No, it couldn’t be. I read all 11 novels and probably this is one of the 188 novels that is infuriating below Sissy and probably Years of Intoxication as well. Cuz Li Yu is not on per with Scum Gongs like Shao Qun (Sissy) but he’s not low level scum. But ILWAI has a lot of dark themes compared to other 188 novels.Tit for Tat, Winner takes All, Blazing Armor, and probably Professional Body Double is usually recommended to starters among 188 fans . And it’s like inside joke among fans that Tit for Tat ML is in 188 group through nepotism from his father lol. People voted for who’s the worst among ML in Yuan Yang is considered low category by any means (He’s like a giant puppy with foul mouth). Probably worst than ILWAI is Sissy and YOI. Additional Inheritance is on per with ILWAI when it comes to scumming Gong. ILWAI doesn’t feel pretty horrible like Sissy is also because Jian Suiying has a strong personality and he always fights back.

So far that I know is Tit for Tat bec I skimmed it back when u can read in novelupdate