Feels so good!

Xu Shi pretended to be sound asleep, using his poor sleeping posture as an excuse to brazenly slip his hand inside Xie Yanci's pajamas.

His fingertips brushed over the Alpha's hard abs, the scorching heat seeping through his skin.

[Holy shit!]

[Feels so good.]

[Why can't a man like this be my dog?!]

Was this the suffering of an NPC in a novel where everyone adored the protagonist?

He hated that he wasn't the main bottom!

[Hehe, let me hold you a little longer.]

While Xie Yanci was still his husband in name.

Xu Shi shifted positions, bending his leg over Xie Yanci's long legs as his fingertips slid up to the Alpha's chest.

He gave it a light scratch.

"..."

Xie Yanci frowned.

He turned his head, buried his face in the pillow, and let out a quiet, muffled groan.

This was truly hard to endure.

He had always thought it was only an arranged marriage, that treating Xu Shi with courteous respect was the best way to honor him. He had never expected...

"!"

Xie Yanci's eyes snapped open.

Xu Shi's knee had touched somewhere it shouldn't.

[What's this?]

Xu Shi was even more startled.

Almost unconsciously, he reached out to touch it on reflex.

[Holy shit! No...]

[No, no, I can't touch this with my hand!]

[Holy shit! Why is it getting... ?]

Wasn't his husband impotent?

What should he do?

Xu Shi's round, almond-shaped eyes widened, his mind going completely blank, but his hand honestly gave it another couple of pokes.

[Holy shit!]

[This is just... breathtaking!]

[Is this really my husband?]

Xu Shi raised his head without warning.

Propping himself up on his elbow, he met Xie Yanci's gaze the instant he opened his eyes.

"You're awake!"

The startled cry had barely left his mouth when a hand clamped tightly over it.

Xie Yanci rolled over and pinned him beneath him in one swift, clean movement.

He restrained both of the Beta's wrists with one hand, a single leg enough to hold down the wildly struggling Xu Shi.

Xie Yanci bent down, his heavy, burning breaths falling against Xu Shi's neck.

His desire was frighteningly intense.

"Mmph..."

Xu Shi was still struggling desperately. He wasn't scared at all.

Xie Yanci was the backup top. His character was supposed to stay chaste for the main bottom, so there was no way he would touch him.

No way...

"Ah!"

Xu Shi was lifted with one hand, then roughly flipped over.

This wasn't right, was it?

This wasn't how the plot went!

Now that things had reached this point, Xu Shi finally began to feel afraid. It was going to hurt so much...

A large hand pressed his head hard into the pillow. Xu Shi couldn't move a muscle, with only his eyes able to take in Xie Yanci's current, unhinged state.

He thought that if he were an Omega, he would probably be able to smell the out-of-control pheromones in the bedroom.

Under the dim orange light, Xie Yanci's clear, cold eyes were now completely consumed by desire, narrowing slightly.

He pressed closer, his thin lips landing on Xu Shi's reddened ear tip, his hoarse voice coming with his burning breath:

"You started this."

Xu Shi had no idea how long he had been unconscious. In any case, the sunlight outside the window was especially blinding when he woke.

He thought he had gone to heaven.

Yesterday really had felt so good he had lost all sense of the world.

He couldn't remember much anymore, only that it was such a long, long way from the bedroom to the living room's floor-to-ceiling windows, then to the bathroom...

He had woken and passed out again and again, until he had finally begged for mercy, crying out "husband" over and over.

[Who the hell started the rumor that Xie Yanci couldn't get it up?!]

[That little virgin had no idea how to hold back. My ass...]

[Summon a proctologist for your emperor!!!]

Xu Shi angrily pounded the bed twice. He had never expected to give his first time to a fictional character.

Actually, it had felt pretty good...

If possible, when could they do it a second time?

An Alpha with top-tier looks, physique, and skills-if it was just sleeping together without talking about feelings, Xie Yanci was simply the first choice.

Xu Shi smacked his lips, already secretly looking forward to next time.

[Wait!]

[Isn't Xie Yanci one of the main tops? How could he sleep with me?]

[Doesn't that mean he's no longer pure?!]

How had the plot developed like this?

Hubby, now that you're tainted, readers are going to put you on their hard-pass lists!

A headshot of the rotten-cucumber top was being generated...

Xu Shi was furious.

Furious that someone had shown him no tenderness yesterday, all roughness and ferocity, not even comforting him when he cried, much less stopping for a moment.

Even more furious that someone would save all his tenderness for the main bottom in the future.

He was nothing but short-lived cannon fodder, unable to leave any trace in Xie Yanci's already-written life.

Xu Shi got dressed, cursing under his breath. If something like this happened again, he absolutely wouldn't participate!

After washing up, he went downstairs at an unhurried pace, sparing a glance at the Alpha seated at the dining table.

Xie Yanci wore an all-black suit, his tie meticulously knotted, his long, well-defined fingers holding a document as he read it word by word with lowered eyes.

A pair of thin, pale-gold glasses rested on his high nose bridge. His thin lips were pressed together, and he still looked like that same restrained, refined scoundrel.

[Poser.]

Hearing the voice, Xie Yanci slowly raised his eyes.

His gaze landed on Xu Shi's neck, covered in hickeys, and those pixelated scenes from yesterday flashed through his mind one by one.

Xie Yanci pressed his lips together, rose, and reached out to help him.

[A beast in fine clothes! A monster with a human face!]

[Scumbag!]

[I'm going to find another Alpha to cover up your marks right away!]

You're not the only one who gets to find the main bottom!

"..."

His outstretched hand withdrew again. Xie Yanci lowered his eyes, no emotion showing in their dark depths.

He sat back down in his chair.

It had been a loveless business marriage to begin with. Having lost his chastity to him, Xu Shi had every right to react like this.

He could understand.

Xie Yanci lowered his eyes to check his watch, then suddenly said, "I have to go to the office at eight thirty."

Biting into a shrimp dumpling, Xu Shi looked up in confusion.

[Why are you telling me this?]

[Weren't you going to France? Why haven't you left yet?]

"This is the new marriage agreement. Take a look." Xie Yanci handed him a document.

Xu Shi took it.

He briefly flipped through a few pages, utterly impatient. "Too many words. I'm illiterate."

Xie Yanci had anticipated his reaction. He closed the document and patiently explained:

"I've been busy with work and neglected your feelings before. First, I'd like to apologize."

"Our arranged marriage officially ends next year. You won't have to put up with me much longer."

He spoke very slowly, with no discernible emotion.

Xu Shi set down his half-eaten shrimp dumpling and unconsciously sat up straight.

[Why so formal...]

[I haven't suffered any injustice.]

[Hubby, can we sleep together one more time after the divorce?]