
DUDE.
HE DID THE MOON IS BEAUTIFUL CONFESSION! HOLY SHIT
For those of you who don't know, a famous poem in Japan basically says that lovers don't need to say, "I love you" to have their feelings conveyed, even a simple sentence, like "The moon is beautiful tonight" is a confession in and of itself. You'll see it across a huge variety of romance novels.

I love how the manhwa has adapted the characters to the novel religiously. But we can definitely see a change in the way Yuder is drawn in the latest chapter right? His hair length and eyes look different, and there seems to be more variation in his expression.
I feel like this is because we're seeing things from the perspective of those who've grown closer to Yuder or the Commander. Because the Commander pays more attention to Yuder around this time and takes considerable efforts to gauge his reactions and read his expressions.

I see a lot of people confused about this, so I figured I'd add in the necessary context.
As per the novel, the idea is that someone from a lower class background would never have the nerve to reject tea offered by their higher ups, especially when pressed. In a strictly hierarchical society, a random citizen with no backing rejecting the Duke/ Imperial family member/ Commander is unheard of. Thus, a boy from the mountains doing this says something about his character, and can also be seen as suspicious/ noteworthy etc.

All those posts you see on the regular, "My wife divorced me out of nowhere ", "I was Blindsided", etc. Look at the huge difference in which they see their married life. She was practically a prisoner, and he thinks all the times he forced her away from friends and family were happy times. There's also that unequal distribution of labour and severe communication gaps.
Everyone surprised by the ML's behavior has to see how so many marriages work. This is a huge problem in real life. In fact, I'm glad to see a representation of such in manhwa.
Seme is tall, but Yeomin has bigger fish to fry . Did you really think a scholarship student who works part time will stay hung up on his fuck-buddy all the time?
Yeomin still has his priorities straight! They're not even dating! Serves the seme right