I replayed this multiple times just so I could leave the MC on a happy ending. Because he deserved a happy ending. I wasn’t disappointed.
[SPOILERS AHEAD]
The emotional honesty snuck up on me - I grew up in a feminist household, prided myself on being a feminist and recently have been (disappointed? confused? exhausted?) with the way people I respect and care about have used the empowering women as a thin veil to cover their own unaddressed gender essentialism.
On a brighter note, Xinyu calling himself “old” made me chuckle. Don’t call me out like that!