Whew this MC gets to a new level of unlikeable. Oh wow, he forgave the girl who used him for money and if not for the teacher would also have made him a social outcast and now she's all wet for him. Great writing, please end this garbage.
Yeah, like it's showing that their drive is misdirected and it's fine to be something else or even the contrary of what they want to achieve. They want to change but staying the same is ok too.
Hopefully author doesn't pull some sob story to make those two secondary characters pair up. Don't like the girl. Boy's weird too but he deserves better.