My Secret Crush Is Forced to Marry Me

A hotheaded, loyal Federation colonel × an aloof, untouchable inspector

#Two idiots get married and are still secretly in love with each other#

#They've already done it, but still think the other was forced into it#

1

Cheng Feng marked Xie Yi, the beloved only son of the Xie family and the governor's pride and joy, in the school bathroom. The Xie family was a political rival of the Cheng family. Afterward, Xie Yi was carried into the hospital, bitten and disheveled from head to toe, his body saturated with Alpha pheromones.

Governor Xie was so furious he wanted to grab a knife and cut the throat of the rabid dog who had ravaged his precious cabbage. But just as he was about to storm out, his son came to and hurriedly stopped him...

The usually aloof and arrogant discipline committee member, an icy, indifferent figure at school who acted cold and unfeeling, now looked wretched and pitiful.

His loose hospital gown couldn't hide the dense love bites across his collarbones. Another person's unmistakable mark was branded on the gland at the back of his neck. His voice was hoarse, but his words were firm:

"It had nothing to do with him. I did it willingly."

2

Cheng Feng may be a bastard, but even he wouldn't stoop to forcing an Omega. Unless... that Omega was the person he'd secretly loved for three years.

An Omega in heat, tears slipping down his cheeks, his voice too hoarse to sound like himself. And worst of all, those clear, beautiful eyes that seemed as though they would never linger on anyone were filled only with Cheng Feng's reflection.

Longing day and night, a fantasy too good to be true, a scene that could only happen in a dream. Only Heaven knew how much willpower Cheng Feng needed to push away that burning body he'd yearned for:

"Do you know who I am?"

He called Cheng Feng by name, his voice growing softer each time, making it seem as though the feelings were mutual. "Cheng Feng, you're Cheng Feng..."

From then on, his resolve broke. Only a fiery desire remained, burning away every last bit of reason... Taking advantage of him, acting shamelessly and despicably, whatever it took.

At least he'd finally gotten what he wanted.

3

A political marriage, brought about by a twist of fate, finally left only the distance of a bed between Cheng Feng and Xie Yi.

Cheng Feng knew Xie Yi hadn't agreed willingly. So he held back and offered to sleep in the guest room.

But as he turned to leave, a warm hand caught his. The school's icy flower of aloofness let his soft hair fall loose, giving off a faint scent of body wash.

"You know I have a... difficult condition I can't talk about. Alpha pheromones can help treat it."

"Besides..."

"It's an obligation for an Alpha and Omega after marriage, isn't it?"

*

They were each other's cherished first love for a long time, then drifted into being friends with benefits. Until war broke out without warning, and the army colonel and the Federation inspector kissed amid the smoke and gunfire...

At last, they became a real "married couple."

"Reader's Guide"

1. Both are each other's first; the top and bottom dote on each other, and are very much in love.

2. Early story: a futuristic Federation school system, with an ABO hierarchy.

3. Middle story: a political marriage and love after marriage. The bottom is ill and needs the top's pheromones.

4. Later story: includes a little sci-fi, possibly some mutated and infected organisms caused by radiation. [This is a fictional setting with no connection to reality. Please don't apply it to real life.]

5. The book was originally titled Don't Run Away Back to Back. I really like the metaphor of mutual secret crushes as "running away back to back." I might change the title back when it's finished.

...Coming soon: new story, to start in June 2026...

A pretty, socially anxious, stuttering little darling (who flirts without realizing it)

A phosphorus-type personality: a wild, arrogant rich boy (who falls in love after convincing himself the other likes him)

1

Wen Bai is beautiful, but unfortunately he's a stutterer and socially anxious. A charity program at his orphanage sponsors him to attend the best private high school in the city.

But on his first day of school, Wen Bai's world comes crashing down. He witnesses the "crime scene" of the most arrogant, unruly young master in the city, son of the richest man: someone has been beaten and shoved into a garbage dump, howling nonstop...

Afraid Lu Jingheng might target him too, Wen Bai runs for it. He thinks he's escaped disaster.

But who could have guessed that Wen Bai's new deskmate in his second year of high school...

would be Lu Jingheng himself!

Wen Bai suspects Lu Jingheng did it on purpose, just to "silence" him.

