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Xiao Yu’an is a young CEO with good looks and should have everything going for him. But a terminal illness has rendered him unable to live the life he was supposed to have. Instead, he spent his free time reading web novels and one of them was great!

Except his favourite novel spiralled into something unexpected, and even Xiao Yu’an’s ship was ruined. One day he opens his eyes to find himself in that novel — as the young Emperor who would be killed by the male lead, Yan Heqing. Not wanting to die a second time, he has to be on good terms with the male lead. It just takes a turn he wasn’t quite prepared for.

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Did you really think I wouldn’t post something that included transmigration or reincarnation in ancient China? With my track record from 2020? If I’m still BL bingeing after about a year and a half, how could you expect my new interest to be over? Shame on you, if you didn’t think I’m still completely obsessed. And no, The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation isn’t the only title I’ve been consuming. But that’s a different post altogether.

This is a good manhua. The art is lovely, the background story, the worldbuilding, and Xiao Yu’an’s relationship with Yan Heqing all hit the right spots for me. I especially like the, to me, novel aspect that Xiao Yu’an doesn’t hide from the love interest. I’m considering reading the original novel, but I’ll just read this for now. I might drop it if I start reading the original. To be fair, though, I’ve dropped a good amount of ink on Tapas to read this, so I don’t want to drop it because I just read the original. Lol

Recommended for others who like this genre of novels or manhua. It does have some references to death and violence, though, so that’s good to keep in mind.

This was originally posted as an entry in a post with several shorter reviews and was reposted on February 22, 2024. It’s been slightly edited to make it a stand-alone post. There is a second post written after reading it with my final opinion of the manhua that will be reposted as well.

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