After Breaking Men, I Opened Up! (Women-Rule World)

Not recommended. I wrote this while in a terrible state of mind, and it didn't turn out well.

Ming Qing transmigrates into a matriarchal novel as the cannon-fodder empress. In the original story, the former owner of her body knew nothing of love, but treated the four male leads of the individual arcs with courtesy and respect, keeping a proper distance. She never expected her trust to be betrayed: they imprisoned and tortured her, and in the end, her nation fell and her family was destroyed. She took her own life before the rebel army.

What does marriage even bring women?! She resolves to stay away from men. But fate forces her to follow the plot, and the four cruel, scheming men have to be brought into her harem.

Well, if she has no choice, she'll fight magic with magic. She'll be more vicious than they are, so she can survive and stay safe.

The first is the gentle, jade-like empress consort, whose smile is as refreshing as a spring breeze. But Ming Qing knows he's ruthless at heart. He stayed by the former owner's side only to avenge his beloved, the moonlight of his life.

When she sees through his scheme, he puts on a melodramatic act: "What do you know about love? How could someone like you understand what other people feel, let alone understand my predicament?"

Ming Qing sighs. "Well, it's a good thing I have the imperial treasury to keep me carefree. But it seems your beloved doesn't like you? Maybe you should take a look."

She lays the evidence before him, and all his revenge plans become a joke.

The second is the favored consort, an indulgent and headstrong noble lord, elegant in appearance and a shameless flirt. Later, to keep the former owner from discovering that the child isn't hers, he resorts to ruthless measures.

Ming Qing gazes at his round belly and strokes it. "The child may not be mine, but the man still is. What am I supposed to do with you, my dear?"

The noble lord sweats buckets.

The third is a beautiful, innocent Western Regions native, a Zhao Hua whose pale skin turns red at the slightest touch. He's sweet and adorable, but also a yandere.

Ming Qing pinches his cheek and meets his clear gaze, coaxing him: "If you jump down and cut open that evil wolf's heart, I'll think you're very capable."

The fourth is the son of a minor official, whose appearance strongly resembles the empress consort. He's hugely ambitious, but later realizes he's just a substitute. He joins forces with the empress consort to build a career, and kills the former owner.

Ming Qing is exasperated by his lack of ambition, so she starts dangling a carrot in front of him. "If you can learn to manage the harem, why can't you take the empress consort's place?"

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After the plot completely falls apart, she remembers everything. It turns out she is the original owner herself. She covers her head and laughs softly, going completely mad.

The once-gentle empress consort, as pitiful as a dog, begs for her affection, no longer caring whether his beloved lives or dies.

The selfish man who cheated on her abandons his child and bathes over and over, his pride shattered. He pleads pitifully, "I'm not dirty."

The ruthless, lovesick foreign prince cuts off his own legs to make her turn back. In the pouring rain, blood gushes from his wounds as he begs her to look back just once.

The minor official's son goes mad, searching for the empress consort's clothes to put on. Standing on a cliff, he asks her with heartbroken resolve, "Who do you really love?"

She watches them coldly and never looks back.

Also known as: After Learning to Think Like a Man, I Was Set Free; Don't Pity Men, or You'll Become Unfortunate; I Burned Down the Whole Crematorium; I'm So Vicious, but I'm So Happy; That Year, I Kept My Hands in My Pockets and Loved No One

Content warning: One-on-one romance

The four men in the harem all get their comeuppance, while the female lead shines on her own

Male pregnancy

Coming soon, extra cute! The Magical Girl's Embarrassing Daily Life

Qin Xiaoke is the most inconspicuous girl at school, with heavy bangs, the same uniform every day, and a quiet personality. But no one knows she's a magical girl.

That's right. In this urban supernatural setting, she's not a young Taoist priest, but a magical girl.

At midnight, a ghost in white with its hair hanging loose appears atop an abandoned construction site. As life and death hang in the balance, a cool beauty with a wand drops from the sky. Her hair is in twin tails, and she's dressed in pink Lolita fashion, yet she faces the ghost with quick, sure movements.

Under the admiring gazes of the crowd, Qin Xiaoke finally feels a little self-conscious. For the final step in capturing the ghost, she awkwardly joins her hands to form a seal, while her magic wand floats before her. She declares, "O love hidden in this world! I command you, in the name of your master, to drive away the evil monster before me through purification!"

Qin Xiaoke: Thanks for the advice. I want to die.

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Someone discovers Qin Xiaoke's secret: she's a magical girl. That person is her rich "bestie," You Sang, who's been her childhood friend.

The girl, usually quiet and shy, bites her red lips and hesitates. "Qin Xiaoke, you wouldn't want your secret getting out, would you?"

She???

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You Sang has a special constitution and has been targeted by ghosts since childhood. Following a Taoist master's method for warding off evil, he dresses as a girl.

Raised as a girl from a young age, he's also delicate, gentle, and sweet-natured. The person he most dreads losing is Qin Xiaoke, his only friend.

But lately, she seems to have other things to do. She always looks sleepy, and doesn't even have time to go shopping with him. She doesn't listen to him as attentively as before when he talks, either.

Sang Sang is upset jpg

He works hard to learn how to make soup and cook Xiaoke's favorite dishes. He studies finance and gives her all the money he earns...

But none of it seems to win back Xiaoke's heart. She still "won't mend her ways."

Until one day, he discovers Xiaoke's secret.

Theme: Embrace the right outlook on life