I don’t know. It’s ongoing. Ml says he’s confused and wants to talk it out once he thinks things through. Mc says that since ml started all this he should talk responsibly which hurts ml because he says mc only cares about his pride. Ml being selfish and asking for time isn’t a surprise if you think about how they met (in real life he would be a red flag).
And then we reached the point where ml approached mc after a month and starts talking about how he likes mc but the future yada yada. We don’t know shit and there are no more chapters yet released.
Well guys the novel is listed in novel updates and if you are curious about spoilers here you go: all this was about ml being worried about being ostracized by the rampant homophobia of their society. So no third person no weird shit. Just worried about the future. He needed time to make the conscious decision to risk everything for their love

Guys you might feel it's funny rn because of the pacing of the story bt in chap 17 18 19 I feel like shit poor mc I can't believe that ml