The Coveted Beautiful Widower

[Resurrected husband pursuer x cool, beautiful pursued]

Shen Fu is the sole treasure of Sheng Yuan, the Empire's general. For three years of marriage, Sheng Yuan has kept him like a moon held high in the sky. He always wears a veil when he goes out, and not even the most gossipy, fearless newspaper has ever managed to photograph a single scandalous detail about him.

Until the general is unexpectedly killed on the front lines.

The Empire's elite gather in the funeral hall, sitting quietly below as the priest recites the final prayer.

Amid the silence, the carved doors creak open. Shen Fu, dressed in plain black, walks step by step onto the raised platform before the coffin. Countless sticky gazes follow him. The young man in black, his back to the audience, keeps his face hidden. Only a small patch of skin behind his ear and along his neck is visible, white and soft.

The sound of people swallowing comes from every direction.

He smells so good.

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After her husband's funeral, Shen Fu notices a lot of strange things happening in her life.

For example, the expensive roses delivered by the earl that morning are thrown into the trash before noon, crushed along with the filthy, stinking refuse until their juices run everywhere.

The Finance Minister, who had arranged to have dinner with him, skids off the road on the way over and ends up in the hospital, where he can only eat liquid food for days.

The rising star from the military, who invited him to share the first dance at a gala, injures his leg at a new recruit demonstration the very next day and makes a huge fool of himself.

And the new close-protection officer assigned to him has recently taken to watching him with an inescapable, thick, sticky gaze, like a venomous snake staring at its prey.

But whenever Shen Fu looks back, the officer returns to looking harmless and innocent.

Strangest of all, one day Shen Fu finds identification papers in the officer's desk that are exactly the same as his own and those of his late husband.

TIPS / Content warnings:

1. Some widower fiction, hahaha.

2. An Alpha-Omega romance. The pursuer has been the same person from beginning to end: Sheng Yuan = Duan Jin = the pursuer. The pursuer has amnesia early on, so there will be some "getting jealous of myself" moments. The pursued is the most beautiful person in the interstellar world, with a bit of a harem-vibe setup. One-on-one pairing, both are each other's first, happy ending, strong mutual attraction.

3. Includes a lot of male rivalry.

4. Updates at midnight. Updates follow the rankings before it goes paid, then daily updates afterward.

5. More to be added if I think of anything.

Coming next: My Brother Is Always Obsessively Coveting Me

Older pursuer, pseudo-siblings, 8-year age gap, height difference (180 x 195), size difference

Ming Wu is proud and haughty. From the age of sixteen, he swept the European and American modeling scene, and as an adult was even named one of the most commercially valuable supermodels.

After becoming embroiled in a sex scandal during a collaboration, he is dropped by every major brand. Only DK comes to his rescue, willing to continue working with him. When he goes to the company to sign the contract, he happens to run into the new CEO on an inspection tour.

The current head of the Shen family, Shen Changze.

The Shen family is a century-old dynasty, a business empire spanning Europe and Asia. Young, ambitious, and sharp-edged: these are all words people use to describe the new family head.

A mutual acquaintance introduces them. Ming Wu smiles, then shakes his hand as if nothing is amiss.

No one knows they once shared the closest of relationships.

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He met Shen Changze when he was six. Shen Changze cared for him in every way, under the guise of being his older brother.

Their childhood bond had long since faded, but Ming Wu hadn't expected that after seeing each other that day, they would keep running into one another.

Shen Changze happens to be at the shooting range when Ming Wu goes there, and hugs him from behind to teach him archery. When Ming Wu drowns his sorrows at a bar, Shen Changze grabs his wrist and drags him home. Even when Ming Wu goes to a hotel to help his designer friend find inspiration, he runs into Shen Changze.

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Shen Changze knows that the child he raised is proud and won't bend to pressure. For all these years, he has doted on and indulged him, afraid he might get so much as a bump or a bruise.

Even when Ming Wu said at sixteen that he wanted to go out and make his own way, Shen Changze held back and forced himself to let go.

Until one time, when Shen Changze accidentally entered the wrong room on the top floor of a hotel. He saw Ming Wu wearing only a few clothes, his hands tied behind his back on a soft, enormous bed. A black blindfold covered almost his whole face, leaving only his lips exposed, moist and flushed.

"You're back?" The bound young man on the bed seems delighted by his arrival. His voice is more trusting and relaxed than ever before.

His body is being touched. The person who promised to come says nothing. Ming Wu struggles in alarm, but his hands are bound tighter and tighter.

When the blindfold is pulled down, the face before him is his own older brother's.

His clothes are mostly gone, and he lies half-reclined on the bed in a wretched position. Shen Changze pinches his pointed chin.

"Whenever I see you get hurt, it makes me feel terrible. All these years, I've treasured you and held you in the palm of my hand. I couldn't bear to see you hurt even a little."

"Now you've gone and done this to yourself for some man, and you want to turn against me."

"Ming Wu, did I raise you all these years just so you could get fucked by another man?"

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In the eyes of outsiders, Ming Wu and President Shen of Huasheng have long been rumored to be at odds.

It's no exaggeration to say that if you offend President Shen, you won't get far in this business.

Until one day at a banquet, Ming Wu loses his grip on his wineglass. It crashes to the floor, splashing red wine everywhere.

The onlookers suck in a breath, because the wine has splashed onto Shen Changze's suit, and President Shen has a severe aversion to dirt.

In full view of everyone, someone steps forward to smooth things over. But Shen Changze bends down, takes out a handkerchief, and personally wipes the wine stains from the shoes of the tall, beautiful man, bit by bit.

1. Older pursuer, pseudo-siblings, 8-year age gap, height difference (180 x 195), size difference

2. Powerful, older, fatherly pursuer x cool, proud model beauty pursued. Romance-focused, one-on-one pairing, both are each other's first, happy ending.

Theme: Stay true to your aspirations and keep working hard.