This is simply so bad, honestly don't waste your time.
The plot is fine but damn, the story flow is like the author only wants to show the "interesting" parts with no base whatsoever, no development of the characters, no reason for their actions.
I don't have problem with the usual "step siblings to lovers " route but god the Mc calling him brother and simping on him was disgusting and the fact that they just time skip whenever the author feels like "oh well whatever, time skip!" makes this worse. And to top it all we have the worst translation :))








This is so much better than I thought, the ML is really really nice (I mean to the fl) and the FL can actually protect herself!!
If he was really nice, he would have offered to protect her without deliberately pressuring and manipulating her into marriage. She made that request as a desperate, last ditch effort not knowing who he really was. He could have easily resolved the situation as a friend. He cares more about getting what he wants than sparing her fear, stress, and trauma.
He never actually tried to pursue her and get out of the friend zone. He just took advantage of a dangerous situation and maneuvered it until it was almost logistically impossible and emotionally fraught for her to refuse.
Even after she was safe (though imprisoned by him) he was still planning the wedding for two weeks despite not even having proposed. He never cared about her opinion, and he never felt guilty about the lies and manipulation