He Was Taken by Force [Matriarchy]

Xu Yongchuan, daughter of the Grand Commandant, had been able to get whatever she wanted since childhood. Was there anything she couldn’t have? So when that man once again crossed her path, radiant with success after placing third in the palace examinations and riding through the streets to pluck flowers, she reached out and took him for herself. He was the pitiable classmate she’d never managed to have in school, the one whose name had been disgraced because of her, who had been expelled and lost his dream of entering the Imperial Medical Academy. She kept him by her side, hiding him from her family and her childhood sweetheart, her fiancé… She watched him writhe in hatred, watched him helplessly waver between reason and desire. Until one day, her cool and beautiful fiancé gradually realized that she had hidden a trembling, beautiful pet away in her gilded cage… In public, Huai Yu was a refined, gentle, and virtuous imperial physician. In private, he knelt at the feet of the Grand Commandant’s daughter, his voice low and soft as he forced himself to remain calm: “So what if I want to look after Jiang Xia and repay my debt to him?” Xu Yongchuan: “You’ve got some nerve.” “…So what if I see Master Liu as a backup option in my life?” Xu Yongchuan frowned and slapped him across the face. “I said, you’ve got some nerve.” “Are you angry?” Huai Yu turned to look at her, his face still turned aside from the slap. “You’ve never given me any sense of security. Now you won’t even let me save myself?” Another sharp slap rang out. Xu Yongchuan’s voice was indifferent. “Anything else you want to say?” Tears slid silently down his cheeks. His heart ached as if the pain were tangible, and Huai Yu’s voice trembled. “Give me a little reassurance. Make me a promise… I really am about to die…” Yet when he reached for her, she impatiently brushed his hand away. “Don’t say things like that to make people pity you. That won’t work on me.” Xu Yongchuan lowered her gaze. “Think it over carefully. And stop trying to seduce Changning. Maybe he’ll still put up with you as a servant… You’re not even worth a single hair on his head. Get out.” Gu Changning: Someone has appeared by my fiancée’s side… Shameless… Reader’s guide: The female lead is not a virgin; the male lead is. Women with typical female biology hold higher social status. (Women don’t have penises and aren’t tall or burly.) The heroine is a typical spoiled rich kid with a low sense of morality and a bad temper. If that bothers you, please take note and drop the story without telling me. The story contains many original worldbuilding elements and may differ from traditional matriarchal settings. Please don’t nitpick the forms of address, official titles, or other worldbuilding details. The blurb was finalized on May 11, 2025, and has been saved. Theme: Love means keeping him tied tightly to your side.