Now…. don’t tell me that child is the male lead

(2) I'm at cp 4 likeeeee hold tf up... is it the child????

Yes. Do not be fooled, he's a malnourished 16 year old. Although their age gap is still indeed 8 years apart, do not fret. There is a reason why the manwah is long.

true true at first i was uncomfortable that a “kid” character was acting like that but i just got to chapter 35 and it all makes sense LMAO