The Male Lead Is a Stand-in for the Heroine's Beloved 男主是女主白月光的替身

1. 1 全 The Whole World Thinks I’m Madly in Love with Him 全世界都以为我爱惨了他 The World Remains as It Was江山如故Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone thought Xi An was hopelessly in love with Jiang Yan. Even Jiang Yan believed it. Whenever someone asked, she answered without hesitation: “I like him. He’s the one I like most...” But Jiang Yan said, “We can date, An’an, but you can’t ask for too much or be too greedy. I could never marry you.” And then Jiang Yan’s eyes were bloodshot, his face twisted with anger and hurt. “Who did you take me for? Huh? Who are you looking at through me? I tried so hard to please you, to fit your ta 815Reads8.3Score10014d adds

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   The first book has a male lead who is a substitute for the female lead's unrequited love. The second book has a second male lead who is a substitute, while the male lead is the female lead's unrequited love. The third book has an arranged marriage between the male and female leads' families, and the female lead treats the male lead as a substitute for her unrequited love. The fifth book has a male lead, Prince Jing, who is a substitute, while the unrequited love, her senior brother, is the second male lead. The sixth book has a male lead who is a substitute, while the second male lead is the unrequited love. (Double Substitute Novels)

2. 2 和 After Divorcing His White Moonlight's Double, the Overbearing CEO Went Mad 和白月光替身离婚后，霸总他疯了 Ginger Ale姜汁可乐儿Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Everyone said Ruan Qing loved Fu Jingshen to the bone, including Fu Jingshen himself. Why else would she follow him without hesitation, even knowing she was just a substitute? When Ruan Qing asked for a divorce, Fu Jingshen didn’t take her seriously. His expression turned cold. “Have you made up your mind?” “Yes. Let’s divorce.” After the divorce, Fu Jingshen kept waiting for Ruan Qing to make him eat his words. Instead, he saw her with red-rimmed eyes, clinging to a refined, elegant man. “Ashen 432Reads8.6Score10214d adds
3. 3 替 The Substitute Falls in Love 替身沦陷 Mu Xiaoyue木小玥Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted Yan Yue was a rich heiress, beautiful and wealthy. All the young heirs in Beicheng wanted to marry her. But Yan Yue had never thought much of anyone. She lived like an aloof immortal, free of worldly desire. Then one day, news spread through Beicheng that Yan Yue had married Jiang Chi, the notorious playboy. Later, everyone said Yan Yue was hopelessly in love with Jiang Chi. Only Jiang Chi knew that Yan Yue had given her heart to someone else long ago, and there was no place in it for him. She c 1.2kReads7.8Score10314d adds
4. 4 新 On Our Wedding Night, Mr. Lu, Your Wife Mistook You for a Substitute 新婚夜，陆总您被夫人当替身了 Xia Wushang夏无殇Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [Power Couple + Sweet Romance + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Fake and Real Young Masters + Mutual Redemption] Shi Yuxia was cheated on. After getting drunk, she slept with Lu Yanhan, her rival in love's boyfriend. Afterwards, she insisted on taking responsibility for him. “I’ll marry you!” After they married, they laid down three rules. No touching? Fine, no touching. As if she even cared! Her true nature as a heartless woman came out: she went clubbing and bar-hopping. Weren’t the handsome 20Reads7.2Score—14d adds
5. 5 大 The Young Lady Is a Real Show-Off 大小姐是个秀儿 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance584k WordsCompleted The eldest daughter of the Tang Chancellor’s household was sent to the Qiang Kingdom as a hostage when she was young, and returned ten years later with an arrogant, spoiled, and utterly unruly temperament. When she spots the powerful and handsome Prince Jing, she declares in front of the people of the capital, “You look exactly to my taste. Figure out how to fall madly in love with me.” One day, Prince Jing sees the she-devil treating a handsome man tenderly. Then he notices that the man’s featu 83Reads8.6Score—14d adds
6. 6 替 After the Substitute Marriage, Young Master Fei Realized He Was the Stand-In 替嫁后费少发现自己才是替身 Not Two Oranges不贰橙呀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mutual Substitutes + Sweet at First, Angsty Then Devoted to His Wife + Strong Female Lead with Secret Identities (The Top Hacker Calls Her Boss + The Boxing Champion Is Her Underling + A Master Surgeon)] He thought the person who saved him was her older sister, so he did everything he could to make life difficult for her, the substitute bride. She thought the heart of the person she loved had been transplanted into him, so she did everything she could to stay by his side. So who is whose substi 59Reads8.2Score—14d adds
7. 7 他 He Came Too Late, and the White Moonlight Won 他来得太迟，白月光赢了 Rice Cake and Corn年糕玉米Modern Romance698k WordsCompleted [Substitute & White Moonlight] There's a rumor in Chuancheng that Shen Qing Huai's wife loves him so much she goes mad whenever she can't see him. Even Shen Qing Huai himself believes Wen He loves him deeply. Only Wen He knows that the person she loves is really the one with a face just like Jing Ran's. The day Wen He asks for a divorce, Shen Qing Huai, usually so refined and gentle, loses his mind. He forgets all dignity. Eyes reddening, he kneels before Wen He. “Please, don't divorce me. I'll 3.8kReads8.7Score18114d adds

