i got a similar feeling, so much that i'm thinking that he is doing all this things to break mincheol instead to do it because he want to get the girl....(￣∇￣")
here is my theory.... (pure guessing!)
could mincheol be taeha halfbrother???? from his mother side?
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i think it would explain the deep hatred and the parachute hire... ╮(￣▽￣)╭
He has that “obsessivness” attitude due to his harsh childhood and it is needed to compete with his hostile family enviroment, otherwise I believe he would have been dead by now due to his brother. It’s a thing that should be taken in consideration, I’m sure his sibilling will try to crush him later in the story.
Not saying that it’a healthy, but he wouldn’t have aproach na haeso if he wouldn’t have had an interest in her. He also helped her realise that her husband was cheating on her and stayed by her side.
Naw it’s not ego centric more like he’s obsessive and possessive and loves her so much that to just see her desperate for him he’d do something petty like wear another perfume so that she’s jealous. At the same time punishing the other guy is something he’s been wanting to do when he got obsessed with her . He’s toxic ofc , but he’s been bred in a toxic environment and well people don’t turn out well there so yea he’s manipulating her which I don’t like but yea that doesn’t mean he’s doing it bcz wants that ego satisfied that she chose me .
idkw but i feel like he's just using na haeso to satisfy his own pleasure. i get the hype he's handsome and all, and he's obsessive with her, but he's kinda toxic and more egocentric