Responses
I believe the author was an art teacher/professor. I tried to follow her/him instagram before.
Update: I checked ‘her’ instagram and it seems like she’s been doingg and teasing some Beloved art and panels again. I hope we can see her work again.
Her instagram is @jaeliu and check her other account for the manhua (づ￣ ³￣)づ
(only my opinion, not an objective criticism!)
I believe that no pieces of literature can be categorised as "moral" or "immoral", they can only be "well-written" or "poorly written". It is possible to write a good story about a 16yo/34yo couple with lovable characters (though such cases in real life are almost non-existent), and I could enjoy a well-written piece with a questionable plot and an asshole main character. "Beloved" is the second case, but it's not well-written at all. The art is gorgeous, but we barely got to know the characters before they had the "do you love me?" quarrel and moved in together, so I didn't care for them or for their story. (again, this is just my opinion).
Also, I don't think her actions are illegal since the girl is 16 ("barely 16" means a bit older than 16), so the story was supposed to only question the mc's morals, not the legality of her actions. Given how immature the teen girl was, I think mc did the wrong thing.
Seeing that the manhua(?) is unfinished I hope the author is doing good and will make another attempt at creating a comic with a difficult topic