After I Stole The Male Lead, The Female Lead Cried Chapter 81 Discussion

So when I was starting out, I would have directly given the story five stars but as I go on, well, let's just say, my 4 stars are now kindness.

First of all, the book is well written. The author has few grammatical errors and slang in their writing so it's extremely readable in mtl. My compliments in that regard.

okay let's start with the synopsis, yes!

so when I first read the synopsis, I thought it was another story about a holy mother showing all kinds of kindness and gaining the ml's trust. And honestly, if I had followed the synopsis and not given it a chance, I'd think it was just that.

the synopsis is probably the fattest spoiler here but let me give you a few details that made me want to read the book.

so when I got to the first pages, I found out that MC was actually a cannon fodder that died and the og FL literally took all her things and replaced her. Then our ML was actually the villain of the story.

at this point I'm like- SOLD! The synopsis and title didn't do any justice to the actual book.

And in the beginning, things were looking up. It was cute but not in a sugary way. The ML was kinda omega and the FL domineering- which is my cup of tea, porridge, poison. I love and live for the genre.

I felt that the skinship was perfectly timed and the author didn't make me beg or frustrate me. They kissed enough, teased each other enough, I think we had or**sms somewhere. Honestly for me it was perfect. It wasn't too much and it wasn't too little.

the only problem came when we get to the villainess,

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so the villainess is the og fl. And she has a system that collects energy by harming people. And obviously, the first 2 or 3 times I didn't want her to win but after a while, I also wanted to see her do something.

see, her role in the book is basically to be contrasted with the MC so that the MC can shine brighter. It's so much that they are literally the same person with the same things and moving towards the same purpose.

Not only do the both of them have systems, have the same love interests and have systems with a similar target, they literally look alike.

and of course you're going to hear things like- but the MC is more beautiful and more refreshing. Or- they put on the same dress but the whole room feel silent when they saw MC.

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the plot had potential to go in a more intriguing direction but I think the author didn't dare to explore it, which I don't hold against them at all.

but, the MC became too op for me and so was the ml. Op in a not nice way. By the time I get to chapter 78, I'm tired of seeing them winning.

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The worst part was that the villainess and MC used the same methods to approach the ML but for some reason (plot armor) the ML constantly rejected the villainess.

It would have been fine for him to reject her because the method of approach was really s*upid- but the FL uses the same approach and is literally more willful in an unpleasant way and the ML suddenly losses all his senses- saying things like "he couldn't understand it but there was something that blah blah" In short he couldn't resist her.

if she isn't using a cheat we don't know about, then she's definitely using a cheat. Her system is just stronger than the villainess', literally. That's all.

at first, that plot armor wasn't so obvious until the ML became a teenager.

like literally, girls would send him letters and try to approach him but he would purposely isolate himself. Which would have been fine if the author included things like, he didn't believe in people anymore. Or maybe he went along and was humiliated but nope! He directly rejected everyone and automatically accepted fl.

Only the FL that only he could see would be allowed close- and I'm thinking- this guy probably believes the world should revolve around him to involve him, right?

Because every time the MC said that only he could see her, he would say something like, "something that belongs to only me."

I think the ML just wanted to isolate himself for the MC.

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And something that really ticked me off

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I'm not the kind of person to let the truth get in the way of a good story but seriously- the real world doesn't have so much stigmatization against the disabled.

and I was thinking- it's okay- it's all good, as long as the plot of the world aligns. But even in the world, there were laws against stigmatizing disabled people- mark you, these are modern educated people but- everyone has this thing against the lame. Like the moment someone can't walk- they are automatically useless and can't even have a romantic relationship- and I'm thinking- what?!

it would have been fine had the world been set in ancient China or the republican time or at least if the setting of the modern world matched the stigmatization but goodness.

What killed me was how everyone kept referring to the ML and Ji Tui (a lovely character- I was almost going to ask MC to open a harem) as useless people. Even the characters saw themselves that way. Apparently only if they could walk would they be worthy of love and affection.

and I'm thinking- what's wrong with you?

I can blame that on the years of stigmatization they had to go through.

but what kills me is the fact that MC refuses to introduce ML to her parents until he can walk. Like the f*ck! Would she never show him to her parents if he could never walk?

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the plot armor just got s*upid at this point

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so the grandfather takes ML to beat the mandarin ducks. Yes!

he is taken to a heavily guarded remote villa where MC obviously finds ml. And I think this is where the setting starts to collapse.

the people who protect the ML suddenly become dumb as f*ck and forget their work ethic. They don't even report to the grandfather that the ML is seeing someone.

they are so gullible in front of the MC that she also rolls her eyes at them at some point.

See? She clearly has a cheat that the author has refused to tell us about.

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from then on, you'll see how op the ML is.

you'll never forget the fact that the MC is beautiful, and the ML is beautiful and the mo only deserves to be next to the MC because he is beautiful and he is only truly worthy when he can walk. Because- when you can't walk, you're as good as garbage but the moment you stand- gasp!!! 😰 You're formidable and everyone can finally see your ability.

when you can't walk, they forget that you're kind, you saved someone's life, you're exceedingly smart and you're good looking.

it's like as if we are in the world of babies where those that can walk are praised by their parents.

it becomes a bit lackluster as you read. And I'm afraid that if I read further, my stars will drop further.