I always thought my movie star husband treated our marriage more as a duty than a romance. He was calm, reticent, and never showered me with sweet nothings. Until one late night, I was scrolling through Reddit and saw a "Soft Husband" post being roasted for hundreds of comments. I clicked on the profile picture— Wait, isn't that our cat? 1 [Help! I feel like my cat is scheming against me. What do I do?] [My wife is a software engineer, and I'm somewhat of a freelancer. We have a cat. My wife is a software engineer, so her salary is very high, and she's busy with work, often doing overtime. As soon as she gets home, the cat clings to her, and my wife only pets the cat, not me. During the day, the cat just sleeps, but the moment my wife gets home, it wakes up. My wife is a software engineer, she's incredibly smart and kind, so she doesn't see the cat's manipulative nature.] When I saw this hot post on the subreddit r/RelationshipAdvice, my brain cells immediately fired up. This guy is crazy. Competing with a cat for attention? I glanced at Ethan Sterling, my movie star husband, who was currently grooming our cat in the living room. I thought to myself, My Ethan is still the best. Even though he's usually cold and distant, for day-to-day life, this is fine. I continued scrolling down the thread. As expected, the OP (Original Poster) was getting roasted in hundreds of comments. And his replies were even funnier than the original post. 2 [Why do you keep emphasizing she's a software engineer?] [OP's Reply: I didn't mean to emphasize it, I'm just a bit sensitive. I went to school abroad when I was young, then went to art school. But my wife is a Big Tech engineer, and she was the top science student in her year. Although my education isn't as 'academic' as hers, she definitely loves me more than the cat. This psychological gap makes me feel the cat is hostile towards me.] The OP's wife sounds really similar to me, but our husbands' personalities are worlds apart. I couldn't help but feel a bit of schadenfreude. [Big Tech... engineer...? Unless you say your wife is a C-suite executive at Google, I can only sort of understand your overflowing superiority complex.] [OP's Reply: My wife is an algorithm engineer.] What's wrong with algorithm engineers? I am one. Still working overtime coding every day. We code monkeys are finally moving up in the world; even "soft husbands" (husbands who like being pampered/submissive in a relationship) are targeting us now. I laughed out loud. [As everyone knows, education isn't sexually transmitted.] [OP's Reply: But we're married. I knew people on Reddit would be jealous before I posted, but it's reality, this is human nature.] This OP is truly invincible. I laughed until I was dizzy, ready to turn off my phone and sleep. Before closing it, I habitually clicked on the OP's profile picture to take a look. But with just this one look, I froze completely. —Why does this cat look exactly like my C++? 3 Ethan and I met through a friend. I'm a programmer; he's a movie star. Logically, our worlds shouldn't have collided. But rumor had it his family was forcing him to get married, so I picked up a bargain. Inheritance drama, you know how it is. After getting the marriage license, I consciously told Ethan there was absolutely no need to go public; his career came first. Because of this, his agent, Claire, has always been very warm to me. Although my movie star husband is usually cold and distant, I'm no longer a little girl chasing sweet romance. For a corporate slave exhausted physically and mentally every day, Ethan is simply the perfect husband. He has a face so handsome it angers the gods, and a body with perfect pecs and abs. When I get home from overtime, looking at his face makes me eat an extra bowl of rice. Not to mention he's a neat freak and dislikes strangers, so he handles almost all the housework alone. Before marriage, I often ate irregularly due to work pressure. After marriage, all that was fixed, and I even lost less hair. Apart from sometimes being a bit too much for me in bed, Ethan is perfect. As for being cold and quiet towards me, that's hardly an issue. But I absolutely, 100% do not believe he would go on Reddit and post those "Soft Husband" comments. Did I mistake the cat? 4 I wanted to find more clues from that account's profile, but Ethan, fresh from the shower, got into bed. "Hubby, slow down... my sedentary waist can't compare to your daily workouts... ah..." I often scream "Hubby" and "Baby" randomly when I'm enjoying it, but Ethan is different. He never says anything in bed, only occasional low pants. I used to suspect if, in Ethan's eyes, this was just a marital duty he had to fulfill? Later, I stopped thinking about it. After all, it's not like I wasn't enjoying it. As expected of the man consistently ranked number one on the "Must-Eat Actor List," by the end, I was basically semi-conscious. In a daze, I heard Ethan say that Leo wanted to visit tomorrow and asked if I was okay with it. Leo is the friend who introduced me to Ethan. Without thinking, I said, "Let him come, I shouldn't be working overtime tomorrow." Ethan paused noticeably, then nodded expressionlessly. For some reason, I remembered that Reddit post again. Although I completely didn't think the OP was Ethan, I still subconsciously hugged Ethan's waist and buried my head in his chest. "I saw a TikTok video where an influencer was jealous of their pet... good thing you aren't like that." "But although I really like our C++, it's different from how I like you." "I like you the most." Ethan stroked my hair stroke by stroke, but said nothing. I let out a breath, but my heart didn't feel as light as I expected. But that's how it is; Ethan isn't someone who cares about these things. Love or whatever, Movie Star Sterling has seen so much in the entertainment industry; marrying me was just for stability, right? 