I Like The Man Who Is Said To Be The Villain Chapter Completed Discussion

I finished this. Honestly for me it's a 3.5 or 4 at best, but I don't want to drag the rating down too much. I personally don't think that there's anything special about this novel that would make it better or particularly distinctive from others with the same genre (Zombies, Apocalypse, Superpower) except probably the MC.

ML is your typical strong quiet type. I don't hate him but I don't particularly love him either. He sounds like our ideal dream husband but that's it. If you are expecting pampering-type of novel (which I did btw because I love them) the pampering moments came like at the last part of the novel and the moments weren't that many. It's slow-burn romance.

MC is... a very relatable person for millenials' standard. One of my favourite lines of his was "He likes the pampering-type of novel and eats sugar because life is hard enough" and honestly, same dude. He's also unapologetic and isn't hypocritical with his means - he's being nice to others just so ML can like him and so the Heavenly Dao won't kill him in a heartbeat by accumulating virtues. He knows he's being nice just because he needs to and not because he's a nice person and he admits it upfront.

Their romance, or MC's courting of ML, started early on. ML sounds like an aromantic as*xual person. Everyone (including MC) thought he's straight but from ML's side it sounds like he's simply not particularly interested in romance. The first few chapters with MC eating ML's tofu was all for acting (they've got a secret with each other they can't share and acting like a couple is a good front) but MC did successfully boil the frog with warm water. Someone pointed out that it was non-consensual touching, I think it's more dub-con because both of them were acting together to hide their secret. And without the touching it would make it not believable to outsiders. If you are uncomfortable about this however, I completely understand if you decide to skip this novel.

I felt a bit unsatisfied with the ending because it felt like there's more politics and fighting and farming and less romance. But then again I did come in expecting a sweet pampering novel so I guess that's MY problem and not the novel's. Do I think it's better than "Otaku's Code" or "Reborn to Return to Fang Hao"? Definitely not, but it's an okay read if you want something similar.