If I can add to that, I would say that he himself isn't aware that he loves her. He still can't grasp the impact she has on him, and since he never planned for love, he rationalize his feelings, which bring him to DENIAL
Exactly, well said.
I love both of your analyses. My dumb ass was just reading it for the smut and never thought that deeply about the plot Lol
Yeah, it's very rare, but it is possible, lol.
Ohhhh boy...her brother is still alive. That surprised me. That huge mafioso goon has more brains than I thought, and that's very, very bad. Can't say her brother doesn't deserve it, though.
As for Taeun and Director Moon...huh. Well, she's starting to behave like a trained puppy that still acts out once in a while. Thing is, the last thing he expected was anything resembling kindness, even from someone as innocent and unbearably naive as her. She's come to accept her situation as best she can, I guess. What else could she do, really?
Fortunately for her, he still finds her adorable. He hasn't grown tired of her, in fact, it's becoming clear the opposite is happening. I think had she tried something like this closer to the beginning, he'd have snapped at her, irritated by the very thought that she'd think he'd ever give a damn about her.
But now...he does, and very much to his chagrin. He'll never admit to it, ofc. True, he's still a horny a-hole, and a criminal, and he's always going to be unapologetic about that. He's lived a certain way for a very long time, and not just survived, but flourished. So he's probably thought he was completely set in his ways...until now.