The Substitute Groom [ABO]

🌷Leng Zichen💗🌷💗Zhuang Xi🌷 ✨Recommended rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✨Two male leads, younger man/older woman, ABO, both are virgins, sweet romance, ambiguous and tumultuous relationship, arranged marriage to love, the seme falls in love at first sight, his unrequited love becomes real, it's all premeditated, the uke is willing, feelings develop over time, a mutual pursuit, a redemption story.

It's a really good watch. It focuses more on the daily lives of the two male leads, and only briefly touches on matters of state and company, which is great. I really like this style; I don't like too much emphasis on national or company affairs. It's definitely worth watching! 👍👍👍

It was a bit bittersweet, like eating a lemon—sour yet sweet. For the main couple, the love was real, and so was the hurt. The later plot twist really shocked me; it was a real shock. If I could, I'd want the love to be purer, without any twists, where everything could be attributed to fate, a match made in heaven. A ring could be destiny, a car accident could be destiny too.

It was pretty good, but some of the plot twists felt abrupt and forced, perhaps due to the short length. The character development and foreshadowing felt a bit underdeveloped. However, I really liked Zhuang Xi's composure and admired his talent. Leng Zichen's love was deep and humble; his scheming was unexpected (I always thought it was Zhuang Xi's doing 😂).

So beautiful! I love this author's books so much! ❤️❤️❤️

It's great! I was drawn in by the title and thought it would be like those other substitute marriage novels, but I was wrong. Leng Zichen loves Zhuang Xi deeply, and Zhuang Xi is independent, strong, and talented. She's the true love who doesn't get bullied. In short, it breaks the stereotype of substitute marriage novels, making it impossible to put down, and the interactions are so sweet!

It's so good! The plot and the romance are both excellent. The storyline is reasonable and well-founded, although it gets a bit melodramatic towards the end. The writing is superb, and it feels completely natural. The only slight drawback is that I'm a bit too moralistic; I feel the Wenze side couple's story isn't quite complete.

It's a great read! The theme is quite novel, and the plot is excellent, full of twists and turns—it truly amazed me. The synopsis mentioned one was premeditated, while the other was willing. At first, I wasn't sure who it was and kept wondering. But the later twists made everything clear. I can only say the author is brilliant; the plot twists are truly captivating.

It's so good! The main couple's married life is so sweet it'll make your teeth ache 🤭 Wenze and his partner have a little bit of angst, but luckily Yuan Yuan is sensible. Although they're childhood sweethearts, they don't get entangled if they're not meant to be. Zhang Tao and Lian the Big Fox also get their happy ending in the end. I love every single couple!

Dear author, I really want to see Wen Ze and Xie Cenxiao publish their own books! I'm so looking forward to it!!!