The walnuts in her arms felt heavy. Su Jin suddenly felt a bit envious of the walnut kernels inside, hidden by thick shells, even if they were embarrassed, it wouldn’t show.
But she wasn’t a walnut, and Shen Yuan was still waiting for her answer.
Su Jin slightly furrowed her moth-like eyebrows, and after a while, she softly said, “If Young Master Shen wants to know the reason, in the Qingjing Hall, on the right-hand bookshelf, third row, first book, page fifteen is where you’ll find it.”
These words were as good as not saying anything at all.
Shen Yuan pouted slightly. If he wanted to read a book, why would he need to ask her?
She really was inflexible.
But his parents’ expressions were indeed too stiff. Could it be that he had said something shocking?
After seeing Su Jin off.
The jade-white boots paused, and for the first time, he stood seriously in front of the bookshelf, counting the pages.
To his surprise, although Su Jin was a bit rigid, her memory was good. Page fifteen indeed mentioned walnuts.
His finger moved slowly along the small text below, until the words “kidney deficiency” appeared.
The previously calm and collected young man’s face suddenly burned bright red. In an instant, shame, anger, and timidity all surged up.
Those phoenix eyes seemed to gather dense fog, heavy and about to fall.
Remembering that he had specially wrapped a bag of walnuts for Su Jin, Shen Yuan felt light-headed and heavy-footed, biting his lower lip hard, filled with regret.
Heavens, what had he done today!
Shen Yuan was wailing internally, but Huai Nan was insensitive, running over pitter-patter, saying there were leftover walnuts in the kitchen and asking if he wanted to add some honey to make a sweet dessert.
The book in his hand was rolled up and heavily struck Huai Nan’s head. Shen Yuan said angrily, not knowing who he was referring to, “I told you to read more books in the past, but you refused. Now look, you’ve made a fool of yourself and don’t even know it.”
“Young Master,” Huai Nan said grievously, “This servant doesn’t know how to read, how can I read books?”
“Still making excuses. From now on, our courtyard must also show some scholarly family manner.”
In the past, Father didn’t force him to study, but now Shen Yuan himself had developed a sense of ambition, determined not to let Su Jin secretly laugh at him again.
He changed his usual behavior, refusing even when others invited him to watch plays, and declining Gu Zhi’s invitation to fly kites on the pretext of being ill.
For two days, he sat steadily at the table, flipping through medical and historical books that he usually couldn’t get through. Although Shen Meng was surprised, seeing Shen Yuan so ambitious made her heart content.
However, these books were getting thicker and thicker.
Even though he drank a lot of strong tea, he would inevitably get drowsy after reading just three pages.
If he went to ask Mother for guidance, she would start talking endlessly as soon as she opened her mouth. Shen Yuan couldn’t sit still and was afraid of getting his hands slapped by Mother.
If he went to find Father, he was always sleeping during the day, not knowing what he did at night to be so tired.
Shen Yuan sighed, why was it so difficult for him to pursue scholarship?
“Young Master.” A Liang had been forced to read character recognition essays for two days, and now he couldn’t wait for someone to teach this fickle young tyrant, so he could be relieved and be an ordinary servant.
His small eyes rolled, and A Liang boldly suggested, “Isn’t Miss Su in the outer courtyard? Why doesn’t Young Master go and try asking her?”
“Ask her?” Shen Yuan’s eye twitched, “I might as well ask Gu Zhi.”
After all, one shouldn’t speak ill of others behind their backs. As soon as he finished speaking, Huai Nan’s voice came from the doorway, “Young Master, the Fifth Princess heard that you were bedridden. She has brought some good medicines and has come to pay a visit.”
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If you’re like me…
Too tired of reading stories where the female lead is often foolish, weak, feeble both physically and mentally, usually in a subservient and oppressed role in society such as a maid, secretary, concubine… or to put it bluntly, typically the one who has to serve and please the male lead, always needing protection and rescue from male leads, while the male lead is often described as talented, strikingly handsome, powerful,…
Then please continue reading.
