The golden sunlight spilled over the white windowsill into the simply decorated living room. Zhou Yuan sat on the sofa, brows furrowed tightly as he scrolled through the information on his light brain. The more he read, the deeper his frown became, and his face couldn't conceal the disbelief and anger.
Zhou Yuan had transmigrated into this world a few days ago, finding himself lying on this very sofa upon arrival. After a moment of respite, he realized he hadn't inherited the memories of the previous occupant. Judging by the scattered wine bottles piled into mountains and the remnants of food on the coffee table, the original inhabitant likely succumbed to alcohol poisoning.
In order to quickly grasp the original occupant's lifestyle, Zhou Yuan immediately retrieved the previous occupant's light brain—what they called a light brain in this world. Unfortunately, it was locked with a password, and without memories, Zhou Yuan was stuck at this step.
Fortunately, it seemed the original occupant came from a decent family, as there were people who came regularly to clean the villa and deliver meals.
Through careful inquiries with these service providers, Zhou Yuan learned that intelligent beings in this world were descendants of zergs. The societal structure consisted of male, female, and sub-female, all of which displayed male characteristics outwardly.
Male zergs were rare and fragile, being the only ones capable of emitting pheromones that could pacify females and sub-female, placing them at the top of society.
Female zergs were naturally robust and could engage in combat through partial zerg transformation. They typically bore the responsibility of protecting the home and providing for the males, as well as assisting in male reproduction.
Sub-female, while physically weaker and unable to undergo partial zerg transformation, shared the same familial responsibilities as females.
Zhou Yuan also learned that the original occupant, named Dixia, came from a prestigious family, and the inheritance from both his male and female parents was enough to sustain him for over two hundred years of "lying flat" (the typical lifespan of zergs in this society being three hundred years).
Knowing he could live a comfortable life without exerting much effort, Zhou Yuan embraced the opportunity, indulging in days of carefree living filled with eating and sleeping.
However, today, he stumbled upon a note in the study with a series of numbers, which allowed him to unlock the light brain.
Upon unlocking it, countless messages flooded the screen, with one from a person named Leika catching his attention immediately.
[Leika: Your Excellency, do you remember your promise to marry me? QAQ]
What?! The original occupant already had a fiancee?!
Zhou Yuan quickly scrolled up, trying to understand the situation, only to discover something even more shocking.
The original occupant was already married but was still trying to woo other sub-female and female zergs, making promises of marriage to multiple individuals!!
Moreover, before Zhou Yuan transmigrated, the original occupant had made arrangements to meet other female zergs for intimate encounters!!
If Zhou Yuan hadn't transmigrated and stood up his commitments, the original occupant would have been a scumbag committing adultery within marriage!!!
Being a young man raised in a society with strict monogamy laws, where adultery could lead to divorce and loss of assets, Zhou Yuan felt increasingly overwhelmed by the revelations.
Bigamy was illegal! Adultery could lead to being arrested and losing everything!!
Zhou Yuan couldn't help but feel that his life was getting more complicated by the minute.
He selectively skipped through these messages and opened one from a friend, gaining a deeper understanding of the original occupant's scumbag behavior.
The original occupant was a gambling addict who had squandered the fortune left by his parents and now relied solely on his wife's income.
But even this didn't make him stop. He continued gambling and expressed disdain for his wife.
He complained to his friends multiple times about his wife's meager salary, his constant absence due to work, his cold and unromantic demeanor, saying he was not as attractive as other sub-female on the streets.
Upon reading this, Zhou Yuan's pupils dilated.
What kind of epoch-making scumbag leech was this?!!
Living off his wife's earnings and still complaining about his salary, neglecting his family!
Why didn't he consider that if he hadn't squandered all their money on gambling, his wife wouldn't have had to work overtime every day and be absent from home?!!
And he even thought about committing adultery within marriage and bigamy!!!
Zhou Yuan took several deep breaths to calm his anger and shock before finally starting to clean up the mess left by the original occupant.
Fortunately, Zhou Yuan had experience from his previous job dealing with sugar daddies and toxic relationships, so handling these matters was relatively easy for him.
