Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel Chapter -- Discussion

Had a strong start and dropped the ball by the end. I honestly spent the first part of reading this not understanding why it had a lower rating, but by the end I thought it was correct. There are some good things I could say; I liked the main character, the revenge was satisfying, the interactions between the MC and the ML were interesting in the beginning. But by the end I felt like skimming. The medicinal and technological advancements were so insane it made me cringe Spoiler

the whole golden finger thing could have honestly been dropped, and it would have been fine, it made the MC seem less impressive because he was relying on information he didn't discover

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The ML felt so much more interesting in the beginning, because he didn't fall in love at first sight and having the dichotomy of being a normal cold CEO ML but also innocent and blushing was cute. But he quickly becomes a love brained weirdo who doesn't do much in the story. Spoiler

And the fact that they don't show them having a child, which is such an important part of the MC's motivations and their relationship is baffling to me.

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Another weakness is to me, most of the villains didn't feel dangerous, but that was always in contrast with the story saying how excellent they were. The revenge felt satisfying, but you never felt the "how is the MC going to get out of this mess" thrilling sort of feeling.

I think if there were some extras that wrapped some things up likeSpoiler

having the baby, what was the MC and ML's relationship in the OG novel, maybe even one for the MC's brother and his husband's backstory (because they were treated so much as an afterthought IDK why the author even made them a side couple)

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