After I Took My Moonlight's Place as the Bride

[A seemingly proper but actually perverted CEO gong x a shou who loves money so much it's infuriating]

Shi Yu, who was born in the countryside, has had one dream since childhood: to make a whole, whole, whole lot of money when he grows up!

On his eighteenth birthday, someone invites him to a cafe and offers him two million to marry into a wealthy family in someone else's place.

Shi Yu has never had more than four digits in his bank account, so he's practically dumbstruck. But he's a cautious person, and asks prudently, "Is there any danger?"

The other person tells him, "The man you're going to marry is already in the late stages of bone cancer. He spends every day in a wheelchair and can't walk normally, so he isn't much of a threat. You just have to wait until he dies. Then you'll be free and inherit a fortune worth billions."

Such a good deal? Shi Yu takes the bank card right away. "You've got a deal!"

Still, he can't help feeling a little sorry. He heard that Wen Xu was the one Song Yanzhi had loved in his heart all along. He'd even followed the gossip about them online. He never thought that even rich people couldn't get the love they wanted~~

Good thing he doesn't believe in love. He only loves money.

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To avoid trouble, after the wedding Shi Yu keeps his distance from his husband, doing his best to make himself as inconspicuous as possible in their home.

But someone just won't let him have his way.

When he's about to take a shower, Song Yanzhi calls him over to help him undress. When he lies down to sleep, Song Yanzhi calls him up to carry him to bed. When he gets ready to go out with friends, Song Yanzhi tells him to serve him food and water...

After one demand too many, Shi Yu finally screams inwardly: There are servants in the house! Does he really have to call me over for everything??!

Song Yanzhi coolly replies, "I don't like other people touching me."

Shi Yu is speechless, suspecting that he's simply taking revenge on him for not getting to marry the one he loved, and having to settle for some poor kid like him instead.

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Three months later, Song Yanzhi dies.

At the funeral, after enduring so much misery, Shi Yu can't keep the corners of his mouth from turning up when he thinks of the freedom he's about to gain. He even laughs out loud in front of Song Yanzhi's portrait, shedding a few tears of excitement.

The relatives and friends who have come to pay their respects are startled. Then they say that grief has driven him to hysterical laughter, and pat him on the shoulder, telling him to take care.

Until a voice suddenly speaks up:

"You're so happy your husband is dead?"

Shi Yu: "Of course. Now I can inherit his..."

Before he can say the word "fortune," Shi Yu suddenly comes face-to-face with someone who looks exactly like Song Yanzhi.

Song Yanzhi walks over and cheerfully picks up where he left off. "Inherit his what?"

Shi Yu can't imagine what has come over him, but blurts out, "...toys."

Bonus scene:

Shi Yu's inner thoughts: How is Song Yanzhi still alive?! I'm doomed... Is he going to kill me to silence me? T^T

Song Yanzhi's inner thoughts: How does he know I have so many toys custom-made just for him? ( ˙-˙ )

Reader's guide:

1. The gong is devoted to the shou both emotionally and physically from beginning to end. He has no other beloved.

2. Same-sex marriage is legal in this world, with the legal marriage age set at 18.

3. The original blurb was written on 2025/8/19 and may be revised again before the story officially begins~

Theme: Cherish life, starting with yourself.