I have no idea what the author is doing anymore. Seems to me that the author is just dragging this manga along because even she has no clue which direction to take the story in. As far as I'm concerned, Skip Beat could have been over and done with 97 chapters ago. 197 chapters and although there has been some development in Kyoko's character, the story is still rather stagnant.
That gripe aside, seeing Ren in the nude was quite nice! Kyoko feels as if she's being forced off a cliff, eh? I think she's fallen in love with Ren, but just doesn't recognize that feeling. After all, she has nothing in her life to compare it to. Her love with Shou was more out of loyalty and servitude...and also one-sided.
If I were writing this manga, Kyoko would end up with neither Ren nor Shou. Ren is dealing with too many demons and Shou is just a spoiled brat. I'd have Yashiro express an interest in her after she graduated from high school. Of course, after totally dissing Ren and Shou, Kyoko would reciprocate Yashiro's feelings and they'd live happily ever after together. Ren would return to the US and Shou would just go somewhere, eat shit, and die.