in my opinion..!! i think mc liking ml is his escape from all his problems, not in a material sense but emotional. Since ml don’t care abt all that stuff i think mc views that as a breath of fresh air or some release of some kind that’s why he likes ml. ML lets MC forget all his problems when they’re together. I hope it makes sense. Just my speculation/opinion tho, don’t jump me..!
hopefully it doesn’t go the cinderalla type shi. cuz mc is adamant about getting help from ml at all (like the fact that even when he’s struggling he didn’t accept money from ml). Even if ml helps mc he will do it discretely (like when mc broke the light) cuz mc does not like getting help from him ESPECIALLY with finance..! js my observation, don’t quote me on this
If author ever go that route and decide to make taeyoung a bastard then it’s probably because taeyoung just want to make jinwoo jealous and to “test him” on how much jinwoo actually likes tae. Like is he obsessed too? Or he likes tae still as just fuckbuddies? But yes i feel you, I’m actually gonna throw my phone away if taeyoung just toying with him.

I lowkey want to discuss the chapter with someone but everyone is horny.