Totally deserved. The author played her cards right by showing us his harsh and loveless childhood so we'd all feel compassion for him. I'm not complaining; his personality and how he relates to love have a reason. We feel sorry for him also because the story is told from his point of view. We don't fully know everything Nanjo feels for Sunhwa or Mok-yeon, but he deserved it for being so manipulative and for all the things he did. He deserved it.
I don't think Nanjo is as perfect and good as he's portrayed, nor that Sunhwa is the worst. All three of them have their problems; that's why the story is called Borderline. To me, it refers to all three of them.
people in the comment section justifying it lol. He was a manipulative asshole through and through. He’s so pathetic right now i pity him but yeah. He’s gotta work for it.
before anyone comes at me for justifying the assault, yeah it’s a bad look for nanjo as well. That’s why this plot is so intriguing bec everyone isn’t the clean goody two shoes in everything.