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It is really good but there's a fantasy element involving time travel that just comes out of nowhere and is never addressed or explained. The story didn't need it and the fact that it doesn't go anywhere made it clear that it was only added to put in some drama without having to write it within the confines of the story.

If you don't mind that, it is very cute and wholesome with excellent art.

It's good. Not everything has to be wonderful, fluffy, perfect people. The ML isn't some toxic monster, he's just a kid and a possessive friend. It wasn't his fault that he didn't feel the same way for either of the characters interested him, and he did at least try with the girl. He reacted in a realistic way for a kid in that situation. He's definitely not a great person but that's the age where every other action we take is a mistake. I'll reserve judgement for his college behaviour, that's when we come in to ourselves and learn from our mistakes. Either way, he's refreshing so far. Flawed characters who aren't rapists are rare in this genre.

Both father and son are jerks but from the father, it's because he's sheltered, stubborn and old fashioned. He reacts and is impulsive, almost like a child but these are traits that he could break. Of the two, he is the one getting the exposition so I'd expect him to get the development. Underneath his bluster he seems lonely and frustrated but he has some potentially good qualities if he could just calm down and think about other people's point of view. Typical rich boss behaviour.

The son however is all sweet and lovely on the outside but is calculative, spiteful and does things out of malice. These aren't traits you can change, it's what separates a bad person from a good person and it's not something you can change.

MC and the dad hooking up would be a very satisfying middle finger from both of them to the son but I feel like the son is the endgame, being an Asian romance. They love their rich CEO sons.

This reminds me of Distance Between Us and Unripened Expression, somewhat notorious stories on here due to the authors making the tragic mistake of developing the MC and the secondary lead with heavy chemistry, but not the love interest themself. This left people very angry when MC chose the love interest because the development and chemistry wasn't there. Only this time, I think it's being done right as the road block to the relationship is on the front cover with MC. This will likely be a very satisfying read.

Doyoung seems harsh but when you realise he thinks he's actually watching a sweet kid being bullied, everything he's been doing is actually very endearing. MC is also very heart on his sleeve, I like it.

Second couple really came out of nowhere and interests me enough that this is one of my favourite updates now. Good chemistry and lots that needs to be said and aired out. Hope the translator keeps on going with so as well, it's been so well done and easy to read.

What's going on with this? First it updates with a chapter from painter of the night, then nothing. Then it updates and deletes it. Now it updates 4 real chapters out of order and deletes them all too? XD

Last page of 369 is extremely powerful when you add in all the context from their strange friendship. The earrings, the time Mo ran from Shenli at the train station and this recent feud. Just had to stare at the page to take it all in and it says so much without even a single word.