During class, Wen Bai tries to lower his head until it disappears into the floor, barely daring to breathe.

Unfortunately, the young master is a chatterbox. "What's your name?"

Wen Bai: "I-I-I... am..."

Lu Jingheng: "Why are your ears so red? Are you that nervous around me?"

Lu Jingheng tells Wen Bai to look at him. Now there's a haze in Wen Bai's eyes, and he stutters even more. "I... @/:!..."

"Sorry ≥﹏≤"

Lu Jingheng: Oh, he likes me.

Wen Bai: I'm doomed. He's going to bully me.

Whenever Wen Bai sees Lu Jingheng, he runs away. Lu Jingheng: He's so shy.

Wen Bai knocks over his plate at lunch and gets food on Lu Jingheng's limited-edition sneakers. His face goes deathly pale. "%*#@/;"

Lu Jingheng: He's trying to get close to me, but it backfired.

Wen Bai: Breathing.

Lu Jingheng: He's hopelessly in love with me.

2

Lu Jingheng has a favorite character from an anime-style game named "Qingshui," and his room is full of merchandise and figurines. His birthday is coming up, and his friends mysteriously promise him a big present, swearing he'll absolutely love it.

Lu Jingheng replies, "Come on. I have everything I need. What could you possibly give me that I'd care about?"

Until... on his birthday, "Xiao Shui" knocks on the door and appears outside Lu Jingheng's house. She has cascading blue hair and big, watery blue eyes, and speaks with a stutter: "H-hello... @/;)"

His anime-style game wife has come to life.

Lu Jingheng, who'd been dismissive of cosplay commissions, is suddenly sold.

3

Wen Bai is seriously short on money.

So when a friend, a professional cosplayer, asks him to fill a commission...

he agrees without a shred of dignity, all for the sake of earning those five hundred yuan.

But Wen Bai regrets it the moment he agrees.

Because when Wen Bai opens the client's door in full costume and makeup, dressed as a naturally airheaded, blue-haired elf mage,

the first thing he sees is Lu Jingheng's cold face.

Wen Bai's world comes crashing down again.

Looking at Lu Jingheng, all he can manage are a few broken sounds.

Luckily, Lu Jingheng doesn't recognize him and even praises his accuracy.

"Other cosplayers make the stutter seem too deliberate. You really seem like Xiao Shui from the game."

Wen Bai: Because I really do stutter.

When the cosplay commission is over, Wen Bai takes off running. But Lu Jingheng grabs him. "Are you rushing off to meet your next client?"

Wen Bai: ?

Lu Jingheng: "I'm pretty satisfied with your service. Name your price, and I'll book your whole schedule. From now on, come spend every weekend with me."

Wen Bai was going to refuse, but Lu Jingheng offered too much.

Wen Bai really was short on money...

And cosplaying as Xiao Shui was easy. He only had to sit there, glance at Lu Jingheng from time to time, then nervously look away. Lu Jingheng would be delighted, taking him to restaurants he'd never visited and all sorts of fun places.

Slowly, Wen Bai... began to look forward to the weekends.

4

Wen Bai thought he'd been careful not to do anything to upset Lu Jingheng. But one day after school, Lu Jingheng cornered him at the gate.

Lu Jingheng: "There's someone I like. Give up on me."

Wen Bai (confused): "Okay?"

Three days later, "Xiao Shui" gets confessed to.

*Extra scene:*

Blue wig hair cascades across the floor. Beautiful lake-blue contact lenses glisten with tears, and pink kiss marks cover skin as white as jade.

"Lu... Lu Jingheng... you... jerk."

"Mm... I am a jerk. So what?" Lu Jingheng murmurs hoarsely, kissing the tears from the person in his arms. He isn't ashamed of it. If anything, he's proud:

"You're a little liar, too."

"A jerk and a liar. We're perfect for each other."

Later, in Wen Bai's blurred vision, the ceiling sways more and more violently... wave after wave.

Before losing consciousness, Wen Bai clearly hears Lu Jingheng call his name passionately beside his ear:

"Wen Bai, Wen Bai..."

"Xiao Shui, Xiao Shui..."

"You're seriously amazing..."

"I like you so much. Both times."

"I like both of you."

"I've fucking started to wonder if I've got a split personality."

Theme: Don't keep your crush a secret. Say it out loud.