[Heroine's Growth + New Love Interest + Male Lead Is Chaste, Heroine Is Not + Rivalry for Her Affection + Weak-to-Strong Heroine + Pure-Hearted, Powerful Male Lead]
After Su Qingyao's parents died and her family fortune was stolen, she had nowhere to go but the marquis's household, her only remaining relatives.
But life under someone else's roof was far from easy.
The heir to the title broke off their engagement, yet kept forcing himself on her without ever giving her a proper place in his life.
Su Qingyao endured, held on, and waited, believing that one day her suffering would end and she could clear her parents' names and avenge them.
But no one around her truly cared for her. Even the heir was only using her.
Su Qingyao finally came to her senses. She could only rely on herself, climbing to the highest position so that everyone who had hurt her would regret it.
When they met again one day, Su Qingyao was already riding in a royal sedan chair, seated beside the most exalted man in the realm. His eyes were filled with affection as he gazed at her.
The heir knelt by the roadside, but she never looked at him again…
Only later did Su Qingyao understand: whether she was strong or weak, there had always been someone who cared for her. She could let down her guard and be vulnerable with him.
I didn't understand the ending; the author seemed to be rushing to finish it.