
Oh my god it's such an angsty road up ahead, BUT things do work out between them and it gets super sweet and adorable BUT before that, justice is served: the current asshole of a ml does end up getting back the pain that he put Peony through (emotionally ofcs & its ac quite heartbreaking, but Peony still suffered quite a bit more) So I'm satisfied ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
I'll be leaving the link to the spoilers below~
https://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/i-picked-up-the-second-male-lead-after-the-ending.111603/

Definitely. I stg the male leads are always the ones that treat the fls like absolute shit and then end up falling in love with them after putting them through such emotional torture, and then have the audacity to expect the fl to drop everything n love them back without hesitation. These types of tropes get me so bad, a relationship's supposed to be a 2 way road fgs.
The double standard is just ugh.
I love how fl knows her boundaries and doesn't force herself onto the ml unlike SOOO many female leads in shoujo manga, who just don't know when to stop. She also has a sense of self-respect, and doesn't just go around desperately clinging onto the ml (who usually doesn't give a shit in these types of manga), embarrassing herself and knows when to stop.
Love and respect her for that <3♡