Ex-Hubby, It's My Turn to Take the Throne

[Please check out my upcoming novel: Betas Aren't Supposed to Get Pregnant! (Entire manuscript completed)]

[Now publishing: Widower, You Can't Sleep with Him! Scheming Green Tea Adoptive Son Top x Gentle, Child-Loving Stepmother Bottom]

[This is a collection of connected stories]

[The first story is bittersweet, while the second, third, and fourth are pure sweetness~ =v=]

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Story One: Tangdi (Completed)

★ Obsessive, reborn younger brother top x Gentle, virtuous older brother bottom

★ Core premise: After being reborn, I discover that my brother loves me most.

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Chu Zhaoyang was reborn, returning to the time before his brother got together with that scumbag.

This time, he waited outside the house ahead of time.

But he heard Xu Pan tell the man who had come to confess his feelings, "I'm sorry. My younger brother is still young, and I have to take care of him."

Chu Zhaoyang: ? What happened to being a lovesick idiot?

He began testing the waters like crazy.

When he pretended to be sick, Xu Pan slept beside him; when he acted cute, his brother fed him.

But the more he tested him, the more suspicious he became. It seemed Xu Pan had always put him first, from beginning to end. He was the most important one...

Finally, one night, Chu Zhaoyang pinned his brother to the sofa.

"Brother." His voice was hoarse. "Why are you so good to me?"

Xu Pan blinked in confusion. "Does something like that need a reason?"

After a pause, he cupped Chu Zhaoyang's face and smiled. "Haven't I always spoiled you like this?"

Story Two: Juyou (Completed)

★ Gloomy, taciturn, cool guy top x Timid, child-loving stepmother bottom

★ Core trope: Dad, my stepmom is mine.

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An abusive father, a divorced mother, a fragile Nian Nian, and a useless him.

From the time Ji Zhiyu could remember, Wen Nian had taken his mother's place. Gentle and attentive, he cherished Ji Zhiyu as if he were his own precious child.

Ji Zhiyu's wish, from childhood onward, was to take Wen Nian away.

When the nightmare that was his father was finally gone, he still hesitated, unsure what role he should take in asking Wen Nian to stay.

As his son, or... something else.

Wen Nian took his hand instead, lifting his face. The light in his eyes shone brighter than ever. His voice was soft and gentle, yet filled with the resolve to risk everything.

"Baby, you've grown up." He lowered his eyes shyly, then said even more softly, but firmly, "Let's live well together."

Story Three: Borrowed Seed (Completed)

★ Righteous beacon top who transmigrates into a book set in a gay dating sim x Lovesick, blind, pampered wife bottom

★ Core premise: Win back my bisexual first love, who has become my widowed sister-in-law.

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Duan Jiarui was dragged by that trash System into the gay dating sim novel he had visited before. He was ordered to take over the original male lead's mission and raise the world's completion rate to 60% before he could go home.

There was a custom here: when a man without a son died, his newly widowed spouse had to have sex with everyone until he became pregnant, and only then would they let him go.

Duan Jiarui never expected to encounter this on his very first day back in this world.

And the person at the center of it all was none other than the main character: his first love?!

After all these years, Hua Xi still remembered him. His fair little face was flushed from crying as he curled up in Duan Jiarui's arms and complained pitifully, "You said you'd marry me. How can you go back on your word..."

Story Four: Wagging Tail (Completed)

★ Beautiful, spoiled, willful nephew top x Handsome, pure-hearted, softhearted uncle bottom

★ Core premise: Pretend to be the lover of an uncle with amnesia.

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Zhang Xianchen stared at Su Zhikong's vacant eyes, his fingertips tingling with excitement and cold. Now.

He gently nestled into Su Zhikong's arms and met his gaze with a wounded look. "Uncle, did you really forget me?"

Su Zhikong's ears turned bright red, and his body stiffened. "Boy...friend?"

His memories were still stuck five years in the past. He couldn't believe that the handsome young man in front of him had been dating him.

Zhang Xianchen bit his lip resentfully, making Su Zhikong give a muffled groan of pain.

Su Zhikong had raised him, so he was meant to be Su Zhikong's boyfriend.

He had thought Su Zhikong would lecture him, telling him that a relationship between uncle and nephew was impossible.

But a moment later, he heard Su Zhikong sigh, his voice choked with tears.

