
Taekyung has no idea that the person he's trying to destroy is actually quite helpless against it. Heejae, because of his brain damage, has trouble understanding the details of this kind of plot and had to rely on his secretary to understand things. Unfortunately, his secretary got conned.
Basically, it's like picking on a child. Taekyung thinks Heejae is manipulative and scheming, and can't see anymore that Heejae is really as innocent and naive as he appears. Heejae is just simple. It's Taekyung who is overcomplicating Heejae and seeing all these bad intentions.
Which makes this more tragic.

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Holy crap things get super intense in the latest raws as the Dragon's dream prophecy comes true.

Just make sure it's under a spoiler thread.
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(SPOILERS. DO NOT READ FURTHER)
The dragon prophecy was Suu slapping Jin. That finally came true. Jin threw the baby dragon into the water and he sank down.
Suu witness Jin murder Suhara and is devastated. I'm not sure what is said, but Jin seems to act unconcerned about it and even drapes his cloak over Suu. It looks like he intends to keep Suu with him even though Suhara is gone.
Suu, furious over Suhara's death, slaps Jin. A seething Jin, tells the woman servant to punish Suu and she slaps Suu hard and reminds him of his place. Suu looks devastated to realize he's trapped now. Jin isn't going to let him go and will likely erase his memories when he heals him (of the ankle that Jin twisted a couple chapters ago).
Then Jin steps in and acts like it's going to be just hokey-dokey between him and Suu. However, something comes out of the water where Suhara disappeared. It's a tentacle of some sort and it grabs Suu by his injured ankle and Jin tries to hold onto Suu, but Suu is yanked from Jin's arms and dragged under.
Jin looks shocked and then shouts out "SUUUUU!" End of chapter.
I guess grown dragon is not about to let Jin keep Suu. Suu is likely being taken to the bottom of that mysterious underground water shrine.
tbh, I think I like where this is going. After how awful Jin was to Suu in the latest raws, I don't think he deserves to be with him. Suu clearly wants out, but with Jin it feels like "Naw, besides you won't remember the bad stuff I did to you. So you'll love me again by tomorrow".
So kind of feel like the Dragon is saving Suu at this point by taking him under. I don't think he's trying to harm Suu. And I really, really think Jin deserved that slap and likely a few more.

I agree, I read the raws and oh my gosh when I saw suu slap him I was happy but then he smacked suu so hard when hes already in shock and then jinn being that way to him, I'm do glad you were able to give some more clarity because Iunderstood to a degree but was also confused considering j cant read what they're saying. Thank you so much

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Also can you give any more clarity to how jinn feels about suu? Before he turned him down but then ends up being intimate with him and talks about how hes using him but then holds onto him when hes about to be pulled into the water, I'm so confused by his back and forth does he like him? It seems like to some degree he does and if so why hurt his ankle? So that he cant see the dragon be hurt? Does he care for him and also want to use him but also keep him? Did he initially turn suu down because he initially felt that suu was used to those kinds of situations before? If so then why be intimate with him later? I'm honestly so confused by Jinn

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I believe he twisted Suu's ankle to prevent him from interfering with Jin getting rid of Suhara. He is aware of their mental bond. Suhara telepathically reaches out to Suu during it all. Jin was letting the dragon become one with Suu, but I guess changed his mind. He knew Suu would try to interfere.
However, it didn't work because Suu was mind controlled anyway and limped into the underground shrine and regained consciousness just as Jin threw Suhara in the water.
The dragon wanted Suu down there when this all went down so he could take Suu with him.

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So from what I've seen, this is my theory.
We know from early chapters that Yoon was suffering from impotence (hard to believe given what a sex-crazed maniac he is), but this can happen. He didn't want to give up sex, but didn't seem turned on by his Orgy Buddies anymore. He needed the Painter's porn.
Likely the reason he's been taking the really expensive herbal infusions was to treat his impotence. (They didn't have viagra back then). No one is going to call it that. Being impotent at Yoon's age would be an embarrassment. An attack on his manhood. So the herbal infusion that helps with "vitality" was a nice way to call medicine to help treat impotence.
The most likely way it treats impotence is that it works as an aphrodisiac of sorts. It gets you very horny.
The old man likely started giving it to NaKyum because he thought it would be easier for the Painter if he was more prone to wanting it. Yoon was going to take him regardless. I'm not sure the old man had bad intentions for feeding it to the Painter.
I don't think Yoon realizes the Painter has been taking his same "vitality herbal infusion". So when the brushstroke instantly gets the Painter hard, he thinks "Wow, this kid really wants it! He keeps saying no, but look at this!"
And the Painter is also confused why he was so turned on by what was happening.
So the old man may have just caused greater misunderstandings between the two.
That's my take.

