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I absolutely love love love the ML in this. He actually understands that a spouse is not someone you signed a piece of paper with. Regardless of whether the spouse is your beloved, they are your family member and life partner first and deserve to be respected. I love how solid his three views, as novels put it, are. He draws clear lines with his past and doesnt disrespect his spouse in any way. Kudos to him for realising that even if affections are not entirely under our control, our decisions to act upon them definitely are. I am not a fan of dog-blood nonsense so I really like clear cut characters who can act rationally and ethically. Im just not into the whole pining away after the white moonlight and wronging and hurting your spouse, then chasing them back after you finally fall for them. Those kinds of scum are not worth being MLs. They are too selfish and only care about their own feelings, expecting the spouse to tolerate the emotional cheating when they like another and then expecting forgiveness and reconciliation when they finally condescend to fall in love with their spouse- I really like this kind of ML who decisively puts his feelings aside and treats his spouse with every bit of respect he is entitled to and actively looks towards the future instead of brooding over the past.The MC is also wonderful- he is a strong character who can go with the flow and remain rational. I absolutely love their banter because it is a rare dynamic in C-novels... for some reason most danmei novels have submissive shous and dominant and controlling gongs and the authors seem to think that being willing to banter dissipates the tyrannical CEO aura of the gong.. which is kind of valid, but I think banter is a great sign that shows the strength of their relationship- just like an insecure child may be a bit to obedient, while a child secure in their parents affections may be more comfortable acting out and expressing himself. The banter puts them on an even footing which is a good sign and tells me that the relationship can last long.