Contract Marriage

Yu Jinxiao is a notorious, flamboyant playboy who runs a failing flower shop. With his striking pink hair and a tongue piercing that glints when he smiles, he is known for tricking young girls into buying flowers by claiming his shop has a cat that can do backflips. Jin Yan is the elite doctor at the newly opened Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic across the street—handsome, aloof, and having a bright future ahead of him. He is the quintessential “model student” everyone compares others to. They have absolutely nothing to do with each other. The entire neighborhood treats them as polar opposites. Later, however, Jin Yan brings a massive fortune and proposes marriage to Yu Jinxiao. Yu Jinxiao, who was simply looking for a convenient excuse to avoid going home, immediately agrees—on the condition that they sign a five-point contract. One of the rules: “You are not allowed to like me.” It stays that way until someone catches them in the quiet clinic late at night: Dr. Jin is pinning the other man against the consultation desk for a deep, passionate kiss. Blocked from view, Boss Yu curls his lips into a smile and laughs, “What now? Your persona has collapsed.” Everyone in their social circle knows that Yu Jinxiao is terrified of his husband. Even when he gets dragged out for drinks, his husband keeps a close watch on him like a prized possession. After standing up his friends for yet another hangout, Boss Yu hooks his fingers under the man’s chin, whispering intimately, “Everyone says I’m the one who led you astray.” The man remains silent, allowing that hand to slip beneath his clothes and wander. His eyes darken. As they cross the line, he pulls the other man in close. A small red mole is hidden in his broad palm—one that Yu Jinxiao is very fond of. He leans in, his tongue tip lightly grazing the skin. “Dr. Jin, do you want to touch my new tongue piercing?” Jin Yan: “I don’t just want to touch…” — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Contract Marriage — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