Just my opinion, but given the reveal we got tonight at the end of ep 12 (and people, please don't spoil that…
He's going to be doing some explaining too after today's ep. The good thing about this drama is the main couple are both sharp with edges as we've seen them competing with one another throughout the episodes.
There are people out to kill him and he has no allies except her.
He is actually a dumb and arrogant fool which she already saw when he was handling the human trafficking case. And in Ep.12, it's proven just how reckless he was even with his own safety.
Because the scholar is not as innocent as he looks either
He can see through the Fifth Sister's schemes and even ML commented on his behaviour of hiding behind his scholarly appearance so I think the writers will pull a twist for him.
Ep.12: Ah, Lu Jiang Lai...Lu Jiang Lai. This is what is called by digging your own grave. I can't even feel sorry for you😂your arrogance is definitely your downfall.