The treadmill business reminds me of EFAP when they were watching the Boogie doc. Boogie had a sheet draped over his ex-wife's treadmill, and I think it was Rags who described it as something like a shitty shelf for Boogie.
For someone who read all the fan translations way back, the negative comments slay me. This isn't your typical BL, but it is rewarding. All is not as toxic as it may seem and the family has a happy ending.
I want the brothers to make up! He's obviously not the same as the emperor and shouldn't be tethered to a past life.