I'm a Toad, but the State Assigned Me a Snake Husband!

A grumbling, exploited little toad uke x A repressed, flirtatious, lifelong bachelor snake seme

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Shan Chu is a young toad spirit who has just joined the Tenth Bureau. He works diligently, toils away for a living, and is so busy every day that his feet barely touch the ground.

He thought a worker's fate meant nothing but endless overtime. Then an earth-shattering piece of bad news dropped out of the sky:

[Hello, demon citizen Shan Chu. Please report to the Matchmaking Registration Office on February 22, 2026, by the Demon Calendar, to register your marriage. Your officially assigned partner: Chi Yu.]

Shan Chu is stunned on the spot. He hastily digs up information, and the more he reads, the wider his eyes get.

Chi Yu has lived for tens of thousands of years and is old enough to be his great-grandfather. But worse, he's a snake! The natural enemy engraved in the bones of the toad clan!

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There's no escaping the marriage. To save his life, Shan Chu steels himself and nervously tries to lay down three rules with his snake ancestor (crossed out), before dropping to his knees to beg for mercy.

Though the snake ancestor looks harmless to both humans and demons, sitting there in a suit with the unmistakable air of an overworked office drone who stayed up all night.

"First, nobody else at work can know about our relationship."

Chi Yu has already told everyone in his department, and on the way here he answered honestly whenever anyone asked. He guiltily rubs his nose.

"Second, we can't sleep in the same bed. I'm afraid your appetite will get the better of you, and I'll lose my life."

Chi Yu had already prepared their new home on the day Shan Chu transformed, even buying ten different matching pajama sets. He hesitantly raises his eyelids.

"Third..."

Before Shan Chu can finish, Chi Yu grabs him by the collar and carries off the panicked little toad. "Whatever you say. Go pack your things and move in with me."

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Their life together is nothing like Shan Chu imagined. He thought he'd be treated as an appetizer and could lose his life at any moment.

They live in a luxurious home in the city center, eat three lovingly prepared meals a day made by the snake ancestor himself, and Chi Yu's private luxury car drives him to and from work.

Shan Chu gradually falls for him and drops his guard completely. Only after he's been thoroughly devoured, on a night of endless intimacy, does he finally realize what has happened. Near tears, he protests,

"Can you tell the difference between an appetite and desire, sir? Don't just eat me whenever you're hungry! The food's in the dining room..."

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Half a year into living together, Shan Chu accidentally enters the study Chi Yu has kept locked for years. An entire bookcase is filled with photos of him from childhood onward, little traces and records of every passing year.

Shan Chu's eyes widen:

"These... You're the uncle who's been secretly supporting me all this time? ...Why didn't you come back to Qingwu Mountain to see me all these years?"

Years ago, after a mistake caused Shan Chu to transform, Chi Yu had no choice but to atone by giving up even himself. He is silent for two seconds, then asks,

"Didn't you say you thought of the person supporting you as your father? Why would Dad need to come back? Isn't having a husband better?"

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