There's a lot of nitpicking regarding the MC bullying the ML when they were children. Honestly, the most violent thing she did was chase ML with a worm in which he then tripped & fell into a thorn bush. MC was remorseful and apologised (not verbally, but by giving fruit which is a shocking move for this stubborn monster child) and the parents were realistic in that they wrote it off as an accident. It's not like this 7 year old child purposely conspired to have the ML end up in hospital. C'mon man, they're 7-8 year old kids who don't know any better and y'all gonna hate a child for how a child actually behaves?! I'm not trying to justify bullying but some of y'all act like MC wasn't punished repeatedly for her behaviour or didn't end up regretting her actions. Her dad is a principal and does not condone corporal punishment so she was made to face the wall, go to bed without dinner, etc. - but apparently these types of punishments weren't enough. So what do y'all want? For this kid to be beaten? Jailed? Kidnapped? R.a.p.e.d? Abandoned? She's a child for crying out loud!!!! Plus, MC hurt herself more as a kid (fell off a tree and cracked her head, broke her tooth, almost got bitten by a dog, etc.) and the ML either enjoyed watching it or learned from it. It was a love-hate relationship. One minute they're squabbling the next they're playing together.

As an 18 year old freshman student, MC is dense. Don't expect her to make educated decisions, especially decisions relating to love because she's an inexperienced teenager. MC is overconfident, indecisive and childish... Just like every other 18 year old who knows little about life! But according to some, she's supposed to already be mature as a freshman? She's 18! Which 18 year old is not immature?!?! It doesn't make sense for a teenager to have their s.h.i.t together at the start of university. If she did, then there'd be no "coming-of-age" element WHICH IS THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS NOVEL!! *rolls eyes*

This is a story where MC grows up and matures slowly as she experiences the ups and downs of life. As she grows, she reflects on her past behaviour and then apologises to ML for how she treated him. He forgives her, but some people still have a problem with that. What do you want her to do? Beg on her knees, give up her dreams or sacrifice her life to make it up to him?! For a novel of the comedic genre, some of y'all are being waaay too serious.

Heck, some reviewers even have a problem with the "inappropriate" jokes that the students make with each other. Dude seriously..... they're college kids in the 21st century. Of course they're gonna make dirty jokes and be curious about s.e.x *rolls eyes again* Young adults are either dirty-minded or open-minded or both nowadays, where have you been the past decade? Under a rock? Or did y'all transmigrate here from the 50s?

This is a rom-com with more emphasis on the comedy... key word there: COMEDY. It's supposed to be silly and s.t.u.p.i.d.l.y ridiculous.

Yes, everyone is entitled to an opinion. If you don't like this novel, then that's okay.... But, I just can't help but feel annoyed on behalf of the author when they clearly wrote a funny, coming-of-age story but get criticised for it not being serious or romantic enough, or for the immature characters who haven't even grown up yet. The tags are there. The author's & translator's notes are there too. Why hate a novel for being exactly as it is described/written to be?! Sheesh, some of y'all need to get over yourselves.