It'll stay that way the whole novel. He'll also proceed to succeed on his mission inside the fabricated world, which was to obtain Su Xingzhi's feelings, his incarnate, for himself, in order to understand emotions like love to then let go of those emotions and finally perfect his Taoist heart, making him completely emotionless and immune to emotions, just like his master.

I absolutely hate the ending. Would've rated the novel 3 stars if the story's other aspects didn't satisfy me so much. No because?? How could the three brothers enjoy the rest of their lives with MC while Lu Mengqing....😭 I just don't believe the ending either like, why would Su Ke decide to return to the fabricated world after he attained ruthlessness? Lmao. General idea, mega mega spoilers bro: Turns out Lu Mengqing (LM), the OG protagonist, was also involved in drugging Su Xingzhi (SX). He was clean about it, so nobody traced any evidence back to him. He did it cuz he resented SX, because of SX's tyranny towards him and his hospitalized grandma. To LM, SX always had everything he didn't have. Money, power, and freedom. LM says that in the first half of SX's life, he had everything and could do whatever he wanted. In the second half of his life, he had the love and company of his brothers/family and Su Ke (SK). Meanwhile, in the first half of his own life (LM), he had to struggle to get by everyday, facing hatred and criticism with his grandma along the way, and in the second half of his life, he had to deal with muddy competition inside the business industry and lost SK's trust and the bit of goodwill SK had for him.☹️ When SK left the fabricated world and returned to his own world due to SX's body not being able to host such a strong soul as SK's, SX went full-on deranged from feelings of abandonment and was left devastated. When LM found out SK disappeared, he went and tried every means to kidnap SX and bring SX back to a laboratory where they would attempt to draw SK out to replace SX, meaning he would've killed off SX. LM never succeeded in kidnapping SX. Anyway, when SK returned in his OWN form and found out LM's attempts to kidnap SX, SK ended up sort of hating him and losing the good image he had of him. After that, a series of events happen and SX commits su*cide, sending all his emotions back to SK as SX is his incarnate, then SK achieves enlightenment and returns to the world of cultivation, before going back to LM's world and spending his (SK) time with the three brothers, while LM watches from afar, content and implied to never appear again?? LM😭 I don't get it cuz MC perfected the ruthless path, but still went back to the fabricated world when his mission was already done? Did he feel like because it was his doing that the Su family ended up devastated and broken, it was his responsibility to correct it? But Lu Mengqing was left devastated too when MC arranged the OG plot and came into his life, so why didn't MC feel responsible for LM too, when both LM and SX are both people that've done their share of wrongdoings😤 It's just so unfair to LM that he ended up so broken and still was content for SK..

Main wife candidate. Sweet but blackened, manipulative, such chara popular nowadays so if u like him, u will be unhappy at the end. As he deeply in love with Su Ke but Su Ke only pity him and have feelings of friendship as he thinks they have same beliefs in live. Naturally after he know that Lu Mengqing don't treasure others life as he is, he no longer feel connection with him.

I like asian novels, but what I like in western novels authors is almost always ready write happy ending for everyone, but in asian novel every harem member can only love one person or some readers will feel betrayed. It would be good if there's was extra were Lu Mengqing and Shen Mo'An fell for each other as Su Ke designed. But well, almost never in asia.

His other self or avatar. Was forgiven after Su Ke knew that he was drugged, naturally pity him as he designed all his bad deeds. After knew feelings of familial love through Su Huaiming treat him as baby brother.

Hidden actual number one. Big brother through his love and affection for both him and Su Xingzhi was able to touch Su Ke heart. As we naturally knew how to love through our parents and other elders, Su Huaiming is that person for Su Ke. For Su Ke, Su Huaiming=familial love and that's why even after he became fully ruthless he come back with Su Xingzhi to their home. I guess so called filial pity, even if there's ruthlessness, there's also sense of responsibility for being grateful to his older brother, to care about him. Su Ke is soft deep inside and to Su Huaiming he is softest. I guess top 3 in Su Ke heart is his master, his best friend and his big brother. Basically Su Huaiming is ultimate card that allowed Su Xingzhi secure his place in Su Ke heart, and also part of reason Lu Mengqing wasn't able to win even bit of affection.

One have nice level up from silly admirer to nice brother and other just... here? Seriously both of them felt like they come to make numbers. Although they are making book more colourful, without them it would be more plain.