I’m very confused at how many bad reviews this novel has gotten. I’ve noticed three common critiques:
He’s the one who sweet talks ML into getting out of trouble and deals with the two rivals through his own merits. The only time I can see him being considered passive is Spoiler
during the filming of his first drama
[collapse], but even then he wasn’t the one who asked for help, he wanted to deal with it himself.
- ML is abusive/gaslighting/etc.
Just. Blatantly untrue. I’ve read a lot of garbage webnovels where the MLs are disgusting POSes, but Chu Cheng just is not that at all. He lets MC set the pace, never pushes MC’s boundaries, and tries to protect MC the best he can while asking nothing in return. Chu Cheng you’ve been falsely accused
- Translation is unreadable
If you’re used to reading Chinese webnovels, this one should be fine too. I think it’s definitely readable, but I’m Chinese so take this with a grain of salt.
Personally I think this is a really cute story with a good romantic progression. It’s slow paced and more slice-of-life-y, but banter between the main characters is cute and the story is enjoyable.
