I’m really curious about Li Yanqiao’s side of the puppet world. He paints a disemboweled goat in neat, obsessive lines. Is he just a normal art student with dark tastes, or does he know about Jingren? The fact that he confronted Xie personally about the tampered paints, even waiting in the hallway to ambush him, shows a determination that goes beyond regular annoyance. His family is powerful, his position as Disciplinary Inspection Minister implies some authority. Maybe he’s involved with the “human control” side of the Jingren agreement? Or perhaps he’s an agent that monitors Puppet Masters? The story hasn’t revealed enough yet, but the elevator encounter with the identical black-clothed figure (walking like Li Yanqiao) suggests there’s definitely a connection. I’m excited to see how their paths intertwine beyond this comedy feud. It feels like the plot is about to take a serious turn.
The system casually dropping that it learned bureaucracy and official jargon from humans and then blaming them for its bad behavior is such a funny meta joke about AI training data.
Overall, this first chunk sets up a compelling family saga with a cute, tough protagonist. The interstellar backdrop is understated but adds uniqueness. My biggest complaint is the pacing in the middle—things happen a bit too fast after the mother’s death. But I’m invested in Niuniu’s journey, especially how she’ll navigate the family and her system. I’d definitely keep reading to see the welcome party and more interactions.
That opening scene at the ice rink was so raw. Fang Yi and Tian Jingxiang talking about Shen Qi like she's a stain, calling her a country bumpkin, and then Shen Baozhu falling into his arms all clumsily? It's so obvious what's happening. The way the author sets up the tension with the disco music and the crowd, and then you realize Shen Qi has been sitting right behind them the whole time, hearing everything. My jaw dropped when she just smashed that soda bottle over his head. That was cathartic as hell. You can feel every bit of her rage from her past life pouring out in that one moment. No hesitation, just pure action.
The contrast between the two relationships in this story is so sharp it almost hurts to read. With Zhou Yu Chu, Fu Si Yan is gentle, romantic, and thoughtful—he proposes with doves and takes her on Paris trips. With Shen Qing Shu, he's cold, demanding, and dismissive. The author does a great job of showing this through small details, like how he patiently soothes Zhou Yu Chu on the phone but ignores the wife sleeping right next to him after being intimate. It makes the injustice of it all feel so tangible.
I honestly just want to see the look on Wen Chuhan's face when she sees the divorce papers. The author spent a lot of time making her seem cold, so the payoff of her realizing what she lost is what I am reading for.