As the Minor Gay Love Rival in Het NovelsChapter 8.8

When the two of them had just arrived home, a group of servants were waiting before the door, chiming in unison, “Congratulations Madam on your excellent achievements.”

The old housekeeper by the side was smiling so hard that his eyes were closed. He had taken care of Ivan Lawson since he was a child, so naturally, he hoped that everything would go well for him. He had wished hard, and finally after a long difficult time he managed to see his Master get married. However, husband and wife did not share the same room for a long time, making him extremely worried and anxious. QW7uL5

However, he also knew that Lawson did not like people who were weak, plus the Madam didn’t try to get on his good side, so he didn’t dare to try to persuade his Master even if he wanted. But now things were good. The Madam turned out to be very modest. Excluding his family background and appearance, his qualifications definitely weren’t a problem,. Now, Marshal should be able to peacefully pass his days.

In the best case scenario, Marshal would be able to forget General Steven Evans sooner.

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Fan Yuan was completely unaware that the old housekeeper had broken his heart over him. When he heard everyone calling Yan Rui ‘Madam’, his ego was completely satisfied. He pulled Yan Rui forward with satisfaction, and naturally, Yan Rui cooperated with him by making a coquettish gesture as the two entered the house together.

That night, Yan Rui requested for his luggage to be moved into Fan Yuan’s bedroom. Half-loath and half-consenting, Fan Yuan consented to it. Fan Yuan was always a minor supporting actor anyway, these minor changes should have no impact on the main plot. mQCRkq

Moreover, he wanted Yan Rui to give birth to his baby, so they would have to live together in the future. Thus, it was better to move over earlier.

Having gotten his way, Yan Rui was in a good mood, but he didn’t forget that Fan Yuan was very particular regarding issues of superiority and inferiority, so he didn’t dare to be as unbridled as before. After taking a bath, he hugged Fan Yuan and wanted to head to bed after he did a bit of touching around to satiate his hunger. Little did he know that Fan Yuan was easily aroused by him, wriggling in his arms as he was unwilling to stop.

Yan Rui patted his white and tender little buttocks and said, “Be good, I used too much mental energy today. I need to rest early.”

Fan Yuan nodded in understanding, “It’s okay. Leave the physical labour to the husband. Madam, you can sleep at ease.”

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Yan Rui: “……”

Fan Yuan undid his pajamas and touched Yan Rui’s sturdy chest with his claws, his gaze just like a hungry wolf. Yan Rui grabbed Fan Yuan’s claws and leaned towards Fan Yuan’s lips for a kiss, his voice gentle and soft, “Baby, the estrus is just a few days away. Bear with it a little more, mm?”

Fan Yuan hesitated for a moment. He felt that since he had made a promise before, it wasn’t very good to go back on his word now. All he could begrudgingly say was, “Alright then.”

Yan Rui let out a sigh of relief. In fact, that sentence was also said for himself to hear. His estrus was about to come so he had to resist and not give up one step away from success. dLhqp9

Fan Yuan snuggled around in Yan Rui’s embrace and found a comfortable position before gradually falling asleep. After he entered slumber, a certain someone stared at his face for the entire night.

Despite staying up all night, the Main God-daren still felt energetic. He felt that his wife was becoming more and more lovely, even liking his careless manner. This child had actually never doubted why his fate was always more remarkable than the rest though he was a mere supporting male lead amongst many of the same role.

His fingers ran gently across Fan Yuan’s cheek; this was a delicate face that held almost no flaws. But this was to be expected as he was the one who had drawn every curve and contour, stroke by stroke according to his own preferences.

Fan Yuan’s original appearance was beautiful to begin with, but he didn’t want to let that face be seen by others. Like this, things were just right. He could happily gaze at Fan Yuan’s face as a joy for the eyes, and as for those who cast greedy eyes on his man, they could all go die. wP0yFa

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Fine, although it wasn’t that hard in the military headquarters, it was really boring, especially after he’d binged watched 100 episodes of “Alpha President Falling in Love with Me”, 200 episodes of “Magnificent Return of Abandoned Beta Wife” and 400 episodes of “Alpha Emperor Shao’s Contract Wife”. If he kept on watching, he was very worried about whether his IQ could return to a normal level! jaV2y4

“Ding, two days before when the female lead in “Contract Wife” was forced by the male lead’s mother to get an abortion, who knows who was sobbing like a silly B.”

Fan Yuan: “……”

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See, he was already abnormal ah!

