Lmao you people are just absolutely ridiculous I’m seeing comments saying that ml isn’t putting any effort for mc or that he is being cold and unfair like excuse me??? Are we reading the same story? The ml has done nothing but help mc from the moment he met him and has been unfailingly kind and considerate of him it’s honestly no surprise that mc fell for him you guys seem to forget that each of these characters have their own stories, pasts, goals and feelings and think just because the mc wants something or feels a certain way then he must be right or get what he wants. When mc confessed to ml he turned him down firmly but not harshly he explained to him why he couldn’t accept his feelings and afterwards didn’t change his behavior towards him or think any less of him and the mc expecting him to let him know that the dating rumors were false was frankly beyond stupid his justification is that he would have done that if he was in ml’s shoes but he only thinks like that because he’s only looking at it from his own point of view if the ml had actually told him that the news were fake it would have only given him false hope afterwards he unfairly got mad at ml and said some harsh things but ml still didn’t get mad or berate him for it he was the first person who realized mc had serious issues and actually made him to seek professional help. While the ceo hasn’t really done anything for mc he is a fan he is sweet and I like him but all he has really done is be somewhat of a friend for mc I really really don’t see how he is a better option than the ml who has again and again and again done whatever he can for mc and all of you are stupidly mad at him just because he turned mc down