I haven't mtled this, but reading up until the latest translated chapters and reaidng up to the latest translated chapters of DKC, I felt like Nangong was a jerk only in the beginning and he very quickly changed (when he fell for the Yaoyao beauty trap and literally confessed that he fell for it afterwards) . If I have to compare between these two guys, JLY is by far a bigger and insufferable asshole. I doib beauty master will be the ML , but I get the feeling he would be much more deserving of the title. I really don't feel like the ML in this story is worth all the hassale and I have a true dislike for him until now. From the beginning that he was introduced up until this point. He is insufferable .
HOWEVER! The reason I love Godly Empress Doctor is in fact because of the protagonist. She is actually really lovable, brilliant and unfortunately constantly misunderstood. I also like her a lot more than Su Lou if I compare protagonists.
I'm literally reading the store because of the FL despite the ML being a freaking awful jerk undeserving of the FL. That means the protagonist is just that freaking awesome.
Also, all complaints aside, I do find this authors writing style very enjoyable and the translator are doing an excellent work.