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   The male lead is a substitute for the "white moonlight" (a term of endearment for a devoted but unattainable love interest). While the "white moonlight" is incredibly powerful, the male lead is also a very good person.

8. 8 和 After Their Divorce, Her Stand-In Ex-Husband Cried Himself to Death at the Crematorium 和离后，替身前夫哭死在火葬场 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [A double-substitute story where “you think I'm your substitute, but you're actually the real substitute.” The ex-husband chases his wife, but this time he truly gets his comeuppance. Both leads are first-timers. An obsessive, possessive heroine x a flirtatious, self-destructive hero. Older woman/younger man romance.] Ye Qingying fell in love with Shen Xu at first sight and did everything for him. She even emptied the Ye family coffers to shower the Shen family with gifts. Everyone in the capita 567Reads8.5Score10314d adds

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   These three books are fantastic, especially the third one, "A is A, B can be countless people."

9. 9 糟 Oh No! The Substitute He Found Has Someone Else in Her Heart 糟糕！他找的替身另有白月光 Xiao Xiao in My Heart心上肖肖Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted (Complete) The South Wind Knows My Heart, Blowing Dreams to Xizhou [Shen Zhiyi and Fu Xizhou, one-on-one, both pure, dual stand-ins, sweet romance with no angst, mutual salvation, both reaching for each other, childhood sweethearts and first loves] Just how devastating can a first love be? Lu Qingzhou always believed Shen Zhiyi loved him to the bone. She would gaze at him in a daze, look at him tenderly with eyes full of affection, and carefully put on his glasses when his eyes grew tired from h 2kReads8.8Score16914d adds
10. 10 替 The Stand-In's Guide to Winning Themself Over 替身的自我攻略 Er Li二厘Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Male substitute + obsessive love + male lead suffers + second chance at love + later, possessive pursuit by force. The male lead is arrogant, domineering, obsessive, and calculating, with extremely strong controlling and possessive tendencies] Delicate, frail female lead X obsessive, calculating male lead At Jingbei High School, Wen Li met a boy who looked a lot like Pei Yang. One glance was all it took for her to be drawn to him. He’d look even more like Pei Yang if he had a mole at the corner 7.7kReads8.4Score45114d adds

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    🌼🌼🌼In this book, the male lead is a substitute for the female lead's unrequited love.

11. 11 秦 Mr. Qin, Stop This: Your Wife Thinks You're Her Stand-In 秦总别作了，夫人把你当替身 Seeking the Moon觅月Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted Everyone said Su Qi'an had hit the jackpot: thanks to a face that resembled someone else's, she had managed to marry Qin Yiming. For two years of marriage, Su Qi'an did everything Qin Yiming asked, until his first love returned from overseas and they divorced. A month later, Qin Yiming found a portrait in his villa. The face in it looked eighty percent like his, and it had been drawn ten years ago, when he and Su Qi'an hadn't even met! Qin Yiming was so furious he nearly spat blood. So he was th 78Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🍀🌷These are all novels where the male lead is the female lead's "white moonlight" (ideal love interest) and a substitute.✨① Married for two years, the female lead is completely devoted to the male lead, leading everyone to believe she's deeply in love with him. However, the male lead's "white moonlight" returns to the country, they break up, and she only realizes… "I was the substitute!" When she sees a portrait in the villa that looks eight times like him. ✨②The second book is a little different. The ex-husband isn't the male lead; he's a substitute, just the female lead's "white moonlight." Later, the male lead returns, and they get together.

