example, when LQH needs to go for 2 weeks of math/physics training and he realizes TX is sad about him being gone for so long, he posts 1-2 pictures daily on his WeChat, visible only to TX, so that TX can see what he’s up to and feel better. Or when LQH notices TX is feeling down after meeting his foster dad at the school, and he figures out from the security footage what happened and gives the foster dad a job so that he stops bothering TX. There are so many instances of this, to the point that even before they confessed to each other LQH already felt like the perfect attentive boyfriend.
The other point I didn’t like was how the author handled Yang Duole’s character. She could’ve gone either way with it, by making him a good guy or a bad one, and by the end it was clear he’s a morally bad character who is out to screw TX. At first I was neutral on him, since it’s not his fault he got switched at birth, but as his true colors slowly came out and he kept asking LQH to stop hanging out with TX, I started dreading what would happen when he learns the truth of his birth, and sure enough, it wasn’t pretty. Trying to ruin TX’s future career by accusing him of plagiarism is a pretty bold move; I’m so glad TX was smart enough to take preventative measures and incorporate his own name into the drawing in morse code.
I was also a bit surprised by how little YDL’s character was in the story unless it was necessary. I guess the author tried to explain it by the fact that his body is weak so he wasn’t always able to attend school, but given that he and LQH are in the same class for two months, we really didn’t see much of their interactions. I thought the three of them would hang out more together, but it ended up being a two-person world with just TX and LQH most of the time. I would’ve liked to see how LQH treated YDL before TX came, cause most of their interactions we saw was more like a stern father lecturing YDL to not be spoiled rather than a doting older brother, which is how the author initially described their relationship. After TX came into LQH’s life, it almost felt like LQH dropped YDL super fast, which I found a bit odd if they had really grown up together like two real brothers.
Anyways, here are some of my favorite moments and scenes from the book:
LQH getting jealous when he finds out TX has a crush on someone and sternly tells him to not fall in love, on the first day that TX decides to earnestly pursue him XP
LQH did SO much work to help TX study, from recording the English questions on cassette tape to buying study materials for him to making him a custom study guide
LQH coming back early from his training to make it in time for the parent teacher conference, since he thought TX would be down as his parents wouldn't be able to make it
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When he was most embarrassed and planned to follow Guo Ping’s intention to spend his life in Taoxi Bay, it was Lin Qinhe who let him see the light. Just like people who had lived in the bottom of a well since they were young, they would crawl out when they saw the moon that occasionally emerged from the mouth of a narrow well. He even said to himself that even if his fate was buried in the mud, he would make himself good enough that he was qualified to enter the sky and became the star beside the moon.
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Lin Qinhe returned to his senses, smiled lightly, his eyes seemed to be softened by the moonlight. He slowly replied:
“No, it’s just watching a person walk very hard at night, I can’t help but want to illuminate him. He just wanted the person who rushed to him so hard to have a better, less hard life as he wished.
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He opened the lunch box, buried his head and ate, eating faster and faster, gorging on the food like someone who had been starving for days.
Only in this way could he control himself from breaking into that ward and loudly said to them:
I am Fang Sui’s son.
You should all love me.
I am also very uncomfortable, my heart hurts, and I’m living in pain. Why don’t you care about me?
How come no one has ever shed tears because of heartache for me?
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Awww TX was planning to confess via his comic. Too bad LQH beat him to it
"In tomorrow’s comic, the protagonists returned to the moon and the small meteorite.
Moon: Why have you been wandering in the universe?
Little meteorite: Because I lost my flight path.
Moon: With so many stars in the universe, why have you been here all the time?
Little meteorite: Because even if there are thousands of night stars, I only like this moon, ah."
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“Do you believe in the existence of parallel universes?”
Tao Xi grabbed the photo album in his hand and shook his head blankly.
