After Marrying a Research Bigwig, the Straight Guy's Cover Is Blown

[Main story complete~ Extras depend on how things go~]

[Thanks for your support. My ongoing novel is "The Universally Hated Little Sweetheart Turns into the Villain's Kitten." Please add my upcoming novel, "After Being Reborn, I Got Pregnant with My Scumbag Ex's Brother's Baby," to your collection~ Blurb at the very bottom.]

Wen Yan is a content creator on a video-sharing site. He's lively and good-looking, and he quickly attracts a large following.

One day, he's forced to go out wearing a little skirt, and, by an incredible coincidence, he runs into his college crush, Chu Shiyu!

The next day, a video of Wen Yan and Chu Shiyu is posted online.

His fans squeal, "Is this the creator's husband? Switch to romance content! I promise I won't watch for free anymore!"

Wen Yan angrily types, "I'm straight!"

But then... one day, Wen Yan is livestreaming as usual.

The next moment, a large, well-defined hand appears in frame, and a magnetic, alluring voice says, "Sweetheart, why are you still awake so late?"

Wen Yan's face turns red, and he looks flustered. "Wh-why did you come in?"

Then his fans watch helplessly as the creator is carried away...

Just before the screen goes dark, the man's face flashes across the camera...

His fans are blown away by how handsome he is. "Holy crap! Creator, stop saying he isn't your husband!"

Wen Yan thinks he's completely, absolutely straight.

But when he goes on a blind date, he discovers that his date is Chu Shiyu!

A leading researcher and a professor at just 27, Chu Shiyu has a mature, cool, and imposing air. Just one glance from him is enough to make Wen Yan blush and send his heart racing.

Yet this man asks him, "Would you consider marrying me?"

Wen Yan: "!!!"

Wen Yan is shamelessly smitten.

But after they get married, Wen Yan realizes... he might not be quite so straight.

Because he keeps getting the impression that Chu Shiyu is flirting with him!

Wen Yan is on edge, afraid that Chu Shiyu will end their relationship if he finds out.

Chu Shiyu doesn't seem to notice. Just like always, he makes a special trip to a faraway place to buy Wen Yan's favorite little cakes, puts a warm towel over Wen Yan's eyes after his livestreams, holds him while they sleep, kisses him, and...

But Wen Yan knows this is all just part of their marriage agreement!

One day, Wen Yan finally can't hold back. He puts his hands on his hips and asks Chu Shiyu, "How long does our marriage agreement last?"

Chu Shiyu looks up at him. "What do you mean?"

Wen Yan tries to hold back his sadness. "I mean, when are we getting div..."

Before he can finish, Chu Shiyu's gaze turns dangerous. The next day, Wen Yan's whole body aches, and he can't get out of bed.

Chu Shiyu grips his chin, his voice low and hoarse. "It lasts a lifetime."

"Besides... everything I do after marriage comes from the heart, not from an obligation. Don't even think about getting divorced."

[Blurb for my ongoing novel, "The Universally Hated Little Sweetheart Turns into the Villain's Kitten"]:

After his mother dies and his father remarries, Qi Nuo becomes a pitiful child no one loves. He's the young master of the Qi family, but he lives worse than his stepmother's dog.

After a car accident, he opens his eyes and discovers he's become a beautiful little Ragdoll kitten. He's also bound to a System, and only then does Qi Nuo learn that his world is a novel. He's become the villain's kitten.

Back home, Qi Nuo was always neglected, so he could only try to make himself as inconspicuous as possible. But now...

He lives in a warm room, eats delicious canned food, and the villain even brushes his fur.

Kittens can't help shedding, and the villain, who has a strong aversion to dirt, finds cat fur all over his home. Once Qi Nuo realizes how much the villain likes him, he clings to the big villain constantly.

Then the villain goes to the bathroom and shuts him outside.

Little kitten Qi Nuo: QAQ

In the end, the villain uses a can of cat food to coax the silly kitten back into a good mood.

One day, someone drugs and frames the big villain. The kitten is terrified, but after agonizing over it, he bravely sacrifices himself and, with the System's help, counteracts the drug.

When the villain wakes up, he can't find the young man from the night before. Meanwhile, a certain kitten is crying and covering his butt, furiously swatting the big villain several times with his paws.

The big villain has paw-print marks on his handsome face, and his mind is full of figuring out how to find the young man from last night.

One day, Qi Nuo sneaks out in human form to have fun and is caught red-handed by the big villain.

The latter's eyes are bloodshot as he clamps a hand around Qi Nuo's wrist and grits his teeth. "Still trying to hide from me?"

The kitten angrily protests, "It's because your technique is so bad! You made my butt hurt."

The big villain says, "Be good. It's not because my technique is bad. I'll take responsibility for you."

Little kitten: QAQ

From then on, a young man appears at the big villain's side. The young man has especially beautiful eyes, and he looks just like the kitten the big villain keeps.

The Qi family, who have always worked so hard to curry favor with the big villain, discover that the boy he dotes on is Qi Nuo, the very person they once treated like dirt!

Blurb for the upcoming novel "After Being Reborn, I Got Pregnant with My Scumbag Ex's Brother's Baby":

Zhou Mu returns to five years earlier, before anything has happened. He's once again the carefree young master with a happy family, with both his parents and his older brother by his side.

But things are different now. Even given another chance, he still remembers his parents' tragic deaths, his brother being framed, and how he went to Lin Ao, his husband in name only, for help, only for Lin Ao to throw a divorce agreement at him and do everything he could to distance himself.

It was Lin Ao's cousin, Lin Xiaojin, who secretly helped him when he was desperate.

After Zhou Mu dies, Lin Xiaojin goes mad. Everyone who framed the Zhou family is sent to prison, and none of them meet a good end.

Later, on a rainy day, Lin Xiaojin comes alone to Zhou Mu's grave. He gets out of his wheelchair and presses his handsome face against the tombstone. For the first time, his eyes show a grief so painful it cuts to the heart.

Zhou Mu hears him choke out, "In your next life... don't choose Lin Ao. He isn't worth it..."

Zhou Mu's soul floats beside him, so overcome with grief that it feels like he's twisting apart. In a hoarse voice, he says, "All right."

When Zhou Mu opens his eyes again, he sees his mother, her face clouded with worry. "Xiao Mu, are you really going to agree to the marriage alliance with the Lin family?"

Zhou Mu smiles. "Of course. But Lin Ao seems pretty annoying."

His mother asks, "Then you..."

Zhou Mu says, "I'll choose Lin Xiaojin."

Everyone thinks Zhou Mu has gone crazy. Instead of choosing the golden boy, he's chosen Lin Xiaojin, a disabled man.

But before long, they watch as Lin Xiaojin uses an iron fist to take control of the Lin family, and his leg is cured!

Lin Ao's parents spend a painfully large sum on gifts and bring Lin Ao along to curry favor with their nephew, Lin Xiaojin. Instead, they see Zhou Mu, the person they once despised, enjoying Lin Xiaojin's massage as naturally as can be.

When he sees Lin Ao, Zhou Mu smiles brightly with his stunning face. "Call me sister-in-law."

Theme: Be brave and pursue what you want.