12. 12 离 After the Divorce, President Gu Realizes He Was His Own Stand-In 离婚后，顾总发现替身竟是他自己 Startled by Falling Wutong Leaves惊落梧桐Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Both virgins + each is the other's stand-in + fleeing while pregnant + groveling chase + sweet and angsty] Everyone believed Jiang Yushi was madly in love with Gu Chenzhou, and Gu Chenzhou thought so too. Otherwise, she wouldn't have trusted him unconditionally, put up with his cherished first love's provocations, and had eyes only for him. So when she asked for a divorce, he agreed, certain she would come back within four days. He never imagined she would disappear for four years. * Four years 54Reads5.4Score—14d adds
13. 13 冤 Poor Gu Shao, You're the Moonlight's Substitute 冤种顾少，你才是白月光替身啊 Melon香瓜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Smart protagonist + secret identities + face-slapping + satisfying read + double stand-ins] Su Nianxi, the only daughter of Kyoto's Su family, married into the Gu family against her family's wishes. She was even willing to be a stand-in, becoming everyone's laughingstock. When his first love returned to the country, Gu Jingxing coldly threw a divorce agreement at her. "Let's get divorced. A Nian is back." A family of miracle doctors, a pharmaceutical genius… Su Nianxi's secret identities w —Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 被 Mistaken for a Substitute, She Learns the Truth and Hastily Marries an Abstinent Doctor 被当替身，得知真相闪嫁禁欲医生 Longing for the Universe久久思宇宙Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Substitute + devoted second male lead takes the lead + he chases her through hell, but she doesn't look back + both leads' first love] Radiant, outspoken heiress x refined, wickedly charming surgeon Tang Panpan spent three years with Shen Sihan, suppressing her every sharp edge and little temper until her bright confidence turned into insecurity and self-doubt. Tang Panpan thought she had found true love and willingly endured every kind of pain. Only when Shen Sihan's first love ret 131Reads7.4Score—14d adds
15. 15 强 Forced to Be a Stand-In, the Obsessed Young Master Only Wants the Throne 强制替身，偏执小少爷只想上位 Bell Chimes Enter Ling's Heart铃音入玲心Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted The Ji family, the richest family in the country, had few descendants. By the time of Ji Jinliang’s generation, she was their only child and naturally became the family’s sole heir. True to her name, she was cool and aloof by nature, and it took her just two years to take control of the Ji Group. Rumor had it that Ji Jinliang had once loved someone when she was young, but just before they were to marry, he went away and vanished without a trace. After that, the only daughter of the Ji family rem 2.5kReads8.4Score13514d adds
16. 16 甘 Willing to Be a Substitute 甘当替身 Zu Zu组租Modern Romance136k WordsOngoing [Male lead is a stand-in + groveling chase + both leads are chaste] A sweet-faced schemer + an arrogant, proud man (proud and deluded at first, then completely humbled) “Brother Chi, Su Yi treats you so well. You should keep her close, or someone else might steal her away.” At the gathering, Su Yi looked at Shen Chi with such intense affection that it practically spilled from her eyes. He was the only one she saw. Everyone was used to it by now, so when Su Yi went to the restroom, someone teased 4Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 离 After the Divorce, the CEO Realized He Was Just a Stand-In 离婚后，总裁发现自己是替身 Melon香瓜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Su Nianxi, the only daughter of the Su family in Kyoto, married into the Gu family despite her family’s objections. She was even willing to be a stand-in, becoming a laughingstock to everyone. When the woman he loved returns from overseas, Gu Jingxing coldly throws a divorce agreement at her. “Let’s get divorced. A Nian is back.” A family of miracle-working doctors, a pharmaceutical prodigy with a doctorate... Su Nianxi’s secret identities are revealed one by one as she delivers face-slapping pa 47Reads5.5Score—14d adds

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    These three books are undoubtedly classics. In all three, the male protagonist divorces the female protagonist because of her "white moonlight" (a term for a woman who is unattainable in love with another man), and during the marriage, he constantly finds fault with her and subjectes her to various forms of torment, which she silently endures. Only after the divorce does the male protagonist discover that she was merely a substitute, leading to a dramatic and arduous journey of trying to win her back.

