Pretty sure Xinlu was just trying to use Tae too. Also he was quite emotionally manipulative.
He didn't as much as sacrifice himself than fought with Ilay over possession. Sleeping with someone in exchange of them not making a move on your own target like they are some sort of object to be exchanged isn't a sacrifice.
They're both trash but I prefer trash that don't pretend to be flowers.
If I remember correctly there’s a lot of side couples in this story and all of them is formed off of rape (so there’s no couple that’s hasn’t been raped in this story)
Someone told me that illay would continue to rape taeui until he doesn’t but his character would be better than before but not too better. Him and taeui will have a complicated relationship near the end.
So uhh , yeah, lots of incoming dark stuff
I’m sorry but I think they would’ve been really cute and romantic instead of Ilay r*ping and coercing Tae each time until he gave in and got conditioned into going with him instead. Why they always gotta make the fucked up guys be the end game? God I just want a cute ending with good people.
Don’t get me wrong, Ilay’s hot but he obviously isn’t right for Tae or anyone for that matter. Sure Xinlu was possessive but they easily could’ve gotten past that because he never actually hurt Tae. He thought what he did was the only way and it be like that sometimes. Ilay was majorly to blame 1000% for it to have Xinlu need to feel like he needs to sacrifice himself.