Please name this romance novel

The male protagonist was around 30+ years old. After his father married the female protagonist (surnamed Qian), he passed away. His stepmother moved in with him. The male protagonist was already in charge of the house, so he disdained his stepmother for entering the house in such a way. Later, the two gradually developed feelings for each other, but the male lead was very conflicted because of his stepson and stepmother. A few years later, they met again and got married under the witness of the servants.
Remembering the Plot:
The female protagonist had just entered this house and saw the male protagonist swimming in the open-air swimming pool outside every day.
The female protagonist seemed to have met the male protagonist at the cemetery.
The female protagonist was once ridiculed by the male protagonist when she was drunk. The female protagonist seemed to shout,"I'm still a virgin."
There's a scene of failed sex, there seems to be a scene of sex
Towards the end, the male and female protagonists fell in love. On the stairs at home, the female protagonist wanted the male protagonist to tell her the truth, but the male protagonist painfully denied it, so they missed out on a few years.
There seemed to be a good man who liked the female lead in the end. Later, the male and female leads separated for a few years. People thought that the female lead was with that man, but in fact, she wasn't.
In the end, the male and female protagonists got married. The servants in the house were very touched and begged the deceased master to let them be together.

Thank you, everyone, but I'm not the girl who got lost on Flower Street. I think this romance novel should be before 2005. Anyway, it's a little old.

Answer 1

I'm not sure which romance novel you're referring to. Please provide more information and context so that I can better answer your question.