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Truthfully it's quite a lazy novel because it basically just follows an OP MC being ultra talented and face-slapping people. However, I went into this wanting a shuangwen novel to read and this gave me exactly that. Translation is pretty good except for a few typos here and there, and I don't like the way the translator censors words by putting a hyphen in them—not sure if it's standard policy or smth it's just annoying to see a word like 'kill' written as k-ill.I absolutely abhor the romance—I can kind of overlook how Gary stu the MC is because at least he has some sort of personality, even if it's nothing unique. But the ML pisses me off so much—there's no explanation to how he 'fell in love at first sight' other than some vague memory of receiving a painting by MC in the past. Dude has no personality either—the author decided to give him the 'I am a smart rock' persona, meaning he's just cold, looks good, a genius with perfect memory, and of course the richest man in the world schmuck. There's no point in that sort of romance since the ML might be a genius but he's essentially an infant when it comes to social skills. If he wasn’t all-perfect I would have suspected him of being autistic. (No offense to people on the spectrum, I'm just trying to push the point) All that said, this novel is enjoyable as long as you turn off all logic and are not particularly concerned with originality, freshness, or a heart-pounding experience. It's a simple, cosy read that you shouldn't think too hard about, or you will definitely be disappointed.