Hi there, girls!
I’m Yuushi L.
Every day, movies and comics continuously reinforce the notion that women are weak, that they can only handle trivial matters in the background, that women are petty-minded and constantly jealous, mocking, and laughing at other women, while men are strong, wealthy, and solely focused on conquering the world, with countless mindless women ready to fall into their arms.
Believe me, once you read Female-dominant (FEDO) novels, your mindset will change significantly.
I am deeply inspired by strong, independent, and rational women who have the power to take control of their lives, and I am fascinated by the way society’s gender roles are reversed in this genre compared to real life.
So I have created this web with the noble purpose of promoting the “Female-dominant (FEDO)” genre of novels.
In my country, there was a rare renowned female poet in ancient times who wrote the following about the fate of women in that era:
“Damn this life of sharing a husband,
One wrapped in warmth, the other left cold.
I’d rather have stayed single from the start,
Than to endure a life so torn apart.”
Perhaps my penchant for reading female-dominant stories is partly a way of rebelling against the realities of life.
On my site, there will be stories that are not only female-dominant novels, as long as they align with my taste, featuring strong female protagonists and fresh, captivating storylines. Usually, they will be modern or fantasy novels.
I rarely read ancient novels that aren’t female-dominant because they often contain details that easily trigger me. These include the portrayal of men having multiple wives and concubines, which was considered utterly normal in ancient society, and the frequent disdain towards women.
I cannot change the world, as the societal structure that discriminates against women and elevates men has existed for thousands of years. Changing it to truly give women an equal role in society is not something that can happen overnight. If you want gender equality now, it’s laughable. It will never happen when over 90% of national and business leaders are men.
But I can start by changing the mindset of women, sisters, and young girls. Don’t just read dull slogans urging women to be strong and independent; it’s hard to imagine. Read Female-dominant (FEDO) novels to see clearly what true female empowerment looks like.
I believe there will be more and more independent and strong women who prioritize their careers and personal stability over seeking a man to rely on.
In the future, there will be more successful female entrepreneurs, politicians, and thought leaders.
As for me, I will start by making this website grow stronger day by day.
I especially like the concept of “the male lead falls in love first, the female lead is the cold-hearted and rational one, and the male lead suffers because the female lead doesn’t reciprocate his feelings.”
Therefore, you’ll see that most of the novels on my website will belong to this trope. Of course, there will be exceptions.
In the future, I also plan to write my own novels following this concept, where the female lead in my stories will never be the weaker party. I hope I can do it soon.
The novels I highly recommend will be listed under the category:
There will be exceptionally brilliant stories, but there will also be mediocre ones. As the Female-dominant (FEDO) genre has fewer authors and readers, the number of high-quality novels is limited.
Therefore, I want to promote this genre to reach a wider audience, which will encourage more talented authors to choose to write in this style, leading to the birth of more outstanding Female-dominant (FEDO) novels.
The Chinese versions of the novels I use for translation are all sourced from various websites on the internet. You know, I don’t have much budget to purchase so many novels.
Therefore, if your financial situation allows, please support the authors by purchasing the original works. You can find the original works using the Chinese titles of the novels.
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WARNING:
In some novels, there are certain unhealthy ideologies and illegal actions held by the main characters (for example, treating human lives as worthless, or casually deciding to kill someone, forcing others to do things they don’t want to do, arbitrarily imprisoning others, plotting to harm others, using violence to retaliate against violence,…).
This may be because the authors are still young and inexperienced, unaware that what they’re writing goes beyond moral standards and can negatively influence young readers.
It’s important that readers under 18 years old need to recognize these are illegal actions, not permitted to be carried out in real life, always keep a clear head while reading, treat these works only as entertainment, and don’t let yourself be influenced by those plot points.
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YUUSHI L
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
The Male Lead’s Obsessive (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Synopsis:
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Summary:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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