i'm not 100% sure that baek han will die but i am pretty sure the ml is dowun, and it seems other ppl are pretty sure baek han is the ml as well saying "no its not" so it really just goes both ways.
and no @MeganTheeStallion Slays I don't want him to die I literally said I have no preference over who is the ml at the end, and yes i do agree dowun is pretty toxic and baek han would be a better fit at the moment but i can't see them being end game unless she ditches her post as queen and hands the throne to that other girl whose name i forgot, which will probably not happen because she treasures her place on the throne after all that's happened to her. and she would not hand it over to the other girl of all people just for the name of love, now that would be truly foolish after she's literally risen to the top, she can't officially be happy with baek han as long as she is the queen.
The title usually speaks for the plot itself. I've noticed you've been commenting on the Manhua a long time now expressing how much you want Baek Han to be end game and I remember you from a few months back. Just because someone mentions that they think a character will DIE does not actually mean they WANT a character to die. And no there's not some sort of hidden pyschology behind it which you seem to be hinting at.
Also, you seem to be misunderstanding something to which I noticed in your new comment, "For the people so sure that Dowun is the ML" that we hate Baek Han or something but no, some comments might say that but that's literally not even all of us Like I said, it's a gut feeling and there's no JINX behind it because the author is the one who probably already has a ending in mind, like you said.
I don't CARE if he doesn't die, I just have a feeling he is going to and the fact that he's her bodyguard too doesn't help.
CONTINUING OFF FROM THE TITLE, yeah, it pretty much speaks for itself, she was literally shaped by him, became who she is from him, and got to where she was because of him. He's made the biggest impact in her life, for the better or for the worst. Irdc who is end game in the end because to me they're both of the same caliber, and I have no favs but I'm not going to insist that my opinion is right onto others, I'm simply stating what I think
The plot is kinda obvious to me, Dowun who is a cold hearted dude and is controlling the FL will start realizing his feelings for the FL when he'll see her with the blonde dude or when his dad will try and take her down. He will realize his feelings. Just like that one time when he saw her smile to the blonde dude and thought about her young self smiling to him. He's slowly realizing his feelings. Blonde dude is either a second ML or a stepping stone for the plot where dowun realizes his feelings.

So who's the ML??