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My April 2025 recommendations challenge
Watch this for my April 2025 recommendations challenge by 𝑰𝑼 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏. Quite a unique story about Reborn for Second Chance that is quite different from other similar stories.
Story about Dou Zhao (DZ), who at the start of the drama as the wife of Jining’s Marquis [Wei Ting Yu (TY)] and Song Mo (SM), a rebel who demanded the emperor to find the one who was responsible for his uncle's death. On the same day SM started his rampage in the capital, DZ also finds her husband having an affair with her step sister, Dou Ming (DM). Trying to break from the marriage, DZ instead finds herself entangled by SM, because her husband (TY) pinned herself for having an affair with SM. With that excuse, TY and the man behind the mask had the reason to exterminate SM & DZ.
When everything was so chaotic & the evil plan to exterminate SM & DZ seemed successful; DZ woke up and found herself back to her childhood (around age 10). Shocked by the fact but happy because she can meet her mother again. DZ also finds out, she brought the book of prophecies from the previous life to this new life. With this knowledge ahead, DZ plans to change something for the future. So, she started to live her life again as a kid.
But before she could truly grasp the reality, she found herself having to mourn for her mother’s death again. But this time, she is well aware of the reason for her mother’s death & plans carefully about her steps to make a difference to the cause of her mother’s death, her father’s concubine, Wang Ying Xue (YX). Oh and a big difference indeed she made to YX & her daughter, DM, life.
In the previous life, YX & DM had a happy life by gaining all the support they needed from their father [Dou Shi Ying (SY)] & Dou’s family. But this time, DZ made sure it didn’t happen like before, DZ made SY feel guilty for her mother’s death & made the marriage life between SY & YX quite unhappy. And another difference this time, DM wasn't raised by YX herself & that’s really made the DM’s personality quite a big difference. This is important for later.
And after this we jump to the main event, where DZ starts to live her life in the countryside guarded by her grandma. In the countryside, with the knowledge of important future events & the help from the book of prophecies, DZ starts to plan her future & her wealth. DZ gets quite a name for herself in the countryside. And she just lived freely in her youth, until the day came that she must come to the capital…
In the capital, she once again entangled herself to SM & TY. And it’s all stretched all the way to the messed up political chaos. So, how in the end SM & DZ manage to get away from all of that…? Will what happened in the future last time also happen this time…? Or will DZ manage to change all of it…?
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ Quite an interesting story that is quite different from other similar tropes. Although ML also returned to his childhood, he didn’t really remember much & just lived his life to the fullest.
+ Some people's personalities are really changing, and the biggest change is DM. She’s changed from a green tea girl to a kind but weak girl. Really talk about the butterfly effect & how the environment you grow up in really affects you.
+ How DZ & SM support each other
+ All the support DZ & SM get from their friends
What I don’t like:
- Although it is an interesting story, unfortunately not so much in the overall story. They overcomplicated the plot with all the entangled chess play. I mean in the end it’s all just one man’s plan, that in the end I really don't know should be praise or just condemn it because it's just a messed for me
- FL & ML are not as smart as I hope
Overall this is quite a good story. But if you want to watch a more interesting and better story about changing the future, just look for another title.
Story about Dou Zhao (DZ), who at the start of the drama as the wife of Jining’s Marquis [Wei Ting Yu (TY)] and Song Mo (SM), a rebel who demanded the emperor to find the one who was responsible for his uncle's death. On the same day SM started his rampage in the capital, DZ also finds her husband having an affair with her step sister, Dou Ming (DM). Trying to break from the marriage, DZ instead finds herself entangled by SM, because her husband (TY) pinned herself for having an affair with SM. With that excuse, TY and the man behind the mask had the reason to exterminate SM & DZ.
When everything was so chaotic & the evil plan to exterminate SM & DZ seemed successful; DZ woke up and found herself back to her childhood (around age 10). Shocked by the fact but happy because she can meet her mother again. DZ also finds out, she brought the book of prophecies from the previous life to this new life. With this knowledge ahead, DZ plans to change something for the future. So, she started to live her life again as a kid.
But before she could truly grasp the reality, she found herself having to mourn for her mother’s death again. But this time, she is well aware of the reason for her mother’s death & plans carefully about her steps to make a difference to the cause of her mother’s death, her father’s concubine, Wang Ying Xue (YX). Oh and a big difference indeed she made to YX & her daughter, DM, life.
In the previous life, YX & DM had a happy life by gaining all the support they needed from their father [Dou Shi Ying (SY)] & Dou’s family. But this time, DZ made sure it didn’t happen like before, DZ made SY feel guilty for her mother’s death & made the marriage life between SY & YX quite unhappy. And another difference this time, DM wasn't raised by YX herself & that’s really made the DM’s personality quite a big difference. This is important for later.
And after this we jump to the main event, where DZ starts to live her life in the countryside guarded by her grandma. In the countryside, with the knowledge of important future events & the help from the book of prophecies, DZ starts to plan her future & her wealth. DZ gets quite a name for herself in the countryside. And she just lived freely in her youth, until the day came that she must come to the capital…
In the capital, she once again entangled herself to SM & TY. And it’s all stretched all the way to the messed up political chaos. So, how in the end SM & DZ manage to get away from all of that…? Will what happened in the future last time also happen this time…? Or will DZ manage to change all of it…?
That's pretty much the story without giving the spoiler. Now what I like and don't.
What I like:
+ Quite an interesting story that is quite different from other similar tropes. Although ML also returned to his childhood, he didn’t really remember much & just lived his life to the fullest.
+ Some people's personalities are really changing, and the biggest change is DM. She’s changed from a green tea girl to a kind but weak girl. Really talk about the butterfly effect & how the environment you grow up in really affects you.
+ How DZ & SM support each other
+ All the support DZ & SM get from their friends
What I don’t like:
- Although it is an interesting story, unfortunately not so much in the overall story. They overcomplicated the plot with all the entangled chess play. I mean in the end it’s all just one man’s plan, that in the end I really don't know should be praise or just condemn it because it's just a messed for me
- FL & ML are not as smart as I hope
Overall this is quite a good story. But if you want to watch a more interesting and better story about changing the future, just look for another title.
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