じゃない方、だけど愛され婚〜契約婚の相手は一途すぎる社長【単行本版】
Our take
A contract engagement gets tangled in guilt, jealousy, and old feelings.
- Crowded triangle
- Rising stakes
- Emotional tangle
The setup
After accidentally injuring her ex, the heroine quietly helps him with his work out of lingering guilt. Her contract fiancé misreads the closeness as a sign they have reconciled, setting off a new round of suspicion and scheming against her.
Why read it
- Crowded triangle The heroine is caught between a devoted ex and the fiancé she is bound to by contract.
- Rising stakes A rival schemes to remove the heroine from both the fiancé's life and her workplace.
- Emotional tangle Guilt, misunderstanding, and jealousy keep complicating a relationship that was never simple to begin with.
For fans of
This volume continues a story built around a contract engagement that keeps getting pulled off course by feelings nobody quite admits to. The heroine carries guilt over an injury she caused her ex, and that guilt pushes her into quietly supporting him at work, even as she tries to hold her current arrangement together.
Her fiancé, watching the two of them grow close again, assumes the worst and believes they are rekindling an old romance. That misunderstanding does not stay contained. A sharp-eyed rival notices the cracks forming in the relationship and begins maneuvering to remove the heroine from the picture entirely, approaching someone the fiancé deeply respects in order to turn the situation against her both personally and professionally.
What makes the series compelling is how it refuses to let its triangle sit still. The ex's devotion is unwavering and almost uncomfortably intense, the fiancé's feelings are real despite the contract framing, and the schemer working against the heroine adds an outside threat that raises the pressure without resolving any of the existing tension. Readers who enjoy watching a heroine try to do right by everyone while the people around her misread her every move will find plenty to chew on here.
By this point in the story, the misunderstandings are not simply repeating themselves but escalating, forcing the heroine toward a decision between the man who never let go and the one she is bound to by agreement. The emotional stakes feel sharper than a typical love triangle, since guilt, obligation, and genuine affection are all pulling her in different directions at once.
For readers drawn to romance stories where loyalty, jealousy, and quiet sabotage all simmer together, this volume offers another turn of the screw. It rewards those who like their central relationship under constant strain, with no easy villain and no easy answer in sight yet.
4 volumes in print / Volume 1 to the latest
Oct 1, 2026じゃない方、だけど愛され婚〜契約婚の相手は一途すぎる社長【単行本版】４【電子限定】
Official synopsis
Because I love you, even when it’s pathetic—... Feeling guilty for injuring her ex-boyfriend Tendo, Sonoka helps him with his work. Seeing the two of them, Sakaki mistakenly believes they have gotten back together... Mibuna, who never misses a crack in a relationship, approaches Kairi, the cousin whom Sakaki respects, and begins a plan to erase Sonoka not only from Sakaki's presence but also from the company...? What answer will Sonoka come up with while wavering between a devoted ex-boyfriend and a fake fiancé...!? The 4th volume where the strength of feelings resonates! *This work was previously published in the e-book 'Jyanai Hou, Dakedo Aisarekon ~Keiyaku-kon no Aite wa Ichizu sugiru Shachou 19-24 kan.' Please be careful to avoid duplicate purchases. *This product is sold only as an e-book and is not available in paper form. Please note.
Feb 18, 2026じゃない方、だけど愛され婚〜契約婚の相手は一途すぎる社長【単行本版】３【特典ペーパー付き】
Official synopsis
I can't take my eyes off you anymore—... Sonoka had been trying to do what she could, thinking, 'I want to be special to President Sakaki!', but it is decided that she will collaborate on a project with Sakaki's ex-girlfriend, Nene. Comparing herself to Nene, who is a female president and model, Sonoka is once again confronted with the fact that she is 'the other one.' Mibuna, noticing Sonoka's anxiety, thinks about using Nene...? And, as Sonoka and Sakaki pass each other by, Sonoka gets unexpectedly close to Tendo in a closed room...!? The tumultuous 3rd volume where intentions intersect! *This work was previously published in the e-book 'Jyanai Hou, Dakedo Aisarekon ~Keiyaku-kon no Aite wa Ichizu sugiru Shachou 13-18 kan.' Please be careful to avoid duplicate purchases.
Aug 18, 2025じゃない方、だけど愛され婚〜契約婚の相手は一途すぎる社長【単行本版】２【特典ペーパー付き】
Official synopsis
I really want you to look my way. But I have no confidence...—Sonoka had quit acting as 'President Sakaki's fiancée,' but she continued to harbor feelings for Sakaki, who treated her the same as ever. Just when she thought it was enough to be happy with a one-sided love, she reunites with Tendo, her ex-boyfriend from her university days. Moreover, due to a series of coincidences, they end up going on a double date with Sonoka, Sakaki, Mibuna, and Tendo!? Furthermore, Mibuna begins to take advantage of Tendo's feelings... Can Sonoka break the curse of being 'the other one'...!? *This work was previously published in the e-book 'Jyanai Hou, Dakedo Aisarekon ~Keiyaku-kon no Aite wa Ichizu sugiru Shachou 7-12 kan.' Please be careful to avoid duplicate purchases.
Aug 18, 2025じゃない方、だけど愛され婚〜契約婚の相手は一途すぎる社長【単行本版】１【特典ペーパー付き】
Official synopsis
My life was one where I was never chosen by anyone. Until today...—Sonoka, an office worker with a bit of a lack of presence, has been failing in matchmaking apps. It has become her daily routine to be comforted by her best friend and colleague, Mibuna. She was saved by Mibuna, who is kind despite being beautiful and popular, but... is there a reason why her love life isn't going well? Furthermore, on the day of her date with a match, the one who calls out to her is the president, Sakaki, whom she admires!? Can I, who is 'the other one,' find a happy love...? *This work was previously published in the e-book 'Jyanai Hou, Dakedo Aisarekon ~Keiyaku-kon no Aite wa Ichizu sugiru Shachou 1-6 kan.' Please be careful to avoid duplicate purchases.