I'm Not Pretending to Be Mean
我刻薄不是装的
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 304k Words
- Genre
- Modern Romance
- Subgenre
- Youth Sweet Romance
- Updated
- 29d ago
- English
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Masterpieces Rated 9.9, No Popular Ones Like Theatrical Gods, Something More Niche
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A Pure-Hearted Heiress × A Down-and-Out Boy Humble to the Core
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Looking for Great Romance with a Devoted Couple and One-on-One Pairing
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I’ve Hit a Reading Slump. Nothing Holds My Interest. Recommendations, Please
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A Quick Transmigration Substitute For Shu Jiao! A Clever, Satisfying Story With An Evil, Hedonistic Female Lead
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Recommendations, Please! Completed!!!! I've Lost the Will to Read, Help Me Out
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Behind the Scenes, Creating a Mysterious Organization, Role-Playing, Multiple Secret Identities
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I stumbled upon the AI comic series yesterday and immediately started reading the novel. It's incredibly good!!! I'm the kind of person who rarely reads contemporary romance novels, because the realistic social setting easily gets me sidetracked by my decades-old cognitive biases. But this one is just too good 😢😢😢 I read 107 chapters in one go, not even noticing it was still ongoing.
Waaaaah, why did it stop updating? It was such an amazing, incredibly exciting story! The plot was so engaging, the couple was so sweet, and the male lead perfectly embodied the phrase, "My future husband must be a virgin, a social outcast, with a small social circle, introverted, secretly passionate, well-behaved, handsome, insecure, sensitive, possessive, innocent, good-tempered, and patient."
It's incredibly good! The author is very witty, and the content is always entertaining. While reading, I stopped feeling pain about my family of origin, stopped being antagonistic towards men and women, stopped criticizing single-day weekends at companies, stopped feeling the pressures of life, stopped paying attention to international affairs, and stopped protecting the environment. I became completely absorbed and lost in the story, oblivious to everything else.
It's great!!! The author is fantastic! It's a female-oriented novel, so what if the male lead is weakened? 🙂 Are some people giving it a low score just because the male lead is weakened? 😅
I was initially very interested; the genre was exactly what I like. But as I read on, my interest waned. There weren't any major problems, just a general sense of frustration. I think there are two main reasons. First, the male lead's character was heavily developed in the early stages, but his appearance was disappointing, leading to a letdown.
I started reading this book through an AI anime on Kuaishou. At first, I thought it was pretty good because it was genuinely quite enjoyable. However, there were a lot of side couples… Maybe I'm being overly sensitive, as I'm not particularly fond of side couples. But I think the author could have mentioned the side couples at the beginning or in the synopsis. I'm dropping this book.
This is amazing! The author is incredible, you know? ❤️ There weren't many misunderstandings when they met, and the male lead didn't take advantage of my advances. It was so enjoyable to read! Please update soon!!!
It's so delicious, it's so mean, it's a wonderful rejuvenation, doctor, it's so refreshing, I just like to read this kind of thoughtful article, oh, the love between the male and female protagonists is also very sweet, a beautiful couple, that's it, rich and mean at the same time, the mouth is even more refreshing, mouth replacement!
It's really good. At first, I thought it would be another boring story, but then I saw that the female lead is just like a kitten—confident, friendly (and I can't describe it all). Even though her childhood sweetheart chose the female supporting character in their past life, she didn't think it was her fault, but rather that they were completely blind to good taste.
I caught up with it all in one day! I initially saw the AI short drama on Douyin and thought it was quite interesting, but then I read the novel, and guess what?! The novel is so much better than the short drama! The psychological descriptions and plot transitions are so natural, and I especially love the female lead!