After We Married, I Found Out My Top-Tier Star Childhood Friend Had Been Plotting This for Years

He Chen is a good-natured corporate drone. When he smiles, he seems to have a soft-focus filter, and admirers line up to send him flowers.

Yet he's chaste and has been single his whole life.

Song Jiu'an is an outcast of a wealthy family who fought his way to becoming a top-tier star all by himself. He's cold and a little crazy.

Yet he's been in love with He Chen for over a decade.

In a luxurious, empty private room, Song Jiu'an lifts his beautiful eyes, which seem to look at even a dog with affection.

"Ge, marry me... It's okay if you say no."

He's so pitiful. It's hard to refuse.

He Chen gives him a warm smile. "Okay."

They're both straight, old friends who know each other inside out. Getting married won't hurt anyone.

In He Chen's eyes, Song Jiu'an is still that sweet, fragile little kid.

And he's the elder, so he should nag more and give more...

What a harmonious relationship.

Every so often, he just feels someone's scorching gaze, turns around, and sees Song Jiu'an smiling at him.

Until one humid, rain-soaked night, he wakes up in Song Jiu'an's bed. Their heartbeats and breathing are both unsteady, and the answer hangs in the night air.

It's too late.

When He Chen turns around, he realizes his old home has already gone up in flames.

Everyone thinks the illegitimate adopted son of the Song family died long ago, after being oppressed and bullied by the ambitious younger son, who even hired someone to kill him... What a wealthy family's drama!

In a dim bedroom beyond their view, Song Jiu'an murmurs as he lays down one gentle kiss after another, almost reverently.

"Ge."

"I love you."

You could call it bullying.

He Chen doesn't even dare open his eyes.

[Gentle, oblivious corporate drone bottom x devoted, secretly dark younger top]

*1v1, happy ending, younger top, no blood relation and no legal family ties

*The beloved marriage-first, love-later trope. They're flirting every day, with or without a reason.

*Please add it to your collection!

My ongoing novel, "The Vixen's Plans Backfire [Transmigrated from Ancient Times to the Modern Day]," is in my profile!

A lighthearted modern romance! Click to read about this silly couple's sweet-and-sour love story! Blurb below:

In his previous life, Xu Lin lived freely and carelessly. A high monk once said he was the reincarnation of a lie-telling beast, the kind destined for a terrible death.

The so-called lie-telling beast had a lovely face and a lively spirit. It could talk its way through anything, but never told the truth.

After Xu Lin died a gruesome death, he transmigrated to the modern world, dusted off his clothes, and was ready to go again.

Unfortunately, his new body was hopeless and had racked up a mountain of gambling debts. After assessing the situation, Xu Lin decided to sweet-talk the band's rich young master.

Sweet nothings, acting cute, and smiling apologetically.

But Zhu Chengfeng wasn't having it. He scowled. "Get lost."

Xu Lin could tell right away that he was a surly idiot. He cupped the man's flushed face in both hands and batted his eyes. "You really want me to get lost?"

"..." Zhu Chengfeng swallowed hard. After a long pause, he pried Xu Lin's fingers away and gritted his teeth. "Are you crazy?"

After playing Zhu Chengfeng's little sidekick for over half a year, Xu Lin stumbles upon a secret hidden deep inside his bedroom: old cardboard boxes, scattered sketches, every single one showing Xu Lin's face from his previous life.

Xu Lin finally realizes something is terribly wrong.

He has already died once, and yet he's still caught up in an old lover's affair from his previous life.

Xu Lin doesn't really like men. All that sweet, close intimacy can be summed up in one modern phrase: just straight-guy antics.

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Zhu Chengfeng clearly doesn't see it that way.

Their positions are reversed, and now Zhu Chengfeng follows Xu Lin around every step of the way.

The once-arrogant young master lowers his head.

"Just having you here is enough for me. You can hit me or yell at me, just don't leave."

Xu Lin smiles and hooks a finger under his chin. "Are you crying? Really crying?"

When Xu Lin forces Zhu Chengfeng to look up, he sees his wet, stubborn eyes and suddenly feels a pang of guilt. His smile fades.

"But I really don't like you."

Zhu Chengfeng silently sheds tears.

"All right, all right, let's try kissing." Xu Lin sighs. "I must have owed you in my last life..."

Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted puppy top (Zhu Chengfeng) x warm on the outside, cold within fox bottom (Xu Lin)

One more, one more!

I recommend Jiang Qiemian's "Take Him Down"!

Modern danmei romance! Love at first sight, explicit scenes, broken, flirtatious pretty boy x abstinent older man. The atmosphere is incredible, and it's well worth checking out!

That's all! Take a look if you're passing by, pretty please, mwah, hehe.

Theme: Grow stronger through setbacks, keep getting back up, and face your heart bravely.