It's stated later that in their past history, the ML previously gave Finch the impression that he was homeless and had no money.... but Finch was still fine with it! They lived together for several months, and Finch was happy raising a "broke/hobo" boyfriend because they got along well, so it's obvious that Finch doesn't care if his partner makes money.

Their breakup had nothing to do with money. Finch was scared to come out to his family but always regretted breaking up with him.

Fast forward to when they meet again: no matter how many times Finch talks about how rich the ML is, the ENTIRE time was spent trying to avoid the ML. NOT trying to get the ML's attention.

Now, when the ML showed some positive feelings back, Finch was reminded of his regrets with the breakup; that's why he seduced the ML, and NOT bc ML was rich yo. If Finch was only obsessed with money, he would have approached the ML FROM THE FIRST CHAPTER, which he does NOT.

ML sacrifised himself to close the door of the other world, which means closing from the inside. That's why people are more inclined to him. MC actually knew that ML would not let any harm fall on MC's head, that was MC's choice, not effing justice, but his selfishness. Ahahahaha I laughed so hard, that's what you call cheap of the cheap, he says all this in the last chapters!! :'D But sure thing after ML is gone MC is very sad and realized - omg, I love him~ uwu

tbh, I was afraid the MC and ml's dynamics would be some cringy and awkward bantering or passive aggressiveness every time they meet but I forgot this didn't have the bickering couple tag haha. When the MC and ML meet again for the first time after their breakup two years ago, the MC had just learned the ml's true identity as a rich person. He starts lamenting how they broke up and how it turns out he had been sitting on a pot of gold during that time they were dating. I can see why people would dislike MC from here, because after this, he continues thinking about how he regrets that his ex was rich and he was thinking of getting back together. I think the misunderstanding caused by this was on the writing. First impressions are always important and this is how our MC was introduced and how he usually thinks for the first few chapters of the story. However, if you bothered to continue reading, you'd realize those were just initial or surface level thoughts. As the story progresses, we learn more about how the MC dated the ML back then without knowing his identity and he was very excited. He truly liked this boyfriend and was happily going to raise him (he was going to be the provider in the relationship). In fact, the real reason they broke up wasn't because they had problems or that the ML wasn't up to par to our MC. The MC had just figured out he was gay at this time and ML was his first boyfriend. He wasn't ready to come out of the closet yet when his sister wanted to meet the ML through dinner. Thinking it was easier to just say they broke up before they could meet, the MC broke up with the ml. Surprisingly, I didn't see any reviews complaining about this cowardice, but the MC was self-aware at least and later, he's finally ready to face the ml. And, he does. Nonetheless, I think it's a bit uncalled for to hate the MC because of his supposed attraction to the ML because of his wealth. I was elated when we saw the ml's thought on this and it's exactly what I think: looks or riches are reasonable qualities for a person to like in someone. There's nothing wrong with liking someone because of that. Maybe some of you reviewers might not have high standards, but some of us do care about whether they're pleasing to look at or can financially support us, etcetc. The MC himself is goodlooking so why should he look for someone who isn't goodlooking or is average-looking? He even explicitly says he wouldn't just date anyone rich. This is quite obviously backed up by the fact that he didn't sleep with some rich backers to get to where he is now. Moreover, our ML is totally okay with this so why are the rest of you so mad? He understands that some people really look for that in a person and he was even happy he had those traits so the MC would like him more. At the same time, he knows that the MC liking him only for that would make their relationship superficial and difficult for them to go through hardships together. The ML knows and he gets it. I was a bit frustrated seeing the hate for MC because he really does grow to love the ML before. His like from just having dated him for two months grew naturally and they later clear up their misunderstandings. It's nice and sweet.