Su Zhikong reached out and patted his back, soothing Zhang Xianchen as he had when he was a child. Looking down at him, he said gently, "It's okay. You're back, and that's what matters."

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Reader's Guide:

1. All the tops are virgins. Content warning: the bottom in Story Two is not a virgin, and the bottom in Story Four used to be a top.

2. The characters' values do not represent the author's values. Please don't conflate fiction with reality.

3. It's all sweet, all sweet! This is a wish-fulfillment novel written purely for my personal tastes. I just love reading trashy stories about younger tops protecting their wives. The only thing is, I don't recommend it for readers with extreme preferences.

If you enjoy loving couples, feel free to dive in.

Upcoming Novel

"Betas Aren't Supposed to Get Pregnant!"

[Beautiful, straightforward Alpha top x Cool, clingy Beta bottom]

[Childhood friends, younger top, three-year age gap.]

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Normally, Alphas and Betas don't have much to do with each other.

But to escape an arranged marriage, Ruan Helian decisively entrusted himself to Yan Chao. After all, Yan Chao was the best big brother he could ask for

Yan Chao gave him his first suppressant shot;

Yan Chao was also his first sexual partner.

A young man's affection was so intense that even knowing the world was unlikely to accept an Alpha and a Beta together, he was still willing to give it a try.

But what came before Yan Chao realized his feelings was Yan Chao going bankrupt.

When Ruan Helian received the news, he had just finished a wrap party and thought he might be drunk and seeing things.

But Yan Chao lowered his eyes and slid a breakup compensation agreement over to him, asking him to sign and leave, and to spend his time with a more suitable Omega.

Break up? ...If you're not my big brother anymore, then what was all my effort over the years for?

Yan Chao urged him to get moving, not daring to meet Ruan Helian's eyes.

Ruan Helian hesitated. Then, in a flash, he had a brand-new idea: Maybe... he could keep Yan Chao instead.

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The kindhearted Ruan switched the names of the parties on the original agreement and smiled smugly. "I'll provide room and board, and your monthly salary depends on my mood. As for your duties, Brother Yan..."

He paused and tapped his fingertips on the table. "Be my kept canary. Stay at home and let me take care of you, and, while you're at it... figure out how to make a comeback."

Yan Chao looked at the cohabitation agreement and fell into deep thought, unsure whether he should tell Ruan Helian the truth. His fingers unconsciously brushed over his still-flat lower abdomen. A little surprise was quietly growing there, a tiny life belonging to him and the Alpha before him.

But Ruan Helian was clearly lost in his own fantasy as he animatedly described it all. Yan Chao couldn't help but laugh.

Wait, wasn't being my kept canary before really such a hardship?

Besides handling the company's affairs, Yan Chao had a new job: playing the perfect kept canary at home, taking care of every little thing. If he did the housework well, Ruan Helian praised him; if he did it badly, Ruan Helian still praised him.

He was less like a sugar daddy and more like the leader of a praise group.

Yan Chao seemed cool on the outside, but the secret longing in his heart was quietly nurtured by the Alpha's pheromones surrounding him day after day.

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At the backstage of the award ceremony where Ruan Helian won the Best Actor crown, reporters surrounded Yan Chao.

"Mr. Yan, congratulations on Jingke's triumphant comeback! What exactly is your relationship with Best Actor Ruan...?"

Before Yan Chao could answer, a familiar Alpha scent drew near with a figure.

Ruan Helian pulled him into his arms, possessively and affectionately. He clasped Yan Chao's hand, interlacing their fingers, and gently pressed them together over the soft curve beneath Yan Chao's suit jacket, a curve that could no longer be completely concealed.

"He's mine."

Yan Chao lowered his eyes slightly, his fingertips closing gently over that warm curve, silently acknowledging it.

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1. Both leads are each other's only partners. They have already slept together from the start, and childhood friends turn into a kept relationship.

2. The bottom isn't really bankrupt. He's still rich, handsome, and a catch. A Beta getting pregnant is so hot (pounds the ground!).

3. They have both been secretly in love with each other, and their feelings are mutual. Because of some tragic, beautiful, strong circumstances, the bottom will seek reassurance from the top, and the top will respond directly with kisses, hugs, and declarations of love. They're a very loving couple.

4. Who understands the heat of an AB couple's rut? I feel like it's even tastier than AO. One wants to mark, the other wants to be marked, hehe.

Theme: Love and peace