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She becomes Lu Wen in chapter 161.

Like I said, he's not a saint. He thought he was dealing with an enemy. So he acted accordingly. Was he wrong? Maybe. But from his perspective, he did the right thing. However, reducing his actions toward her to selfishness is an oversimplification because humans and their relationships with each other are complicated.

"Yup, I think a lot of viewers look at his behaviour from a modern perspective and not the norm of that era. "

So many drama watchers do this. And it's kind of annoying. Also, they seem to gloss over the fact that the ML is tyring to do right by her but he's conflicted due to his position and growing feelings for her.

What I'm saying is that initially, he had every right to see her as an enemy. But clearly, things have evolved. CXZ obviously regrets how he's treated LMT and has been trying to make amends, though his feelings for her are making things complicated. Yes, there’s some selfishness involved, but there's also kindness, growing affection, and a lot of confusion. To reduce it all to selfishness is an oversimplification.

He has fallen for her but he's also very conflicted about his feelings. I agree he owes her the truth. But it's always easy to speak the truth bluntly in these complicated matters.

"Detaining someone out of a hypothetical fear is not justifiable."

It is justifiable in his world since he believed her to be his mortal enemy's woman. Again, I'm not saying he's a saint. But his decisions aren't made out of pure cruelty and malice.

I love their dynamic. But I love CXZ and Lu Wen's dynamic even more. There is this one scene that I pray to God they don't censor too much. lol

Spot on.

"For sure, the fl was upset but the ml did not grovel at all and basically told her to get over it and that they should instead focus on their future."

I hope they don't change this part. Although I hated the ML's consistent gaslighting and shamelessness after his lies were exposed, I appreciated the fact that he did not grovel. I'm afraid that the drama might change this part.
You forgot to add how he forbade LMT from getting married. lol

"And when he could no longer take the separation, he went after her and seduced her every chance he got. The fl had no chance against such an amourous and unpredictable ml. He was absolutely crazy about her and shameless."

In CXZ's shameless and arrogant mind (lol), he had already claimed LMT as his woman. He always viewed their time apart as merely a brief separation and was convinced that LMT would eventually return to him. And he wasn't wrong—she was hooked on him as much as he was hooked on her. However, her pride and stubbornness allowed her to hide it better. The novel made it clear that LMT was secretly lusting after CXZ's good looks, hence why he was able to hop into her bed so easily after the the separation.

Fun fact: He's even colder in the novel. But the shred of humanity is still present. lol

I love his novel version more because we get to see this cold ruthless prince fall for someone he shouldn't have fallen for. lol

Well said. It's ok to not like him. But at least try to understand him. I feel like these people are only watching this from the FL's perspective, which is itself skewed because we don't know who she really is.

" But let's remember that she is also his enemy. She and her supposed husband Lu Wen have been robbing people and causing unrest in the country for years. So much so that two renowned generals in two counties have been fighting against them."

It's crazy how the people bashing the ML forget this perspective. lol

Seems like many people are mindlessly bashing the ML without looking at the complexity of the situation. From his perspective, Miantang is his MORTAL ENEMY's woman. At the onset, he saw her as an enemy to a degree. His goal from the beginning was to use her to subdue Lu Wen. Now that's over with and he's developing feelings for her, he's trying to find the best way possible to set her free. So far, we don't know the real Miantang. What if she was a bloodthirsty murderer when she was a bandit?

When true feelings of love are involved, people can be very forgiving.

When true feelings of love are involved, people can be very forgiving.

She won't remember for a while. But once she becomes Lu Wen, she'll have a very love/hate relationship with CXZ. It's also really hot, too. lol.

Oh the gaslighting lmao

We don’t precisely know the level of intimacy they had. But we know that she was a virgin when the ML saved her. My best guess is that they had something akin to puppy love. It wasn’t anything serious or mature.

So, they already knew each other by name because they've been enemies for year. She's Lu Wen, the bandit leader, and he's the the Prince who's been chasing after her.

The ML will break off the engagement with that woman before going to war. He will also try to break his fake relationship with the FL too.

Yes, she mistook the ML for her husband at first. They got married for real after their long separation.

Yeah, the Prince in the novel is very forceful. E.g., after the FL broke up with him he sent his guard to spy on her to prevent her from getting married. lol