@Doomer Abusive and possessive (often also rapist) male leads are the most common male lead template in shoujo/josei, especially in manhua, to the point where I've coined the term "rapemance" (because the protagonist often falls in love with her rapist(s)/male lead) to describe them.
@TrapCard113 sure, i've read a couple of manga/manhua/manwa like this but this is by far the worst. i've never seen the male lead go so far as to murder FMC's family and enslave her, i wonder if the author is just trying to push this shitty trope as far as possible to point it out or if he's just insane and thinks this is somehow romantic.
@Doomer I always go and pick up 'em chinese shoujo trash and end up with nightmares because of the amount of abuse the female lead goes through while she's completely lovestruck all the time.
@Kousora Have you tried reading "Chunqing Yatou Huolala"? It's my go-to whenever I recommend a rapemance to people. Both male leads are complete and utter scum, with zero positive traits beyond being hot, muscular and filthy rich.
Damn, I can't believe she's practically fantasizing about him after learning he's assaulted another woman and that she's already forgotten he murdered her sister in front of her.
It's fucked up on so many levels, what's wrong with the author?
Pretty sure she's more traumatized by the fact he was gonna kill her and that someone died in front of her then the fact it was her family. Like the royals did anything good for her. Her current situation is definitely better then it was before. But well stockholm syndrome is a thing...
Yay! Thank you!!!!!!
Also lol that misunderstanding? Situation. So apparently he’s just into BDSM as the rumors are. But really he just is sort of a jerk who doesn’t like women throwing themselves at him. But still he’s sexy so....
And pretty much a savage killer but that was so many chapters ago lol.
Seriously, the archduke is not very efficient at dealing with annoying bugs and he has useless servants.
Random people can go in his house. Rumours about him spread. Aiyy
So incompetent