Chinese Novel Review 1

Rebirth of a Fashionista: This Life Is Soo Last Season

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Rate 2/5

Summary
As a wealthy and beautiful woman with fair skin, she'd devoted herself to getting revenge on her Stepmother and Stepsister after they'd viciously tarnished her reputation. In addition, she'd been working towards gaining the attention of an unattainable man. Unfortunately, before she could achieve her goals, she was involved in an accident which resulted in her suddenly becoming a girl who was so poor that her house was nothing but four walls and a roof. Faced with such an abrupt change in circumstances, she had no choice but to participate in a top model competition to support herself by winning the prize money. Luckily, her new body was tall and beautiful and paired with her unique sense of style; she took her first steps on the path to fame and fortune. With her new life just beginning she decides to become a celebrity, turn all scumbags who bully her into cannon fodder, marry a tall and handsome rich man, and reach the peak of success!

Sheng Jiaoyang: It's my life!

Tall and handsome rich man: You want to marry me and become my wife? Are you sure about that?

Sheng Jiaoyang (starts to lose confidence): ...

Tall and handsome rich man: Also, who's an unattainable man?

Sheng Jiaoyang bolted immediately.

Review:
First of all the summary is leading on wrong plot. And the title didn't have anything to do with the story, except if you count MC as fashionista because she was a model for few chapters. I thought this will be a bit different from other domineering CEO routine, it indeed different in negative way.
MC was rebirth as different person. Previously she has heart disease then she got into car accident and she woke up as the person she hit. She loved a man named Lin Yan but she has boyfriend Lin Yu which later she just knew he was Lin Yan cousin so that's why they are similar. And that's the reason MC date Lin Yu, yep what a jerk she is. Lin Yan actually love her but because she has heart disease added to Lin Yan ambition to become heir from his father family. Lin Yan father is a playboy, his mother is only 1 of women he played with. I forgot if his mother is his father wife or only a mistress, in summary due to inheritance fight he just hang MC, didn't reject or accept her.
MC start modelling to get money prize. Her current identity is a poor girl 17 yo (she originally 20 yo), with single mother. Her mother divorced with her father because her father chose other woman who is richer. Her mother only knew that she was pregnant after divorce so MC father didn't know her existence. MC met ML, Shen Zhining when MC sold her painting. I thought ML is MC original body cousin because their family name is similar I thought it's the same family, Shen Zhining and Sheng Jiaoyang. To avoid confuse I'll write Sheng Jiaoyang as SJ and current MC, Xu Jiaojiao as MC. ML told her not to paint using SJ signature, MC ask money from him. MC is afraid of ML because he often bully her when they are child, MC also saw him hitting other people.
MC was forced to become ML fake girlfriend. MC also want to get closer to ML so she can find news about her body and her grandfather. ML found out he love MC, he shamelessly pursue MC and half forcing. MC met Lin Yan again, and he knew MC is SJ. MC already starting to like ML and date him seriously but she got wavered when she meet Lin Yan. She refused Lin Yan but said she could stay as friend. She still hanging out with him and paint him due to her sentiment. I don't like this MC because she accept both side, but I could tolerate it since she did love Lin Yan a long time and only accept ML for short time, it's normal for her to waver. Then MC attract a lot of bees, there's supporting male lead 1,2,3 etc. And a lot of unimportant characters that fade out without story. For example MC mother, MC grandfather become a background character only show up when he back MC, MC saw an accident which kill a mother, her child saw it. The boy become a bit autism and MC adopt him, later he fade away.
A lot of conflict keep repeating, MC won't care about her enemy, making the enemy trap MC, MC fell into it, ML save her after some time. Despite ML promise to protect MC, he keep saving her late, no wonder MC died once. ML always back MC with money and his connection but I think who protect her the most is her bodyguard hired by ML. ML never dealt with MC enemy because he felt MC want to deal it herself, then they'll wait the enemy to hurt MC before punishing them. It was said when MC had car accident which make her switch body, she couldn't brake. I thought it's a scheme from her stepmother or stepsister but then it was not mentioned again.
MC best friend also had the same love plot story with MC. Linna loves George and marry him, but a rich man, Sven keep pestering her after she married. Sven tricked George company making him having debt and force Linna to sleep with him. Linna accept it, she slept with Sven 2 times before George knew and he also derailed. They got divorced, Linna pregnant with Sven child, Sven force her to keep the child. Linna make a bet with Sven, if she didn't love him after she gave birth, he'll let her go. Then as expected, after Linna gave birth, George found out that Linna only slept with Sven because of his debt. He beg Linna to come back, Linna chose to marry Sven. When she marry Sven she still has feeling with George because she said love can't fullfil anything since she and George love each other but they can't be together. She said she didn't want to be like her mother (fyi she is Lin Yan sister) who resolve only for 1 man who didn't love her, she showed her mother that she could ordering Sven as she like unlike her mother. In the end both Linna and MC end up with their husband because they were forced at first and regardless they love their spouse or not, they still have feeling for other man. That's why I rate this 2.