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Sold off by his own family, poor, bullied country boy finds an unlikely benefactor in a rich family
Damn!! The amount of manipulation, harm and abuse that the protagonist takes in is unprecedented...its infuriating!!! Now that I finally completed it, with a pretty good build-up all through till episode 10, the ending curve within the last 2 episodes feels like too much, too fast..... even though apparently it seems like 'justice', it feels very forced. I would have raised the score to8, but decided to keep it 7.5 because of the rushed ending
Be warned that it has a lot of bullying, extreme emotional manipulation, and some scenes borders on SA
BL-needle Score: 6. Low BL-ness
A slow paced story set in the 90s, borders on dark, with toxic elements and is increasingly becoming a strong tale....go past the first few episodes and you will start to be invested, or rather, let me say, you'll hate it enough to want to see how it all ends.....
Xiao Fan, a country bumpkin with no education, zero self esteem, mostly bullied and uncared for, gets literally sold off by his family to a rich family who were looking for a 'groom' to shield their bratty daughter from social shame of being pregnant out of wedlock....the daughter who seems perpetually angry, rude and borderline narcissist, insults and bullies her fake husband every opportunity she gets as he lands in their palatial city home to act as her husband....her brother, the quiet and intelligent Bei Lu, however develops a soft corner for the poor chap...buys him clothes, tutors him and tries introducing him to the ways of the world...as the story progresses, we see this tender bond developing between these unlikely pair, the extremely lopsided power equation notwithstanding....
While Xiao Fan struggles with the education and becomes a butt of jokes with Bei Lu's friends, he seems to be good at cooking...the chief housemaid Aunt Lin takes a liking to him and teaches him to help around the kitchen and cooking...soon he starts serving soups to Bei Lu, as his way of thanking that one person who he hangs on to for some shred of kindness and hope....
With Bei's help Fan manages to get into college for vocational course, but gets bullied there too....his family continues to pester him for more favours from the Bei family every now and then and the spineless, self-loathing Xiao Fan keeps failing to say no and turns to Bei Lu every time...so much so that your blood start to boil at the shamelessness of the mother and family and the never-ending cowering of Fan...Bei Lu however seems to have genuinely fallen for the pitiful boy.
Will the perpetually apologetic, servile and self-loathing Xiao Fan ever be able to find the courage to stand up for himself...where will this unusual pair head to? Watch to find out
Verdict: Watch, but be prepared for the triggers
Be warned that it has a lot of bullying, extreme emotional manipulation, and some scenes borders on SA
BL-needle Score: 6. Low BL-ness
A slow paced story set in the 90s, borders on dark, with toxic elements and is increasingly becoming a strong tale....go past the first few episodes and you will start to be invested, or rather, let me say, you'll hate it enough to want to see how it all ends.....
Xiao Fan, a country bumpkin with no education, zero self esteem, mostly bullied and uncared for, gets literally sold off by his family to a rich family who were looking for a 'groom' to shield their bratty daughter from social shame of being pregnant out of wedlock....the daughter who seems perpetually angry, rude and borderline narcissist, insults and bullies her fake husband every opportunity she gets as he lands in their palatial city home to act as her husband....her brother, the quiet and intelligent Bei Lu, however develops a soft corner for the poor chap...buys him clothes, tutors him and tries introducing him to the ways of the world...as the story progresses, we see this tender bond developing between these unlikely pair, the extremely lopsided power equation notwithstanding....
While Xiao Fan struggles with the education and becomes a butt of jokes with Bei Lu's friends, he seems to be good at cooking...the chief housemaid Aunt Lin takes a liking to him and teaches him to help around the kitchen and cooking...soon he starts serving soups to Bei Lu, as his way of thanking that one person who he hangs on to for some shred of kindness and hope....
With Bei's help Fan manages to get into college for vocational course, but gets bullied there too....his family continues to pester him for more favours from the Bei family every now and then and the spineless, self-loathing Xiao Fan keeps failing to say no and turns to Bei Lu every time...so much so that your blood start to boil at the shamelessness of the mother and family and the never-ending cowering of Fan...Bei Lu however seems to have genuinely fallen for the pitiful boy.
Will the perpetually apologetic, servile and self-loathing Xiao Fan ever be able to find the courage to stand up for himself...where will this unusual pair head to? Watch to find out
Verdict: Watch, but be prepared for the triggers
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