People who have been chasing dramas for many years would probably have a deep understanding of this. Whenever a show you’ve been chasing for a long time suddenly ushers in a big ending, you’re filled with a sense of loss after finishing it. Currently, Fan Yuan was in this precise state, and he urgently needed to find something to fill his emptiness and cold loneliness. d9lbND

Of course, Yan Rui was the first choice. This scoundrel was relentlessly making achievements in school recently that even the military department had heard about, so he could probably be promoted directly after graduation. Fan Yuan wasn’t worried about this matter, but it was just that he was so busy, was it appropriate to bother him?

Though his thoughts drifted in that direction, his hands had zero hesitation as they speedily connected him to Yan Rui’s phone number. That’s right, he was just that wilful. Who let that guy be his wife? Hubby isn’t happy, of course he should accompany him!

Yan Rui quickly connected to the call, a smile completely evident from the space between his eyebrows as he said, “Miss me?”

Fan Yuan furrowed his brows, “Wrong, wrong, your lines aren’t right.” 9qxmDy

Yan Rui raised his eyebrows but didn’t speak, waiting for Fan Yuan to continue.

Fan Yuan said, “You should say in a helpless tone, “Marshal-daren, what orders do you have?’”

Yan Rui’s lips twitched, and he couldn’t hold back as he burst in laughter. Meanwhile, Fan Yuan’s expression was slightly embarrassed and he murmured softly, “That’s what they do in the TV dramas. The male lead calls the female lead and the female lead asks, “President-daren, what orders do you have?’, and then the male lead will say……”

As he spoke on, his voice slowly reduced to nothing, while Yan Rui excitedly asked, “What does the male lead say?” LxYdXB

Fan Yuan looked away in an unnatural manner, refusing to look at the man on the screen as he slowly spoke, “The male lead says, ‘Nothing, I just miss you.’”

After a long time, Yan Rui’s deep and hoarse voice sounded over, “So, Marshal-daren is looking for me just to tease me?”

Fan Yuan’s cheeks were burning. In order to cover up his embarrassment, Fan Yuan went ‘hmph’ in a tsundere manner, “Foolish Omega, this Marshal couldn’t find anyone else, the fact that I set my eye on you is a blessing that you have accrued over many lifetimes. Don’t be ignorant of the  happiness you have.”

After delivering that sentence smoothly, even Fan Yuan didn’t know what he just said. He simply heard Yan Rui speak in an extremely sincere manner, “Marshal-daren, watch less dog blood dramas in the future.” bP02Yq

Fan Yuan cut off the line in exasperation, feeling that his IQ had been seriously looked down upon. Now his mind was full of lines from TV dramas, it was already collapsing, okay!

Taking off his formal military uniform, Fan Yuan put on the black form-tight suit he typically used for training. The outline of his perfect figure without a trace of extra flesh was particularly sexy under this suit, and he strode into his exclusive training room and fought with the virtual enemy in the combat simulation cabin.

As evening came around and having fought several battles to his heart’s content, he climbed out of the cabin exhausted and finally forgot all the contents of the TV dramas.

But just as he took a few steps, he suddenly felt something wrong with his whole body, as if all his strength had been drained. Powerlessly, he slipped down against the wall and sat on the ground, before curling up slowly and letting out a cry as if something was difficult to endure. l0NEq8

This kind of feeling was very familiar. It was similar to that when he was given the aphrodisiac, but it was a hundred thousand times stronger than at that time. All he could feel was that breathing was difficult and his consciousness was slowly becoming blurred. It was like he was intensely eager for something, yet he couldn’t grab it. The feeling of helplessness was almost driving him crazy.

He glanced at the optical computer not too far away and wanted to ask Yan Rui for help, but his body wouldn’t move no matter how hard he tried. He carelessly fell on the ground and couldn’t hold back the low moan that came from him. As soon as that sound left his mouth, even he jumped in fright. Why did his own voice sound like a mating call……

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“Xiao Wu, have I- been schemed against by someone……”

“Ding, Master, wait for a moment. The system is currently conducting a check on Master.” U3cjK

Xiao Wu was also quite flustered. Logically speaking, the original host possessed a SSS level of physical and mental strength. He would never be secretly schemed against without being aware of it. On top of that, the current situation was getting so serious. Xiao Wu suddenly cried out in alarm.

Fan Yuan furrowed his brows and asked, “What’s the matter? Quickly tell me.”

