Fu Mian - I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL YOU PIECE OF SHIT, anyone who likes this man or sympathizes with him I really can't understand, as a character he is interesting but f*ck him oh my god??, had some pretty cinematic and beautifully written scenes, and I did think he was well written, will give him that, but wow did I cry every chapter he appeared out of how much I despised him and wanted to literally shoot him dead

Nie Xueping - honestly whatever, you had such a short time, you were nice to Yuzhang so I like that, but the way fandom treats you like you're some god makes me hate you a little, has a hidden side I guess but honestly pretty boring overall, cute kid points but also too tied down, who knows how real his love is given he knows pretty much nothing about Yuzhang, love at first sight, so you like his appearance what's new

Song Yekang - the monk plot kills me ok HAHA otherwise yeah he really is just there, I do like him but not as much to his personality as other characters, understandable since not love interest

Song Mengzhao - forgotten man, poor guy didn't even get an extra lol, no real feelings for I'll be honest, a bit doglike, his depression/anxiety arc is interesting, a weirdly possessive brother overall, likes to bite, poor Yuzhang having to deal with people like this though, being beautiful really is a struggle

Yu Feiyu - just another man down bad for Yuzhang, really nothing to say about him, he's really just there as a body, pretty romantic guy but unfortunately there's nothing really that draws Yuzhang in to him, just existing as another man that's in love with Yuzhang's infinite charm

Nie Yinbing - pathetic dog man, I feel bad for you, but not bad enough to like you that much, kind of muscle head, no brains, just guns, bad at communicating, Yuzhang even says he has to struggle to talk to you, go and fight you're better on battlefield when you're away from the plot, more in love with Yuzhang's memory than Yuzhang himself honestly, doesn't really have much EQ, I know I sound like I hate him but I really don't, poor guy never had a chance

Song Qiyuan - the brother that actually gave Yuzhang a taste of brotherly affection, the only brother with actual brains, in the end though blood ties were most important to him, understandable, I like him

Xiao Fengtian - not really a love interest but he's an interesting character, definitely played a bigger role than I expected in the novel, I like his friendship with Yuzhang, they're sweet, I feel bad for how he struggled

Meng Tingjing - somehow 21 and this powerful wtf, his actual photographic memory and being able do everything perfect on his first try probably helps, boxing champion lol that pretty face and slender build are a lie, no matter how much he gets hit or how mad he gets though he would never hit his wife, love of my life, incredible, amazing, peak character development and characterization, the one person who stood by Yuzhang through everything, who knows him entirely and still loves him, who never would give up on him, who could never give up on him, I love his tsundere ass so much, author clearly loves him too, the endgame ML :)

Song Yuzhang - only 20 years old omg, compassionate playboy man, a true romantic, cares way too much about people, when he gives his heart he really gives his all, a gentle soul, kind of a sl*t but we love him regardless, weirdly monogamous but will make out with Meng Tingjing even when dating other men, kind of hilariously when with other men he's also always thinking about Meng Tingjing being jealous, knows from the start that Meng Tingjing is the one he won't be able to get rid of, clearly I am too 1v1 to be reading this novel given how my every thought is about Meng Tingjing, author's favored child, my favored child too I only persisted reading this because of how much I love him, really what a beautiful and well rounded character, I cried so much for him when he couldn't, you have no idea