Reborn, He Faked an Illness to Trick Her into Marriage

Shen Que is reborn, back on the eve of being forced into a marriage alliance with Wen Yan, the Empire’s youngest major general. In his previous life, his family drained every last bit of value from him through the political marriage, and he died alone in a border battle. This time, he decides to play things differently. He pretends to be a frail, dying patient with unstable pheromones, knocks on Wen Yan’s door, and hands him a prenuptial agreement: “Three years. We stay out of each other’s business. When the time is up, I die and you’re free.” Wen Yan looks at the pale, fragile Omega who seems ready to shatter at a touch, remembers the intelligence report describing a madman who took on an entire Alpha squad in a simulation battle, and signs. After the wedding, Shen Que coughs up blood every day as he handles military affairs, while Wen Yan watches coolly as he “pushes himself too hard.” Then one day, Wen Yan’s nemesis publicly humiliates Shen Que at a banquet, calling him a “short-lived ornament.” Before Wen Yan can move, Shen Que presses a dinner knife to the man’s throat, his voice soft as a sigh. “I may not have long to live, but I have enough time to send you off.” That night, Wen Yan blocks Shen Que as he prepares to “cough up blood” on his way back to his room, pins him to the wall, and lets his pheromones flood the air out of control. “Had enough of the act, darling? Your medical records say your last heat almost tore the medical pod apart.”