5 The next day at noon, Ethan's assistant came to the office on time to deliver my lunch. When we first got married, I casually complained that the office cafeteria food was too greasy. Since then, Ethan's assistant has come over every noon to deliver food. Truly a high-paid worker; the professionalism is high. Except when Ethan is filming out of town, rain or shine for the three years we've been married. I don't know where his assistant buys the food; it's very light and delicious, suiting my taste perfectly. I asked the assistant a few times, but he always stammered and wouldn't tell me. My colleague, Wendy, saw me come back with the thermal lunch box and patted me with a smile: "Jenny, your husband really cares about you, sending his assistant to deliver food every day. Even the passionate young couples in our department aren't as clingy as you two." Wendy teased me: "If you said he cooked this himself, I'd believe it." "Sis, don't joke," I stuck out my tongue. "My husband is so busy with work, how could he possibly cook for me every day?" Although Ethan has only filmed one movie a year in recent years, his work has gradually shifted to behind-the-scenes investments. A mature man like him definitely prioritizes his career; I consider myself to understand him well. On the other side, Sarah, a fresh grad who hadn't been with the company long, also exaggerated: "Jenny, which restaurant did your hubby order this from? It looks delicious." "If I ate this every day, I'd have more energy to argue with the product manager." Just as we were chatting and laughing, a piercing voice suddenly sounded: "Jenny, are you being kept by an old man?" "They say your husband is rich and treats you well, so how come you've never let us meet him?" 6 The speaker was Vivian. She joined the company around the same time as me, but her promotion was much slower. Although she usually made snide remarks for no reason, I rarely argued with her. Sarah defended me: "Vivian, that's too harsh. Jenny posted her marriage certificate on her feed. Maybe her husband just keeps a low profile." Vivian raised an eyebrow: "Oh, even the marriage certificate photo had to be censored? How unpresentable must he be?" I smiled: "My husband is as handsome as the actor on your computer lock screen." "There's a limit to pretending," Vivian rolled her eyes. "My lock screen is Ethan Sterling. Who can be as handsome as Ethan Sterling?" "Stop guarding some rich pig-head like he's a treasure. In my opinion, love is more important in marriage." "Anyway, I couldn't kiss a rich old geezer." —This is why I rarely get angry with Vivian. She seems to be a fan of Ethan... I felt very awkward. But honestly, Vivian wasn't entirely wrong. Ethan seemed to have never said he liked me. Our marriage seemed to indeed lack a bit of love. 7 Somehow, I suddenly felt a bit down. So I opened Reddit again, wanting to distract myself. As soon as I clicked on the Relationship Advice subreddit, I saw that familiar cat avatar had posted a new thread. The new post was trending again, hanging high on the front page. [The misunderstanding is cleared up, my wife said she likes me the most compared to the cat] [I didn't expect my casual post to spark such intense discussion. Actually, I was a bit angry at first, but only at the cat. After doing it last night, my wife hugged me and said she liked me the most. In real life, we are this loving. Turns out I was overthinking before, my wife loves me super much.] As expected, the comments section started roasting the OP again, picking replies the OP wouldn't like to hear. But the OP was completely immersed in his own world. [Maybe OP's technique is bad, and your wife comforted you afraid you'd be sad lol.] [OP's Reply: No way~ I swim and work out every day after marriage, my wife often can't keep her hands off my chest muscles. We've been married for three years and still maintain a frequency of four times a week.] [Actually, all of this is OP's fantasy. The truth is OP's wife is a sloppy programmer who can't be bothered with OP.] [OP's Reply: I know many people are jealous because they don't have it themselves. The truth is my wife is smart and beautiful, a super amazing programmer. I thought of many ways to pursue my wife back then, and now I still insist on cooking lunch and dinner for her every day. I feel especially happy.] My face scrunched up; I felt like I was losing the ability to read. I clicked on the OP's profile and found he had posted many updates showing off their love before. The captions used every trick in the book; the "soft husband" scent was almost overflowing. Now that the post was viral, a bunch of people flooded his past updates to roast him. I was about to close it, but the OP updated again. [Because my wife said the company cafeteria food was too greasy, I've always cooked myself and had my assistant deliver it. My wife especially likes my cooking and always asks the assistant where he bought it, she's really super cute~ A super smart and powerful programmer like my wife naturally needs to eat healthily to maintain full energy.] My hand shook, scrolling down. The next picture was a thermal lunch box that was overly familiar— Isn't this the meal I'm eating right now??!!
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