No One Is Worse Than My Wife (Female-Dominated World)

[Next book: The Heartbreaker Doesn't Want to Take Responsibility (Female A, Male O)]

Blurb

[Reckless, spoiled female lead × chaste, fiercely virtuous male lead who upholds masculine virtue]

[A bad cat picks up a little dog that bares its teeth all day]

You dare bare your teeth at your owner? How should I punish you?

The day he first met the second young lady, he was being cornered and bullied by a group of jealous men beside the pond at the Duke's residence, all envious of his beauty. Just as they were about to strip and humiliate him, she rescued him.

His clothes were in disarray, and she had seen every inch of the mole on his collarbone. He knew then that he would never marry anyone but her!

But when the marriage contract arrived from the second young lady's family, it clearly bore the name of her elder sister.

You promised you would marry me!

What man gets to choose his own marriage in this world?

Then he would marry his wife and follow her, becoming a good man who upheld masculine virtue.

But on the wedding day, his wife-to-be ran away, and her younger sister took her place as the bride. When the veil was lifted, it was the second young lady!

He was shocked and frightened.

But his wife's family questioned his chastity right there. In front of everyone at the wedding hall, they dragged him off to be examined.

After suffering such a disgrace, a truly virtuous man should prove his innocence by dying!

He slammed himself against a pillar, ready to trade his life for a chastity plaque.

The female lead's perspective:

She has always hated seeing pretty little things bullied to tears, unless... she's the one doing the bullying!

Especially a pretty little thing who refuses to obey. The more he cries, the more fun it gets.

She's seen plenty of obedient little dogs, but never one that bares its teeth and bites.

This marriage was supposed to be hers from the start. Her domineering mother insisted on giving it to her elder sister instead. Her sister only likes women, so on the wedding day she eloped with her little sister-in-law. And the marriage ended up in her hands after all.

The pretty little thing she sets her sights on never gets away.

Before the wedding rites are even complete, the pretty little thing slams his head against a pillar to kill himself.

He's so fiery. I love it!

Though the ceremony isn't finished, she sneaks into the bridal chamber. All she needs to do is consummate the marriage.

But the pretty little thing has just knocked himself unconscious and is barely alive. Going after him now feels a little inhuman...

Whatever. It's not the first time she's done something inhuman!

But...

The pretty little thing, his head wrapped in bandages and a pair of scissors in his hand, watches the approaching second young lady in terror.

"D-don't come any closer..."

Her: ?

"There's no one else here. Who are you putting on this chaste and virtuous act for?"

"What do you mean, illicit relations without a matchmaker? You're a man from a respectable family. Don't say things so harshly. I'm an absolutely wonderful person!"

"All right, all right. Tomorrow I'll have someone make you a solid gold plaque with 'Chaste and Virtuous Man' engraved on it. How does that sound?"

"In this house, the only way to live well is to keep me happy."

"You're going to hit the pillar again? Aren't you afraid Mother will hear? I'm afraid of her, anyway. If she comes, I'll say you were so lonely you seduced me! Let's see who Mother punishes!"

"If you really knock yourself out, you'll only make things easier for me. Go ahead and try it if you don't believe me."

So fiery... The more I can't have you, the more I want you. You're the one who made me feel this way!

Didn't the pretty little thing insist on marrying the elder sister because "a good man doesn't marry a second wife"? She dresses up as the elder sister to get close to him. When the pretty little thing tries to please his "wife," she then says, "Hmm? It's me. Are you unhappy?"

[Female lead's progress bar: Love at first sight for his looks - Testing the waters - Deception - "Beg me" - The child's father rises in status]

The female lead has spent years frequenting pleasure houses and is a regular on the flower-lined streets. She's experienced.

She knows exactly what she's doing.

This pretty little thing just needs the right treatment.

How do you tame him?

[Take everything away, then give it back = total control!]

"I've come over so many times. Why are you still jumping at every little thing? Is it because you know I like this act of yours?"

The woman is not a virgin; the man is. Men can bear children. The female lead has no extra parts. She takes the lead. Happy ending.

A genuinely abusive story for the male lead (menu: deceived and forced by the female lead, bullied by a scheming male rival in a contest for the female lead's favor, made to swallow medicine brewed from all kinds of folk remedies, and judged by everyone).

The male lead is like a startled rabbit all day, trembling with fear, hiding a knife under his pillow and constantly on guard against the female lead, who might "pounce" on him at any moment.

The male lead is deeply conflicted. He both craves the pleasure and despises his own outrageous behavior because of the deeply ingrained idea of masculine virtue! He is wracked with inner conflict and pain, unable to face himself, and every time he thinks back on it, he wants to slam his head against a wall (?).

Warning: The female lead is no respectable person. For example, there are coercive scenes where the family is eating together and, in full view of everyone, the female lead secretly strokes the male lead's leg under the table.

The female lead's elder sister has never touched the male lead at all. The one who married him and consummated the marriage was entirely the female lead.

Once the female lead and male lead are truly together, they are faithful to each other. They only get together after the male lead's engagement is called off.

One-click author intent search: I want to write a wicked female lead bullying a respectable married man, and a male lead who is always on edge but can rely only on the female lead.

Contains many original worldbuilding details for a matriarchal setting (men must not show their Adam's apples and have to keep them tightly covered and bound, making it hard to breathe).

The story contains extensive descriptions of how beautiful the male lead is and how miserable he looks after being bullied. The male lead is afraid of pain and cries easily, and the female lead loves watching him cry like a rain-soaked pear blossom.

The female lead treats him well and patiently plays with him, but deep down she sees him as an amusing, pretty little pet. She can spoil him and coax him, but their relationship is completely unequal. The female lead often slaps him once and then gives him a sweet treat.

↑ In other words, this story really does contain a lot of [abuse of the male lead].

Screenshot dated 2023.1.15

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Theme: Family harmony