After Marriage, I Became the Villain's White Moonlight Substitute

ABO / Arranged Marriage to Love / Reconciliation After a Breakup / Face-Slapping and Falling Hard / Conquest / Beastfolk

After Xu Yu dies, he binds himself to a Conquest System and is reborn as the foolish young master of a wealthy family, forced into marriage with an Alpha from the beastfolk clan by his parents' arranged agreement--

He becomes a substitute.

How do you win over a man who's loved his unrequited first love for five years?

According to substitute romance tropes, he should endure the humiliation, give in at every turn, and cry himself to sleep every night.

But as a fool, how could he understand any of that? All he knows is that his husband is incredibly handsome and exactly his type. More importantly, he's a walking gold mine with long legs!!!

When Jiang Yanchen coldly carries his bedding to the guest room to preserve himself for his beloved Bai Baiyue, Xu Yu pretends not to notice and does his best to be a good wife.

So when Jiang Yanchen--

is attacked, Xu Yu calms the Alpha who's on the verge of losing control.

His pheromones go haywire, and Xu Yu becomes his personal bodyguard, staying by his side through his rut.

He turns back into a lynx, and Xu Yu keeps him safe in his arms every day.

To complete his conquest mission as soon as possible, Xu Yu tries every trick he can think of. Then, during a few days spent in the town where Jiang Yanchen had been fostered as a child, he sees a different side of him.

When Xu Yu nearly drowns and loses consciousness, during the 24 hours he spends in the hospital, he sees Jiang Yanchen's hands trembling as he holds Xu Yu's palm, his eyes bloodshot.

It's pure fear in the aftermath, fear of losing him, fear of never seeing him again. Even the affection score, which has always been in the negatives, begins to fluctuate.

At first, Xu Yu doesn't understand. Not until he goes into heat.

Pheromones flood the small, dim room, filling every corner. The scent is a blend of whisky and cold snow, greedily and domineeringly devouring the white camellia.

Jiang Yanchen, usually so unemotional, now has a hint of desire on his face. The Alpha moves gently, but speaks with force:

"Say it... Say you won't leave me again, Xu Yu."

As the words are repeated again and again, Xu Yu wraps his arms around the strong Alpha's waist. Jiang Yanchen's breathing grows uneven as his gaze slowly consumes the Omega beneath him. He knows what he wants.

"I didn't put one on. You're an Omega. You could get pregnant."

"Even if you break through, it doesn't matter."

In the throes of passion, Xu Yu finally asks the question that's been weighing on his mind. Jiang Yanchen's movements shatter his voice into fragments, then he gently kisses Xu Yu's sweat-damp forehead and answers:

"It has always been you, from beginning to end."

The next morning, Jiang Yanchen is unusually considerate.

After completing the mission with flying colors, Xu Yu gets his first day off.

Jiang Yanchen can't sit still after just a few days without seeing Xu Yu. Even his subordinates notice. The usually cold and ruthless CEO transforms into his lynx form, indulgently letting the young man rub and ruffle him.

He even dresses up like a peacock every day and checks himself in the mirror eight hundred times, all just to knock on the door and tell his wife, "Good morning."

Xu Yu thought that once the substitute beat the first love, the story would be over. But the System tells him he's been pursuing the wrong person!!!

Xu Yu hears the terrible news and turns to stone on the spot, already deciding where he wants to be buried.

As they work through the night to come up with a plan to fix things, Xu Yu sees someone lying in his bed. He goes in and out several times to make sure this is the master bedroom, his room, then hears the man plead:

"Wifey, I want to sleep with you."

Reading Guide:

1. A sweet 1v1 romance, both leads are virgins, with an amnesia subplot, a little silly humor, and a touch of going from universally disliked to everyone's darling.

Theme: A harmonious life between beastfolk and humans