First of all, this review is entirely my opinion and doesn't reflect other readers.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, even though I was only reading the MTL version. It was pretty easy to understand so I guess it was worth a try if you are thinking of giving this a shot. Anyway, if you are lazy, here is some summary/spoiler:
Spoiler
Qiao Qiao is an aspiring AV actress who is described as a hidden beauty, and in the middle of a career slump. Despite some setbacks, she gradually becomes acquainted with the MLs (there's 6 of them) who for some reason develop unhealthy fixation towards Qiao Qiao (QQ). They all have different reasons for approaching her which always end in QQ being sexually assaulted or being coerced to have s*x. There's tons of dubcon, some borderline r*pe and there's also straight out r*pe. As their relationship progresses, Qiao Qiao graduated from being a AV actress to being a temporary s*ave, to a pet, to being a kept mistress and her role keeps changing at the hands of whichever MLs of the month/week/day.
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What's yummy about this?
The dynamic of their relationship is really interesting because all MLs are yanderes and OP. Their yandere-ness has various degree of severity. Some are just batsh*t crazy e.g. Liang Jize, some mild e.g Cheng Xie (mon bebe), Zhou Yuanchuan to name. There's a lot of conflicts at the beginning where they refuse to share QQ, but then they gradually accept each other's role in their dynamic. It's pretty smooth and doesn't seem rushed which is something pretty rare especially in reverse harem genre.
Spoiler
So yeah, there's 3P scene which is the main turning point of their relationship. It was a bit awkward but it's understandable since it was their first time. When you pit 2 MLs who are used to control others, it is amusing to see them finally bow their heads and learn to give way and share.
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I think everyone who reads this will pretty much agree that the main highlights are the MLs. They are the major driving force of the story, with QQ being the one core that binds them together. We have an overbearing director/CEO, the young heir of a major company, Emperor actor, strong military/spy agent, the overachieving scientist with double PhD and the last one... the mixed race number one AV actor who rarely makes an appearance. I honestly don't have much opinion on him other than him being another level of crazy with abusive past. Anyways, all characters are fleshed out and despite being OP, they all have weaknesses. Some are unrepenting, like Qin Rui who tackles everything head on and likes to lead QQ by the nose with his overwhelming personality. We also have a kuudere/yandere hybrid like Cheng Xiu who's a rare gem. He's one of my fav, and one of the nicest out of the bunch other than Zhou Yuanchuan. And yeah, I gotta give kudos to the author for making Liang Jize. I started out hating him, then pitying him, then hating him again. I forgot at which point I started pining for his scenes with QQ. You can never guess what's running through his head. I'm amazed that I can never guess the extent of his cruelty and his sadistic streak. It's scary and amusing which is weirdly a combination I never put together. QQ's MVP is probably Song Qiyan. I have mixed feeling about him due to the fact that he was the only character that has the greatest sway over our FL. You could say that QQ is most partial towards him out of everyone.
Now for the hiccup;
QQ is weak and a pushover. She's not Mary Sue, which means she's flawed. I extremely adore flawed characters because they seem
real. However, I don't like that the author misused QQ's weakness as a fuel for toxic masculinity i.e. making her a medium to boast the MLs s*xual prowess. Throughout the story, she is made as an outlet to expend desire, and the worse thing is, she was okay with it. It stems from her subpar confidence where she thinks that she will never catch up to the level of the MLs. It breaks my heart but as the story progress, QQ learns to fight back and say no but her efforts are still embarassing. At this point I'm still rooting for her to grow a spine.
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Overall, there's tons of smut and great plot*. The smuts are skippable but I read through every one of them to better understand the MLs psyche. You never know how much you could glean from the bedroom action.
*subjective opinion
