
Uhh no he doesn’t deserve to end up with someone. He literally raped jaerim in the other series and just because in the end he helped them doesn’t give him any redemption. He better get what he deserves in this series before he gets any happiness.

I adore Never Understand but I completely agree with you. I truly hope the author does something to subvert what I expect to be a very standard redemption plot. It's become standard that authors do this, first it's the easiest way to continue a plot with an already established following, secondly it's pure laziness. I'm tired of toxic behavior being rewarded constantly in BL because authors cannot be fussed about creating properly fleshed out realistic characters who face consequences, and because this toxicity is encouraged by readers who'd rather every story they read now a days include some dirtbag falling in love with often times their victim. The whole thing is fucking psychotic and I will never understand....

After this chapter I’m kinda conflicted. The boyfriend is unreasonably jealous (like who would get jealous of a step brother before even knowing anything?) and he just takes it out on him by being too forceful and leaving the mc wondering if HE did something wrong and that makes me angry. Maybe they like each other a lot and everything but their communication def has to improve and the bf gotta stop being aggressive and rude
Their relationship seems good so what’s up with chapter 1 where jinan is about to rape him??
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Jihan and Jaeun are actually in a relationship not too long afterwards. Siwan, the ex-friend who ghosted Jaeun is an alpha and he's back. Apparently Jaeun and Siwan are fated pairs, Siwan wants Jaeun + Jihan/Jaeun is strange to him since they're (ex) step bros. Jihan isn't too concerned at first but later on, he gets worried and insecure since he can't do anything if Jaeun gets bitten by his fated alpha. At one point, Siwan's dog needs some help in the middle of the night. Jaeun goes to Siwan's house at night for the doctor house call (without telling Jihan btw). Pheromes happened, Siwan BIT Jaeun (thankfully he's not in his heat so they didn't bond). Jaeun freaks out and runs back home, with neck bite still visible.
Jihan is worried when Jaeun comes back cuz he didn't know where he went, and then he saw the neck bite. Suspicions confirmed, insecurity to max, betrayed feeling level 100. Jaeun is still hot and bothered by the pheromone thing that happened and voila, the scene in chapter 1 plays.
That is the point.... we will find out once the story progress.
So Jihan is not an alpha?
Nope, he's a beta that's why he felt incredibly insecure ever since Siwan came back.
So he said those hurtful out of anger,jealousy and probably worry . It’s hard to judge a character based on 1 chapter. Let’s see how this manga develops.