Aww :(

This chapter gen hurts so much, but the distance is definitely/probably necessary. Ban definitely needed to be confronted even though he already knew everything deep down, and I think Shinwi wanting out of Ban's life probably means he's letting him go so Ban could figure himself out. Ofc, it's also prolly because

1. He doesn’t understand his feelings (yet)
2. He knows that if he's going to continue hurting/stressing over Ban then it's better to let him go
3. Ban said he'd rather have everyone leave him alone (which he probably said out of an outburst, but it still could be true)

Honestly, I was hoping Shinwi would help him, but I understand that the more mature thing is to let Ban help himself since he's a lot more aware of everything than Shinwi assumed. Can't wait to see what else the author has planned :3c