My Online Insectoid Husband Is the Villain

[This is a fictional setting unrelated to reality. Please don't apply it to real life.] [Coming soon: Reborn, the Best Cosmetic Surgery for a Substitute, plus other stories in my collection. If you're interested, tap the little star to show your support. Thank you, darlings, mwah mwah mwah~] After transmigrating into an insectoid world, Ethan, a severe social phobic, is forced to work to make ends meet and must also deal with constant pressure to get married. Luckily, he has an incredibly capable online friend! Can't figure out how to set up a livestream? No problem, his online friend will teach him step by step. Someone breaks into his home? No problem, his online friend will reimburse him for the latest security system. He's warned to get married? No problem, his online friend can marry him. Ethan: Wait, that's not right. Something weird just slipped in there. After getting married in a daze, Ethan discovers that married life isn't as miserable as he imagined. In fact, it's like he's fallen into a jar of honey. Just as his relationship with his male spouse starts heating up, insect after insect pops up to tell him: “Elya Raymond is a ruthless beast. He'll devour you until not even your bones are left!” “Have you seriously not noticed that you've been under surveillance this whole time?” “He'll destroy the world in the future. Do you still want to stay by his side?” Ethan covers his ears and hides in his spouse's arms. “I can't hear a thing.” His spouse holds him and says gently, “Don't be afraid. I'll make all those annoying insects disappear.” * Elya Raymond meets a strange male insect. Weak, needy, sensitive, yet more trusting of him than any other insect in the world. Trusting him, a useless wreck whom countless insects mock behind his back as “the fallen hero.” He used to think male insects meant trouble. Now he thinks having a little fellow like this by his side isn't so bad. “Elya, I had a nightmare QwQ.” Hearing the male insect call to him, Elya Raymond sets aside the plan his subordinate brought him and gathers the male insect, who is seeking comfort, into his arms. “Don't be afraid. Dreams mean the opposite, so nightmares won't come true.” As he gently comforts the male insect, he silently thinks: Maybe I should put off the plan to assassinate that idiot Speaker. [Reading Guide] 1. Socially anxious parasitic vine x gentlemanly control freak. The top is weak, weak, weak. That's important, so I'm saying it three times. 2. The author is terrible at naming things. Although the title mentions online romance, there's barely any of that in the story. They meet in person very quickly. 3. Neither lead is quite normal. This isn't a healthy relationship, but they both choose each other. It's a sweet romance, in my opinion. 4. Not very long, around 100,000 to 200,000 Chinese characters. 5. The main story is about romance, and the extras feature a baby. 6. Pouts, cute antics, and rolling around. If you like it, thank you for your support. If it's not your thing, maybe we'll meet again another time~ Divider Next story: Reborn, the Best Cosmetic Surgery for a Substitute (I want to write something melodramatic, wahahaha) The words “compromise” and “give way” defined Qiao Fei's entire life. As a teenager, he gave in to his parents' requests and gave up the chance to change his fate by getting an education. When he first fell in love, the burden of his family made him give way, and he missed out on a sweet, youthful first love. As a young man, he gave in because of his seriously ill younger sister and became a sacrificial pawn in a game of love. By the end of his life, he had nothing and nowhere left to retreat. He thought, If there's another life, I don't want to give in anymore. Darkness descended, then light returned. When Qiao Fei opened his eyes again, he found himself in a world much like the one he had once lived in, yet different. This time, he had nothing. This time, he had everything. * Qiao Fei discovers that something is strange about this new world. The domineering CEO who used to summon him at will and dismiss him just as easily confesses his true feelings to him. His sworn enemy, who used to dislike him, now caters to his every whim. The unattainable ideal who always treated him like a lowly ant tries every trick to seduce him. The friend who once cut ties with him is now utterly devoted to him. On top of that, his junior from the same department, the doctor next door, his business partners… Everyone's eyes on him are getting stranger and stranger. After thinking long and hard, Qiao Fei can only conclude: “Being reborn really is the best cosmetic surgery for a substitute.” Theme: The world is beautiful. May everyone be treated with kindness.