The Insectoid Male Always Refuses to Divorce [Insectoid]

[The next story, "Diary of Taming a Short-Tempered Wife," is about a punk-rock, carefree bottom and a devoted, doting commander top. The blurb is below~]

He transmigrates with a cat in his arms, wakes up half-human and half-cat in the Insectoid world, and is mistaken for a male insect. Then he is paired off with a powerful, fabulously wealthy military female, Mr. Rong Bei.

In a society where males rule, a female insect's entire fortune belongs to her male spouse once she marries. Rong Bei's marriage has left countless male insects beating their breasts in regret.

Han Qi, who is terrified of marriage, carefully asks, "I'll give your money back. Can we get a divorce?"

Rong Bei answers coldly, "No."

Han Qi: "..."

The military female is stern and terribly forgetful. After being away from home for just a year, he treats Han Qi like a servant hired to clean the house.

Han Qi cooks for him. "I can be your servant for the rest of my life. Can we get a divorce?"

Rong Bei's expression darkens. "Your hand... is pretty soft. Who are you?"

Han Qi: "..." I'm your husband!!!

The military female is girlish at heart and loves cats. One day, he discovers two soft, adorable cat ears hiding beneath his little male spouse's hair.

Han Qi covers his head. "Stop petting me, I'm going to get a bald spot! We agreed you'd divorce me after petting me... Hurry up."

Rong Bei's voice is hoarse. "Just one more time, just once... Do you have a tail? Has it changed yet?"

Han Qi: "..." Something else has changed. I'm just afraid you'll think it's prickly!

The military female gets jealous easily and has terrifying ways of dealing with things. When he discovers that his little male spouse has secretly opened a pet shop, he suspects Han Qi wants to get up to no good with other cats.

Presents pile up into a mountain, and a military fighter plane flies overhead... What it drops isn't a bomb, but a sea of flowers from him.

Han Qi: "We agreed all your money was mine. Why are you using my money to buy me presents? Divorce."

Rong Bei: "Hmm? Then I can only buy a little collar and put it on you... My little cat master, be good and come home with me to have a litter of kittens, okay?"

Han Qi: "..." Somebody help me... Marriage really is such a hassle!

Where's that promise that males would be superior and females inferior? When can I finally get divorced... ToT.

* One-on-one [a weird male insect with cat genes X a military female with maxed-out combat strength, a fortune beyond measure, and a love of protecting his husband]

* [Top-focused, older top; interstellar Insectoid setting, married first and in love later, strong females and weak males, lighthearted everyday life]

* [Lots of original worldbuilding. Early on, the bottom bullies the top; midway, the top bullies the bottom; later, they dote on each other]

* [Pay attention to the title. This story is mainly about 'divorce.' The bottom isn't all that bad, but he was raised without proper family guidance and really does have a lot of emotional flaws. After all, if he were perfect, the top wouldn't have to go to all this trouble trying to get a divorce. After the bottom and the top get all lovey-dovey, the bottom becomes good and obedient, letting the top knead him however he likes. Please go easy on me!]

[The next story, "Diary of Taming a Short-Tempered Wife [Insectoid]". Click the author's profile to find it.]

In the age of the insect planet, babies come first. Yu Ling is forcibly matched by the Marriage Bureau with a young military heir from an immensely powerful family. Each gets what they need from the arrangement, and the two insects enter a fake marriage, swearing an oath: two months from now, whoever doesn't get divorced is a dog.

As they live together after marriage, Yu Ling discovers that the young military heir, who acts domineering, ruthless, and wanton outside, likes having his wings rubbed and his claws kneaded at home. That's not all: he's clingy as if he were still nursing. He throws a fit whenever he can't see his male spouse, imagining that Yu Ling is being unfaithful with other females. Every time, Yu Ling has to sniff him carefully and give him a thorough inspection to confirm who he belongs to.

His workplace is a battleship unit with strict military discipline, yet he manages to dye his hair punk-rock shades of pink, purple, blue, and green. Halfway through his marriage leave, he flops into Yu Ling's arms like a child and sobs, "My male spouse~ I have to go to work, waah!" Then he clings to Yu Ling, finding every opportunity to kiss and hug him.

