[Dark, obsessive powerhouse x seemingly innocent but secretly unhinged beauty]
In short, this is the story of a scumbag who thinks he has his canary under his thumb, only to discover that he himself has been treated as a stand-in. When he learns the truth, he turns dark.
This story has plenty of elements, including but not limited to reverse stand-ins, coercive love, faked death, and amnesia.
A word from the author: They may seem like one is strong and the other weak, but they're actually evenly matched. Deep down, they're both unhinged. If you love melodrama, don't miss this one, darlings~ And the ending is definitely a happy one!
To Gu Mo, Yan Chenxiu was the perfect substitute for Shen Chenxiu in every way: a face that looked eight or nine tenths the same, a mole in exactly the same spot on his collarbone, and even names that sounded alike.
Chenxiu, Chenxiu.
But no matter what, it was time to end this relationship built on a mistake.
Gu Mo thought that once he told Yan Chenxiu the truth, the other man would let him leave. But after drinking the glass of water, his consciousness began to fade.
“You should have been a little more obedient.” Yan Chenxiu calmly gazed at the slender beauty in his arms, who had completely lost consciousness.
Yan Chenxiu reached out and stroked the other's lips. Their soft touch made his initially calm gaze grow increasingly crazed. “You want to get away from me that badly? You provoked me. Did you really think you could leave so easily?”
Content warning:
At first, it's all about sex, not feelings, and the lead is genuinely awful. Later, he really does have to suffer through a long road to win his wife back.
At first, he genuinely has no feelings for him and only sees him as a stand-in for his lost first love. Only later, for various reasons, do love and hate become tangled together.
The process of love and hate About an hour is a bit of a stretch, it depends on personal preference. Those who prefer a slightly more structured approach can join, but it's not entirely mandatory; it's more in a user-friendly, easy-to-understand, and humane way, with clear logical thinking. In the end, they get to know each other again, just like their first meeting.
This is the only novel I've read where the characters don't truly like each other in the early stages. It's quite unique. The plot development is predictable yet logical, and the ending is both expected and unexpected. Having read so many novels, I can't say this one is exceptionally well-written, but it's certainly one of the most unique I've ever read.
I wish there were more books like this, but I'm also afraid there would be too many.