Xiao Wu’s voice faltered as it spoke, “Master, Master’s body is rapidly secreting pheromones. It seems that……you are in estrus.”

“……” okGHCU

Fan Yuan couldn’t be bothered to investigate the issue of why he had estrus though he was a beta. He promptly decided to immediately throw Xiao Wu into the little black room as he didn’t know what kind of behaviour he would show next. But undoubtedly, he didn’t want anyone to see it.

Fan Yuan’s body was wrapped by the tight training clothes, and within, the growing desire igniting through his body burned out what little was left of his sense of reason. His fingers subconsciously extended to his private parts, but because he couldn’t fully touch himself through the layer of cloth, he sobbed bitterly.

He lay on the ground and cried out softly, “Yan Rui……Yan Rui, help me……”

As soon as his voice fell, he was gently lifted up from the ground, the man’s voice defeated, “Three days early. I just looked away for a moment and something happened. Can’t you let me be at ease?” qV6PrC

Fan Yuan rubbed against his chest, his hoarse voice completely tainted with lust, “Yan Rui, I feel horrible.” Absolute seduction.

Yan Rui’s breath was a little unsteady and his heart seemed to have been lightly scratched by a cat’s paw. The pheromones in the house were too thick and strong that the sweet taste could practically turn the gods into beasts. Even if his mental strength had reached the level of that of the super race, he still felt a bit overwhelmed.

Calming down his breathing, he murmured lowly, “Thankfully we’re in the closed training room, otherwise the whole army headquarters would’ve turned into hell.”

Fan Yuan wrapped his arms around Yan Rui’s neck and left disorderly kisses all over his face. Fan Yuan’s expression carried a few touches of loss and helplessness, and his innocent expression pulled one further into the deep of degeneration. 7drgfs

Yan Rui’s eyes started to redden as he carried Fan Yuan into the rest cabin and quickly released the shackles on Fan Yuan’s body. Fan Yuan let out a comfortable sob, just like a kitten touched by its master. In defenseless surrender, he spread out his body and exposed all his intimate parts to Yan Rui.

However, Yan Rui didn’t rush to touch him and slowly asked instead, “Xiao Yuan, do you want me to hold you?”

Fan Yuan grabbed his palm and pressed it against his own chest, making it rubbed the red beans there as he replied impatiently, “Yes, yes I want you to, quickly.”

Yan Rui said, “But what about the bet from before? Men must have a sense of responsibility and can’t break promises, right?” SY4VHf

Fan Yuan slowly opened his eyes. The glistening water in his eyes was so beautiful that it caused one’s heart to break. He complained, feeling wronged, “You’re bullying me……”

His appearance was so pitiful that Yan Rui immediately took him in his arms and comforted him, but his words were still unyielding, “Yes, I’m bullying you.”

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Their stalemate didn’t last for long before Fan Yuan gave up. He pulled Yan Rui’s hand to touch that part of his and he urged in a soft voice, “Hurry up, I feel horrible.”

Yan Rui asked, “Admitting defeat?” fRmzyA

Fan Yuan gave a stuffy “en“, and in the next moment, he was crushed by Yan Rui onto the bed. As if he had gone crazy, the man hugged him, kissed him and fiercely ran through him. It was obvious that he couldn’t control himself since early on, but had forcefully held himself back to talk terms with Fan Yuan.

Fan Yuan’s last trace of reason told him—he’d lost this battle of minds.

Beasts……


Also there was a really interesting discussion last chapter about gong/shou relations, I think so many of you gave such good points! I definitely agree that there is an inherent issue specifically in this arc about a bottom being perceived to be something that you can’t reveal – I cannot confirm if it’s because anything considered “feminine” is perceived as inferior. There’s definitely nothing wrong with being a bottom/top/switch, but you kind of see that YR and FY do mind it and it’s a toxic masculinity thing imo as Fan Yuan always likes talking about being a “real man“. kxpZHK

One point brought up by ferilisad was great as they talked about how some people don’t want to be penetrated or don’t see penetration as necessary for sexual intercourse. There is the possibility that YR might simply not want to be penetrated, but the author hasn’t really given any indication that this the case for him which makes me have doubts about it. Everything being said, the stereotypes or issues surfaced in MGLR might be influenced by the author’s own environment possibly? But I don’t want to assume especially since this story is her hard work embodied! ♥ Most importantly, we read our stories critically and discuss these things in the comments in a healthy manner which is nice :blobsmilehappyeyes:

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  1. From my experiences, Yaoi (boy love) in Asian country are pretty …strict? about the “fixed” bottom/top position. I have almost never seen a couple that is written as “we could switch sometimes.”

