We're All Stand-Ins, So Why Not Burn It All Down?

The flamboyant, obsessive Mr. Du and the clearheaded, career-focused Miss Su Clearheaded heroine + everyone is someone’s substitute + everyone gets sent to the groveling fires + second male lead wins + satisfying angst “Sorry, you’re just a substitute.” “Congratulations. So are you.” For three years of marriage, Ji Lizhou sought pleasure every day, hoping to find a face that resembled his first love. Su Tangyue put up with everything, going from a pampered canary to a top hacker with a price on her head on the dark web. At last, her first love came back. She cut off their three-year entanglement without hesitation. “Don’t you always say you can’t live without me?!” “Substitute boy, you’re out.” But when she saw her first love again, someone else was already by his side. “I don’t know you at all. If you dare hurt her, I won’t let you get away with it.” Later, she really did leave. Everyone thought she had gone away heartbroken. But no one knew she was locked in the basement of that villa. The wealthy, imposing man whom no one dared cross came to see her every night. “I’ll be your dog. What do you take me for?” “You can’t escape.” “Every corner of this city is full of my people.” They’re all substitutes, so guess who sees whom as their first love. Every lie lands perfectly, and every guess leaves everyone speechless.