Everyone Thinks I've Already Given My Heart to Someone

[Reluctant-angst, lie-flat top vs. suspicious, paranoid, obsessive resentful husband bottom]

Ji Yunze was the devoted second male lead.

He was the protagonist bottom's ever-present fallback, the protagonist top's eternal thorn in his side, and the catalyst for their romance.

Everyone thought he loved Zhu Yu, but was doomed to love him in vain.

Even his nemesis, Yan Ting, thought so.

He mocked Ji Yunze about it more than once.

"Are your eyes seriously okay? How could you fall for him?"

"He treats you like a dog, and you treat him like a treasure."

"Stop loving him. I'm about to throw up."

Ji Yunze: "Either keep it to yourself or get lost!"

To completely eliminate himself as a romantic rival and finish his mission,

he decided to get married.

But finding the right person wasn't easy.

Just as Ji Yunze was racking his brains,

he suddenly found Yan Ting standing outside his house after going bankrupt.

His handsome, cold face showed a restrained vulnerability.

He asked Ji Yunze to marry him and help him get through this difficult time.

A godsend!

There was no one more suitable than Yan Ting!

He could eliminate Ji Yunze as a rival and watch Yan Ting suffer a setback.

Ji Yunze: Even if it's obviously an act, this feels great!

Yan Ting had always had a beloved white moonlight he could never have.

But that white moonlight was kept so well hidden

that Ji Yunze couldn't even find anything to gossip about.

Still, trading barbed remarks with Yan Ting lately

had really helped soothe his irritation at being forced into the protagonists' drama.

After the protagonists finally got together following all their angst and heartbreak,

Ji Yunze grasped Yan Ting's hand where it rested on his shoulder and couldn't help bursting into tears of joy.

Mission accomplished!

Then Ji Yunze suddenly remembered there was one loose end he hadn't dealt with.

Apparently Yan Ting's company was doing very well now.

It was time to get a divorce!

*

Ji Yunze opened his eyes again.

A chain had been fastened around his ankle.

Yan Ting sat at the side of the bed, his voice so gentle it was frightening.

"Why do you want a divorce? You clearly can't live without my care."

"Is that promiscuous slut really so wonderful?"

"Do you want to force me to kill him?"

Ji Yunze was utterly bewildered.

"I don't like him! That's not..."

I thought you cursed him every day because you had a foul mouth.

Who knew you were in love with me?

Content warnings:

1. The bottom didn't go bankrupt.

2. Top's POV. Don't reverse the pairing.

Theme: Love is redemption