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An entire chapter of boys just being boys—getting drunk, cussing out each others’ families, wrestling shirtless. Solid reminder that Duan Ling is, in fact, still a teenager.

Every single time when it’s a matter of life and death, you always appeared at my side. It’s probably what destiny had in store for us.

Trying hard not to be fooled by another “joyful reunion” here, but each one is so beautifully and emotionally written 🥹

Fake dating is not a favorite trope of mine, but I am SITTING. I am INVESTED in these women and their silly little let’s-pretend-we’re-dating-but-actually-fall-in-love antics

I’ve never really met anyone that seems to want to get to know me the way you do.

This one took me a while to get into—neither character is very likable from the get-go—but it’s just starting to get good and I’m finally liking both Emma and Regan and curious to see how they grow and develop throughout the book

He both rides the late emperor’s horse and mounts the late emperor’s son, so naturally, he’s not going to think very highly of a bunch of army thugs.

eXCusE mE🙃🙃🙃

My pace has slowed wayyyyy down on this and I’m starting to struggle with picking it up. I think we’re finally moving into the next big arc, but there was a lot of slow moving downtime in between then and now. Curious to see what’s coming in the next arc!

Tis the season 🎄

This reads like every other contemporary romance I’ve ever read, but I wanted sapphic Christmas and I’m getting sapphic Christmas so 🎄

No spoilers plzzz! Each separation in this book hurts like hell, but I’m hoping there’s a time jump coming up soon just to give Duan Ling time to mature and not be so reliant on every older male he meets as a father figure. He feels too immature still for me to root for his romantic endeavors. I’m loving the character dev and its pacing, but he just needs a bit of solitary growth so he’s not codependent

Joyful Reunion, or, The adventures of Duan Ling and his flute-playing harem of dadd—

*ahem* ASSASSINS

Hopping into the ftl because I refuse to take a reading break 😤

can my boy Duan Ling just catch a break oh my god 💔

This is my first Fei Tian Ye Xiang novel, and I’m really impressed with the complexity of emotion weaved into the story so far. There’s a lot of innocence & really wholesome interactions between Duan Ling and his parental figures, but at the same time there’s a war brewing and we’re given both a child’s perspective and adults’ perspectives of these heavier themes. The balance has been phenomenal.

not goodreads giving me a page-long error code just to reply to comments

Lang Junxia introducing Li Jianhong to Duan Ling gave such proud midwestern dad vibes talking about his kid’s good grades and his favorite spicy foods 🥹 You know he almost took out his wallet to show Li Jianhong pictures of him in his little league football gear or some shit. “Yep, that’s my boy!”

“But he’s actually my son—“
“That’s MY boy.”

It’s been years since I read Husky, but my brain only just made the connection that Mo Ran is depicted as a dog, and Chu Wanning is a piece of wood. Erha is literally about a dog chasing a stick.

I am shoving my brain full of so much technical information and only hoping that some of it sticks XD

Things happen because of what people do. I dare not say that I can go against the heavens and reverse destiny, but what I will say is this: till the last of my strength is exhausted, I will continue keeping guard of this foothold, this place where I can stand.

We diverted from the plot for a bit (got some fluffy cuddle scenes in its place🥹), but now Wen Heng is ready to kick butts and take names ⚔️

”That year I failed the selection test and left, becoming a working disciple in a pharmacy. I did not spend one whole day before I was abducted by a strange man, with whom I lived in a secluded valley for four years. I only came out five days ago, so whatever has happened… I know not a single thing—“

Listen if my boyfriend disappeared for four years and this was his explanation I’d be skeptical too

To take up residence in the heart of someone like this, even if it was only a square inch of space, it was enough to weather through any hardship.

Just two sweet boys slowly falling in love 🥹

Finished the main story and onto the side story! I’ve really enjoyed this, and despite how the premise sounds, it’s actually quite wholesome with lots of emotional and personal development and the MCs are walking green flags

If he wears glasses he’s hiding something

feeling personally attacked by my reading challenge's relentless "behind schedule" count -_-

Reading Cang Wu Bin Bai is making me consider if it’s too soon since my last reread to pick up Golden Terrace for the third time 🥹

Also, if anyone has recommendations for more by this author, pleeeeeease enlighten me!

Idk if anyone else remembers this movie, but something about Feng Xiao smelling of poo and shaving his head to pretend to be a monk infiltrating an important imperial event really served Johnny English vibes

The peacock has but a simple request of the emperor: a skilled painter to forever capture his own beautiful plumage.

How has no one just given him a mirror and a swift kick in the pants? Feng Xiao, you beautiful bastard….

So Yan Wushi’s fame in the jianghu has been referenced several times, but I’m just wondering why no one in Peerless mentions Shen Qiao? By the end of TA, he was practically as well known and on par with Yan Wushi. Any theories on why no one talks about him now?

At what point does flirting with your workplace rival stop being “part of the investigation”

Feeling absolutely blessed with that full page illustration of Qiao Xian crushing some man’s face into the ground with her foot

Qiao Xian please marry me