I Woke Up Married to My Archrival

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[Gentle, scheming top x prickly, tsundere bottom]

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Yu Qiao lost his memory after a car accident. His memories stopped at age eighteen, when he hated Xie Zhao and was at daggers drawn with him.

Then he received two pieces of news.

Bad news: He had married his sworn enemy.

Worse news: He was the one who got topped by his sworn enemy.

Yu Qiao, who remembered flipping Xie Zhao the bird just moments ago, struggled in anguish. "Did my family go bankrupt?"

In S City, the two great wealthy families were the Yu family and the Xie family. Being forced to marry Xie Zhao after going bankrupt and falling under the Xie family's thumb would at least make sense... except it didn't...

His friend shook their head and showed him the numbers. His family was at the height of its success.

Yu Qiao kept struggling. "Then this must be a business marriage, and we don't have any feelings for each other, right?"

His friend shook their head. "You love him."

Yu Qiao bristled. "How is that possible! I'd sooner fall for a dog than that fake!"

His friend fell silent for a moment, looking conflicted. "You do love dogs, actually. That's your golden retriever."

Just then, the fake he'd been talking about hurried into the hospital room in a trench coat and wrapped him in his arms. "Baby, you scared me to death."

*

At eighteen, Yu Qiao hated Xie Zhao so much his teeth ached whenever he saw him. They got into fights every few days, and even when forced to write apologies in front of the whole school, they still traded insults.

When Xie Zhao was penniless, Yu Qiao happily posted an update:

- My sworn enemy's broke now, and I'm in a great mood. Repost for a chance to win: 20 people, 10,000 each.

Later, the two even fought tooth and nail over a plot of land.

No one thought they were truly in love. They just assumed it was a marriage of convenience between wealthy families.

*

Years later, at a class reunion, someone asked about their food restrictions. Yu Qiao answered without hesitation:

"I don't eat cilantro. Xie Zhao is allergic to peanuts, and doesn't eat fish, scallions, or ginger."

The private room fell silent.

Xie Zhao raised an eyebrow at him.

Yu Qiao pressed his lips together awkwardly. At eighteen, he'd known everything there was to know about his sworn enemy.

At the end of the reunion, someone with no sense of their own insignificance brought up how the Xie Corporation had faced a major crisis a few years earlier and the Yu Corporation had helped turn things around, sneering that Xie Zhao was living off his spouse.

Before Xie Zhao could say anything, Yu Qiao bristled. "Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to say that?"

Afterward, Yu Qiao snorted. "You've gotten so mild-tempered. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry can take a jab at you now."

Xie Zhao smiled and coaxed him. "Fine. You're the only one allowed to bully me."

He remembered how, years ago, when he was down on his luck, Yu Qiao had stood in front of him and tossed him a check. "I believe you can make a comeback."

Afraid Xie Zhao might misunderstand, he then awkwardly added, "Don't get the wrong idea. I just think you're the only person in the whole world, Xie Zhao, who's worthy of being even a little competition for me."

*

The first time they were intimate, Xie Zhao left a deep bite mark on Yu Qiao's shoulder. It was still scarred to this day.

Later, Yu Qiao bit him in the same spot, leaving a matching mark.

Xie Zhao smiled and asked, "Satisfied?"

Yu Qiao gave the bite mark a loud kiss. "Now I am."

"If a rivalry lasts longer than 7 years then you are no longer rivals. You are GAY.

If a rivalry lasts longer than 7 years, then you are no longer rivals. You are gay."

[Reading Guide]

- The gentle, scheming top is 28 when dealing with the bottom.

- At 18, the top is cold and calculating.

- In a world where same-sex marriage is legal. All fights in the story are mutual brawls.

- One-on-one romance, both are virgins, a cheerful and sweet little treat.

- Thanks to my bestie for making the cover =3=

Theme: Love life and pursue your dreams.