Yes, I agree with what you said. I genuinely think the servant wanted to help. He knows that Seungho is obsessed with the painter and that he won't stop any time soon.
He most likely wanted to make it less difficult for Na-kyum and also let Seungho believe that Na-kyum desires him. I think the servant has been around Seungho long enough to realise that he has feelings for him/wants Na-kyum a lot and would be very happy if he believed he managed to make Na-kyum hard.
Of course it's all fake in the end (for now) so when he eventually finds out, there's going to be trouble. I just hope he doesn't execute the nice servant.

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So on the latest, what I believe is being implied is that the "herbal infusion" that the servant bought secretly (the one that Yoon uses) really puts you in the mood a lot. So that's why he most likely bought it without telling Yoon and has been dosing the Painter with it.
The Painter refuses to drink anymore saying it makes him feel strange (I think kinda horny). Yoon likely doesn't know the Painter's being given this herbal fusion since the old man got it secretly.
Painter goes to paint and ends up hard. But before Yoon can finish him, Yoon' brother shows up (we don't see just hear "The Young Master is here").
Duh-duh-DUHN!

That is very interesting and certainly not the "usual" turn of events.
If this is part of what the herbal infusion does, I am sure the servant was trying to make things easier for Nakyum.
Maybe it increases sensitivity because it looked like NK didn't feel that way until SH started using the brush on his chest. I think he would have fought SH more as he was pushing him down if he had been turned on prior.

I guess to me the biggest issue with Jeanette's character is her inability to figure out what is happening around her and that she is being used. Where are the stakes? To her it's literally just a "I want daddy to love me like he loves Athy".
Yet we all know what will happen if Jeanette succeeded. It's not just that Athy's heart will break. Jeanette is literally being used the bad guys to take the throne from Claude. She'll be used to weaken and ultimately overthrow Claude. She won't get her daddy or the family she wanted. She'll be the instrument of Athy and Claude's destruction.
Even sadder Jeanette has no idea. It hasn't even crossed her mind in the story that she's being used. She doesn't question why Mr. White wants her so badly to be chummy with Claude. Hm... why do you think he wants you to make friends with the Emperor? Do you think he has an agenda?
For Jeanette to stay sweet she literally can't let herself suspect things. I think she actually doesn't let her see the bad stuff.
This means as a reader I am stuck saying, "I hope you fail" because I know what happens if she succeeds. She won't get her daddy, sister, and she'll let back in a monster.
So how can I be happy if Claude shows her any affection? The stakes are high IF she succeeds. So it sucks as a reader to see her character.
I wish Jeanette would at least start to show a hint of awareness of what's going on. I haven't seen any growth in her in 10 chapters. She's the same as she was at the start.
Athy grew a lot and came to love Claude. Jeanette isn't growing. Maybe in the future something will wake her up, but right now I'm seeing zero character growth and I can't root for her to win Claude's affection. He'll eventually be killed by the people using her if that happens.

She’s a plot device at this point tbh and that also annoys me. I really don’t like disposable characters like these. Tho the first prince (forgot his name) seems like he’s feeling some slight paternal inclinations when he’s with her, it’s not enough to bring character development. She’s just plain BLIND and not connecting the dots with her birth. They gave us a reason why she isn’t inquisitive like Athy but that’s just an excuse. Like, can’t she stand up for herself? It’s annoying the fuck out of me.
Jeanette asks. Except, we know that Athy knows that Jeanette doesn't know that she is not Athy's real sister. They're cousins.
"What would you think if I was your real sister?"
Athy could have been like, "Better question. What would you think if turned out we were cousins?"
"Also, cousin, did you know you were made by dark magic from an affair? You're kinda cursed..." *awkward silence*
I get why Athy didn't know what to say because Jeanette thinks she's got a big secret, but Athy has got the real secret that would shatter Jeanette's heart.