    Moreover, the bottoms are also most commonly described in a ‘feminine’ manner, to the point that they seem more like a girl in some….

    • oh yeah, i’ve seen more in eastern fandom that A x B is treated as an entirely different ship from B x A, only because of the positions (the top being listed first). and i think its even frowned upon to mix the two up. whereas in western spaces, i do see people have preferences, but there isn’t that same level of separation.

      though more recently “seke” has started to become more popular, so switching may become more normalized

    • Perhaps Ivan Lawson is hiding his identity as an omega. You know, it’s a common troupe where an omega hiding their true status and pretend as a beta or even an alpha by using some medicine/substance in order to become a military man/woman. And when Fan Yuan transmigrate into his body, he didn’t know about that important fact as he didn’t have Ivan Lawson’s memory prior his transmigration.

    • Lol it DID say that Yan Rui made Fan Yuan’s current body by hand according to his tastes, so who’s to say that our big bad wolf Yan Rui didn’t make Fan Yuan’s current body an omega to continue nibbling on soft lil bunny Fan Yuan? 😂😂

  2. Here I was wishing for a reversable couple😢

  3. it may also be due to how chinese language as well? 老公 (husband) and 老攻 (top/seme) are homophones, so usually people associate these 2 words.

    it can also be attributed to chinese culture? for example, the language has 3 verbs with the meaning of ‘marrying (someone)’; 娶 (qû) which is usually used by the male, with him ‘taking in’ a wife (into his family line). 嫁 (jià) usually used female, where they usually cut ties with their original families and enter their husband’s, and lastly, 结婚 (jié hūn) a neutral way of phrasing that someone got married, which is more recently adopted than the other 2. given how many families (in the past) view daughters as brides who are given to other families’ sons, it may be a pride thing. as the ‘shou’ is supposed to marry into the family of the ‘gong’ and as such, lose their pride as a son of a family?

    tbh i have seen bl/yaoi written where the uke is more commanding, ie kinda a ‘superior (?)’ position, and mostly they were written very well. it’s very clear how the author thought it through. it all depends on the maturity of the author as well. however, i have to admit reversible/switches is not as common esp in chinese novels, maybe because it’s just easier for the author to describe? it may also be a stereotype due to heterosexual couples.

    well, this is just pure speculation on my part. so correct me if there’s any mistakes. i just wanted express my opinion on this matter which idt anyone else has raised.

    also thank you for the chapter!

  4. Yes i like this story and I feel like any comments should be about the story not politics. I’m not supporting anyone, just sick of hearing politics, that’s why I want to read to get away from it

  5. I knew it! I had hopes, but deep down, I knew it! Damn you Yan Rui! And you still have the gall to bully Fan Yuan after this dirty trick!? Bah! 😤

    • I totally get you …

      I mean how silly always bullying Fan but not even accepting to be bottom once … Hah so disappointed in the Yan Rui … I thought at he night be different and take his patners wish I to consideration… I hate how they can’t even switch once poor Fan Yuan I had high hopes for you

        • Yes

          I really hope Fan yuan will sluk an give loads of silent treatment next chapter maybe making Yan Rui realize and let him top once but high chance that taht are just baseless hopes form my part lol

          Still have hope

  6. I’m sad, I mean, it’s not like I didn’t expect it considering Yan Rui’s personality but shouldn’t he accept that he lost the bet and let Fan Yuan top once. Also, I wonder if Fan Yuan’s past has anything to do with Yan Rui’s interest in him? I mean, why else would be possess a character in a whole who has such a close relationship with Fan Yuan’s character? Did he already fall in love with him before hand or was it just a coincidence and he fell in love with Fan Yuan then? Also, correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t a side character fall in love with Fan Yuan and actually became an actor to find him again? That school bully who was in love with Fan Yuan but was actually the secret ml of the third novel or something in that world. Maybe I’m mixing up two different stories. It just that I have a theory about why Yan Rui’s in love with Fan Yuan which is connected to his past, who apparently was a fox and not a white rabbit? IDK, perhaps, I am mixing up the two stories. One of them I dropped for a while and can’t remember the title anymore, but it is somewhat similar to this one. Anyways, sorry for my ranting, looking forward to the next updates. Thanks for the translations, I love your work!😘
    • Form what i gathered there was this actor that followed him, i do not know what you mean with fox and rabbit but if I am not mixing things up, it is like this:

      In original world Fan yuan was a movie king (that was told to the actor that followed him) or something but when he bound to his system he kinda lost most of his memories or they were in a jumble at least he forgot a lot and became a blank page, which is why he needed to start with low-level tasks while the other actor (the one that followed him Yu Kai I think but not sure) could directly have a roles on a higher plane.

