The Former Heartthrob Plays My Husband

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Reunion after a long separation | Married first, love later | Male lead's POV: face-slapping and indulgence; female lead's POV: one surprise after another

Li Yang only wanted to find a passable stranger to marry by contract, keeping up the marriage for five years to further her career.

She never expected her former crush, a powerful big shot, to show up and steal her fake marriage!

She went from sharing a home with an ordinary man to playing the devoted wife in public with a man she had once coveted: "cold, stern, powerful, imposing, and high-status."

At a press conference, countless eyes and camera lenses turned toward them.

Everyone was focused on Fu Jinting, an influential figure in foreign trade whom every business tycoon was eager to curry favor with.

They were also curious about the newly announced wife of a man like him: a freshly graduated historic-building restoration specialist. Their status and wealth were worlds apart.

Fu Jinting stood beside her, tall and muscular. Years in the world of power had made him imposing and icy. A cool, detached glance from his eyes was enough to make many people instinctively step back.

He looked at Li Yang. She was delicate and slight, but she wasn't afraid of him or of the occasion.

Her slender, pale back was held proudly straight.

Acting as a married couple with her was as safe as could be.

She wouldn't fall for him. Fu Jinting was certain he wouldn't let their fake marriage become real. They could be straightforward when they weren't acting, and aboveboard when they were.

He leaned toward her first.

She looked at him, her lashes wavering uncertainly for a moment. In the end, she rose onto her toes and kissed him.

He was pleased. Just as he'd expected, she played her part perfectly and did as he said. His gaze remained cool and aloof, fixed on the distance. He seemed not the least bit unsettled, continuing to control everything with detached rationality.

She was surprised to find that after letting go of her feelings for him, she could relax and kiss him without hesitation. His lips tasted wonderful. As she kissed the man she'd once only admired from afar, now offering himself to her, she ran her hand along his prominent, corded arm. It felt even better than she'd expected.

Every contract eventually expires.

The project was still short on funds. While he was asleep, she tiptoed over and secretly picked up the contract to read it carefully.

Before, his luxurious villa had been full of gray, gloomy things, and there were all sorts of places she wasn't allowed to go.

Now she'd decorated his room in fluffy pink, and she could go anywhere she wanted.

But the man who'd once been cold and aloof was becoming stranger and more dangerous by the day! She'd barely read a few pages before he forcefully scooped her up in his arms!

"Aren't we just acting?"

Before she could finish, he silenced her with a domineering kiss. She tried to remind him to keep to their agreement when they paused for breath, but he kissed her until she was even dizzier, and her grip on the contract loosened.

"The contract..."

She hurriedly reached for it, but he tossed it onto the bed with his free hand.

Fu Jinting now hated himself for setting all those foolish terms in the first place. He was even more annoyed by how heartless she was. They'd slept together so many times and torn each other's clothes to shreds, yet she could still be so matter-of-fact about ending things.

"You're leaving, and you still expect me to give billions in free funding to your historic-building project?"

He saw through her little plan. After laughing angrily, he still indulged her: "The money's already been transferred, under your name."

Delicate but brave, with a proud and reserved nature × cold and powerful, with a teasing, guiding nature

One-on-one. Almost no age gap: the male lead is two years older.

1. They work while "traveling" and fall in love along the way. There'll be romance rooted in local cultures and customs from different places. The world is vast, beautiful, and brilliant. The meeting of ancient and modern, East and West, is lots of fun.

2. A happy family of four: one woman, one man, one dog, and one cat. They gradually adopt the cat and dog.

3. If I take a day off, I'll post a leave notice in the comments on the latest chapter.

4. I may try out different titles for a while, switching them often to see what works best. Remember to bookmark the story so you don't lose it!

Blurb for The Little Cat Princess Who Plays the Younger Sister of the Monster Tyrant

The wasteland is overrun with high-level contaminants and monsters.

Countless monsters are all under the control of the current Monster Tyrant, who rules them, keeps them in check, and commands them to kill and plunder.

He's the most indescribably terrifying being in legend.

Cruel and powerful, dark and inscrutable.

System: You have to play his younger sister, whose mutated form is a little cat.

The previous Host was so scared they quit. Now you're our only hope.

The little cat is baffled: Me? I've never even been human. I'm a real cat!

System: You can do it. Once you earn ten thousand points, you can go to another world.

The little cat: Ten thousand? That doesn't sound too hard.

After the System had reassured its new Host, the Monster Tyrant, who had kept his eyes shut all along, opened his dark green, slit-pupil eyes. It had worked.

The so-called System was the Tyrant himself. He'd already killed the real System and the previous Host. Unfortunately, he'd only discovered after killing them that the "golden finger" those people had tried to use to deceive him only worked when they had a Host.

He'd make good use of this new little liar and get everything he could out of her.

Grabbing the little cat by the scruff, he flew straight to a high-risk contamination zone crawling with contaminated monsters. When she curled up against him, he sneered at her weakness and turned into the System, hoping to soothe her before she got scared to death and became a nuisance.

Instead, he heard her squeal with delight: Wow! I'm flying! This is so much fun! He smells so good. He's a snake! He smells so good I really want to lick him. I can hardly hold back.

Monster Tyrant: ...

Little cat: Huh? Why did he stop moving?

The Monster Tyrant forced himself to keep flying. Refusing to give up, he detonated a terrifying contaminant, spraying flesh and blood everywhere, hoping to see the fear he expected. When he turned around, he found the little cat's eyes sparkling with excitement.

She was looking at a contamination source that even he could barely destroy, practically drooling with desire for a top-tier meal: Can we come here often?

Then the lazy little cat wrapped herself around the Monster Tyrant's thick snake tail and called sweetly, "Big brother~"

Monster Tyrant: ...

The tip of his tail shot straight up!

The terrifying, grotesque monsters watched the fake princess, who was nothing like the previous one. This fake cat looked weak and clingy. Surely their ruler would realize she was an impostor and gobble her up!

They waited and waited, until at the day of tribute, they saw the little cat sleeping on the Monster Tyrant's head.

She murmured sleepily.

The monsters, who had been crawling on the ground in prostration, immediately offered up their rare treasures in terror, holding them over their heads.

The cruel Monster Tyrant gently kissed her soft cheek. She smiled contentedly, rolled onto her back, and went right back to sleep.

[Horror-comedy sweet story] Two clingy cuddlebugs

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Theme: Stop exhausting yourself with inner conflict. Embrace who you are.