The Sickly Beauty's Tough Caregiver Wife

[Hot-tempered, sickly Southern CEO top x reserved, gentle, rugged Northwestern caregiver bottom]

[Weak top, strong bottom / intersex / regretful pursuit / coercion / angsty melodrama]

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When Jiang Yuan was brought to a manor filled with red leaves, the first person he saw was Lu Huaici, sitting in a wheelchair with a face as pale as a paper doll's.

The young master was truly handsome, like an immortal descended from a painting. Even when he was ill, his dazzling presence was impossible to conceal.

He looked so good that even when he lost his temper with Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan thought he was like a cute little cat throwing a tantrum.

Whenever Lu Huaici wasn't paying attention, Jiang Yuan would gaze at him in a daze, thinking he would do anything for him.

The night Lu Huaici was drugged, Jiang Yuan didn't know. He accidentally walked into the master bedroom.

They spent the night together.

Jiang Yuan was terrified that Lu Huaici would think he had ulterior motives, so he fled back to his room in the middle of the night and got up early the next morning to work as if nothing had happened.

He didn't know there were security cameras, or that Lu Huaici had let him in on purpose.

All he knew was that his life had suddenly changed.

When Lu Huaici got drunk, he'd pull Jiang Yuan into bed.

When Lu Huaici got angry, he'd pull Jiang Yuan into bed.

When Lu Huaici felt unwell, he'd still pull Jiang Yuan into bed.

He said it was part of a caregiver's job.

Jiang Yuan had never cared for anyone else, so all he could do was blush and nod blankly.

Later, Lu Huaici's health improved, and a stack of red invitation paper appeared on the desk in his study.

The servants all said their master was getting engaged.

Jiang Yuan was no longer needed, not in any way, and it made him very sad.

But parting was inevitable, and he thought Lu Huaici deserved someone better.

So he sensibly pushed down his feelings, used his plans to return to his hometown and get married as an excuse to quit, and slipped away quietly.

Who could have guessed that the beautiful man would go mad when Jiang Yuan disappeared?

"You're carrying my child, and you still want to marry someone else?!"

Jiang Yuan stared blankly as Lu Huaici restrained him. "No, I..." What child?

"Come back with me. You're not allowed to leave." Lu Huaici glared at him with red-rimmed eyes, glistening tears trembling on his cheeks.

Jiang Yuan was stunned, unable to say a word as the beautiful man's voice broke with tears.

He let Lu Huaici bite his neck, leaving a mark that satisfied him.

"You can get married, but you'll marry me."

"I'll give you anything you want. Just don't leave, okay?"

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1. 1v1, happy ending.

The story is set around 1990-2000 in an alternate universe, with many fictional details. Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental.

2. This is a romance-focused writing exercise, with a bittersweet, sweet-and-angsty tone. The top is fierce, clingy, and loves to cry; the bottom is thick-skinned and a little obsessive. Please go easy on me if the writing isn't good. (I'll go crazy, bawl my eyes out, and write long rants in my little notebook TAT)

3. I'll start once I figure out the plot~

Theme: Self-respect, self-love, independence, and strength