Bearing the Candle

Also known as: The White Moonlight Is Obsessed with Being a Stand-In [Dual female leads + One-on-one romance + Modern alternate setting + (Faux) stand-in romance + Stoic, taciturn black dragon × sunny qilin] Lu Qiuyan has been a quiet, uninterested person since childhood. Only her childhood friend Lin Lu keeps tirelessly working her way into Qiuyan's world, becoming her one and only close friend. But fate has other plans: when they are in their second year of high school, Lin Lu is in a car accident. Her friend's death leaves Lu Qiuyan depressed for six months. When she finally steps outside again, her personality has changed completely. She smiles at everyone, eagerly joins activities and social events, and acts just like Lin Lu. The only exceptions are the brief silences whenever someone happens to mention Lin Lu, and the moments late at night when she stares blankly at a photo of the two of them. After graduating from college, Lu Qiuyan moves into a nearby shared apartment for work. But she never expects that one of her three roommates is a divine beast, another is a demon king, and the third is a beast-shifter. Her whole worldview is turned upside down. And most outrageous of all, an accident leaves her with no choice but to become one roommate's girlfriend. They agree it's only for show, but her roommate turns out to be determined to win her over, wanting not just her body but her heart too. Lu Qiuyan: “Please, I'm begging you, let me go. I like someone else.” Qi Ruolin: “A stand-in, right? I know. I can do it. I'm a professional.” When the real person volunteers to be the stand-in, how could she not be a professional?