Aah Found it interesting theory lol
https://www.reddit.com/r/DanmeiNovels/comments/vermc9/i_just_read_black_lotus_and_everyone_on_nu_got_it/?rdt=60931
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Ikr.. the cover pic.. the title everythin does match lol Also the fact he didn't say it was him who saves the ml...neither let anyone (the ml's mum and others) testify that it was him who saves the seme... he instead put it in a surface like "he doesn't want ml to be indebted to him" or "love him js cuz he saved mc" but it's now not even really abt that.. the mc trampled his own self respect and chose to be silent on it the seme is a loser but mc looks manipulating too lol LIKE he could js say "I was the one who saved u idc and idgaf who u like even tho I do like u but don't try to take my deed to earn urself that shi support" no?

The last time I read this I cried this time its js funny lol
Also yrs ago I saw a comment saying a theory of nian nian was the one who manipulated everything like the seme and even that ho3 I want to read that theory again Imao