If you haven’t had Yunnan Crossing the Bridge Noodles (云南过桥米线), please try them. They are my favorite type of noodles and I have, sadly, yet to find a good authentic place near where I live now. It made me pretty happy to see them appear so many times in this novel…It also resulted in a hangry translator…But, if you are anywhere near a Yunnan restaurant offering them, or Yunnan itself, I urge you to go as soon as possible. You won’t regret it.
Anyway, I digress…
It’s clear that Li Chuan is a very private person who doesn’t let his guard down easily. But here comes a high-spirited Xiao Qiu who isn’t afraid to poke of him, to stand her ground against him, and to love him despite his disability. Resulting in him letting her into his life and his heart.
As promised, things speed up and start getting hotter in this chapter. Honestly, I was completely surprised the first time I read the novel. Did not expect things would move so fast. How many times had Li Chuan and Xiao Qiu interacted with each other before this chapter? Who knew an invitation to go swimming would turn into something else entirely? 😉
A big secret is revealed. Unfortunately, the novel is from Xiao Qiu’s point of view and we can’t really see what Li Chuan is thinking. For that matter, Xiao Qiu’s feelings are already hard to discern. It’s clear she’s slowly falling for this handsome gentleman, but her personality is quite different from someone like Xiao Ye and her feelings are mainly kept inside.
And so it begins. There’s considerably more of Li Chuan in this chapter which makes me happy. The relationship between them is definitely a slow start. In fact, I’m still a bit confused on where exactly the two of them started actually liking each other. I can’t quite tell what Xiao Qiu feelings were in this chapter. Was it just to get back at Xiao Ye, or did she really want to spend time with Li Chuan? I mean…spending time with him is never not a good thing…
I love it when the female lead has a back bone and is her own person. Xiao Qiu does not disappoint in this chapter, and her reactions are swift and decisive. I am certain this is also partly what Li Chuan saw in her. I really hope the drama will keep that aspect of her in it. I don’t want to have my hopes up though, I don’t find the lead actress to really fit what I had imagined…On the other hand, I can always read the novel again. And you can too!
I recently started reading Chinese internet novels and have become an addict. My English reading speed can be considered above average, but Chinese…not so much. After reading Li Chuan’s Past (沥川往事) and discovering that the series has already been filmed, I decided I needed an English version so that I can quickly flip back and read it over and over again before the series is officially released. I always love reading more than watching, so I am determined to get this done before the series airs (hopefully!)