The Abandoned Child

Born the wrong gender in a world that never wanted her, Hu Sanmei's life was forfeit before she drew her first breath. Raised under crushing feudal traditions, she witnessed her mother's suffering and absorbed her sisters' lies—that marriage and sons would bring salvation. Each failed union only carved deeper wounds. Now, stripped of illusions and dignity, she makes one final gamble: to seize control of a destiny that was never meant to be hers. In a society built on her erasure, survival itself becomes an act of defiance.