What If We Were All Heroines

I was already a bit annoyed by the plot a while ago, but I was thinking of putting up with it. Yesterday it was released, and I was wondering if the male lead could pull off some redemption and make amends. First off, the three female leads, Bai, Shen, and Wen, are portrayed quite well; I personally like them. I only kept watching because of Bai. Then, it seems that Lin and Su's characters have completely fallen apart. Lin Tian, the male lead, is being criticized by many, so I don't need to say much—he's a complete and utter scumbag. He's always thinking about someone else while he's with another, seeing one and thinking about another 😅😅😅 What really angers me isn't...

Damn it! I'm so envious of this damn male lead. At first, I thought each of the five sisters would find their own happiness, but it turns out he's the one who's taken them all. He might as well take the author too, just to show everyone.

These five yellow hearts are for all the female characters. The author did a great job portraying the female characters, thumbs up! 👍 Five black hearts for the male lead, seriously! By chapter 71, I felt like I was on cloud nine. Even though it's supposed to be a group marriage arrangement, it shouldn't be this awful. Having been engaged to Shen, Su now likes Bai Taiyang. This morning, upon waking and looking at Su, she thought of Wen... Seeing this, I wanted to go in and beat the male lead up. I hope the author can tone him down a bit; at least make him a little more devoted and have some self-control. He just takes whatever the girl says he wants? This kind of love is too cheap, isn't it?

The flavor is strong, but everything else is like chicken ribs—tasteless but not worth discarding. The male protagonist doesn't actually have any affection for any of the female characters. Even if this is a common problem in urban fiction, that's the kind of flavor that "transformation marriage" is all about. The connections between characters are weak, there's too little inner dialogue, and the basic sense of contrast between a man and a woman seems lacking. The story is rushed and doesn't inspire much interest; it'll probably get boring after a few chapters. Take urban harem novels (like those featuring military heroes) as an example; these novels lean more towards battles, and the partners are more about driving the plot forward and preparing for the next fight. "Transformation marriage" is completely different. While it does have fight scenes, it's more about...

Unbelievable! I saw a male lead in a female-oriented romance novel, and he wasn't even as good as the one in this story. The contrast is striking, so I'm just here to express my feelings. Suddenly, the male lead in this book seems alright, even though he's a bit lecherous and sleazy, he's still decent with his harem.

If the author had written normally, it wouldn't have turned out like this. The plot itself isn't too bad; the beginning was quite enjoyable, though not exceptionally good, but it remained consistent. The female characters were well-developed. The truly disgusting part is the male lead. I don't know why the author portrayed him so repulsive. Is his mind filled with nothing but that stuff? He just makes people feel uncomfortable. A harem isn't meant to be this elaborate… Isn't this just pure disgust? So many people in the comments say the male lead has his reasons for being disgusting. Is he really the new generation's womanizer? Even a scumbag has his limits; this is completely different from a harem…

Personal opinion: There are two aspects of the author's writing that I found a bit awkward. First, the male lead. He just seems like a lecherous womanizer with no redeeming qualities or redeeming traits. A seasoned driver who enjoys making suggestive jokes or a clueless straight man with negative emotional intelligence would be more interesting than this male lead. Second, the author seems to overemphasize the strong eyes of the female leads, which makes me, a reader who enjoys audiobooks, feel uncomfortable.

The reason why the male protagonist is considered a scumbag is largely due to the perspective. Looking back at the urban novels I read, they were almost all told from a male perspective, rarely from a female perspective, and there was very little depiction of the female viewpoint. If there were many female perspectives, wouldn't every male character be a complete scumbag?

I can't bear to part with my Zijing, sob sob sob

For example, each female character is supposed to be paired with a different urban romance male lead, but that's not the case. Two of them are currently lesbians with yuri elements, and it's unclear if there will be any plot twists. The other two are both entangled with Lin Tian. Is this a harem, pure love, or yuri? I'm completely baffled. A male lead who's a returning elite soldier, or a reborn immortal emperor, would be much better in a one-on-one relationship. The later parts are completely twisted, reminding me of the ending of the White Album 2 anime, and also bringing to mind the memes of Setsuna, the bitch, and Touma, the mistress.