The Unhinged Beauty: Mr. Fu, You're the Substitute

The Male Lead Thinks He's a Substitute and Feels Inferior, but It's All a Misunderstanding

The male protagonist is always anxiously imitating someone, afraid the female protagonist will leave him. But actually, she doesn't have anyone else she secretly longs for.

Any Stories Where the Male Lead Treats the Female Lead as a Substitute, Only to Discover He’s a Substitute Too?

Ahhh~ Do any lovely readers have recommendations? I'm so tired of male leads treating the heroine like a stand-in, then putting each other through angst before ending up together anyway!! ╰(‵□′)╯ I want the heroine to have an incredibly, unbelievably wonderful first love in her heart! Make the male lead suffer!

The Male Lead Willingly Becomes a Substitute, Begging the Heroine: “Please, Look Back at Me”

Looking for Stories Where a Clear-Headed Female Lead Treats the Male Lead as a Substitute

I'm looking for a story where the female lead is clear-eyed about life and the male lead isn't good enough for her. They don't get back together in the end, and she's deeply devoted to her career, spending her whole life missing the one she truly loved.

I'm a Substitute? Well, Isn't That Convenient? So Are You.

Looking for a story with two stand-ins.

The Male Lead Treats the Female Lead as a Substitute, Never Expecting That She Also Treats Him as a Substitute

The male lead doesn't love the female lead and treats her as a stand-in for his white moonlight. In the end, he discovers that she's always loved someone else, and that he's been a stand-in for that person all along.

Double Substitutes: The Female Lead Ends Up With the Second Male Lead

Most importantly, I want a double substitute setup! The second male lead is the female lead's first love, and he ends up with her!