If Yu Ling won't let him kiss him, he pulls a sour face and refuses to eat. He even takes off his pants and points them at Yu Ling's favorite pot of cactus, threatening, "You only like it and not me. I'll impale myself on it! Then it'll make you wear horns!"

Yu Ling: "???"

We've only been married for this long, and you already like me countless times? What else do I have to do to prove I like you? Die of exhaustion in bed?

But being cheated on is a small problem. His spouse being covered in holes is a big one.

Yu Ling can only send the cactus away with an exasperated expression, explaining that he loves every bit of him, including his gorgeous punk-rock hair, and that no cactus could ever compare.

The short-tempered wife is somewhat mollified. He keeps pestering his male spouse to dress him and style his hair from start to finish, then happily heads off to work. Along the way, he brags to all the neighbors: "My male spouse put this jacket on me. Looks good, right? My pants? He put those on me too! Your male spouse doesn't dress you, does he? That's what it means to have a wife's authority, got it~"

Oh, right, I almost forgot: this young heir was born into such a good family that he has absolutely no ability to take care of himself. Even when he has military work to do in five minutes, he can lie on the floor and stubbornly wait until Yu Ling agrees to feed him before leaving. Then he gets punished for being late under military regulations, comes home, and shamelessly grins as he says the food was delicious.

Yu Ling only finds out later that he's probably the only female on the insect planet who needs a male insect to nurse him, which is why no male insect ever wanted him. It wasn't because of his punk-rock hair.

This gives Yu Ling, who has to feed the baby during the day and fill the baby up at night, a terrible headache.

At last, the chaotic two months finally come to an end.

He thinks their marriage on the insect planet is over and that he'll be a free insect from now on. But then his wife dawdles along, step by step, until finally he furrows his brow and blocks Yu Ling's way with his tall body. Turning into a shameless pest, he stuffs the divorce papers into his mouth without a word, rips them up, and chews them, speaking indistinctly.

"I w-won't divo...ce!" After struggling to swallow, the powerful, short-tempered young military lord nuzzles against Yu Ling's neck in front of everyone at the Marriage Bureau, looking terribly aggrieved. "My male spouse... My male spouse, I'm choking. Pat my back, pat my back, and then come home with me, okay... I'm a little dog, woof woof, woof woof, let's go home..."

Yu Ling's heart softens at once. He gently pats the other's chest with a tender expression and sighs fondly. "Let's go home."

But the other refuses to leave, still gazing longingly at the divorce counter.

"Were you faking it?" Yu Ling's expression turns cold. "If you want a divorce, we can go ahead."

"No, my male spouse," he says softly. "I was wondering... could we get divorced and then get married again?"

Yu Ling: "Why?"

He lowers his eyes and pokes his fingers together. "I want... another month of marriage leave..."

So this is how you're exploiting a loophole with me?

Yu Ling smiles silently. "Sure."

In a flash, the paperwork is done. But Yu Ling turns and walks off, refusing to marry him again.

One female insect stands there, completely dumbfounded, holding a divorce certificate that is anything but festive.

That day, the many insects at the Marriage Bureau watch the richest man and the most rebellious son of the general's family drop to his knees, cling to his male spouse's leg, and wail as he begs to remarry. He is dragged all the way out of the Marriage Bureau...

[A gentle, devoted commander top X a military female bottom with maxed-out combat strength but the childish, tantrum-throwing nature of a giant baby]

[Top-focused, older top; interstellar Insectoid setting, married first and in love later, strong females and weak males, top dotes on bottom, lively everyday life]

Recommended stories in the same series:

["This Female Insect Is Spoiled Rotten" (Gu Zhen X Yi Er)]

["The Little Male Insect Goes Soft Whenever He Sees Him" (Qin You X Ying Shun)]

["The Male Spouse Just Doesn't Want a Divorce" (Han Qi X Rong Bei)]

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