# WebtoonLib — Love Is An Illusion #53

## Series
- title: Love Is An Illusion
- slug: love-is-an-illusion-ec27a9

## Chapter
- number: 53
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
Following a tense first meeting with his infant son, Byul, that polarized the readership, Hye-sung has once again run away from Dojin. This act of flight has become a central point of contention, reinforcing a recurring character trait previously noted by his friend Kyungsoo: Hye-sung flees when confused. The event has deepened the schism within the audience. One faction defends Hye-sung, pointing to his youth, traumatic past with an abusive father and absent mother, and the significant power imbalance with the older and wealthier Dojin as justification for his fear and instability. They argue he is being pressured and manipulated into a life he is unprepared for. Conversely, other readers condemn his actions as a selfish abandonment of his child, mirroring his own mother's desertion. This group invalidates his past trauma as an excuse for his current irresponsibility, highlighting Dojin's attempts to mature and shoulder the burden of new parenthood alone. This cycle of conflict and escape underscores the characters' core issues of miscommunication, which readers note is often supplanted by sexual encounters rather than genuine dialogue. Amidst the main couple's turmoil, significant reader animosity persists towards Dojin's friend, Heesoo Yoon, for his past manipulations that led to the family's separation.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
Following a tense first meeting with his infant son, Byul, that polarized the readership, Hye-sung has once again run away from Dojin.

### Spoiler summary
Following a tense first meeting with his infant son, Byul, that polarized the readership, Hye-sung has once again run away from Dojin. This act of flight has become a central point of contention, reinforcing a recurring character trait previously noted by his friend Kyungsoo: Hye-sung flees when confused. The event has deepened the schism within the audience. One faction defends Hye-sung, pointing to his youth, traumatic past with an abusive father and absent mother, and the significant power imbalance with the older and wealthier Dojin as justification for his fear and instability. They argue he is being pressured and manipulated into a life he is unprepared for. Conversely, other readers condemn his actions as a selfish abandonment of his child, mirroring his own mother's desertion. This group invalidates his past trauma as an excuse for his current irresponsibility, highlighting Dojin's attempts to mature and shoulder the burden of new parenthood alone. This cycle of conflict and escape underscores the characters' core issues of miscommunication, which readers note is often supplanted by sexual encounters rather than genuine dialogue. Amidst the main couple's turmoil, significant reader animosity persists towards Dojin's friend, Heesoo Yoon, for his past manipulations that led to the family's separation.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Love Is An Illusion #53](/series/love-is-an-illusion-ec27a9/chapter-53)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/love-is-an-illusion-ec27a9

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