this was fun to read! at the beginning, i didn’t really like any of the gongs and i just wanted the mc to be left alone. speaking of mc, i loved him sm! like his backstory was just so sad and really hit me in the feels. im just a sucker for sad backstories. his love for farming was so funny too! bro went from a businessman to a farmer. the ending was perfect imo. the fact that he (SPOILER: chose the novel’s shou instead of the gongs was perfect). the gongs imo weren’t the best either. they were at times entitled and did what they want. as the story progressed they stopped but it was just annoying. i also liked the original villain. he was very flawed, and i liked that about him. everyone in his life refused to give him affection and that balled up, leading to his ending. i really felt pity for him. the translation wasn’t the best, although that’s the case with most translations of korean novels. the pronouns would be mixed up, the pov’s would switch from first to third, and at times you couldn’t tell who was talking. regardless, if you can ignore that, this one was a cliche but fun read.