I wasn’t expecting much when I downloaded this, I often play random games and delete them in a day, I’m so surprised with this one! The story is genuinely really engaging. The main character is so clever and it’s so fun to see her thoughts and for her to use her past life so strategically. Usually with the whole past life trope once the Mc gets revenge the brush over everything else, this game integrates it into the story really well! I found myself laughing a lot and the characters are genuinely so enjoyable! Really really fun. There are a few grammatical and spelling errors that take me out of the game a bit but nothing that makes it unreadable. If anything it catches me more off guard because everything is written fairly well. Some of the language also catches me off guard and I don’t know if this is a translation error or not. We’re in ancient china and the dialogue mostly reflects that until the Mc says smth like “get real!” Or her best friends says “girl!” Really pulls me out. Also, I’m not sure if some of the cutscene art for this is ai 😓 I might just be paranoid but I hope not, if it was I’d have to drop it. It seems like a lot of genuine passion was put into this game so itd really break my heart if the devs were to do something like this. And those are my only complaints! Incredible game, little to no ads, fun gameplay and story, I wish I had more energy so I could keep playing!! (Also, maybe add a log so people could go back to look at pervious stories or events? I’d love to go back and compare how Qui Wan grows!)

I've played several merge games or other games that have these silly "storylines" you have to go through, and I ALWAYS skip as much as possible. This is the first one where the story is actually a little bit interesting! (Maybe I just watch too many period cdramas - that is what attracted me to this game!) I mean, it's not exactly high literature (or even a cheap beach read), and there have been a few bits I've skipped through, but there's just enough meat to keep me reading most entries.The game is also good about providing just enough extra energy packs and gems that I rarely (but not never) get frustrated. I've spent a few dollars so far, but if a game is basically held hostage until you keep paying I don't pay, I delete it. I've only spent money bc I like the game, I do think it's fairly well-balanced, and there are regular offers at prices I'm willing to pay.The one thing I would love is if there were a way to go back and change previous decorating choices - I'd like to be able to play with different combos rather than be stuck with something that it turns out doesn't look great with the next item. The decorating options are pretty limited as it is (but are at least all very pretty and well-designed), so a little more flexibility there would enhance that part of the game.A last note on the story: Sadly I think Qiu Wan should wind up with Tang Gan or Miss Noa instead of any of her male suitors, she has far more chemistry with them, but I doubt the developers are willing to go there.

Like another review states, honestly surprised with the lack of reviews. I never write reviews unless a game really deserves it and I think this one does. I absolutely love the CONCEPT of merge games but very rarely do they execute the mechanics well. This one does! Most of them allow you to play freely for 5 minutes before you run out of energy and have to pay to continue. But this one perfects the speed of the game and is very generous with coins/energy and events so you can continue playing for quite a while. The events are also very enjoyable and the artistry is beautiful. I hope the developers keep this up, beautiful game!

I’m one of those people that refuses to pay to play. If the game isn’t fun enough without me needing to drop micro-transactions of money on it then it’s not worth playing. This game has a lot of story, continual play levels and you don’t have to pay. The only drawback is the energy depletes faster as you get past about level 10 and then it’s worth it to just let time pass to gain it back. I’d be willing to watch ads for higher energy gain but it’s minimal what you can get. Only other thing I’d add is ability to go back and change deigns you made on the teahouse because as the game progressed I might have picked different choices had I known the overall color scheme of the game controlled set pieces. Otherwise though the game is good and the graphics are cute too.