It's been 78 chapters, I think at this point in the story, people are justified in their frustration with the story. Xiao clearly has been stringing along Mo, he let's Mo go and then doesn't.
I don’t agree in the slightest. They’re not in an on-and-off relationship. The most they’ve done is hug since they ended their friends with benefits relationship. Anyone who’s an adult and capable of empathy would understand and respect another person’s boundaries in attempting a relationship. Mo is aware of what’s going on and doesn’t even resent Secretary Xiao for it! A lack of empathy on the part of readers does not mean Xiao Nuo is acting unreasonably. They both have lingering feelings for each other and are giving their relationship some distance while they sort things out. That’s a mature thing to do.
Also, they’re having conversations that are alluded to but not fully depicted in the comic, such as at Xiao Nuo’s sister’s apartment. Mo wasn’t surprised when Secretary Xiao resigned because they’ve been communicating with each other! Theres no reason to hate the characters or place any blame.
Dang so many people are crazy harsh on secretary xiao!! Yeah president mo might have deep and lingering feelings for him, but I think xiao nuo’s been honest about what he’s capable of giving. He hasn’t been leading anyone on! I hope everyone remembers that when pres mo wanted them to get serious and live together, he cut things off cuz that was more than he could handle. We’ve not gotten the whole story so far, but the flashbacks are plenty to know he was in an abusive relationship before and getting beaten up.
Xiao nuo’s character should be allowed to have an arc and move at his own pace! He’s not going to magically get over horrific abuse just because someone wants to be his boyfriend!
And Mo isn’t perfect either! He’s had to learn to be more kind and humane. They’re both having to learn to open up in different ways.
Honestly, there’s no story if they just fall in love from day one.
This is a great comic that has a lot of fluff and humor, yet deals with complex topics, too. I hope people can gain some empathy and learn to be more humane from reading it, as well.