Pathological Obsession

I'd like to recommend my friends' completed novels: Mint Candy by Xiyou, and Love Letters from a Secret Admirer by Musi Zai Yuandao

[Dark, obsessive male ghost x resilient sweetheart]

Jiang Ruan and Chen Zexu had been married for two years. They treated each other with polite respect and kept out of each other's way.

To everyone else, Chen Zexu was the perfect husband: tall, handsome, accomplished inside and out, and already a law-firm partner at a young age. He was just cold and distant, hard to get close to.

Only Jiang Ruan knew that their married life was as stagnant as a pool of water.

They didn't share a bed at night. No matter how passionate things got, afterward he'd coolly pull away, return to his room, and say good night.

He didn't love her. She was simply a suitable choice for marriage.

Unless something unexpected happened, they'd go on living this way.

Until one day, Jiang Ruan accidentally opened a hidden door in his bedroom. The walls were covered in photos of her, from her student days to the present. On the desk, an open notebook was filled with line after line:

Jiang Ruan Jiang Ruan Jiang Ruan Jiang Ruan Jiang Ruan Ruan Ruan Ruan Ruan wife wife wife wife wife smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good smells so good love her so much love her so much love her so much love her so much love her so much love her so much love love love love love love, want to kiss her kiss her kiss her kiss her kiss her kiss her kiss her kiss her kiss her kiss her kiss her kiss her kiss her...

Coming up next: A Marriage That Stole My Heart

A month after getting married, Wen Yao turned to AI for help.

“I married in place of my older sister, who eloped to escape an arranged marriage. My husband is five years older than me, stern and old-fashioned, and very distant. I'm a little afraid of him. How should I get along with him after we're married?”

The AI suggested that she first establish a safe distance, treat the marriage as a joint project, and take time to get to know her partner.

Following the AI's advice, the couple got along peacefully for three months after their wedding.

Wen Yao discovered that although Gu Yanshen was distant with people, he was faithful and constantly showered her with money. He really did seem like a good husband.

By accident, Gu Yanshen discovered the AI account Wen Yao had logged into on the study computer.

In the chat history, he found her latest message: “I married in place of my older sister, who eloped to escape...”

Her questions included, but weren't limited to:

“I'm still really afraid of him. He looks like a school principal, always scowling so fiercely.”

“What did he mean by kissing me? Was he punishing me?”

“Why do people stick their tongues out when they kiss?”

“His kissing technique is so bad. How can I turn him down tactfully without hurting his pride?”

“...”

The latest question read: “We've been married for six months without having sex. Is he impotent?”

That night, Gu Yanshen sat Wen Yao on his lap and asked, “Am I impotent?”

Her little face flushed crimson. All she could do was nod: “You are, you are, you are. You're the most potent.”

Before bed, another question popped up in the chat: “Two times, two hours and thirty-five minutes. Does that count as potent or not? I said yes because I was afraid of hurting his pride.”

Gu Yanshen pulled Wen Yao out from under the covers. His usually expressionless face couldn't keep a straight face anymore. “All right, no more sleeping tonight.”

Theme: Love yourself before you love someone else