Solid 4 stars.
At first I read it because it is something that I could just skim through for a few hours. It had the cliché of the "arranged marriage of the unfavored child". Another trope is the MC has high IQ but low EQ. Another is the trope of the overbearing CEO ML.
Man, was I wrong.
About the leads
The MC, Lin Yu He, has great IQ (honor student in medicine) but the extent of his IQ is shown throughout the whole novel. You should read it to find out but it is a cause of great relief and distress.
Here is my opinion regarding his "low eq". I think that he knows sincerity, gratitude. He is self-aware ~~, even to a fault~~ and doesn't have emotional outburst or emotionally deficit. He is good to his friends and avoids people with bad intentions. What he doesn' t understand is affection and care for himself specifically .
Regarding the ML, Lu Nan. He's fine if a tad overprotective. Maybe people will be turned off by him but I can really see his affection for Lin Yu He.
Then what is the story about?:
As said by a previous reviewer, it is a story revolving around self-healing of MC's trauma's. It has a lot to do with his mother, who has passed away, and his family's treatment of him. Here we learn that
Spoiler
MC has an intersection with the ML, Lu Nan in the past
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I love the step by step process in which the MC learns to love himself.
Regarding the supporting characters, I really appreciated here is how they have a time to shine. There are some callbacks to supporting characters we meet and even get to know more some of them.
Basically recommended it for a warm writing. It isn't groundbreaking writing but there is a lot of heart here.