The Noble Girl with Drill Hair & Freckles turns out to be not an Evil Jealous Bitch Antagonist.
I pity her being a widow and on a wheelchair, but her saintly attitude and ignorance really gets on my nerves.
I get the impression she has more sympathy for the atrocious bully like Jiyeon than the victim Yeonji. (Ch.45-46)
And she is not in any position to give advice to others.
What exactly do you like about the ML/Seme Lee Sa-young?
I've seen enough other MLs or Semes with similar looks, personality, power, and social status as him trying to harm the FL or Uke and harassing or aggressively pursuing them until they gave in to their demands.
I'm sorry but I have zero tolerances for arrogant, entitled, manipulative Nobles, Royals, CEOs, Guildmasters etc., who use their privilege to bother and pressure their chosen love-interest.
Other examples:
7th Time Loop
Take Me Back Home
Traces of the Sun
I know this story is not for me and I accept your taste, but I think Cha Eui-jae deserves better.
hmm assuming you haven’t read the novel I get why you find lsy irritating atp but later when he confirms who cej actually is and their past/lsy’s trauma is revealed their relationship improves significantly
I did too found him annoying at the beginning but he „redeemed” himself in a way, i mean lsy sacrificed a lot for cej but i don’t want to spoil anything
I am surprised I didn't get that many downvotes.
No, I haven't. I discovered the manhwa/webtoon adaptation first.
I believe you, but I have no patience with this archetype anymore.
Male Leads like him often "redeem" themselves after their Female Lead or Uke suffered a lot for them, impressed them enough, or reveal themselves as someone who is connected to their past.
The sad, traumatic past is always a convenient excuse for a bad boy's misbehaviour.
I'm sorry for expressing my personal rant.
Thank you for your response.
Tbh I mostly stayed for Chae Euijae and because I started reading this without expecting much. I ended up getting curious enough with the plot too so I tried reading the next chapters in the novel and liked it. And now I guess I find Lee Sayoung kinda funny and cute at times. I’m not gonna force you to keep reading because it’s up to you if you want to or not, and ofc we all have our preferences with MLs, but I’m just gonna say that his character and dynamics with Euijae does get better.
And what do you personally like about Lee Sa-young?
I find him cute and funny. A matter of personal preference and my weird sense of humor I guess?
I would probably dislike him less if the narrative allowed Cha Eui-jae to kick his ass.
Another example of a powerful protagonist who can't really harm or actually win against the annoying, arrogant Leading Man:
I Want to Be a Receptionist of The Magic World!
May I Ask for One Final Thing?
Claudia Leitzya - I'm Not a Villainess!! Just Because I Can Control Darkness Doesn't Mean I'm a Bad Person!
Yumiella Dolkness - Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord
Elizabeth Maxwell - I Got My Wish and Reincarnated as the Villainess (Last Boss)!
Reina Rubellite - I Became the Level 999 Demon King
Kay Jones - The Daughter of Evil and Miss Devil / The Villainess and Miss Demonlord
Sorry, but I can't stand the idea that the abused victim becomes friends with the atrocious bully!!!!!
I can understand that Marina is the product of a very abusive home and that she needs therapy to heal or someone who can teach her that her shit parents deserve the worst.
That being said, she does not deserve to become friends with Shizuka.
Let's not forget that Marina abused/tortured Shizuka and pushed her into suicide in countless timelines. Yes, she is a little child that was influenced by her shitty mother, but it was still her decision to harm a helpless person.
And Takopii really annoys me. That idiot wasn't smart enough to harm the adults who traumatized the children. (╬￣皿￣)凸
Thank you for this because that ending was so badly done omds
Who in their right mind wants fucking bullies in their life forever!?
Stories like "A Silent Voice" also made me very angry.
We have a powerful Wild Crazy Bitch / Psycho Heroine who can make her potential ML really angry and afraid of her.
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Ch.23-24
this strong, mature FMC doesn't up falling in love with the husband who tried to slap her.