
If he doesnt remember the past...
In their 1st life yeodam showed young jinhwa his powers. Ig his power drove him to pbssession so he forced him and abused him.
2nd life, yeodam treated jihwa not woth power but herbs. He didnt show his power, jinhwa became interested with him and eventually developed his feeling to yeodam.
That means if the past emperor changed, it's all bcs of yeodams work. If yeodam did what he did in the past the course of event wont change. Its just like the reincarnation/revenge trope manhwas here.
If he remembers the past... Hes still doing the same thing in the past (lowkey, less blood less brutal)
Taking advantage of yeodams feelings to him,
(if he remembers, hes aware that though he hates him he likes him), yeodams kindness and using his weaknesses to have him and manipulate him.. His father and bff.
He's still the same but softer and heaf over heels with him as might have realised he liked him when yeodam died in the past. The emperor from the past and present are the same. He would still do those bad things to yeodam if yeodam didnt change this life.
Idk y people are defending a rapist. I hope they wont have kids and he will die from heartbreak. Coz girlll u deserve so much better.

But let us not forget what he did to yeodam. People overlook the past bcs how much he changed. Most of yhem think its acceptable to the point of defending him. Its not acceptable. You have a point there. Thanks. Yes hes not the same person like exacrly what he was before. But he would still likely do bad things to yeodam since reincarnation itself cant alter the past.Their new encounter changed him but he would still be the same if yeodam didnt change their fate... Still yeodam dont deserve him some ppl here are overjoyed about them, the rapist/abuser and the victim sleeping together, bearing children, and do lovey dovey. Ik this is just a fiction but this dude went through a lot i just...

I know I know,,,, I get ur point. I hate that anything happened to my baby to begin with… he never should’ve gone through that.
But personally, despite that he COULD HAVE turned out the same way, he didn’t. Therefore I, personally, view the Past and Present Emperor as separate people with separate agendas and altered thought processes.
Think about it like this: Nature vs. Nurture
His personality from birth (nature) seems to be a somewhat possessive one, but because of how our baby YeoDam raised and taught him (nurture) he gained a new perspective that has shaped the whole way he approaches the world around him so much as to seriously alter the timeline in their world.
I wont ever defend what he has done to YeoDam in his past life, and I’m not going to say “oh well he’s all great and perfect now” -BUT, I’m not going to apply what he did as his past self to how he is in the present. We have to look at this situation since other then our baby’s trauma, it’s still a clean slate hes starting from.
Just my own opinion, but I agree with you almost 100%
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