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Yes, this manhua was soul crushing and I loved the angst. However…
I don’t get where the story was going with the whole cheating and suffering thing. And by that I mean overall “lesson” or “meaning” behind this work. Was the whole meaning of this story just “don’t cling onto bastards when they treat you wrong”? Pretty weak for such a heavy story.
The whole plot is just MC suffering from cancer and clinging onto his first love who treated him poorly and cheated (which I perfectly understand why and I’m not blaming MC). He only let go of the bastard at the very end when his life was basically on a countdown. It just felt like author was just adding more drama and suffering just for the sake of it. To make it more teary, which I find very cheap.
I’ve read a lot of heart-wrenching books/novels/comics, so I can say that it was not strongly written. Yes, it was very sad, but just throwing one sad thing after another won’t make me feel that sad for MC and bawl my eyes out. I wish MC was developed more to show more of his personality, motives, wishes instead of making him a “poor mistreated wifey that lives for his hubby”. That would have made the descend into despair much more crushing. There was no contrast. MC was so… plain that I couldn’t feel much except for pity.
MC was so miserable most of his life that by the end of the manhua I was just thinking: “Let the poor guy die already. He’s suffered enough. Let him rest.” It’s not heart-wrenching if death actually seems like the best way out that will put character at peace.
It is a good angst and tragic story, but I am just disappointed, because of the cheap tricks from the author and wasted potential. It could’ve been done so much better.
(It’s my personal opinion. I am not criticising people for liking this manhua.)