now on the ml's part, he's somewhat aloof and cold at first. This is understandable. The MC broke up with him and didn't contact him anymore after that so he assumed the MC didn't care and that their relationship passed like air to him. And yet, he still loved him. It's never really explained how but he has a brief monologue about having known the MC before they dated and for longer, that their meeting wasn't accidental. When they meet again, the ML is still in love. And he seemed to be trying to somewhat reconcile with the MC. He asks the MC to stay by his side and the MC misunderstands this, of course. Here, I'm sure the ML was trying to have him by his side again but the MC just thought he was protecting him for the time being. The ML acts on a constant push and pull with his behavior towards the MC, seemingly cold one time and still in love with him on the next. The ML is conflicted because of the misunderstanding between them from those past two years. Funnily enough the ML was also getting jealous and misunderstanding the mc's fawning attitude towards his boss luo and later xie yan. This guy was amusing to watch. He's super sweet but his heart's a mess. Well, the two make up anyway. The MC realizes how the ML truly feels about him and is overjoyed. They have a lot of talks, though they keep getting interrupted. Later, they finally meet in the middle and reconcile, going back to how they were two years ago. It's such a shame we didn't have at least two more extras to see how they go from there because the ML returns at the end and the MC had just grown as a big star. Alas, it was a good read, all the same

where he shamelessly goes up to the ML who he broke up w for the first time in 2 years, winked at him, and then let his boss misinterpret their relationship so he could get into his boss's eyes. YES U USED HIM, SAY IT FOR WHAT IT IS. Just bc the ML was nice enough not to call u out bc he likes you doesn't mean YOU DIDN'T DO THAT LOWCLASS SHIT.

Not to mention you cannot continue to write in the MC's thoughts "oh he's rich I wish I didn't give him up. Oh he's connected to my boss I wish I was still bf w him so I could get resources" without him seeming lowclass basic bit*h EVEN IF HE still has feelings for the ML THAT THE AUTHOR DOESN'T TELL US UNTIL past ch 30.

Also "Oh the boss is probably treating me well bc he thinks I'm close to the ML (hm I wonder why he would think that oh yeah I did that doh -- thoughts he doesn't realize bc he's dumb & ignorant of his using behavior and the author whitewashed him ofc) even though I still haven't said I like him or why I broke up with until 2/3 of the way into the book but just vaguely hehe. I'm fine with getting all these resources for free bc the ML still likes me and I'm unintentionally using his feelings for me while not doing anything but being cowardly about my feelings, look I'm so pitiful bc my character setting is cowardly about my feelings but cute and ignorant."--he doesn't say these words but he might as well!!

Look realistically he can be cowardly and that's fine but I don't really KNOW WHY HE BROKE UP WITH THE ML YET and we're more than halfway in this novel. Is it just bc he liked him but couldn't like him more or he'd be scared ?? Idk the writing is probably waiting for the end to tell me and I cannot be bothered. Btw idk what another review was saying about him blocking a hit for the ML in the first arc, unless ofc I forgot, but I'm pretty sure for the first 4 arcs he doesn't block a hit for the ml.

What I'm saying is the MC had so many lowclass thoughts of getting popular by using his idols following and using the ml's connection (without even a thanks or acknowledgement bc he's an ignorant little baby "oh dear me they think I'm close to the ml, even though I'm still too cowardly to say my feelings or tell him why I broke up with him or the fact at that point I decided we won't get back together anymore, I'll just roll with it as if that doesn't make me a tool hehe") for resources & money with absolutely no details on him working hard on improving his acting (just "the MC got better and the director scolded him less." Telling writing) that I think he's a basic b*tch.

sometimes however I wished that the author could explain the background of things more, like how did Cesar come out from the other side, , who is the Dominator??, , what is the foundation actually doing?? I wanted to know more about cesar and his past, , HOW did he become the thing he was...?

Stuff like that

Yes the MC seemed shallow for liking the ML only for his looks and money at first. But as you read on you find that's not the case. He really did like the ML but he had his own reasons for his actions. And the ML knew about his reasons anyways even though he didn't let the MC know. What I disliked most was the miscommunication between some of the things that happened during the different planes crashing that they could have resolved faster. Like MC could have shared all the plots with the ML in the Emperor plane ahead of time instead of always waiting for the day of. Or the ML not telling anything about his inner demons to the MC or that the MC was the key etc so many miscomunication. But although the ending was fast and abrupt, I loved how he finally realized his love for the ML and his loving reaction when seeing him again. Yes its a HE.

(such as the breakup or the feelings of both during and after this relationship)

The only thing that puzzled me as the author left out was: WHY DO XIE YAN AND IQ ZHEN LIKE THE MC??? Like, they barely met or interacted!! But they liked the MC on a higher level than it should, which made me think they were also a snippet of ML, but that doesn't even make sense or have enough evidence to make it more doable.