Lin Qinhe was silent for a while, turned his head to look at him, the light under his eyes, which were always indifferent, flickered slightly, and when he spoke again his voice was a little dumb:
“I didn’t believe it before, but now I wish there was such a parallel universe. In that world, everything follows the original trajectory, you have always been by my side, we grew up together, and every year at Christmas, I would bring gifts to you, together with loved ones who love you, and say to our baby, happy birthday.”
Tao Xi’s eyelashes trembled violently. He firmly grasped the photo album in his hand, grasping the sixteen years of time, the sharp leather cover corner stabbed his palm, but he didn’t notice it.
He opened his mouth, but didn’t make a sound, as if he was mute. After working hard for a long time, he could only make a broken and small whimper.
Lin Qinhe looked at this person who was trembling and whimpering, his heart hurt like it was being pierced by a blunt knife. He wanted to pull the photo album with sharp corners out of Tao Xi’s hands, but Tao Xi held the photo album firmly in his arms, as if using all his strength.
Lin Qinhe had to stretch out his hand to hug Tao Xi, let him sit on his lap and gently hug him. He said with a dumb and hoarse voice:
“Sorry, I have missed you in this world for so many years, and owe you so many birthdays.”
“People could be parents for the second, third or even more times, but they could only ever be children once. Some things that had been missed in this life would never come back.”
Ah!!! I enjoyed it quite a lot! It has its flaws, but it is a light yet emotional read. I really enjoyed the pacing of this one and the emotional depths the characters were given. I don't love how polarising some aspects of the "antagonist" were made to be, I hoped for a less childish villain, but that's just personal preference. The emotional ride was worth it~
The story is wall paced and packed banget. Meski dengan pace like sinetron (kyk kata orang yg udah promosi ini ke sy). Indeed critanya tuh kayak FTV gitu. Orang pasti paham kalo judulnya dikasih "Putra yg tertukar". Premisnya sesimple itu, tp pengemasannya sanggup bikin emosi saya naik turun. (Kebanyakan sih kesel).
Banyak banget karakter yg pingin gw tampol, selain MC sama ML nya pastinya. MC itu pure banget dan dont deserve untuk tinggal di dunia ini, tp Qinhe (ML) is the only one who deserved to be with him. Aku rasanya pingin mrk bersama di dunia mrk sendiri, those asshle ppl can eat their own sht.
Omg aku tdk bisa selesai mengikrarkan bahwa " QINHE IS MY BEST HUSBANDO FROM ALL DANMEI I'VE READ" tiap kali aku baca ini, aku slalu berucap sendiri "aku telah menemukan sosok idealku". Sumpah Qinhe adalah sosok Gong yang unbelieveble to come true . Ga percaya aja kalo Qinge itu jauh dr kata Toxic. Taoxi (MC) so lucky , hidup dia yang sesalty itu bs didampingi Gong semanis dan sebaik itu, hidup dia langsung jd balance banget.
Dilain sisi Taoxi bener bener hidupnya penuh drama, tp dia sesabar, sedewasa dan sebijak itu (despite dia cmn anak remaja). Gw sebagai seorang kakak rasanya heart wrencing banget stiap perjuangan dia. Well develop jg. Bikin sy terharu parah.
Intinya crita ini bener bener bagus dan bikin fuwa fuwa and grain a salt at the same time. Rollercoster nya amat berasa tp ga ampe bikin tekanan batin, krn lepas dr skian dogblood. The ending put more warm feelin into ur heart.
Cmn skian pertanyaan2 ku blm terjawab. Tp biarkanlah, aku jg ga peduli. Yg penting masalah intinya kelar, dan Taoxi and Qinhe bahagia slamanya!
Đào Khê vốn phải là bạn từ thuở còn cởi truồng tắm mưa với Lâm Khâm Hòa, nhiều năm trôi qua, bỗng trở thành người thương.
Lâm Khâm Hòa x Đào Khê
Khi tôi mải mê chạy theo ánh trăng, ánh trăng sáng ấy cũng vì tôi mà đến.
