The Coldhearted CEO's Stand-In Ran Away

I spent five years as Gu Xizhou’s stand-in, imitating the woman he held dearest, right down to the precise curve of her smile. He once gripped my chin and warned me, “Su Wan, remember your place. Don’t entertain feelings you shouldn’t have.” I stayed obedient until the day I stumbled upon the truth at the hospital. His true beloved, one hand resting on her slightly rounded belly, smiled and thanked me. “Thank you for keeping him company all these years.” In that instant, every last piece of my carefully maintained disguise shattered. That night, I erased every trace of myself and vanished from the gilded cage he had so painstakingly built for me. Three years later, beneath the spotlights at an international film festival, I was no longer the stand-in he could control at will. But Gu Xizhou charged into my world with red-rimmed eyes, grabbing my hand in front of the cameras. “Wanwan, come home with me.” With all eyes on us, I took the arm of the newly crowned Best Actor beside me and coolly, gracefully pulled my hand away. “Mr. Gu, you’ve mistaken me for someone else again.”