# WebtoonLib — Love in Orbit #16

## Series
- title: Love in Orbit
- slug: love-in-orbit-61d5d4

## Chapter
- number: 16
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
This chapter pivots dramatically from comedy to tragedy, delving into Sihwa's traumatic upbringing. Through flashbacks and revelations, readers learn that Sihwa's mother was emotionally detached and obsessed with his human father, Si-in. The prevailing theory among readers is that she tried to mold Sihwa into a replacement for her lost partner, constantly comparing him to his father and even attempting to physically alter him, such as changing his eyeballs. This emotionally abusive environment is now seen as the root cause of Sihwa's current possessiveness and poor understanding of human emotions. Consequently, the long-held belief that Sihwa's father abandoned him is overwhelmingly rejected. Instead, readers speculate that his father is deceased, pointing to flashback images showing him bandaged and in a hospital. The "abandonment" story is now interpreted as a clumsy miscommunication or a misguided lie from his alien mother, who may not have known how to handle the situation. Sohan reacts physically to the disturbing truth, with readers justifying his actions as a response to the cruelty Sihwa endured. This backstory reframes Sihwa as a deeply sympathetic character, a victim of his mother's obsession rather than just a dangerous alien.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
This chapter pivots dramatically from comedy to tragedy, delving into Sihwa's traumatic upbringing.

### Spoiler summary
This chapter pivots dramatically from comedy to tragedy, delving into Sihwa's traumatic upbringing. Through flashbacks and revelations, readers learn that Sihwa's mother was emotionally detached and obsessed with his human father, Si-in. The prevailing theory among readers is that she tried to mold Sihwa into a replacement for her lost partner, constantly comparing him to his father and even attempting to physically alter him, such as changing his eyeballs. This emotionally abusive environment is now seen as the root cause of Sihwa's current possessiveness and poor understanding of human emotions. Consequently, the long-held belief that Sihwa's father abandoned him is overwhelmingly rejected. Instead, readers speculate that his father is deceased, pointing to flashback images showing him bandaged and in a hospital. The "abandonment" story is now interpreted as a clumsy miscommunication or a misguided lie from his alien mother, who may not have known how to handle the situation. Sohan reacts physically to the disturbing truth, with readers justifying his actions as a response to the cruelty Sihwa endured. This backstory reframes Sihwa as a deeply sympathetic character, a victim of his mother's obsession rather than just a dangerous alien.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Love in Orbit #16](/series/love-in-orbit-61d5d4/chapter-16)
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