I see your point but I think it's kind of interesting to see that people can change if they want to and grow! They were so young back then so they made mistakes but now they're adults so they can have a brand new start! I also love the fact that even if they didn't contact each other for a while they're still faithful to each other and their love and bond is so strong. It's a bit cheesy but I don't think it's a bad trope even tho it's just my opinion ofc :)
You're totally right! For me it's just that it sounds difficult for people this lost to "fix" themselves on their own, just by living separate for a while, as in - what's stopping them from going back to the old ways when they meet again? With Jeongmin it seems like she's avoiding the problem rather than facing it (more jobs, rejecting friends), so as of now I'm not sure if I can see any growth in her. Nonetheless I'm curious how the author will carry the story ^^
The word "relationship" can only be said in quotation marks in regards to them. Sure, I get it, they love each other very much and all that. But. First of all, now we have 1:4 relationship:whatever-theyre-on-rn ratio, they live two completely separate lives, they have no idea whether the other is even alive. That is NOT a long-distance relationship. That's exactly what the new guy said.
I know Siyun will be back - of course he will, but honestly, I think it would be much better of a story if both of them moved on from their quite obviously toxic first love and started anew, rather than giving us a random happy ending the second Siyun shows up or (even worse) more drama (which would only proof the whole "focusing on ourselves" was a dumb idea to begin with). A story like that could actually have some substantive value.