[Bản theo cốt truyện]
Vốn dĩ Đào Khê sinh ra ở trong một gia đình rất ưu tú, chỉ vì có người nảy sinh ý đồ xấu đánh tráo cậu ngay từ khi mới sinh, cậu trở thành học sinh ở một vùng nông thôn nghèo khó cấp quốc gia. Trong chương trình dạy học trực tiếp thông qua màn ảnh của trường cấp ba ở các huyện nghèo kết nối với những trường có tiếng ở thành phố lớn, cậu đem lòng thầm thương hotboy trường. Vất vả lắm cậu mới trở thành người có thành tích học tập tốt nhất ở các huyện nghèo khó này, nhưng sau khi lên thành phố “du học”, cậu bỗng dưng phát hiện ra rằng người bạn từ thuở bé của hotboy ấy chính là người đã bị tráo đổi thân phận với cậu.
[Bản nghệ thuật]
Khi Đào Khê lên lớp 9, cậu đã biết rõ rằng bản thân đã bị “mẹ” mình cố tình đánh tráo thân phận từ khi mới lọt lòng, cậu cứ thế thơ thẩn sống qua ngày, mãi sau này, khi trường học ở các huyện nghèo tổ chức chương trình học thông qua màn hình, cậu thấy Lâm Khâm Hòa, người đang học ở ngôi trường danh giá Nhất Trung, nơi cách xa chốn nhỏ cậu đang sống hơn nghìn dặm.
Cậu ngồi dưới đáy giếng sâu, lần đầu tiên trong đời ngẩng đầu nhìn ánh trăng sáng trên trời.
Nhưng khi cậu dùng hết sức lực của mình trèo ra khỏi miệng giếng cạn trơ, trèo núi lội suối chạy về phía ánh trăng kia, cậu mới biết rằng, nơi vì tinh tú vẫn luôn ở cạnh vầng trăng kia đáng lẽ phải là của cậu.
Đào Khê muốn Lâm Khâm Hòa, kể cả khi tình yêu ấy có bị khuyết mất một mảnh.
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There are parts I love about the story, and parts that dragged. I thought the characters were beautifully created. I loved the ml, and I liked the MC as well when he was desperately trying to just live his best life.
I thought the author didn't properly explain Fang Sui, the person who started all this drama. Perhaps I have read too many rebirth stories, but this mysterious mother that everyone is obsessed with seems overly idealized, a bit fake, and a bit manipulative. Though her best friend is supposedly guilty, it almost feels like she was actually in love. And the boyfriend/fiancé who supposedly can't forget her. Her parents who feel eternally guilty for not letting her have her child (with a perfectly respectable guy...). How much she gets mentioned lovingly is how much skepticism I have towards this type of character. No one who runs away to a remote village to paint and have a child away from good access to healthcare, parents, or significant other (for what is probably a good 6-7 months without telling anyone) is being considerate of others or her unborn child.
On the other hand, the importance of giving a hand, but not taking freebies at face value, is a great moral that is woven throughout this story. The story also touches on the impact of depression, and dangers of trying to mask it; the unfairness of trying to make up to the dead with those alive; the dangers of turning someone into an effigy for someone or something else.
Oh my god where do I even start. The book was so interesting and short literally completed in such a short time.
The characters were so amazing. I love how they potrayed Tao Xi and Qinghe's emotions with their parents and everyone around them. I remember when I read the backstory of how Tao xi was treated, i literally had to stop reading and rethink my own life. It was so painful yet so beautiful. And the moon motifs literally have my whole heart.
