Sorry, I don't mean the author or artist in the illustration meant to represent it one-sidedly necessarily, at least not for this particular story, though sometimes it is, just to get a knee-jerk reaction out of the audience. But even if it is and that forces the audience to only see one side of thing (you know cuz in the story there are multiple sides) that's when you need to step back and see the p.o.v. from the other characters' p.o.v. too. But anyways, many times a work isn't fully well illustrated and portrayed so I just end up picking the novel up. The nuances and backstory are oftentimes needed. Anyways, for this particular story, half of the novel talks A LOT about business, etc. how he runs the company, his interactions with his employees, his boss, a fellow businessman and potential 2nd ML, how he has to handle Yuan Yang, whom, for whatever reason, Yuan Sr. decided to throw upon GQP, as part of his job to babysit this mother f*/_cker. It talks about his family, Yuan Yang's family, etc. Not just their unbearably suffocating relationship. A lot of business talk, trading, investing, the nitty-gritty details of the day-to-day work life.
Yeah I can see why they would have cut all of that out of the manhwa. I guess that's the difference between manhwas and novels.
And yeah, the chibis are cute as hell but they do try to make the ML look adorable instead of like the monster he really is.
Therefore you can't really blame the readers for judging the story and the characters based on what they see, especially when they haven't read the novel. And in this case, the manhwa has made the MC look weak/pathetic when he didn't start out like that.
I wouldn't say weak and pathetic. I would say the Chibis definitely deflates the depravity of the situation, but if you've read enough manhwas/has/ and novels, you'd know better what to expect.
This is part of a series called the 188. I found this out because I was reading this on INK* and one of the comments, regarding this comic and another/other comic(s) from this same author, that these are scumbag tops, all with the height of 188 cm(?).
The MC (Gu Qing Pei) certainly isn't weak. You can see him fighting Yuan Yang all the way. Gu Qing Pei fights via words and higher thinking manipulations (benign, not malicious; he doesn't (at least initially) have any reasons to hate Yuan Yang, until Yuan Yang crosses the line, ofc)). He's good at dealing with people because he's a businessman. He's glib. YY's dad wouldn't have entrusted YY to him otherwise.
I'm not sure how far you are in this story. I think I'm caught up. But Yuan Yang crosses the lines physically. He can never win GQP in an argument. GQP is adept at dealing with people mentally, but never encountered such a force as Yuan Yang, physically. He is at a LOSS.
They butt heads, but each only knew how to fight the other per their strength, one is at a higher level of executive functioning (GQP) and the other is at a more basic level of executive functioning comprising of animalistic instinct (YY) (hence the rape, and completely smashing his car (in the novel he smashed it so completely it becomes a compacted piece of metal)). So one is using his head, and the other his fists. GQP is not weak. You can see him resisting YY all the way. But no matter how much brain he has, he COULDN'T outmaneuver YY, as YY always turns the corner and catches him. He literally forces himself onto GQP, and he literally shoved his way into GQP's house and just camps there. Like, unless GQP calls the cops, and he can't, because for whatever reason, he has to comply with his boss (Yuan Yang's dad) to keep an eye on him, but he can't lift a finger in his defense. GQP did his best to try to get YY to work as a normal worker, but YY rebelled all the way. Instead of taking his anger and frustrations out on his dad, and I don't even know why he's listening to his dad (?) And didn't walk away, but chose to stay (?) Or had to stay, he took out all his anger on someone his dad had assigned to tutor and guide him. GQP did EVERYTHING HE COULD TO FORCE YY OUT OF THE OFFICE (quit on his own) BUT FOR SOME ODD REASON THE BOY DECIDED TO STAY. LIKE, NOTHING GQP did deterred him. It only sets him ablaze for revenge.
First, thank you for clarifying, I forgot that i wrote a "few chapters later" sorry. Based on the comments I read in the novel, they said that the uke forgave the seme, I guess what made me frustrated, just pike what you said is how the seme ask uke to forgive his dad after everything he did. There's also no chasing or development arc, or just a few if there's any which I hate the most in this kind of stories. I do like reading this kind of angst but the only way I can cope with it is the chasing and begging arc, and if there's none? then I'm out.
You're right, this manhua made the SA scenes cute but in the novel it was graphic or explicit.
You're right, even when I am reading the manhua i know that he's strong, not physically tho, and smart. I guess what made him weak in my perspective or opinion is how he just let YY do almost whatever he wants to him and his life. Though just like you said, YY is stronger than him physically and was so stubborn, and he have no choice. I guess, since I'm reading something that isn't real, I was also hoping that he have a choice, where GQP can just quit his job and run away from YY, or if he can't protect himself from YY, find someone who can? or like date someone better or stronger than YY, or report him to authorities. It's just frustrating how it seems like he can't do anything to protect himselr or get away from YY even if it's not his fault. I guess I was frustrated reading this because even if the Uke isn't real, I want the Uke to be happy, and make choices that will make his life better but it's not happening or will not happen. Sorry i really get attached to characters even if they're not real. ╥﹏╥
Also, I'm reading to distress and get away from reality so I'm hoping that when I'm reading stories, I'll be a third personin someone's story, where I can see characters happy, content and getting the love they deserve because, in reality not all people can or is experiencing that.
Ive been reading the authors work because i really (embarrassingly) enjoyed the novel for “ Yet You Love a Guy Like Him” but these others dont hit the same. Not sure why exactly because there are similarities.
Because in "yet you love a guy like him" the "uke" is messed up but has a strong sense and fights back when it is needed.
I still wish GQP will also stand up for all the pain he went through so far.. I am sad to hear it isn't the case...
GQap fights but YY overpowers him (physically) & r@pes him over and over.
And idk if you got to the part about YY's dad Yuan Sr. (Forgot his full name). Both father and son pretty much strong-armed him, literally and figuratively, and while GQP is a capable man, he's still dealing w a dog. He also doesn't have an army at his disposal. At every turn YY accosted him. And Yuan Sr. GQP has some financial investments but no connections. It's hard to stand up a whole family AND their wealth AND their connections and the amount of ppl they have at their disposal.
Where do you read this?
True..
YY is a true dog it's hard to like him
I watched the live adapation to this novel a few years back, so when this manwha popped I knew this looked familliar
I won't read the novel I just hate seme like this
If there is no redemption arc (like someone said here) where YY realises his mistakes and ask for forgiveness it will just frustrate me more.
It was rated 8.9 but I still read it because there's a lot of positive comments about it. Some even say that the mc and ml is cute so i gave it a try. However I was disappointed because almost every chapter, if not all, the seme is forceful and the uke? he's older and "smart" but i think that he's just like kim dan in jinx, and I hate that type of uke. I read a lot of stories with a lot of SA, mind you, I've read a lot of stories like this and I even prepared myself for this story too, but I still hated it. The plot is all about sa, sa and blackmail then sa and then eventually falling in love with the abuser. I was planning to read the novel because I was expecting a chasing or proper apology and forgiveness arc, but when I read the comments in the novel, it was obvious that it was just ignored because the uke "wanted to move forward." There's also little character development for the seme though some said that their relationship will be better in the end.
To be honest I may have hated this because I have high expectation because of the comments even after preparing myself about the SA. However after reading this, I am handling the SA in this story worse than Killing stalking and waterside night that I'd rather recommend those two stories rather than this story. I don't get the plot and for me, the uke is really weak, or i guess I just expected too much.
I'm really bad in explaining so those who wants the explanation why i hated it, just search "beloved enemy" it's in NU. You'll find better explanations in the comments there.