My Husband Is a Male Ghost

Yun Shuang and Xue Que had been married for over five years. Though they were hardly a perfect match, they treated each other with respect.

Until Xue Que fell seriously ill not long ago.

After that, it was as if he had become a different person.

They had never held hands when going out before, but now he would reach for hers.

Though Xue Que had rarely shown her any concern, he somehow knew all her little-known quirks.

He used to frown whenever he saw a snake, but now he remained unfazed when one crossed his path.

Though Xue Que had always been frail and had only recently recovered from his serious illness, he kept drawing her into bed night after night, leaving her thoroughly exhausted.

Yun Shuang touched his face and noticed a new beauty mark at the corner of his eye.

All these signs filled Yun Shuang with an indescribable unease.

One day, Xue Que went out alone. On a whim, Yun Shuang decided to tidy the house and accidentally knocked over a sealed box.

A bloodied head slowly rolled to her feet.

She leaned closer to take a look...

A face more familiar than any other appeared before her.

Xue Que.

Yun Shuang was horrified.

If Xue Que was here, then who was the person who had been living with her all this time?

Before she could figure it out, "Xue Que" came back.

He was carrying her favorite pear pastries. With a raised brow and a gentle smile, he called her by her pet name: "Shuangshuang, I brought you your favorite pastries."

To keep him from noticing, Yun Shuang forced a strained smile and greeted him as she always did.

What she didn't know was that "Xue Que" had been secretly watching her every move all along.

From this moment on, the trap he had woven around her began to close.

*

Male lead's perspective:

I was once a wandering ghost, roaming the world.

I had seen countless lovers consumed by longing and grief.

Yet the first person to stir my interest was my younger brother's wife.

Since their wedding, I have watched her from every corner around her.

I know everything she does.

To better understand her thoughts, I forcibly used forbidden magic to plant a seed in her mind.

So I could stand by her side, I killed my useless, cowardly younger brother with my own hands and took his place.

I will cling to her for all eternity, satisfy her desires, and make sure she can never leave me.

I love every side of her.

Especially the way she looks when my five doubles surround her, each doing their part as we intertwine with her again and again, until tears stream down her face and broken sobs escape her.

2025.4.27

Theme: See the people around you for who they really are