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I don't find it egoistic tbh, its his self preservation mechanism kicking in full force.. for all his life he has pretty much loved this one guy and made sure to cover up feelings that would lead to a fallout between him and Jaeyi. He has pretty much conditioned himself to put distance between them instaed of talking things out especially their feelings. So running away from Jaeyi has become instinctual to him. They need couples and individual therapy tbh.
In times like this his pride should be the last thing he’s thinking about. The ML lost his father and all he can think about is himself and ways to test the ML. I was actually mad the whole chapter. MC needs to be less egoistic and egocentred, I really feel bad for the ML