Can you just spoil me the end, because when the translation was cut off they weren't in a good spot and well the start of the story kinda said Shim Chong sell herself to merchants who were looking for sacrifice.
It's a happy ending though it definitely takes a few turns to get there. :) The way it's written definitely makes the reader fear it will be a tragedy, but in the end they end up together, madame even ends up with her own facial scarring to kinda match Cheong, who has always had some scars, lol.
That scene at the festival where they finally kiss in the alley is probably one of my favorite yuri moments of all time, so I was wicked disgruntled when not soon after the scanlations had to stop.