- #10
Eh, I have to stick up for the ML on some points here.
First of all, although it's not spelled out in specifics, it's implied even in the beginning, that the personality of the original host used to be exactly like the current personality of the MC, and that's the personality ML fell in love with and married. It's part of why the ML did not question MC's sudden change in personality (again). From his POV, his wife underwent a sudden change in personality sometime after they got married, and now for some reason is "returning to her origins". Later on, the MC also finds out there's suspicious holes in the memories she got from the original host, including the ones of how she and ML ended up together. While we don't know what exactly happened... the comments section brought up the possibility of a Plot-induced second personality, or another transmigrator being the "original host", or some other timey whimey/reincarnation event... but the "gold digger" MC is exactly what the ML originally married for, moreso than the "original host" personality.
Secondly, there's no actual proof that the ML ever cheated on his wife in the original storyline. The actual wording was that there was tabloid insinuations about ML and other women, and that the female protag saw the original host getting mad at a reporter for asking about ML and another woman. Remember, the "story" is told from the POV of the female protagonist, who had little real interaction with the MC and ML. Her POV is influenced by the tabloids, which loved to treat the original host as a foil against her, and she may be biased in believing that ML is a cheat like other rich men, unlike her husband. The MC, who has a higher EQ than original host and much better at reading people, after spending some time getting to know ML, doesn't believe he's that kind of person. Not that the probability is zero, but the values that he was raised with would've made it unlikely.
Thirdly, I don't think original host is blameless in not raising of their son. Yes, her mother-in-law was part of the problem, but not an unsurmountable one as MC had an easier time than she expected in getting back into the son's life. And ML was supportive and actively helpful of her getting close to the son as soon as MC told him she wanted to. On the other hand, from his POV, the "original host" personality saw her position as more important than her child, and never saw the importance of getting to know the kid at all. You can tell this attitude way original host had her other kids - two daughters weren't "good enough", so she had to go and use technology to have male triplets. To her, having children is counting coup against a rival, and not actually taking responsibility for the lives she created. With this kind of personality, I wouldn't trust her to raise a child either.
First of all, although it's not spelled out in specifics, it's implied even in the beginning, that the personality of the original host used to be exactly like the current personality of the MC, and that's the personality ML fell in love with and married. It's part of why the ML did not question MC's sudden change in personality (again). From his POV, his wife underwent a sudden change in personality sometime after they got married, and now for some reason is "returning to her origins". Later on, the MC also finds out there's suspicious holes in the memories she got from the original host, including the ones of how she and ML ended up together. While we don't know what exactly happened... the comments section brought up the possibility of a Plot-induced second personality, or another transmigrator being the "original host", or some other timey whimey/reincarnation event... but the "gold digger" MC is exactly what the ML originally married for, moreso than the "original host" personality.
Secondly, there's no actual proof that the ML ever cheated on his wife in the original storyline. The actual wording was that there was tabloid insinuations about ML and other women, and that the female protag saw the original host getting mad at a reporter for asking about ML and another woman. Remember, the "story" is told from the POV of the female protagonist, who had little real interaction with the MC and ML. Her POV is influenced by the tabloids, which loved to treat the original host as a foil against her, and she may be biased in believing that ML is a cheat like other rich men, unlike her husband. The MC, who has a higher EQ than original host and much better at reading people, after spending some time getting to know ML, doesn't believe he's that kind of person. Not that the probability is zero, but the values that he was raised with would've made it unlikely.
Thirdly, I don't think original host is blameless in not raising of their son. Yes, her mother-in-law was part of the problem, but not an unsurmountable one as MC had an easier time than she expected in getting back into the son's life. And ML was supportive and actively helpful of her getting close to the son as soon as MC told him she wanted to. On the other hand, from his POV, the "original host" personality saw her position as more important than her child, and never saw the importance of getting to know the kid at all. You can tell this attitude way original host had her other kids - two daughters weren't "good enough", so she had to go and use technology to have male triplets. To her, having children is counting coup against a rival, and not actually taking responsibility for the lives she created. With this kind of personality, I wouldn't trust her to raise a child either.
