She wanted a sperm donor, he wanted a plaything. Both were dishonest. They couldn't be together unless she abandoned everything important for her, her lifelong work, her family, her pride. So I'm not unhappy with the way things happened. She was totally right on the unfairness of marriage for women. A concubine, even the emperor's was only an plaything to be disposed of at the man's will, and even a wife who married up would be humiliated and oppressed by her in-laws. It was too reckless on her part, of course, but that's the plot. I'm just not sure he really loved her, he was kind of obsessive but the whole situation of collecting women who reminded him of her ugh... On the other part, loved the way the Dowager Empress didn't end up as the villain.

I understand FL wanting only the child and was scared by all the unhappy marriages the women in her family were facing, but I still don't like how she handled it. It didn't give her the right to play with ML's feelings, though it probably makes since in the era where men can have more than one wife.

After their breakup and telling her family about her pregnancy, the entire family became the talk of town and the sisters in the family were all said to curse their men (mother kicked father out of the family without a penny, eldest sister's ex-husband's mu*der case, FL's ex-fiancé parade naked on the street, only brother in the family died young, 3rd sister's almost r*pe incident where FL killed the guy and FL almost died giving birth to her son in the process)...

There are about 120 something chapters, but when I read that ML used different maihimes's physical features and getting drunk to remember FL during their 3-4 years of separation, and agreed to marriage with villainess cannon fodder who's been in love with him and dragged on until 21, then after meeting FL, abandoned her despite his empress dowager sister already sent the marriage will and ML setting up the date and all related official stuff himself, I felt bad for the innocent girl whom the author decided to make the villainess to complete the plot. I didn't finish it, but it's easy to see where the plot was going. With her family fallen and her reputation ruined, this left over girl who can only become a stepmother turned into the villainess who wants FL to pay, and ML will definitely kill her and ruin her family at the end. But thanks to her, the FL who still doesn't love ML even after meeting again, will finally love ML and agree to be with him, HE.

Where did these condescending habits come from?

Or are all men like this?

Do you think that once you get a woman's body, you can treat her as something in your pocket that you can manipulate and control at will?

"Why do you want me to adapt? Why do you always want women to submit to everything?!

Why do you men hold all the interests and power in your hands? But we women can only live in small houses for the rest of our lives? We can only rely on beauty and children. Do you mean only with a child... Only then I can live a stable life with your men's favor?!"

These thoughts that had been buried deep in my heart for many years were spoken out in such a hurry in front of a man who originally did not intend to reveal his true feelings.

He even said quietly with a slightly cold tone, "I'm busy helping the teacher correct homework every day, so I don't have the time to think about other things."

The man was just saying it, but when it fell into Ruan Longling's ears, he took it seriously.

Ah.

Men are indeed ruthless, she thought.

Time has polished the two of them into a look that is most suitable for each other, like the most difficult lock in the world, with just the right key to open it, everything is just right.