The ML changes very little throughout the novel—so subtly that you hardly notice it. I think that actually makes more sense for his character; the only time the change is really apparent is right at the end, when he lets the MC go. Ultimately, he remains the same person we knew, just less extreme, and he is more willing to compromise. I feel this story shows a more realistic side of those extremely toxic, super-rich MLs. I’d say the MC doesn’t love the ML—even by the end—and on the ML’s side, it’s more obsessive behavior than love; they end up married, but not really out of love.
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I did some digging and Wan’s dreams of living a happy life are completely shattered at the end. He never gets to go to college because of the mls interference, he is baby trapped by him, and forced to get married to the ml. Which is the final straw that causes him to lose all freedom. His disobedience we see currently will slowly being chipped away until there is none left by the end of the story. In the end, wan obviously never comes to love the ml and the ml treats him more like a prized possession rather than an actual lover. Their child is raised exactly like the ml was, meaning without love, most likely turning into a mini ml. Overall, terrible ending for a terrible story in my opinion. Thank gosh I didn’t exert much effort and time into reading this story, some parts were so unbearably depressing to read that I lost my patience and decided to figure out if the mc would ever get payback or at least be free. But nope. Just a predictible, sad, ending.