After Getting Dumped, I Married My Childhood Friend, an Alpha, in a Marriage of Convenience

The main story is complete. Extra chapters will be posted from time to time.

Blurb:

The Lu family of City A has undergone a shake-up.

The head of the Lu family passed away, and on his deathbed, he abandoned his only omega son, Lu Zhao, leaving the family business to Fu Wenshen, his adopted son with a different surname.

Rumor had it that Lu Zhao was self-willed, spoiled, and domineering, but he had always favored his adopted brother. When the news broke, everyone assumed the two had secretly gotten together, and that the late family head had made his decision because omegas were inherently at a disadvantage.

Everyone envied Fu Wenshen's good fortune: in one fell swoop, he'd gained both wealth and beauty.

In public, Fu Wenshen was every bit the picture of smug satisfaction.

On the day Lu Zhao returned to the country, Fu Wenshen went to meet him in person.

But to his surprise, Lu Zhao slapped him in front of everyone and walked away.

The crowd was in an uproar.

Some said Lu Zhao had always been headstrong and was probably just throwing a fit at his boyfriend as usual. Many more thought Fu Wenshen was a schemer and that there was something suspicious about the will. The young master of the Lu family had publicly cut ties with him, and given the way things stood, he was likely to become a caged bird.

Everyone eagerly speculated about the fate of City A's prettiest, most pampered young master.

The following month, Lu Zhao did indeed get engaged.

But at his side stood Jiang Yun Yuan, a rising star in the business world and heir to the Jiang family.

Before he turned twenty, Lu Zhao was the most precious young master in the Lu family.

Everyone called him spoiled, and everyone wanted to get close to him. Back then, he was so proud that he looked down on everyone, but he had always shown some patience toward his adopted brother, Fu Wenshen, who had cared for him since childhood.

That patience left him with nothing after he turned twenty.

Before moving out, he ran into his childhood friend and neighbor, Jiang Yun Yuan.

His childhood friend was aloof and full of himself. As Lu Zhao hauled his suitcase out the door, Jiang Yun Yuan leaned against the doorway and watched coldly, just short of mocking his wretched state. Lu Zhao's temper finally got the better of him. He pulled out the pretend-marriage contract he'd found while sorting through old belongings, with both their names written on it, tossed it at him, and sneered:

“Are you going to take responsibility?”

Jiang Yun Yuan glanced over the writing and thought for a long moment.

“Fine.”

*

When Jiang Yun Yuan was young and carefree, his friends ribbed him and asked about his ideal type.

At the table, plenty of people watched him with barely concealed anticipation.

Only a short distance away, the omega he'd grown up with, now an elegant and beautiful young man, was resting his chin in his hand and messaging his boyfriend. He looked so relaxed he didn't even glance their way.

For some reason, Jiang Yun Yuan couldn't bring himself to say, “I don't have an ideal type.”

At first, he was only a little disappointed that a childhood friend couldn't compete with someone who'd been by Lu Zhao's side since he was young. After watching coldly for four years, all he could think was that Lu Zhao must have traded his brains for that pretty face.

Taking advantage of someone in need is no gentleman's act.

Fortunately, he had never been much of a gentleman.

Please note:

1. Jiang Yun Yuan x Lu Zhao. A cool-headed, in-control top x a cold, spoiled young-master bottom. The top is aloof and a little sharp-tongued, but dotes on his husband. The bottom is stubborn and willful, but soft-hearted and obedient, like a cat.

2. Marriage-first, love-later, childhood-friends romance, and a story about a secretly lovestruck man taking advantage of the situation and stealing someone's partner. At heart, it's a sweet little romance.

3. The bottom isn't blinded by love, and nothing actually happens between him and the scumbag top.

Theme: Sincerity is the only way to receive sincerity in return.