
we love her not cause she's not toxic (i love myself a good toxic ml) but because her goals aren't shaken by love or a man or whatever. if it was him doing it, his goal would probably be the same AND obtaining the fl's love, with force. there's a difference between using someone for your personal goals and forcing someone to come to love you

Hmm cause she's offering him to be king, and he is accepting that so what's the problem? He was already living a shitty life being look down and she's offering a better life. Yea it's manipulative but even if reverse gender i dont think it's a big deal, cause both parties will get something out of it. I think you're mistaken with the other story where the male betrays the female living her with nothing. The prince knew also the mc had a ulterior motives from the start. And the mc trained him to be something bigger not using him to be a queen or empress. Which also be better for the country and the ppl living there.
the female lead is actually very manipulative and toxic its like she wants him to go hell and back if it was the male lead doing all of this for her you would hate him but now that she is the one that doing all those toxic stuff you love her? i really dont understand y'all