Yo This is hilarious. The Story about arrogant NOUVEAU RICH peacock-like, mouth says what he wants, tyrant, shameless, generous money gifter, always fall in his own traps MC x hypocrite, MADMAN, gentle outside appearance different from actions and thoughts, irritate MC, cold, very very possessive ML.

I kinda like the MC, he comes off as crude by the way he talks but he is not completely bad. . Because he saw MC doing for him something that everyone that abandoned him never done and also understood that, MC is not really that bad. MC is just very straightforward in what he thinks and very hotheaded. Haha but he's so s*upid how he makes his traps yet fall in the same traps every time.

FYI: the ML? He's a RED flag. I'm saying it again the ML is a big red flag. Once he understood he's interested in MC, he did everything to get him. So some of his actions are not good/consensual. But MC is not all innocent in some of his actions either. So If you go in, thinking ML is all rainbows and sweet, good luck. Haha For some reason I like when the MC always screaming at him "Are you crazy? You lunatic!!!!!!" Hahahahaha YO! I'm on the floor cause he's so right.
MC reminds me a little of that MC in < <The Sick Beauty Gave Up Struggling>>, cause both MCs understand very well that MLs are sick paranoid people, so they just be like ~whatever I don't wanna go into the brain of mental cases~ _~ hahahahaha.

Anyway I don't want to spoil too much, but I recommend, just be mindful. Thank you to the translator for bringing forth the story.

Warning ML is a rapist!!!!

I have already added the tag but still if you haven't seen it......

ML is a total psycho he likes MC and will do anything to make him his. Their first time was him raping MC (though MC was the one who came up with a plan to drug ML and take photos so that he can show it to the Li guy and obviously the plan backfired and ML fed MC the drug and rapped him)

Even after that he continuously forced MC to have... more>> s*x with him by one means or another. MC didn't want to do anything with him......

The second time he almost r*ped the MC because he was jealous. MC was so frightened because he didn't know it was the ML he thought someone else was raping him and the poor guy was so scared (at this point MC is in love with the ML)

And let me tell you ML felt no remorse for raping MC. And he wasn't even punished for what he did.

But this novel was so interesting like ML's possessiveness was delicious. But ofcourse r*pe might be offputting or triggering for many so proceed with caution. ML himself thought that if MC didn't love him he himself doesn't know what he would have done to obtain MC........ <<less

This is a romance-focused novel with a bit of family conflicts and drama. Regarding the Lin guy that the MC and ML are supposedly "fighting" for, there was never a chance for him in the first place so no worries about dog blood from there. Although there is a slow romance tag, tensions are already high since the start.

The MC is a rich second-generation playboy that is somewhat bratty but not immature. He is hot-blooded, spoiled and straight-forward. I like his fierceness and how brutal he can be towards the... more>> ML because most of the time, the ML truly deserved it. Although the ML gets the upper hand most of the time, the MC never let him off easy and made sure he suffered for it. MC is also described as a very optimistic person who sees the positives in any bad situation.

The ML was described as a sophisticated scum in the summary but he appears much more like a cold and overbearing CEO as he drop his pretense. It would've been interesting if the ML's character was gentle yet ruthless instead of your usual cold CEO which I don't really enjoy because it felt generic. The ML is not a good guy so don't go in expecting a gentleman. The MC has called him beast many times not in a "good in bed" kind of compliment but a "are you nuts" kind of way.

Warning that there are some non-cons in the novel. The MC's first time is also non-con and under the influence of drugs which left a bad taste because it was never properly accounted for. Although it was the MC who wanted to plot against the ML first, it still wasn't right for the ML to force himself on the MC as retaliation. Anyway, after that they became friends with benefits.

It's nice how MC never let go of ML's behavior and calls him out for his actions, which the ML apologized for but I still don't think it was enough. MC is also very self-aware that he's in somewhat of a lower position (?) because he's always going with ML's rhythm. A significant non-con scene spoiler:

Spoiler

The MC and ML started as s*x friends and their relationship turned ambiguous later on. MC wanted the ML to confess first to gain an upper hand so he tried to make him jealous (very in line with MC's character). Note that the ML is possessive, overbearing and controlling so he went crazy with jealousy when he saw how MC was going to a blind date and gay bar. When MC was at the gay bar, the ML blindfolded MC, took MC to his car, drugged MC and forced himself on the MC (not till the end).

All this while, MC didn't know it was the ML and thought it was a stranger trying to r*p* him so he was very scared and fought back crazily. It's only when the MC subconsciously calls out ML's name asking him to save him, did the ML stop. After MC realized it was the ML he slapped and beat him up. From there, the MC called out ML's behavior and the ML apologized.

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I thought this would be a turning point for the MC to make the ML grovel and call him out for his previous non-con actions but the ML just apologized for this one time and they got together. I was actually hoping for some wife-chasing-crematorium because I wanted the ML to regret doing those things despite how the MC was supposedly enjoying it so I was disappointed.

I don't think this novel would've been as light-hearted if the MC wasn't so optimistic and unyielding towards the ML. It's like the MC is releasing the breath stuck in me every time he punched the ML so I can continue reading.

There are parts that I liked and disliked at the same time throughout the novel so I couldn't say it was a satisfying read overall. In the beginning, I liked the rivals relationship but disliked the non-con situation. For the latter half, I enjoyed the couple's inseparable relationship but found the MC's family drama kind of draggy.

Rounded up to 4*s due to my bias for rivals to lovers kind of plot and this was alright but an honest rating would be a 3.3*. <<less