Chapter 1: Meeting with Husband Gu
On the day of the Beginning of Spring, the east wind thawed the frost, and vegetation began to sprout. A faint fragrance drifted through Zhu Silver Pavilion.
In her sleep, Zhu Wansheng rolled over, and the distinctive stimulating scent of dissolved chemical reagents in the air disappeared.
Disappeared?
She woke up startled, but the environment she saw left her confused: jade-carved phoenix-patterned candle lamps were scattered about, an ink painting of plum blossoms heralding spring hung on the wall, and a plum blossom-shaped sandalwood curio shelf stood against the wall.
Where was this?
Looking down, she found herself wearing a silk nightgown with finely rolled edges on the sleeves. The hand that emerged from the garment was fair, delicate, and light, with all ten fingertips dyed with red henna.
No way? Wasn’t she wearing a slightly corroded white lab coat, synthesizing quantum dots in the laboratory?
Then what? Did the lab explode? Had she restarted?
Could it be… she had transmigrated?
Ha, impossible! She didn’t believe it. Zhu Wansheng raised her hand to pinch herself awake, but memories that didn’t belong to her rushed into her brain like a flood, heedless of her disbelief.
It seemed she had really transmigrated. The original owner had the same name as her, was eighteen years old, the daughter of a wealthy rouge merchant in the capital, and already married?!
Moreover, this place was different – it was a matriarchal society, women married men, and men had to learn the arts of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as how to serve…
Zhu Wansheng collapsed back onto the bed. She couldn’t accept it: Heavens, how did she get here? She wanted to go back; her reaction was about to burn…
Before she could catch her breath, the wooden door creaked open, followed by a loud female voice: “My lady, the midnight snack is ready.”
The newcomer was a young woman, tall and sturdy with a square face. Her right hand habitually rested on the whip at her waist, giving her a fierce appearance.
Zhu Wansheng searched for this person’s identity in her memories: it was Lanfan, the original owner’s most trusted maid.
Zhu Wansheng opened her mouth but couldn’t utter a single line.
Lanfan was also somewhat perplexed by her behavior. “My lady? What’s wrong? You haven’t eaten today. Would you like to have something now?”
The address of “my lady” startled her, and she reflexively said “Okay.”
“Lanfan will help my lady change.”
“No need…” Her words of refusal were cut off halfway. Lanfan was efficient; she had already taken out a pink front-buttoned, waist-cinching, multi-pleated long dress and was skillfully putting it on her…
She was like a malfunctioning robot, her arms rising and falling stiffly, allowing the tall and powerful Lanfan to manipulate her. She didn’t need a mirror to guess how ugly her expression must be right now.
After dressing and washing her face, she followed Lanfan out of the room.
Outside it was pitch black, and the wind whistled through the gaps in her clothes, invading her skin. Zhu Wansheng tightened her cloak, blew on her hands, and walked along the bluestone path.
With each step her heart trembled, as if she wasn’t going to eat but to the execution ground.
Lanfan, of course, didn’t understand her various emotions. She hummed a tune while holding a lantern to light the way beside her. They passed through the rustling bamboo grove and arrived at the dining hall.
She sat down awkwardly, following the position in her memories. Lanfan first cleaned her hands with a damp cloth, then placed silver chopsticks in her hand.
With chopsticks in hand, she didn’t know where to start. There was lotus pork loin, cherry meat, osmanthus shark fin soup, and sugar-steamed eggplant. Not to mention the mix of meat and vegetable dishes, just the main courses alone included dumplings, noodles, and buns, accompanied by unidentified wines and teas. Wasn’t this midnight snack a bit too lavish?
She picked up a piece of glistening meat nearest to her and took a small bite, then went numb.
Sweet, sickeningly sweet, like biting into a highly concentrated syrup…
She tried several other dishes, but they were all the same – either sweet or sweet and salty.
Zhu Wansheng wanted to cry but had no tears. With Lanfan still standing behind her, she could only take a bite here and there, eating blindly.
The cool breeze flowed in continuously through the wide-open doors, and the chill rose from her feet all the way to her heart. She looked at the fish, their eyes met, and the fish seemed to roll its eyes at her. As she kept looking, her vision blurred.
