Indulgent Favor (Part 2)
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Summary
As a child, Xu Yaozhi suffered a fever that left her mind impaired. Her family abandoned her deep in the mountains, where she met a reclusive Daoist master and gained the power to bring good fortune by drawing talismans. There she unknowingly saved the male lead after he was drugged; taken as the antidote, she lost her innocence to him. When she was five months pregnant, her biological father tracked her down and forced her to marry a crippled old man. Eager to investigate her mother's death, Xu Yaozhi feigned foolishness and agreed to the match. The male lead, Huo Qingzhi, has been reborn and deliberately engineered this marriage, because in his past life he failed the woman who loved him so deeply, and in this life he means to repay her a hundredfold.
Editor's review
As the middle volume of "Dotingly Spoiled," this installment serves as a bridge, carrying forward the marriage plot and the mystery of Xu Yaozhi's origins laid out in the first volume and pushing them toward deeper entanglement. Beyond the Daoist fortune-bringing premise, author Zhi Yue focuses on the dual psychological game between the leads—the hero's "rebirth and recompense" and the heroine's "feigned foolishness as a test." Huo Qingzhi maneuvers step by step, driven by the debt he owes from his past life, while Xu Yaozhi, beneath her foolish facade, secretly investigates her mother's death. The interweaving of these two motive lines generates dense tension. The middle volume's appeal lies in the simultaneous warming of the relationship and the closing in of the truth: readers get both the sweetness of emotional progress and the momentum of household intrigue and investigative suspense. It is best read right after finishing the first volume; as the series' midpoint, it functions as an acceleration, building force for the explosion to come in the final volume.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Series readers who have finished the first volume and want to see the leads' relationship deepen
- Romance readers who enjoy the reborn-recompense premise and the double game of a heroine feigning foolishness
- Web-fiction fans who like a mix of Daoist fortune-bringing, household intrigue, and investigation
- Readers comfortable with serialized mid-series pacing and binge-reading
Not a good fit for
- Readers who have not read the first volume and want a standalone book
- Realistic-fiction readers with no interest in rebirth or Daoist premises
- Readers who prefer completed single volumes and dislike following a series midpoint
Reading tips
- Finish the first volume before starting this one, so character motives and the marriage background connect smoothly.
- While reading, watch for the switches between Xu Yaozhi's "feigned foolishness" and "investigation" threads to appreciate her dual nature.
- Readers interested in the reborn-recompense arc may take notes comparing Huo Qingzhi's behavior in his past and present lives.
- If a long time has passed since the last installment, skim the final chapters of the first volume before starting to quickly recall the relationships and unresolved hooks.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第88章 天师
- 第89章 夜探
- 第90章 田少来了
- 第91章 田钟
- 第92章 进许家
- 第93章 怨气
- 第94章 康为之死
- 第95章 发烧
- 第96章 白日做梦
- 第97章 梦境
- 第98章 沉睡
- 第99章 来例假了
- 第100章 肚子疼
- 第101章 发烧
- 第102章 感谢她
- 第103章 我来找商汤
- 第104章 满月酒
- 第105章 是我要娶她
- 第106章 出事
- 第107章 去医院
- 第108章 满月酒
- 第109章 还害羞呢
- 第110章 梦中梦
- 第111章 解咒
- 第112章 放我出去
- 第113章 合约漏洞
- 第114章 我可以帮你们
- 第115章 亲吻
- 第116章 合作
- 第117章 合作愉快
- 第118章 唐家
- 第119章 镜中世界
- 第120章 往生河
- 第121章 她还在里面
- 第122章 她呢
- 第123章 猫咪是他
- 第124章 会一直幸福的
- 第125章 得来全不费工夫
- 第126章 她是你妹妹
- 第127章 翻墙
- 第128章 我爱你
- 第129章 你能看见我
- 第130章 青玄
- 第131章 不要拒绝
- 第132章 我在
- 第133章 帮个忙
- 第134章 沉船
- 第135章 你睁开眼
- 第136章 魂飞魄散
- 第137章 收徒
- 第138章 原谅
- 第139章 我不想说
- 第140章 帮我们一个忙
- 第141章 所谓大师
- 第142章 成了
- 第143章 都是她
- 第144章 你害了她
- 第145章 她要杀了叶芝
- 第146章 小木屋
- 第147章 谢谢你
- 第148章 元旦火锅
- 第149章 思思
- 第150章 好大一朵小白花
- 第151章 我不是你女朋友
- 第152章 真刺激
- 第153章 她不是许盛业的女儿
- 第154章 你要找亲生父亲吗
- 第155章 一个亿
- 第156章 彻底摆脱
- 第157章 偷窃文件
- 第158章 她出不去了
- 第159章 给我一个亿
- 第160章 谢谢你
- 第161章 你们想走？
- 第162章 也不打听打听
- 第163章 九爷
- 第164章 将计就计
- 第165章 她是我亲老婆
- 第166章 通灵的人
- 第167章 唐娇被绑
- 第168章 还有陆家的事
- 第169章 不对劲
- 第170章 饶了他们
- 第171章 老女人
FAQ
Can I skip the first volume and read the middle one directly?
Not recommended. The middle volume picks up directly from the first volume's marriage plot and origin mystery; character motives, the Daoist premise, and the leads' dual psychology all rest on the earlier groundwork. Skipping ahead can easily leave you confused about key developments such as why she feigns foolishness and why the marriage was engineered. Reading in order is best.
What story threads does the middle volume mainly advance?
From the available material, the middle volume continues two main lines—Xu Yaozhi's investigation of her mother's death and Huo Qingzhi's reborn recompense—while advancing how the two interact and test each other within the marriage. As the series midpoint, it emphasizes deepening the relationship and heightening suspense, setting up the final volume's revelation and emotional payoff.
Will unfamiliarity with Daoist fortune-bringing premises affect my understanding?
Not much. The fortune-bringing skill (drawing talismans to bring good luck) is part of the character's ability set, and the author explains its use and limits within the narrative. Readers can follow the plot without any background in Daoist lore—just treat it as the heroine's special ability.
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Author
Zhiyue is an author writing in the field of modern romance. Publicly available information about her is limited: her nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not clearly recorded. The library holds four of her works, including the three-volume set of Pian Chong (Favored) and the separate volumes Pian Chong (Part One), Pian Chong (Part Two), and Pian Chong (Part Three), which suggests that her writing mainly takes the form of a single story presented in complete, multi-part volumes. Judging from its classification, Zhiyue's work belongs to modern romance, focusing on emotional relationships set against a contemporary backdrop, with narratives that unfold around the interactions and developing feelings between characters. Because verifiable information is scarce, a fuller account of her life and overall body of work is difficult to give; based on the works available, however, Zhiyue has made an impression on modern romance readers through the Pian Chong series, and her writing is characterized chiefly by serialized, multi-volume long-form storytelling.
