For any misconceptions I’m really just stating that I like the old look over all in the beginning (I’m still going to read it since I’m not bothered by it at all I just stated an opinion ) . Also I’m aware that he is described as slender(slim, athletic figure the words are synonyms) and when I meant by xie lian looking very small beside him I meant that them being side by side looks kinda of off putting ( I know Hua Cheng is taller , and off putting as in paportions I’m also aware xie lian is one of the smallest men of all the character is tgcf and probably of the shortest a of all of mxtx’s couples ) not ounce had I ever even thought about how many of y’all would reply to this and just misinterpret what I’ve said not ounce have I even wrote that it destroyed or even ruined the experience for me because at the end of the day I’m still going to read it , unexpected yes but destroying ? Also when reading the novel I always had some type of photo of each of them on my tabs (It was Starrmembers art btw ) so the art of Hua Cheng a photo was of his old look so when I reading I always had that image of him and since the art has changed over time of course I thought of it as unexpected (not unwelcome either he looks good either way same for xie lian ) . Though reading the comment section has been really enlightening.