-- Bottom's POV --
A single divorce agreement ended their three-year contract marriage. The other person did not even show up. Feng Lin could only watch through the star network as his contract partner went on a romantic date with his white moonlight, exploring the sea of stars together.
Blessed with a special constitution coveted by countless nobles, Feng Lin packed his things and prepared to leave this place of heartbreak, the Capital Star. He did not know when he had fallen for Luo Yuanzhou. Maybe it was when Luo Yuanzhou stood up for him as everyone mocked him, or maybe it was the embrace Luo Yuanzhou gave him upon returning victorious, just to keep up appearances. Whatever it was, it no longer mattered.
It was his birthday. Every year on this day, they met in a secret stretch of sea known to no one else. Even when Luo Yuanzhou could only stop over for twenty minutes, his contract partner had never once failed to show up. Now, Feng Lin was alone.
After a few drinks by himself, Feng Lin was ready to forget this love that had never begun and never ended when he spotted a suspicious figure on the deserted beach.
Dressed in rags, disheveled, and covered in blood, the person raised his head, wished him a happy birthday, and promptly passed out.
Acting on impulse, Feng Lin brought him home. No matter how he looked at the man, he seemed just like the general in his household.
But Luo Yuanzhou had an SSS-level constitution and SSS-level mental strength. The man he had rescued was completely ordinary. How could he be so different from the real thing?
Besides, their personalities were worlds apart. Luo Yuanzhou was a workaholic, a war machine, and cold in bed. This man now kept his eyes glued to Feng Lin every day and could barely resist when Feng Lin teased him. Was he really the general in his household?
-- Top's POV --
Luo Yuanzhou woke up with no memories. With nowhere to go, he took the name Yan Zhou and became the bodyguard of the person who had saved his life. Gradually, he realized that his employer was not only beautiful, but smelled wonderful, too. His employer also kept doing things that could easily be misinterpreted. Yan Zhou admitted that he was falling for him.
Then he discovered that his employer had an ex-husband who looked exactly like him. His employer loved that man so deeply that he was part of every aspect of his life, and even in his dreams, Feng Lin called out his ex-husband's name.
Yan Zhou refused to be a substitute. His mental strength was different from Luo Yuanzhou's, his pheromones were different, and the person who had shared those unforgettable experiences with Feng Lin was Luo Yuanzhou, not him, Yan Zhou.
The night he left his employer, he came crawling back, because he saw the news all over the star network: the announcement of General Luo's remarriage was causing a huge stir.
Yan Zhou worried Feng Lin might do something rash, but as soon as he walked in, he was surrounded by the sweet scent of jasmine.
"!!!"
"Sorry, I forgot something."
Feng Lin grabbed him and refused to let him leave.
"Mark me."
Yan Zhou: "There's no need to do this just to get back at a scumbag."
"Then I'll go find Luo Yuanzhou."
Yan Zhou forced himself not to look at Feng Lin. "He'll only look down on you even more."
To keep Feng Lin from going down an even more painful and irreversible path, Yan Zhou marked him. Anyway... he would treat Feng Lin well.
Marked, Feng Lin stared at the face on the news, identical to Luo Yuanzhou's, and gave a scornful smile. These people really thought Luo Yuanzhou and he had only been partners in name. But now that the final mark had been established, Luo Yuanzhou's pheromones should return to normal.
Then Feng Lin's smile turned even more meaningful. The person beside him clung to him, lovestruck and satisfied... Wasn't he supposed to be cold in bed? Now that they had a mutual mark, let's see if he can still keep his distance.
[An originally reserved and rational bottom, forced to transform into a scheming flirt because a certain someone was so cold × an originally tight-lipped clam, turned into a jealous top after losing his memory]
[Reading Guide]
1. Strong leads on both sides, an early interstellar setting, an undeveloped ABO setting, one-on-one romance, and a happy ending.
2. Before the divorce, the top was a cool, beautiful, tight-lipped clam. After losing his memory, he becomes a devoted, clingy husband. They have secretly loved each other all along, and the story begins after the divorce. There is a reason for the divorce. This is not a rekindled romance, and the top is not a scumbag.
3. Content warning: pregnancy. It happens near the end of the main story, after everything has been settled.
Theme: Coldness like ice is a way of protecting oneself. Once you have the power to protect someone, there is no need to hide it anymore.
