Since the plot is getting more chaotic with many things happening, I made an analysis of the story so far.
First, Soeun (Jitae’s mother) managed an orphanage that took in Jin, Hajoon, and possibly Jung-ah? I’m not sure if Jung-ah is Soeun’s biological sister since she acts more like a servant. Either way, whether the orphanage turned corrupt after Soeun was kicked out or was always that way, it exploited the orphans, forcing them into labor and abuse. We’ve seen this with Jin in Chapter 48, and since Hajoon, still a minor like Jitae, was forced into poisoning people, he likely suffered similarly. Their backgrounds are the same, except Jin became obsessed with Jian while Hajoon developed a twisted fascination with Jitae, his childhood friend in pain.
Jung-ah, Soeun’s foster (?) sister, is obsessed with avenging Soeun’s death by using Jitae, though she seems to feel some guilt. But ultimately, everyone in this story using Mieum and his dad, who just got caught up in this family mess. Jitae, however, genuinely loves Mieum x999 and wants them to stay together and care for each other.
Things are working in Jitae’s favor, partly due to his plan with Jin but mostly due to luck. Jitae gained the upper hand by luring Jin, someone Suryeon trusts completely and who holds all of Suryeon’s dark secrets. If Jin exposes her, she’s finished. However, Jin isn’t fully on Jitae’s side, his real goal is for Jian to be so devastated by the truth that he stops caring about Jitae. Jitae was fine with this plan at first, but after meeting Mieum, he prioritized protecting their peaceful life and decided to resolve things quickly.
As for luck, if Jian hadn’t overheard things and then invited that rich idiot to do drugs, leading to his reckless driving accident (possibly influenced by Jin), Hajoon wouldn’t have been discarded by Suryeon. Even Jitae admitted he didn’t expect Hajoon to come to him for help. So, in short, the villains are both dumb and ridiculously unlucky, making them easy for Jitae to control. But since this story prioritizes the main couple’s love over everything, it’s fine, just hope the villains aren’t too stupid, because that gets a little frustrating to read. As for Jian, it’s unclear how much he knows or how the author plans for him to intervene later. For now, Jin is keeping him in check. If Jian really wanted, he could sway Jin to his side, after all, Jin is obsessed with him. But it’s uncertain whether Jian has any plan or which side he’ll choose: his stepbrother (now with no blood relation) whom he cares for, or his insane mother, who, despite everything, is still his only family (Yang doesn’t count since he was never in Jian’s life).
I’m really curious how the author plans to resolve this mess…
Since the plot is getting more chaotic with many things happening, I made an analysis of the story so far.
First, Soeun (Jitae’s mother) managed an orphanage that took in Jin, Hajoon, and possibly Jung-ah? I’m not sure if Jung-ah is Soeun’s biological sister since she acts more like a servant. Either way, whether the orphanage turned corrupt after Soeun was kicked out or was always that way, it exploited the orphans, forcing them into labor and abuse. We’ve seen this with Jin in Chapter 48, and since Hajoon, still a minor like Jitae, was forced into poisoning people, he likely suffered similarly. Their backgrounds are the same, except Jin became obsessed with Jian while Hajoon developed a twisted fascination with Jitae, his childhood friend in pain.
Jung-ah, Soeun’s foster (?) sister, is obsessed with avenging Soeun’s death by using Jitae, though she seems to feel some guilt. But ultimately, everyone in this story using Mieum and his dad, who just got caught up in this family mess. Jitae, however, genuinely loves Mieum x999 and wants them to stay together and care for each other.
Things are working in Jitae’s favor, partly due to his plan with Jin but mostly due to luck. Jitae gained the upper hand by luring Jin, someone Suryeon trusts completely and who holds all of Suryeon’s dark secrets. If Jin exposes her, she’s finished. However, Jin isn’t fully on Jitae’s side, his real goal is for Jian to be so devastated by the truth that he stops caring about Jitae. Jitae was fine with this plan at first, but after meeting Mieum, he prioritized protecting their peaceful life and decided to resolve things quickly.
As for luck, if Jian hadn’t overheard things and then invited that rich idiot to do drugs, leading to his reckless driving accident (possibly influenced by Jin), Hajoon wouldn’t have been discarded by Suryeon. Even Jitae admitted he didn’t expect Hajoon to come to him for help. So, in short, the villains are both dumb and ridiculously unlucky, making them easy for Jitae to control. But since this story prioritizes the main couple’s love over everything, it’s fine, just hope the villains aren’t too stupid, because that gets a little frustrating to read.
As for Jian, it’s unclear how much he knows or how the author plans for him to intervene later. For now, Jin is keeping him in check. If Jian really wanted, he could sway Jin to his side, after all, Jin is obsessed with him. But it’s uncertain whether Jian has any plan or which side he’ll choose: his stepbrother (now with no blood relation) whom he cares for, or his insane mother, who, despite everything, is still his only family (Yang doesn’t count since he was never in Jian’s life).
I’m really curious how the author plans to resolve this mess…