Like, Share & Subscribe - Ch. 43

[MangaDex]

 

[AccountsPayable]

b-but we’re both girls, dies

i like that carrot wanted to become the boy instead tho, shes so pure for that

 

[Whileaway]

The pain this dense carrot is causing these lesbians is….kinda cute actually keep it up Luoluo

 

[shill_boi]

how does luoluo not know what lesbians are. she's literally incorporated being one into her online persona

 

[barbthebarbarb]

Luoluo has the ultimate carrot-like self-awareness 😭

 

[kahoshi]

"I wish I was a boy so I could marry you."

"What's a lesbian?"

 

[onedumninja]

This is where it started. Ah Li felt rejected and hurt. "What's the point if we'll just drift apart eventually when she meets someone and gets married? Maybe she'll hate me if she finds out my feelings?"

After that, one shitty situation sets it up for Ah Li to betray Carrot in a moment a stupid teenage angst. Presumably regretting it but feeling too ashamed to own up to it

Breakin my heart here author 😭

 

[T-sama]

Kinda funny that Hu Luoluo didn't get it when she clearly expected a kiss from Song Li some chapters ago.

Makes me wonder if it's typical Asian thing where character doesn't know shit about sexuality even though they realize they're falling for someone of the same sex, but of course Google don't exist in Asia, how would she know?

 

[SrNevik]

Kinda funny that Hu Luoluo didn't get it when she clearly expected a kiss from Song Li some chapters ago.

Makes me wonder if it's typical Asian thing where character doesn't know shit about sexuality even though they realize they're falling for someone of the same sex, but of course Google don't exist in Asia, how would she know?

Think it's more that she doesn't believe Song Li feels that way about her and isn't really considering that option as anything more than a pipe dream. As you mentioned, I think she understands her sexuality beyond that.

 

[Yuri_Enjoyer_Deluxe]

Density was the start of this drama, im crying 😭

 

[NinjaGoemon]

Forget her studder what she needed to cure was her comp het

 

[ThatSoulsGirl]

Carrot I can’t defend you for this one, you big dumb.

 

[nyannibalism]

thanks for the translation!

song li faced 10 points of damage after luoluos comment

 

[Colonel-Picquart]

Oh Luoluo you idiot...
I do think some of the inevitable incoming awkwardness comes from Ah Li having a complex about her looks too. If she felt confident enough in herself she would be able to confess and cure Luoluo of her comp het.

 

[himi-cat]

Kinda funny that Hu Luoluo didn't get it when she clearly expected a kiss from Song Li some chapters ago.

Makes me wonder if it's typical Asian thing where character doesn't know shit about sexuality even though they realize they're falling for someone of the same sex, but of course Google don't exist in Asia, how would she know?

She literally signed up to be Song Li's pretend girlfiend - she's clearly aware of the idea.

It seems to me like the only reasonable interpretation is that she's got a giant blind spot when it comes to applying that idea to her - something like the whole "sure, but no one would even think of liking me like that, so obviously they were just joking/teasing/whatever". She's got exactly the kind of self-image problems that would make that kind of blind spot reasonably realistic, and she really hasn't had enough friends or even close associates to build any more realistic assessment of her likeability.

That said, she's not really been consistent enough in that for me to feel like it's a really good explanation - she did seem to be expecting (nay, anticipating) that kiss, and she's definitely been shown to be aware of things like her heart beating faster and so forth. Possibly it's less a matter of just being blind to the idea, and more of choosing to be blind to it . . .

Which would make a decent amount of sense, given her view of herself is complex and fairly nuanced, for all that it's extremely negative most of the time. She seems to see herself as being something like damaged goods, even when she can recognise things about her that might seem to have value - it's like she's got something in the back of her brain going "yeah, that's great and all but you're still no good", and she's not even contemplated the possibility that it might be wrong.

Maybe. I always feel like trying to analyse this kind of thing in great depth is just begging for us to find out in a few chapters that the author just didn't think everything through clearly enough . . .

 

[SrNevik]

She literally signed up to be Song Li's pretend girlfiend - she's clearly aware of the idea.

It seems to me like the only reasonable interpretation is that she's got a giant blind spot when it comes to applying that idea to her - something like the whole "sure, but no one would even think of liking me like that, so obviously they were just joking/teasing/whatever". She's got exactly the kind of self-image problems that would make that kind of blind spot reasonably realistic, and she really hasn't had enough friends or even close associates to build any more realistic assessment of her likeability.

That said, she's not really been consistent enough in that for me to feel like it's a really good explanation - she did seem to be expecting (nay, anticipating) that kiss, and she's definitely been shown to be aware of things like her heart beating faster and so forth. Possibly it's less a matter of just being blind to the idea, and more of choosing to be blind to it . . .

Which would make a decent amount of sense, given her view of herself is complex and fairly nuanced, for all that it's extremely negative most of the time. She seems to see herself as being something like damaged goods, even when she can recognise things about her that might seem to have value - it's like she's got something in the back of her brain going "yeah, that's great and all but you're still no good", and she's not even contemplated the possibility that it might be wrong.

Maybe. I always feel like trying to analyse this kind of thing in great depth is just begging for us to find out in a few chapters that the author just didn't think everything through clearly enough . . .

And who'd expect to be desired after that display with her grandmother; and by a beautiful, well known, rich, successful author? Their difference in background, wealth and fame is being underestimated a bit. That's enough to make you second guess things and assume what's not likely.

After that scene with her grandmother, she was made to feel even lower and less loved. Having Song Li witness their argument definitely sunk Luoluo emotionally to an even lower level. The last thing she's thinking is that she's desired. She's still decompressing from her family affairs and Chilly's constant betrayals. Minds too cloudy for that.

 

[amShepherd]

And who'd expect to be desired after that display with her grandmother; and by a beautiful, well known, rich, successful author? Their difference in background, wealth and fame is being underestimated a bit. That's enough to make you second guess things and assume what's not likely.

After that scene with her grandmother, she was made to feel even lower and less loved. Having Song Li witness their argument definitely sunk Luoluo emotionally to an even lower level. The last thing she's thinking is that she's desired. She's still decompressing from her family affairs and Chilly's constant betrayals. Minds too cloudy for that.

Which would make a decent amount of sense, given her view of herself is complex and fairly nuanced, for all that it's extremely negative most of the time. She seems to see herself as being something like damaged goods, even when she can recognise things about her that might seem to have value - it's like she's got something in the back of her brain going "yeah, that's great and all but you're still no good", and she's not even contemplated the possibility that it might be wrong.

Maybe. I always feel like trying to analyse this kind of thing in great depth is just begging for us to find out in a few chapters that the author just didn't think everything through clearly enough . . .

It’s also worth noting that Luoluo often compares herself to others using the number of followers they have. She often thinks about how the gap in follower count shows how she can’t even compare to them.

It feeds her feelings of inadequacy by giving her a visible metric to show how she is worth less than those around her.

 

[himi-cat]

It’s also worth noting that Luoluo often compares herself to others using the number of followers they have. She often thinks about how the gap in follower count shows how she can’t even compare to them.

It feeds her feelings of inadequacy by giving her a visible metric to show how she is worth less than those around her.

One of the dangerous things about social media - it promotes really simple metrics to measure the "value" of content. And when people are using social media as a core way to share their life with people, that content is basically their life . . .

 

[The_FallenAngel]

Ah, the classic comphet "Where can I find someone of the opposite sex that is your copy?" and "Ah, wish I was the opposite sex so we could marry and be together forever"

 

[Manchura]

oh this dense carrot cake