I read the entire series just for Nan Woo, seeing as how the male lead was complete garbage.
He has:
- Hit her
- Insulted her
- Manipulated her
- Threatened her
How is this romantic? How is he even sane? The backstory he has is just an excuse given by the author to justify Nan Woo falling for a psychopath. Their relationship is unhealthy. Imagine if they were married... how would he act towards her? I think Nan Woo's mother would end up calling a Domestic Abuse Hotline. (And her mom is probably the only person seeing things as they are: "Forget about him. He'll hurt you over and over again. He's not worth your precious time or feelings." -Volume 5, Chapter 5, Page 5)
The best moment, in my opinion, was when he broke up with her (aka: released her from the clutches of his abuse)
I knew someone like the male lead before. A magnetic person mixed with 99% insanity/darkness and 1% kindness. I mistook the small kindness for her having a "golden heart deep inside" and got viciously choked and abused for it.
Manga with these kinds of damaging and toxic relationships make it seem acceptable and perfectly normal for abuse/rape/etc to happen.
Rating of 3 for Nan Woo, her mom, and the art.
(Also would like to point out that he never shows remorse, not even ONCE, for how he treated her)