When The Foolish Gong Lost His Memories Chapter Completed Discussion

The first part of the novel really left me frustrated. Maybe its just me, but it really felt unfair that over half of the novel, the gong is being blamed for divorce. I thought that the MC would at least try to make the ML remember their love. But after the amnesia, the MC just gives up without even trying. After that, its just the MC disliking the ML forb being immature for half the novel.

Spoiler

The MC thought that clinging too hard would make the ML leave him. But, come on, almost everyone thought that the ML would come to regret his decision to divorce the MC but never tried to stop him. Even the ML's friend liked the MC and is happy for their divorce.

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Another thing I dislike in this novel was the MC's conditional love. Its been mentioned several times that he only fell in love for the ML being calm and mature. This is also one of the reason why he just accepted the divorce from the beginning. And just like other people in their verse, he never trusted that their love will last.

ML

Spoiler

The ML's father have an illegitimate children who the ML meets. At that time, the ML didn't know that his parents are not the loving parents he knew. That child and ML bonded, the child live with his mother and they live poorly so the ML treat him for some food. One month after that meeting the child drowned. It is implied that the ML's mother did it. The ML felt guilty after he find out and blamed himself. This is one of the reason why he becomes more mature. So, the fact that the MC fell in love with the ML only after he changes because of his parents and blamed himself for it really made me think that their love is not that great. Like, if they meet at the wrong time, they would never make it. Its conditional.

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I don't really find the MC that likeable. He is calm and cool-headed but no other interesting quality. But, one of the memorable scene in this novel is the MC's flashback on how he noticed the ML after he became more mature. It is one of the few times I cheered for their love. During the camping trip, the ML proposes to elope and the MC thought that their love might never last but in the end still agrees. Its the first moment in the novel that actually shows how he take a step forward for their love. Because most of the time, the initiative is in the ML's hand.

Overall, its mediocre. Not as entertaining as other novel, but also not that bad. Just don't raise your expectation too much.