When My Split-Personality Lover Grew Tentacles

As a marriage alliance with someone he barely knew, Jing Lin had always represented coldness and ruthlessness in Mu Yunxing's mind.

He never imagined that the most mysterious big shot in their circle would be bound to him by a marriage contract.

After they moved in together, Mu Yunxing realized that Jing Lin didn't seem to be quite the person he'd imagined. Every time he saw the man, his heart would race uncontrollably.

For example, although Jing Lin wore a stony expression and radiated coldness every day, he would personally make breakfast and leave a sticky note beside it.

For example, although Jing Lin was ruthless and decisive in business battles, in the dead of night he would hand out dried fish to the cats that climbed into the courtyard.

Just as Mu Yunxing was beginning to change his opinion of Jing Lin and think that he was cold on the outside but gentle within, a diary showed him another truth.

[You make breakfast. Don't you dare scowl! No overtime today. I'm going to feed Mimi.]

[Okay.]

[The branch manager called late. The time is uncertain.]

[I know, I know. Hurry up and log off.]

His marriage-alliance partner had a split personality.

Mu Yunxing put the diary back in the cabinet with an expression that said he was questioning his entire life. He had no idea that the moment the drawer closed, the paper on the diary's last page suddenly grew damp and sticky, and a line of elegant writing appeared out of nowhere.

[He found out.]

[Yeah.]

[Let's merge already.]

[No rush.]

Mu Yunxing couldn't sleep. It might have been a business marriage, but they were still getting married.

So what did that make this? Was he marrying two people?

Mu Yunxing didn't fall asleep until the sky began to lighten. He had no idea that someone had stood outside his door all night.

"Mu Yunxing." Wearing gloves, the man lightly tapped Mu Yunxing's nose with a slender finger encased in black leather.

Then he turned and left, taking his roiling, roaring shadow with him.

Mu Yunxing was caught red-handed by Jing Lin the next time he tried to sneak a look at the diary.

"This is a flaw in me. I'm sorry. If you want, we can break off the engagement at any time." The man lowered his eyes, a trace of vulnerability appearing in his indifferent gaze. "I'll give you eighty percent of my assets as compensation."

"I believe it isn't your fault that you ended up this way. Let's get treatment together." Mu Yunxing felt his heart pounding.

"Really?" Jing Lin looked at him, his dark eyes unfathomable. "You're willing to accept every part of me?"

"Yes." Mu Yunxing clutched his chest and nodded firmly.

Because maybe he... had fallen in love with him. The first time his heart raced, he'd fallen in love at first sight.

That night, Mu Yunxing lay in bed with his eyes wide open, a sticky sensation covering his entire body.

"You..." He gasped, too weak to push away the black tentacles wrapped around him.

"Darling, you said you were willing to accept every part of me." Jing Lin tilted his head. His eerie smile and black tattoos gave him a bewitching air. He bent down, and more tentacles reached out from behind him, gently touching his lover's nose.

That night, Mu Yunxing learned three things.

First: His marriage-alliance partner wasn't human. He was one of those tentacle monsters with a whole lot of eyeballs.

Second: A racing heart doesn't necessarily mean you're falling in love. It could also be an alarm set off by an unusually sharp sixth sense.

Third: Tentacles are really great... ahem...

Theme: With love, you have strength.