The Flower That Bloomed by a Cloud

abandoned child/ren abandoned protagonist abandonment abuse of power abusive authority figure abusive father abusive siblings abusive stepparents accent colors adults behaving badly ambitious goals angst arranged engagement arrogant characters award-winning work betrayal bittersweet ending bodyguard-boss relationship bodyguards broken engagement changed by love character growth child abuse chinese ambience civil servants or officials clans cold female lead cold protagonist conspiracy/ies contract marriage corrupt royal members court politics crown princes cruel characters dark ambience dead mother dead parents deals death of leading characters difficult childhood discrimination dispute over succession dysfunctional family/ies emotional abuse emotional manipulation engagement expressionless female lead expressionless protagonist extended flashbacks fear of abandonment fear of loneliness female bodyguard female protagonist flashbacks friendless characters gloomy female lead gloomy protagonist grudges guardians half-siblings half-sisters hated characters hated female lead hated protagonist hatred heartless parents important family intelligent protagonist intrigues irresponsible parents kings kingdoms korean ambience loneliness long-haired female lead long-haired male characters long-haired male lead long-haired protagonist lost mother love confessions love triangles low fantasy manipulation manipulative characters master-servant relationship negligent parents ostracized characters ostracized female lead palace/court intrigues palaces parental abandonment parental favoritism partially colored past plays a big role personality changes plot/scheme political marriage politics politics involving royalty power struggle