I m so happy Tao xi and Qinhe found each other. Please read this beautiful story, I bet you wont regret ♥️
Es la primera novela de algún autor chino que leo y estoy tan feliz!! Disfrute cada momento de la lectura y me sentía como una adolescente enamorada 💕 sin duda Tao Xi y Lin Qinhe estarán en un lugar muy importante en mi corazón. Espero que todas las demás personas le puedan dar una oportunidad a esta gran historia
เป็นเรื่องที่ตัวเอกทั้งสองคนเพิ่งอายุ 16-17 เรียนอยู่ ม.ปลาย ตัวเอกคนแรกคือ Tao Xi เป็นเด็กชนบท ที่โตมาแบบครอบครัวยากจน (แม้แต่โทรศัพท์มือถือก็ไม่มีใช้เหมือนเพื่อนๆ) ตอนแรกเป็นเด็กไม่ได้ตั้งใจเรียนมาก ขาดแรงบันดาลใจ เพราะพ่อแม่ก็ไม่ได้สนใจอะไรเค้ามาก จนวันนึงโรงเรียน มีโปรแกรมเรียนทางไกล โดยได้เรียนเหมือนที่โรงเรียนแห่งนึงที่เป็นระดับเด็กไบรท์ เรียนเลย จะมีถ่ายทอดมาทุกชั่วโมงที่โรงเรียนนั้นมีคาบเรียน แล้ว Tao Xi ได้เห็นนักเรียนคนนึงผ่านทางการถ่ายทอด นักเรียนคนนั้นก็คือ Lin Qinhe
รวบรัดคือ Tao Xi เกิดแรงบันดาลใจจากการเห็น Lin Qinhe เค้าเปลี่ยนมาตั้งใจเรียนมาก จนได้ทุนไปเรียนที่โรงเรียนเดียวกับ Lin Qinhe หนึ่งปี ช่วงแรกที่ Tao Xi เจอกับ Lin Qinhe ยอมรับว่าเกือบเท เพราะบุคลิกเหมือนนางร้ายละครไทยมาก 🤣😂 มีวางแผนให้พระเอกสนใจ ตอนนั้นในใจนึกแล้วว่า ถ้าเป็นแบบนี้ต่อไป ชั้นจะเทแล้วนะ แต่ปรากฏว่า Lin Qinhe ฉลาดมาก ทันเกมหมด แล้วก็พูดกับ Tao Xi ตรงๆ ด้วย ว่าอย่าใช้วิธีแบบนั้น ตั้งแต่นั้นเป็นต้นมา Tao Xi เลยกลับมาอยู่กับร่องกับรอยของตัวเอก 555
ที่ชอบมากๆ คือ Lin Qinhe ใส่ใจ Tao Xi มาก ถึงตอนแรกจะเป็นแบบเหมือนเก็กใส่ เหมือนไม่สนใจ แต่จริงๆ แล้วทุกอย่างเบื้องหลัง ทำเพื่อ Tao Xi หมดเลย Tao Xi อ่ะมองว่า Lin Qinhe เป็นเหมือนดวงจันทร์ของเค้า แต่จริงๆ แล้วกลายเป็นว่า พระจันทร์ในชื่อเรื่องน่าจะเป็น Lin Qinhe มองว่า Tao Xi คือดวงจันทร์ของเค้า และพระจันทร์ดวงนั้นก็มาหาเค้าในที่สุด จริงๆ ในเรื่องนี้มีความโรแมนติกแฝงอยู่มากๆ โดยเฉพาะ Lin Qinhe เนี่ย มีความโรแมนติกอยู่ในตัวเยอะ
ดราม่าเรื่องชาติกำเนิดของ Tao Xi ตอนจบไม่ค่อยชอบเท่าไหร่ คือก็โอเค แต่จริงๆ ไม่น่าง่ายขนาดนั้น เรื่องนี้ทั้งเรื่องเล่าถึงเวลาที่ผ่านไปยังไม่ถึงหนึ่งปีเลย เลยยังไม่รู้ว่าต่อไปจะเกิดอะไรขึ้น แต่ ณ ตอนที่จบนี่ ถือว่าโอเค ใช้ได้อยู่ค่ะ
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Heartbreaking. A lot of angst. The goodreads synopsis is in chinese so I'll give a basic summary below. SPOILER ALERT
This book made me cry a lot. The relationship dynamic started off rough but they're pretty cute together. It's a great read if you like a tearjerker and a coming of age (sort of?) romance.