Well, the real pinch point which pushed him to act like this is the message about his loans. Before that he says himself "Alright, let's pretend that i never saw him", but the message about the student loans is the most logical choice, storytelling's wise.
Also not sure if that's really a deception plot: Wonyoung's personality (how he is with the elders is a mega clue about his personality, helping and caring about people he doesn't know. He seems more like a guy who can be tricked than the one who really tricks others) + like 90% of the time he doesn't monitor Yoon or has some time when he doesn't want to run into him + ending up as a tutor (meaning he would have less free time).
Wonyoung is deceiving Haejun because he's got ulterior motives for getting close to him(even though he says he forgot what he was there for, sometimes)Basically he's kind of using him to get back in his company. I feel like he'll ditch the his company and start feeling bad for tricking taejun, and genuinely he's good guy so he'll regret it.
Glam it up all you like but he lied about his background and his motives. He lied about his job history--notice his panic when he let it slip about "office parties"--lied about how he knew the sculptor's tastes in liquor, lied about why he wanted to work with him, lied. 90% of the time HE IS monitoring him: it's the reason he joined the pottery class. Even in chance encounters, he tries to use it an opportunity to dig further. Even in the sculptor's own HOUSE, there because the guy was nice enough not to leave him on the street, he used it as a chance to snoop around. He has deliberately set out to invade the privacy of an innocent stranger and expose him to who knows what, for money. It's a deception plot. There are not enough cute old market aunties in need to hide that.
Is he good at following through with this ugly scheme? No, because he actually likes the sculptor, is not used to being deceptive in the first place, and knows that what he's doing his wrong. His motives are already blurred and he himself probably doesn't realise he is sticking to this dishonest scheme as an excuse to spend more time with the artist. He is stressed out by his financial situation and has unethical, manipulative superiors who are willing to exploit his weaknesses and unfortunate circumstances for their own benefit. But he still made that selfish choice to place his own needs above those of an innocent person who played no part in his troubles.
Nice, lovely people, do awful things all the time. That's being human. I just wish his flaws were exposed in a way that was more real and less contrived. It's just a pet peeve of mine. I still enjoy the story, which is to the creator's credit, because the characters are all interesting and lovable (even when they express tired bigoted behaviour).
Exactly. I can't wait for Wonyoung's scheme to be exposed so we can get past it and figure out what his boss's obsession with Haejun is all about. At the same time, I'm dreading it, because Haejun--who fought against knowing Wonyoung--is falling in love so earnestly; I'm not looking forward to the pain of that moment. Won is bringing down on him *exactly* what Haejun has gone to great, great lengths to avoid. It's...just mean :(. Which is so obviously unlike Won it hurts to witness.
honestly just from the flashback we witnessed with Haejun the likelihood is that Wonyoung's boss is Haejun's ex or something of that nature I mean they look strikingly similar and his obsession with the "one that got away" = "I left you to marry up a rich girl/ advance my career" by collecting Haejun's art to feel that missed connection would tie everything together and make the most plot directive sense.
oh! I like how you write out your views on the chapters. Hope you write more in future.
I love all of the characters but I hate hate deception plots :(. The MC is doing something so shady with zero guarantees. Just seems so reckless to me after he got fired merely for being suspected of shady dealings. Sigh.