@AnonDePlume I must say I had the exact same reaction. I was thinking that we will have to many chapters before FL finds out the ML's identity and then drama happens but this FL threw that troupe down the drain.
@hydrangea_wine I agree with you and it was also shown that Ian had fallen for the F of the novel just a few chapters back. Because it was proceeding as the plot depicted, our MC decided t not care about Ian any longer.
Melissa keeps talking about how she doesn't have good looks, but she has a very attractive character design. If this wasn't a novel adaptation I'd just assume that this is due to her obvious lack of self-confidence, but maybe this is something from the original novel?