A Guide to Escaping Marriage in Space

[Complete] [Yellow card issued because the Weibo post promoting the novel was reported] [High-IQ, principled, cold on the outside but warm inside, tough and beautiful yet tragic receiver who transitions from Beta to Omega * Extremely obsessive, controlling, initially narcissistic and later a humble, crazed, scheming attacker] Ethan Holt, the most legendary captain on the interstellar routes, was a Beta. His success was built on three principles: no live cargo, no questions about its origins, and no dealings with royalty. But on the night the new emperor ascended the throne, a client he could not refuse made him break his own principles. When the Third Prince Kaiser opened his glacier-blue eyes in the stasis pod, his pheromones spread through the air. Ethan's legs went weak, and he collapsed onto the cold floor of the lower deck. His glands were forcibly awakened, turning him from a pure Beta into an Omega at the mercy of others. With tears in his eyes, Ethan shakily opened the stasis pod. From that moment on, his life spiraled completely out of control. He had once mistaken the brief tenderness in those glacier-blue eyes for genuine affection, never realizing it was merely a carefully crafted deception by Kaiser. Only when the permanent mating mark was branded onto him did he realize that he was nothing more than a pawn in Kaiser's hands. Furious, Ethan took revenge on the eve of their wedding, faked his death, and escaped into the depths of the galaxy. To hell with true love! I'm done with this! * Kaiser once thought the throne was the only thing he wanted. He stopped at nothing, even using himself as bait and walking straight into the trap. With a cold laugh, he made nauseating promises and absurd vows, telling himself it was only a temporary expedient. But when the ship of his false lover exploded in the depths of space, Kaiser discovered that he was only human after all. After pouring his heart and soul into tracking down Ethan's whereabouts, he dismissed all his attendants and entered a little inn on a trash planet. He smelled his lover's pheromones, filling the air as he went into heat, and pushed the door open with a hand nearly trembling from desire. The young emperor's eyes widened in fury His Omega was tangled in a passionate embrace with someone else, and that person had a face exactly like his! * Bonus scene: After everything settled down, Kaiser could finally fall asleep holding his Omega. When Ethan woke to Kaiser's loving gaze, he murmured sweetly and made sleepy complaints. Kaiser felt as if he had the whole world. "Evan, stop messing around..." Kaiser felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss. Evan was the name of the counterfeit clone. My counterfeit took very good care of my wife for me. [Reader Advisory and Content Warnings] 1. The blurb has three drops of vinegar, so the author decided to write a 300,000-word dumpling for those three drops. (Updated 8/14: The dumpling is going to be over 400,000 words. Sorry!) 2. This novel is visibly extremely melodramatic and heartbreaking. The first third is expected to put the receiver through emotional anguish, and the last two-thirds will put the attacker through physical and emotional torment. 3. There is a second attacker, and the two have a physical and emotional relationship. Please don't read if that bothers you. 4. There are elopement-with-a-baby and childbirth plotlines, but the author doesn't like writing kids, so the child won't appear much. 5. The author cares deeply about logic. This is melodrama with a logical foundation; anything that seems abrupt is foreshadowing. 6. This novel is the author's indulgence in their kinks. If they're not your thing, don't force yourself to read. No need to announce if you drop it, thank you. 7. Most importantly, this novel contains forced love, psychological manipulation, and physical harm, among other things. It is recommended only for emotionally mature readers. * Ethan Holt vs. Kaiser Visserian / Evan Holt [↓ Next novel ↓] [After Pretending to Be a Straight CEO's Boyfriend] [Gentle, motherly on the outside, career-driven and poor top student on the inside receiver vs. cold and sharp-tongued on the outside, secretly pure-hearted, romance-obsessed straight CEO attacker] A fake-straight top student becomes a real straight CEO's contract boyfriend, accidentally turns his boss gay, and then wants to grab his things and run. * T University top student Jian Xiangxi takes an outrageous part-time job that pays 10,000 yuan a day, hoping to cover the enormous cost of pursuing his PhD in the UK and finally escape a past he'd rather forget. Job: Pretend to be a CEO's same-sex partner. Requirements: Looks, education, and temperament are all essential. The most outrageous requirement: he must be straight. As a gay man, Jian Xiangxi looks at his employer's handsome face, which practically says "I'm afraid of being harassed," and the broad shoulders and narrow waist visible beneath his suit. Without batting an eye, he lies. After all, the government doesn't issue certificates to straight people, so no one can expose the lie. He considers himself a professional and would never cross the line. His plan is flawless: play the role of a money-loving, obedient, straight boyfriend who will never fall in love, earn enough money, and then disappear from the straight CEO's world for good. Until they accidentally end up in bed together... * Years ago, the emotionally distant Lu Shimu casually claimed he was gay to get out of a blind date. Then his seriously ill mother insisted on meeting the boyfriend he'd supposedly been "dating for years." After searching high and low, he hired Jian Xiangxi, a graduate student at T University, for a generous fee. Lu Shimu thought he was the client in control of the situation. But then he watched Jian Xiangxi roll up his sleeves to cook for him, revealing a wrist so clean and bright it was almost dazzling; watched the young man read academic papers beside his bed late at night, the warm lamplight outlining his quiet profile... His straight worldview completely fell apart. After a one-night stand, the business world elite panicked and resorted to the only crisis-management tactic he knew: throwing money at the problem, naively believing money could keep anything tied down. Until he saw it with his own eyes In a dimly lit corner, the straight man who never kissed him was being gripped by the jaw and kissed deeply by another man. The young man tilted his head back slightly, his vulnerable neck forming a beautiful curve, the corners of his eyes glistening with uncontrolled tears. Those hands Lu Shimu knew better than anyone were now clutching the other man's clothes with all their might. [Bonus Scene] Jian Xiangxi calmly packed his things. "Mr. Lu, it's been a pleasure doing business with you. We've settled the account, so I should be going." Lu Shimu blocked the doorway, his towering figure completely enveloping him, eyes bloodshot. "Going? Jian Xiangxi, you're my wife!" Jian Xiangxi adjusted his glasses, his tone as calm as ever. "Sir, same-sex marriage is not yet legal in our country. From beginning to end, our relationship has been strictly employer and employee." Lu Shimu gripped his wrist tightly, his voice trembling. "I have a green card in Country A, permanent residency in Country B, and a maple leaf card in Country C... Pick one! We'll get married right now!" [Content Warnings and Reader Advisory] 1. A little straight-man attacker literature. 2. Monogamous true love, a little funny and a little sweet, with a happy ending guaranteed. 3. A bit of melodrama along the way. Sorry, I can't change my kinks. 4. This novel is entirely fictional. The characters are not based on real people. 5. The author cares deeply about logic. Generally speaking, anything that seems off is foreshadowing. 6. No need to tell me if you drop the novel, because I probably won't be able to revise it to your satisfaction right away anyway. Theme: People are born free, yet everywhere they are in chains.