The Substitute's Undoing

Everyone knew that Fu Wenzhou had taken Lin Tinghe on as a stand-in for the person he loved most.

Lin Tinghe knew it too.

But after five years at Fu Wenzhou's side, Lin Tinghe couldn't help imagining that there might be love between them.

So Lin Tinghe gave up his acting career and cast aside his dignity and sense of self, becoming the cheapest, most obedient caged bird at Fu Wenzhou's side.

Then their contract expired, and Fu Wenzhou turned away without a second thought to find the one he truly loved.

With a love that cut to the bone, Lin Tinghe died in a car accident.

He thought, “It turns out it only takes five seconds to escape Fu Wenzhou in this lifetime.”

Then Lin Tinghe was reborn, taking over the body of a young actor who looked almost exactly like him. At a film set, he ran into Fu Wenzhou, still as refined as ever, and the person Fu loved most.

The instant their eyes met, Lin Tinghe turned away. He wanted nothing more to do with Fu Wenzhou.

But fate had other plans.

When the person Fu loved most secretly sabotaged Lin Tinghe's acting career, Fu Wenzhou came to him of his own accord.

“Sign this contract to become my kept lover, and I'll make you a star.”

Lin Tinghe sneered, his eyes full of coldness, unfamiliarity, and calculation.

“Of course, Mr. Fu. I'm a professional stand-in. I only talk money, never feelings.”

The more passionately you love someone, the colder you are when you stop.

“Tinghe, I have you in my heart. Please give me one more chance.” Fu Wenzhou's eyes were bloodshot. He had gone mad, desperately trying to draw even the smallest trace of love from Lin Tinghe.

“Mr. Fu...” Lin Tinghe lowered his eyes and leaned close to his ear, speaking intimately as he delivered his verdict: “Expired devotion is worth less than mud.”