The Marriage Alliance Rules

[Two male leads + marriage before love + ABO setting + wealthy families + angst + substitute romance]

The love of Bai Xi’s youth was like a gift he could only covet. Unable to have it, he remained trapped in place by his obsession.

Throughout their two years of marriage, he repeatedly searched for that blurry figure in his partner’s face.

As a result, he overlooked the tenderness in Yan Yiheng’s gentle gaze.

He thought the romance that began after their wedding was just a passing whim on Yiheng’s part.

His partner was elegant and mild-mannered, attentive to every little detail.

Yet, because the two of them spent so little time together, their interactions were always tinged with distance and indifference. They had not married for love, only for mutual benefit.

Each played their part, treating the other with respect.

But Yan Yiheng’s long vacation changed the way they got along. Perhaps life had grown too dull, giving rise to feelings neither of them expected.

Romance, dates, sincere concern, and frequent intimacy: Bai Xi realized he was falling!

Falling into a love he couldn’t even understand himself.

Until the person who had wasted his entire youth appeared,

And the blurry figure became real. It turned out that even memories could be mistaken.

The alpha, a heaven-blessed prodigy, thought he was the first to fall in love. Only after he gave his heart did Yan Yiheng realize that he was nothing more than a substitute, helping his partner make up for the regrets of his youth...