Translated stories I like enough to recommend. I review them so expect some spoilers (I try not to spoil major events.)
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Yu Zhiyi was a slow-witted, easily neglected child ever since she was little. Yet the gifted and intelligent Shi Yi liked to take her around everywhere.
Taking her to and from school, waiting for her to go home, using his own pocket money to buy the prettiest little dress to give her.
Toddler Shi Yi: "If you want to be a princess, then I will build a castle for you."
Teenager Shi Yi: "Let's go to outer space together. I'll count the stars, but since you're dumb, you can just count the moons."
The year Yu Zhiyi was abandoned, Shi Yi took her to his home and protected her for the whole summer: "You are very adorable, worthy of being loved."
The year they were 18, Shi Yi proposed; the year they were 22, she became Mrs. Shi.
[Kindergarten] Yu Zhiyi got picked to be the 'mother' when playing house, but it scared her playmate so much they cried, "Yu Zhiyi is so s*upid, I don't want to be her dumb child."
As such, she could only stand there and stare at the other kids playing together. Shi Yi who was passing by picked her up, "You are a little dummy, you need to find a partner that has a high IQ to save your future children."
"Then...then who should I look for?"
"Since we're neighbors, I'll allow you to become Mrs. Shi when we're older!"
[College] When Shi Yi was 18, the usually timid Yu Zhiyi gifted him a pricey watch and a red heart-shaped card. Shi Yi only glanced at the watch but took the card away.
Raising his charming pair of peach blossom eyes, "Giving me something so expensive, was it an impulse buy?"
The young lady's face turned red as she stammered out four words, "It was...deliberately planned!"
Thoughts:
I discovered another gem!
Just based on the synopsis you could tell that it is a fluffy story about two childhood friends, but I totally did not expect to cry (I legit cried).
What I really like about the ML is that yes, he knows that he's smart, but he doesn't use that as a tool to mock the FL. On the contrary, he keeps on protecting and guiding her. At the end of the day he's just smarter than the majority.
FL on the other hand may be slow, but she is in no way "dumb". She has a rather submissive personality, but she isn't annoying! She listens to the ML because she trusts him, and vice versa.
In short they have great communication and there was no unnecessary/dumb misunderstandings. A healthy relationship yay!
I also liked that they actually had friends and aren't cold to other people. I personally enjoy tropes such as childhood friends or highschool/college romance so yeah. I really enjoyed this one!
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Translations aren't done yet but the MTL is understandable. There are 48 chapters for the main story and 20 extras (11 of which are about FL's roommate and her lover.) Try it!
