
I just read a bit of the novel and the ML really isn’t that bad, he’s irritatingly pushy at the start but he gets better and his intentions are actually pretty interesting

https://chrysanthemumgarden.com/novel-tl/sf/sf-45/
Translations are not complete yet tho but manhwa stops around here

Ohhh I thought you meant physical assault, maybe I’ve been desensitised to it from reading too much BL but the kisses didn’t register as that bad in my head, my bad ╥﹏╥ I just liked how I felt his previous actions like lying to the mc and change in attitude to the mc was understandable because of his greater goals. I also liked how he became more clear with the mc on what he wants, I just like stories where both the ml and mc have a lot of issues but they slowly learn to care more for other people (ML) or accept themselves (MC)
After the time skip is seems Jong woo is taller than Chang deok since our boy is quite a bit taller than his friend now (in chap. 21) who’s supposed to be 181cm and Chang deok is 185cm ლ(´ڡ`ლ)