I think the timing is important regarding the kidnapping situation. It obviously happened within just few hours -between the kidnapping and the release-. I guess by the time SH woke up, returned home, changed clothes and realized NK has left, Nameless was already bringing back Nakyum. So maybe SH could have used his brain and started to put 2 and 2 together if NK disappeared for longer than the night and half the day. Now, I hope he will do it and believe NK when he will tell him the truth. Maybe the author did this to make SH realize that NK is definitely attached to him and won't run away anymore. He will finally trust him and stop treating him like a prisoner. As for Nakyum, I hope he could question his feelings for SH and realize he does want to be by his side and that he feels safe near him.
sometimes it would be really great if some of you took off your rose-colored glasses. I don't know how you read stories, but you should never ignore the time and place in which the story takes place. And now to the people who claim that BD is now milking the story because of the side characters: ever read books?
The kidnapping case turned out well. The author has made it clear that she will NOT take any risks. She will not take a risky and evil path. The kidnapping case was important to re-emphasize that Jihwa is an important character. He was introduced to us as a POV character from the start. He is not a coldhearted bitch. Seungho was part of his youth, his life, his love. Furthermore, BD used the kidnapping case to continue character development. Nakyum is, unfortunately, sadly, traumatized by the incident and will again encounter Seungho's feelings with doubts. "If you actually have feelings for me, why would you want other men to rape me" - if you can still remember. Now it may become "if you have feelings for me, why do you lock me up and not listen to me, can't you see in what state I am?"
Nakyum is still weak. He needs to become strong. Nakyum doesn't understand Seungho. How? We as readers don't really know him well too or know what actually happened to him. Nakyum is again alone in coping with trauma. Just as alone as he was when he was abused and raped in the beginning of potn. Nakyum is imprisoned. No matter how much you talk it up. Nakyum is imprisoned.
We needed these chapters because there must be good reasons and special developments for something to change in Seungho. He may be intelligent, but he's an asshole. He doesn't take shit from anyone.^^ He is incorrigible, unapologetic, cruel, traumatized, he has deep psychological issues, and whatever hell he came from, he has created a spot for himself from which he does not move. Change takes time and development.
What remains to be seen is whether the kidnapping case has left traces that can still be traced, Seungho can actually imagine that something else happened or he will keep the thought that Nakyum tried to run away. We will see. But to believe - and now also to be disappointed - that he didn't became a detective in order to find Nakyum and punish the bad boys has not understood his problematic character and should really take off the rose-colored glasses. Seungho just wasn't able to do that.
I'm looking forward to the next chapter. I'd love to read one in which Nakyum doesn't cry and has to suffer tho. He didn't deserve any of this.
Ah, and don't forget. This is erotica. Nakyum as the MC won't die now, next week or in the future.