Wow, does Jihwa have a death wish? So I guess it was him who saw the two of them.
So those work for a lord might be lowborn but they belong to that lord. To hurt or damage their servants is to damage what is theirs. It's a big no-no even in that time. Jihwa crossed a major line. He came and ruined Yoon's painting. Now he attacked the Painter.
Yoon will not be able to ignore this.
Did he come after the Painter while the Painter slept?
Jihwa said that a servant should have come into the room at dawn (that was one of Seungho's servants bringing food to Seungho, he's the one who saw them but he didn't say anything to anyone), and that's when a blushing Nakyum blurted out if the servant saw him and Seungho. The blushing made it obvious to Jihwa that something happened and that's why he snapped. It seems that after that Nakyum confesses that Seungho touched him and then Nakyum left, but Jihwa doesn't believe that Seungho just touched him, he thinks they had sex, hence his anger.
Actually, I think I'm wrong. Maybe the servant didn't see them and he really did go to give Seungho food AFTER Nakyum left, I totally forgot to consider that possibility. Cause I just thought before that that scene was trying to show that the servant was the one who saw, but now I think that we still don't know. Sorry, I may have misinterpreted that scene, I should've said that it was implied, not straight up said that that was what happened. I'm still not sure now which one is the case.
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Jihwa tried to hurt( rape?) the painter but Yoon came just in time. Seem like chap 18 it would be about Jihwa's funeral cause Yoon is so pissed rn