This is in an ancient setting but I still can't help but be upset when ML have s*x with the pr*stitute behind MC's back. Some say it is a pretend play (when there is actually penetration happening and ML seems to be in it. Disgusting.) See Chapter 73 and Chapter 82. It was not explained but please have some common sense what happened afterward. Pretend play but you have to get naked? MC can't see ML at all. He can just hear the voices of the two. Song Qing also said that the ML is seeking "happiness" elsewhere. Anyway, since this is the ancient time, it is normal.

AND, from what I read, it is NOT the ML who captured MC's mother but the Emperor! It's just ML wants to play with MC and so he took the blame and now when ML came to rescue MC's mother, it is too late. MC saw ML's sword with blood and misunderstood him. (Btw, the reason why there is blood on his sword is because they are rebelling to the Emperor)

This is the reason why the ML realized his worth and started treasuring him

Why do I support Song Qing for the MC? He was actually the only real one who cared for MC. They have the most wholesome moments in the story. They pull each other up and that scene when for the first time he called the MC by his nickname -- "Yu-er." My heart melted. You wonder why it was not him he fell in love with. He used to be so naive and blinded towards the Prince, that was understandable since it was his first time that he was attached to someone else that is not his mother, but.. Why can't he feel the same towards Song Qing? There was even a time where the prince got jealous of Song Qing because the MC and him had a good relationship. Plus MC said that he was the only one he can rely on in the latter part of the story. This is my frustration really. And this frustration lead me to imagine Song Qing as the ML. Song Qing has his own pair tho, that person, while I'm ok towards, is questionable because he frequently drugged Song Qing in order to have s*x with him. Plus because of jealousy there was a time that he bullied MC.

This is also one of the reasons why for me, Song Qing is the true nth-lead. And his "falling in love" with the MC (I'm not sure if he was really in love romantically or he just sees his first love in MC that's why he's like that but I think he actually liked him slightly in that way altho not really strong enough to be called romantic in nature. Its really more platonic).

The ML just misunderstands everything, and it really would have all been solved if the MC just did the hand gestures instead of trying to get paper, won't the whole cheating misunderstanding be resolved? The ML does seem to understand those gestures. Idk- it just seems so simple to solve?

The main couple had a child (gong) and the second adopted one (shou) when he was two, he had a trauma. They go to the same school and the shou is bullied by some brats, then the gong appears and he defends him. It'd be cute and all that jazz, except for that they're five-seven years old and the gong bullies him possessively. He even obligated the shou to kiss him or he'd abandon a little dog that the shou liked.

I couldn't afford it because they were a five yo child and a seven yo child and the author put them in that way. They seems teenagers, specially the 5yo boy (gong). He's just like his father (first ML), it'd be """funny""" if he's like him ok, but not being five yo. I felt the extras like fill. Sorry for people who liked them but they were so unrealistic. But hey, if you like blood dog, it's a perfect fanservice. Maybe I'd have enjoyed them if I'd like this topic but I'm not really fan of s*umbag gong/shou and easily forgiven.

The scene where the ML breaks the red bean dice and the MC try’s to speak even though he’s mute and it just comes out as wails, had me in tears. It’s probably my favorite part of the whole novel.

at the later parts the ML would be softening to our MC. If you read the manhua then you would be seeing why I gave this novel 5 stars.