[Manipulative, lovesick gong x gentle, devoted shou]
Also known as: What Should I Do If My Husband's Shadow Has Fallen in Love with Me?
In this world, Xu Lanshu was someone no one paid any attention to.
He had always been gentle and accommodating, making his husband three meals a day on schedule. Wherever he went, people described him as kind and easygoing.
Yet his husband never gave him a second glance.
But Xu Lanshu didn't mind. All he needed was a stable marriage, so his partner only had to be handsome.
Then one day, Xu Lanshu realized something was off about his husband.
In the middle of the night, Pei Wang knocked on his bedroom door.
Pei Wang said, "Honey, can I come in? I'm scared of the thunder."
Xu Lanshu was silent for a long moment. As a gentle partner, he had no reason to refuse his husband's sudden episode.
They each took one end of the big bed. In the night, Pei Wang's eyes gleamed in the darkness.
"Honey, can I sleep next to you?"
Xu Lanshu's heart raced. Pei Wang was acting especially strange today, as if someone had possessed him.
He wasn't used to being physically close to others, so he could only pretend to be asleep.
There was a rustle beside him. Before long, a pair of arms wrapped around his waist and pulled him firmly into an embrace.
A fluffy head rubbed against the back of his neck. "Honey, pay attention to me. I know you're not asleep."
This was so strange, so strange. Xu Lanshu squeezed his eyes shut. He waited until the person beside him was breathing slowly and evenly, then slipped quietly out of the room.
But as he passed Pei Wang's room, he noticed the door was ajar.
A blurry figure lay on the bed.
Xu Lanshu pushed open the door with a trembling hand. His husband was lying there, fast asleep!
If Pei Wang was sleeping here, then who was in his bed?
From that day on, strange things began happening around Xu Lanshu more and more often.
Whenever it was dark, he would sometimes feel someone stroke his hair, tug at his clothes, or hook a finger around his.
And every night, "Pei Wang" would knock on his bedroom door without fail and ask, "Can I come in?"
But whenever Xu Lanshu woke up in the morning, "Pei Wang" would have vanished without a trace. It was as if everything had been nothing but a dream.
But Xu Lanshu knew it wasn't fake. It seemed he really had gained another lover.
Reading guide:
1. Both leads are virgins, and they are each other's first love. One-on-one romance.
2. The gong is a shadow at first.
Theme: You have to fight for what you want