He first apologized to them, explaining that he was already married and wouldn't marry them, expressing deep regret for his deception, and offering compensation for everything except betraying their partners.
Fortunately, the zergs who received his messages were surprisingly understanding.
[Leika: Your Excellency, you're too polite. How could I accept your compensation? You don't need to apologize. Just let me know…]
The other zergs responded similarly. Zhou Yuan couldn't help but feel that their tone was too cautious, completely different from the mistresses and misters from his past life who demanded millions in breakup fees and resources worth tens of millions at the drop of a hat.
But he didn't want to dwell on it anymore. He just wanted to get these things sorted out quickly and apologize to his wife, whom he had never met before.
After some contemplation, he gave each person a generous breakup fee and then made arrangements to sever contact with them.
As for the original occupant's friends, Zhou Yuan also sorted through them based on the quality of their conversations and the proximity of their relationships, keeping only a few who were good friends but wouldn't lead him into gambling or partying.
Afterward, Zhou Yuan began searching for other messages left by the original occupant on the light brain and information about his wife.
The original occupant's wife was named Asta, with a spiritual power level of SS grade, a marshal of the empire, and his uncle was the commander of the third legion.
The Asta family was a military family, with several retired high-ranking officers among their elders.
Compared to the Asta family, the original occupant's family seemed insignificant.
The original occupant's father had built up a wealthy business empire over the past few decades, but aside from having money, he had no other advantages.
The reason the original occupant was able to marry such a powerful wife was solely due to his bloodline being a rare A grade. In the alliance matchmaking system, he was immediately matched with Asta.
It was a pity that the original occupant was such a scumbag, wasting such a high-quality marriage.
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In a bright office, a white-haired female zerg dressed in military uniform was handling official business. There was no expression on his face, and his purple eyes were calm, emitting a cold and aloof aura for no apparent reason.
At that moment, the light brain suddenly rang several times in succession. Asta casually opened it and glanced at the details of Zhou Yuan's transfers. After roughly estimating how much was left in the account, he closed it without much expression and continued with his duties.
Asta harbored no affection for this forcibly matched male master. In fact, he harbored no affection for any male zergs, bordering on disgust. he detested their casual treatment of female zergs, their promiscuity, and their lazy and indulgent personalities.
It always reminded him of what his father said with a light laugh when his mother passed away: "Finally, she's dead."
His tone was light-hearted and leisurely.
Therefore, even though he was married, his encounters with his male master were few and far between. The few times they did meet were when he had run out of money and called him to settle his gambling debts, begging him to bring him home.
After a while, Vice Admiral Yuo knocked on the door and entered to report on affairs.
However, this time, despite his usual serious demeanor, there was a hint of surprise on his face.
After saluting, Yuo said, "Reporting to the Marshal, it has just been reported that Lord Dixia has broken up with several female and sub-female he had ambiguous relationships with, and... "
Yuo paused, his face showing a hint of incredulity, before continuing, "He also gave them a sum of money, claiming it was a breakup fee."
Male zergs giving breakup fees to female zergs they had relationships with was unheard of in the entire zerg world.
Male zergs had always held a superior position, treating female zergs like easily obtainable commodities, taking them to bed if they pleased and discarding them if they didn't.
Even if breakup fees were mentioned, it was usually the female zergs giving them to the male zergs, not the other way around.
Upon hearing this, Asta thought back to the recent series of expenditure notifications. He finally shifted his gaze away from his duties, his expression still devoid of emotion, but his luminous purple eyes betrayed a hint of surprise.
But soon after, Asta remembered the various absurd promises the male zergs had made after losing bets, and the surprise in his eyes faded.
It was probably a request made by the male zerg after losing a bet to someone else.
Such requests indeed severely wounded the male zerg's pride.
So he turned back to his duties and ordered in a cold, crisp voice, "Continue monitoring."
His voice was icy and clear, tinged with indifference.
"Yes!" Yuo adjusted his expression, returning to his usually serious demeanor, saluted respectfully, and left the office.
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[T/n:] Alright, the first chapter is up. How is it? How's the translation? Other chapters will be updated (for free, of course!) on Chrysanthemum Garden under the name "When the Virtuous Male Lead Became a Scumbag Male Lord". Check it out!