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i dont think ml lead mc on. he might have been rude about it and its sad to see a sweet person get rejected but i dont think he necessarily did anything wrong. its obvs mc only has 1 friend and has literally no experience with dating. to a person like that, a little flirting and basic human decency can make ur heart beat a mile a minute. ml said what it was and gave him the option to end things. personally i think yeomin shoulda ended things and it coupdve been water under the bridge w time but we know how these stories go.
on a seperate note, he coulda replied to at leasr one of yeomin's messages but maybe thats him sticking to his boundry i guess :(