Her last work paper was already in revision, the feasibility of the final project had just come out, and in four months she could smoothly graduate and stay with the research group. A female doctoral student who had studied hard for over twenty years, pouring her heart and soul into it, giving up love and reducing enjoyment, had persevered to this point, only to be given a transmigration…
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. To hell with eating. She put down her chopsticks, picked up the glass of wine, and drank it all in one go, deciding to go all out.
After three or five cups, her brain felt hot and muddled, and it started to play a movie automatically. The scenes were unfamiliar and bubbling with pink: the original owner sitting opposite a handsome man, the man playing the zither, the original owner drinking tea, smiling broadly, acting coquettishly…
The scene changed, and the man in the picture became a different one, still handsome, nestled in the original owner’s arms, feeding her fruit. Though he could have used his hands, he insisted on using his mouth…
How carefree! Unlike her, who was either taking entrance exams or doing experiments and writing papers, the fate of a research dog…
A “tick” sound in her brain, and a mechanical female voice came through:
[System has detected the host’s strong desire for scientific research. Successfully activated the scientific research and chemical engineering system to serve you.]Strong desire? Research system? What the hell?
The system seemed to be able to read minds, spewing out words in her brain to answer her doubts.
[Esteemed researcher, hello, I am your research assistant, Little Chem. I can help you realize your research dreams. No matter where you are, you only need to call me mentally, and Little Chem will help you complete chemical experiments.] [The research system currently contains two functions. One, chemical management system, including: organic, inorganic, high-purity analytical chemical reagents; enzymes, antigens, antibodies, bacteria, cells, and other biological reagents. Two, consumables system, including instrument consumables, cold chain storage…]What research system? She had transmigrated, how could she still do research? Give her a break…
Though she said this, her body didn’t agree. Her hand reached out and grabbed the farthest dumpling, then responded to that nonsense: Well then, give me some acetic acid, six percent concentration, ten milliliters.
[Received. One bottle of six percent acetic acid has been prepared for you. Please sign for it.]Zhu Wansheng fumbled around her head randomly, but there was nothing. Where was the reagent bottle? The effects of alcohol had lowered her intelligence, making her believe in this so-called research system.
[Small amounts of reagents will be delivered to your collar. For large amounts, please actively specify the delivery address.]Zhu Wansheng was skeptical. She raised her hand to feel her collar again and found that there really was a hard object. She took it out and laughed.
This bottle was no different from the chemicals she bought in the laboratory, just much smaller, with a rubber dropper cap. The label on the bottle read:
From top to bottom, the brand was written as Little Chem, followed by Acetic Acid, HPLC ≤ 6%, CAS 64-19-7, CH3COOH, 60.05 (MW), with labels for flammable and corrosive substances.
It looked quite realistic. She tremblingly dropped the acetic acid onto the dumpling, but before she could put it in her mouth, a complaint came from beside her: “My lady had an appointment with Husband Gu to wait here at the time of the midnight snack, but even though you’ve arrived, he hasn’t come. He’s always so unpunctual, it’s too disrespectful.”
Zhu Wansheng looked alarmed, not quite understanding for a moment. “Ap… ap… appointment with Husband Gu?” The phrase “appointment with Husband Gu” circled in her mind before she understood its meaning. In this world, married women were called “my lady,” while men were addressed by their surname followed by “fu” (husband).
So, the original owner had an appointment with her… her husband? The dumpling in her hand fell with a plop, and her temple twitched slightly.
Lanfan, unaware of her unease, was extremely excited. “My lady, have you forgotten? At the hour of the Snake today, you asked this servant to notify Husband Gu to come here at the time of the midnight snack to discuss important matters.”
Zhu Wansheng gave an awkward smile, looking more like she was about to cry…
“What matters did you want to discuss with me?” A low, magnetic voice came from the doorway. Zhu Wansheng looked up, her gaze falling on his waist, where an auspicious cloud brocade belt was tied, adorned with a white jade pendant that swayed slightly with his steps, creating several afterimages in her eyes.
Looking up, she saw him slowly approaching against the light. His deep, dark eyes glanced at her indifferently before quickly looking away.
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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.
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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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*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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