Transmigrated into the Film Emperor’s Death-Seeking Fiance Chapter 44 Discussion

The ML sucks. He's kind of halfway between being scum and an ok guy like he's not the worst but he also isn't a good ML at all. He's disrespectful, untrusting, untrustworthy and spoilt. He and MC worked out because MC is mature and calm so ML's better traits were presumably brought out in the end. But his initial attitude towards MC as well as towards his own child is pretty scummy in my opinion.

Why's ML scummy:

1. He distrusts and disrespects MC when he himself is untrustworthy -> yes he's seen MC's personal history before which was messy but seeing as how he's the one that wanted to get married to MC, shouldn't he at least give him the benefit of the doubt? At least treat him with respect and see if it works out rather than actively guard against and distrust the person he married. I mean yes I'm not expecting ML to like trust MC with his life or treat him like a loved one immediately, but at least some basic respect and courtesy would be great.

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like ML is the one who wanted to settle down because he wants to have a family and divert his attention away from white lotus YMX. And it's clear that when he brought up marriage, he meant it seriously in that it's for the long term and he wants to settle down even if he's not emotionally involved with MC at that point and he doesn't see them being emotionally involved ever in the future. But clearly it's not like a fake marriage for 2 years nor are they FWB/ sugar daddy situation, so why on earth does he come into the marriage without any basic trust or respect with his partner? If he really couldn't get over MC's personal history, he should've chosen someone else instead of getting a marriage certificate with someone you despise.

ML rudely told MC that he wouldn't ever fall for him and then told MC not to like him either. But was it necessary to say it in a mocking tone? Like he could've just said it calmly. Why did he have to be so hostile about it? MC wasn't the one who proposed the marriage in the first place.

when MC was simply interacting with ML and Qiqi well and ML's impression of MC was changing for the better, ML was wondering what he's scheming for. But again, why must ML assume the worst of MC?

When qiqi and MC were interacting well and ML didn't understand, he questioned MC about it and then didn't even say thank you afterwards for MC's advice even though he agreed with what MC said.

when MC and su nuan practiced together and when ML found them, he asked su nuan if MC bullied her. I can't remember if he saw them when they were actually practicing or when they were finished but why would he just one sidedly accuse MC of that when su nuan hadn't even said anything and ML himself didn't even see MC doing anything wrong.

ML purposely omitted the fact that he was meeting YMX to MC. I gave up at this part of the book because I was so incensed about the way he handled the whole situation. Like firstly he didn't tell MC about YMX nor did he tell MC he was meeting him. Afterwards, when MC found out about it but ML didn't know MC found out, ML heard MC saying that they would get divorced if either of them had an extramarital affair since neither of them had feelings for the other and he got angry with MC. But again, MC didn't even say anything wrong, ML's the one that said they wouldn't fall for each other and MC made it clear previously that if either of them cheated, they would get a divorce. Also, he had just returned from a SECRET meeting with a PREVIOUS crush so what right does ML have to be angry about MC basically just stating facts and ML himself just having wronged MC?? After this, when ML found out MC was aware of ML's meeting with YMX, he DIDNT EVEN PROPERLY APOLOGIZE? Like he texted MC and asked if he was going to ML's room and asked if he's angry. After that, he tried to convince MC to come to his room to talk. But again, ML is the one in the wrong, what's so difficult about him walking to MC's room to apologize and explain??? He even expected MC to just come to him??? Like, the VERY LEAST ML could've done was to show a GENUINE APOLOGETIC ATTITUDE. Like yeah he walked to MC's room in the end and they had a calm attitude in the conversation but ML seemed to put way more blame on YMX exposing the situation rather than himself hiding it from MC.
finally, he also admitted to MC that if MC hadn't found out about ML's meeting with YMX, he would never have informed MC about ML and YMX's situation. That's both disrespectful and dishonest. Because YMX is in the same industry, YMX knows ML's friends and presumably, YMX will meet MC in the future. Doesn't MC as ML's husband have a right to be aware of YMX and how ML used to feel about him??[collapse]

2. ML is also super spoilt and he's a lazy incompetent father. Until MC came along, he had a distant relationship with the child that he himself adopted. It's repeated numerous times that even though ML adopted qiqi, he didn't spend much time with him because of work and he also didn't really understand qiqi because of his 'impatience'. That's just a crappy dumb lazy excuse. Even if qiqi is quiet and ML himself is unfamiliar with how to handle children, can he not research it himself? Can he not ask his mother or father for advice? Can he not go online or buy a book about parenting? And since he's so busy, can't he at least put in EFFORT in the SMALL amount of time that he spends with his child? Why adopt a child if he can't be bothered to find out how to raise him? MC is wonderful. Super mature calm, capable and caring. But ML just isn't a particularly decent human being. Getting married on a whim because he's rejected, treating that marriage and his partner like a joke, neglecting a child. I mean, he's not the worst, and ML gets better but that's because MC shows how great he is. ML just lucked out that MC transmigrated over and they got married.