Psychologist

it turns out that "ML" was the one the ordered the hit on MC, hence MC dies and wakes up in another body

the romance on the other hand left me dissatisfied. Its not that its badly written but the ML was so manipulative to the point that the extreme yanderes from other danmei were much cuter in my eyes. (And I dont even like yandere MLs)

Like I personally just find it extremely unpleasant to read about how the psycologist ML uses his profession to emotionally manipulate the MC into loving him. And when it's revealed that hes the one who killed him he orchestrates a whole thing where he again emotionally manipulates the MC into forgiving him where he purposely lets the MC shoot him to vent. And he knows that after that even if he wants to hate him the MC will feel pity and guilt and both forgive him and accept him as his boyfriend. All while thinking that the man he killed was the mc's lover.

id rather read about a confinement type yandere ML over an Emotionally manipulative one. So if it wasent because how good the detective part of the story was id completely hate it.

ML was the person who caused MC to die. At first I thought it was ML's brother but turns out the brother was just a front, the true behind the scene mastermind is actually ML. The whole event was due to ML investigating a certain group boss called Duke and incurred his wrath who sent a hitman to kill ML, this is where we see MC before getting killed. ML had MC shoot him as he knows MC won't forgive him thus giving him an option to kill him. But later it was known that ML's heart isn't in the normal position. Thus MC knows this was all an act to gain forgiveness and redeem himself infront of MC.

I found the psychiatrist an annoying character - I actively hated him, but I was enjoying the crime mysteries so I put up with it

THEN... The psycho psychiatrist turned out to be the person who killed the original body. Sure, the detective shot the psycho, but that was all part of the psycho's master plan to make the detective feel guilty enough to decide to live with him (the psycho's heart was off set, I would have shot him in the head) Then, as planned, the psycho lived AND DETECTIVE FORGAVE PSYCHO FOR KILLING HIS ORIGINAL BODY

Nope. No coming back from that

I hate this book

I would have been much happier if ML died on the ship or MC left for America and didn't return, leaving ML to deal with consequences that his lies and actions caused

Im quite disappointed that MC didnt lashed out his anger to the point ran away to state and become assassin again or something like that to the point ML felt so much guilt. I guess that what Author meant by saying he has soft heart. To the point, ML can even manipulated him. I means, he always lost in arguments or fight against ML.

There even scene where ML want MC to forget his past and a scene where he actually feel be grateful that he ordered people to kill MC which causing me to hate that Psychologist even more.

"The male lead is so pampering!!" "Everything the MC says is right for him!""I love how all the Lu brothers pamper their wives!"

No. Everything is without the MC's consent. The only reason I can see the MC actually liking him for is because he shows that damn love of his.

The disgust increased when I saw what he did the the MC in his past life, honestly why did the MC just.. Forgive him From what I can tell so far is that the MC pays back tenfolds if someone does something mean to him. But for the ML he doesn't. Why? Because he f*cking manipulated him. The MC is in the grasps of his hands, hes literally playing with his feelings at this point its not even cute. Id rather watch a yandere ML who just keeps the MC at home or never far than him, rather than a ML who just manipulates him to be his dog in the name of 'love'

The top reviewer mentions that the ML kills the MC in the previews life, but that it was before they knew each other, so it wasn't personal, so it shouldn't affect their relationship too much.

I both agree and disagree with this.

I mean yes, it wasn't personal, and it had nothing to do with the ML's love for the MC. But that STILL doesnt change the fact that it happened.

When you read a work of fiction, usually as the reader you root for and feel for the MC, and everything is for the pov of the MC. Like when you read books about scrupulous, evil, manipulating MC, you still root for them and its fun and refreshing how powerful they are. You dont stop to think, like 'oh this is fked up, what about this 2ndary and 3rd character.'

Since were reading from the MC's pov here, it stills feels aggravating and upsetting towards the person who killed him.

Thats like saying, oh my wallet got stolen, but you know, it wasn't PERSONAL, the thief didn't do it with malicious intent, he probably needed money to feed al his siblings at home, so I'm not upset that he stole my wallet.

Obviously, im still gonna be upset my wallet was stole, regardless of the thief's situation.

Same deal here.

They dont resolve it super quick or super easy, but at the same time, if I had to love someone who killed me previously, id probably have WAY more internal conflict and don't even know if I actually could love them, and if so, it would probably take me a LONG time to eventually forgive let alone love them.

Ok see ML actually makes the MC shoot him... Just so that the MC can finally, you know let it off his heart the anger of knowing that the person who killed his previous self is the ML. ML knew the kinda person MC is and if he really let the MC be just as it is... The MC really would have actually left him.... I mean I read the story carefully... The MC had really fallen for the ML no matter how many times he says otherwise... So if he had to forgive the ML and unable to get revenge he would just run away from the MLs life......

I know people would say this and that, well that's their opinion I won't say anything about the ML manipulating the MC to kill him and all.... And that ML is bad, worst, jerk, etc...... But not to me....

If you read from a different perspective you will find that ML did what he had to do.... He had a reason to kill the assassin who was going to come after his life.... Any person would defend themselves so did the ML. Not to forget the fact he is not for a normal background, so duh he has a dominant personality.

ML didn't know the the fact that he killed MC in his original body but he cared for the MC throughout everything... Even unknowingly he became the support of our MC....

Like at the start our MC is all unable to atjust in his new life of police being in the other side of the law... But many of the times when people say bad things about a criminal that would resonate with the MC.... The MC unconsciously gets hurt or one can say gets mad or something of a bad kinda emotions but one word from our ML makes him weird mood calm down..... I mean come on anyone who reads this novel can find how important the ML was to the MC emotional life....

The part I loved a lot is how open and free these two are with each other tell them everthing about themselves to one another...

I mean the MC who is supposedly the cold hearted assassin tell, the ML openly that he wants to kill someone when the ML finds out MCs weapon (well the one he wants to kill is the ML he later finds out cause of the clues)....

And Even through the MC is all like I don't like ML at all but when he did shoot the ML he actually broke down only comming alive when he found out that ML is alive...

And no matter how angry MC was at ML,... well he knows much more better than anyone that MLs love towards him is true, and although ML is faulty, he care for him and pampers and dots on him a lot and would continue to do so for the rest of their lives together..😍😍😍

That's why they end up together...❤️

like when ML took the MC to the movies and the MC only realized that it was a date when he got home

I advise those who haven't read the book, don't read this, seriously, you might lose some of the fun while reading.

I was very satisfied with how it was done and I think that was the best way.

When that bet appeared, I was sure that the ML was protected and that it was all his performance, I was very angry, because I didn't want everything to end this easy. But when I found out that ML really faced the situation head on and that even though he had prepared certain things in advance, it was not guaranteed that everything would go well for him or that there would be no sequel, it was really a gamble and he took the risk, I thought it was soooo good, I thought it was the best way for the whole past to be resolved and for the two of them to be together.

The author was amazing to have thought of it.