      Yan Rui or at least a part of him that was hidden in that person from the first world mentioned (the one in 1 chapted or prologue) feel in love with him which could be related to the original world or so at least that was the start of yan Rui following Fan Yuan as far as I understood

      So it could have something to do with the original or just because of that world I dunno

      Sorry if this isn’t helpful or if I got something wrong

  7. I expected this but I’m still disappointed. This toxic stereotyping just makes me feel so sad while reading. I mean, nothing wrong if the gong/shou remains fixed but what is up with feminizing the shou? Also, what is so wrong with femininity? If either gong or shou have feminine trainers, I don’t see a problem. I have a problem that it’s depicted as a problem. While I agree that the author has complete freedom to portray her characters whoever she wants, I dislike it because that perpetuates the stereotype further! This kind of power play where gong has to be above the shou makes me very uncomfortable because that is not a healthy relationship
  8. I’m kind of disappointed that Yan Rui didn’t hold up to the end of the bargain. Like he could’ve at least let Fan Yuan try. It’s like breaking a promise. But oh well.

  9. yup, as expected, not talking it out properly, just scheming and intrigues sigh …. I couldnt even enjoy the love scene TvT

    • The whole novel’s level of enjoyment is affected by this constant tension between them. And their whole relationship dynamic feels toxic af. Well, I guess as long as the people involved are happy?

  10. Honestly i see this as YR wanting to take care of and being able to serve to FY, rather then him not being penetrated. Like looking back he had a moment where he (YR) was just look a FY when he (FY) was sleeping and was just casually ‘admiring’ him (FY) like someone would to a precious item or person. I mean yan rui could’ve changed the settings, but like i feel like he looks at fan yuan like how you would look to something greatly special to oneself. You dont necessarily want the gift of that thing, you just want to make them feel your efforts and your caregiving. But idk, thats just my take.
  11. Ya know. It kinda pisses me off when authors do this. So why cant a top who is supposedly completely in love bottom once in a while? It’s not even the fact that being the bottom doesn’t interest them that bothers me. It’s that, in their adamance against it, they’ll do and say ANYTHING for them not to do it. Like there’s a PROBLEM with BEING A BOTTOM. If that’s the case, then even with all their so called love, they dont deserve their partner.

    I know I’m probably making a big deal out of nothing, but it just puts a bad taste in my mouth.

  12. Yeah, politics, personal pride, and honor sometimes get mixed up with semantics of who’s top and bottom. One of my professors said that he had a foreign friend (think he was Thai) who bottomed for an ex-bf and got offended when said ex-bf bottomed for someone else because he felt like he was at the bottom of the ladder, having bottomed for someone who bottomed for someone else.

  13. I was looking forward for bottom Yan Rui ♡(˃͈ દ ˂͈ ༶ )

    I guess switching is still around the corner when this was released. I still like them tho.

  14. Regarding ” some people don’t want to be penetrated or don’t see penetration as necessary for sexual intercourse”, also, there are other activities, positions, etc that some doesn’t want to do, and that is okay, but I feel that both should be pleased and that is why is important to talk about sex and what you like and what you want or what you would like to try that you haven’t done BEFORE you decide to engage in a relationship or sexual activities. I see like YR is dismissing FY’s feelings, even he is not fulfilling his words. Not cute. I feel bad for FY really because this is an issue for him. I can understand FY. I tried a LOT of things with my kids’ father and once I discovered how pleasurable are those activities then I couldn’t go back to “normal” sex of two or three positions. I want all, and if a possible partner does not agree to at least try with an open mind to do those activities then it is a NO NO for me.
  15. Based on what I have read, what I have thought is that it isn’t being the “woman” that makes them inferior. It’s based on the Asian family dynamic where the dad is the pillar and strength of the family. The one you look up to, that protects and keeps everyone safe. That is something that they want to emulate and have as a goal for their future family. However, by being the shou, they are no longer the leader. They also take the other person into their body in a way that feels like they are submitting. They tend to be seen as softer. So when you put that all together along with wanting to be seen as strong, reliable and dependable, the idea of being a “real man” seems to be more about what their perception is.