The novel was great, this isn't a strong mc with magical powers, but a strong and clever and smart mc.
She is a brave girl and understands her situation and knows what makes her happy, romance just came in later. The ml didn't have a "hmm... this girl isn't interesting" but more like the ml hates being controlled and mc just came into the mess because it's her family that is involved and implemented, he ended up disliking her
He didn't go start to love, but ended up falling into it naturally without the two even aware of it. It's a clumsy mess, but it's so damn good.
Plus, the MC is so smart and funny that you just want to watch her all day and want to know what's next or what is she even thinking about!