18. 18 缠 Entangled Possession 缠绵占有 Sweet Woodruff繁缕花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted Original title: Entwined Possession Bad Woman vs. Hopeless Romantic [Capital Tycoon from Beijing’s Elite Circle x Glamorous, Alluring Model + Male Stand-In + Winning Her Back + The Powerful One Bows His Head + Devoted Couple] Everyone in the upper echelons of the capital knew that Mr. Tan had a girlfriend who loved him deeply. No matter whether Tan Qishen was right or wrong, Yan Man would obediently come to soothe him. Yet Tan Qishen remained cold toward her. Yan Man could clearly feel it, but s 15.3kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    The male lead is arrogant and capricious in the beginning, and the female lead always unconditionally appeases him. Later, when the female lead wants to break up, she says, "I'm tired of you." The male lead then goes through a mad dash to win her back, only to discover he was just a substitute. He begs her, "Please, even as a lover, look at me."

19. 19 说 You Said You Wanted a Substitute, So Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Done? 说好的替身，真不玩了你又哭 County Princess of Jiuzhou九洲县主Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [A crazy, lovesick villainess VS a cold, refined man in power] [Villainess revenge power fantasy (not mindless wish fulfillment, with many hidden clues) + female-led relationship + male stand-ins treated as playthings + training him like a dog + the husband’s long road to winning her back + a battle royale of rival men + all male characters are romantically inexperienced] [A personal male-torture fantasy. Read the first chapter’s content warnings!] Jiang Nanxi spent two years as a stand-in by Hu 2.6kReads7.8Score25914d adds

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    The male lead initially didn't know and thought the female lead loved him very much, but then...

20. 20 替 Ten Years as Her Stand-In! Now That I'm Leaving, She Regrets It Too Late 替身十年！今离去，她却追悔莫及 A Thousand Autumns Moon千秋月Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [No Angst, No Harem, One-On-One Everyday Romance] “I think everyone meets someone in life, falls for her, and gives her everything they have.” “But not everyone gets the ending they hoped for.” “The story didn't begin well, and its ending was embarrassing enough, too.” Jiang An and Liu Youran grew up together. He guarded her carefully for ten years, but in the end, he never got to be with her. All he got was the return of the man she had always loved. “Don't do this anymore.” See? Those words dr 554Reads8.8Score11814d adds

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    ☘️The male lead thought the female lead loved him very much, but in reality, he was just a substitute. 🌼①The male lead and female lead had been together for a long time, and the male lead always thought that the female lead deeply loved him, but in fact, he was just a substitute for the female lead.

21. 21 赘 The Live-In Son-in-Law: The Whole World Thinks I Love You 赘婿：全世界以为我爱你 Million-Dollar Salary百万年薪Urban401k WordsCompleted [Urban romance + one heroine + live-in son-in-law. This is not a wish-fulfillment story: the male lead suffers early on, and the female lead suffers later. Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story!] Everyone in Yuncheng knew the Jiang family had a live-in son-in-law who was a lovesick doormat. He’d spent years fawning over their daughter, Jiang Yiwei, always at her beck and call... But everyone in Yuncheng also knew that the Jiang family’s eldest daughter had loved Song Qingche 4.7kReads8.5Score23414d adds

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    🍀The male lead was used as a substitute. After the female lead, who was his white moonlight, returned to China, she abandoned him and divorced him. Later, she realized that she had fallen in love with him, but he had already given up on her and kept staying away from her. The female lead then faced a desperate situation of chasing after her husband.

22. 22 给 After I Gave Up My Place to His White Moonlight, the CEO Wouldn't Let Me Go 给白月光让位后霸总揪着我不放 Black Crow Jili黑鸦几里Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted [Fragile, teary-eyed little bunny x cold, proud, noble big bad wolf] [★Complete] Everyone knew that the powerful head of the Fu family in the capital had married a girl he'd rescued. Everyone envied Ye Chichi. Only Ye Chichi knew that she was just a shield, an umbrella protecting someone else. She blocked Fu Zhiye's unwanted admirers and protected his white moonlight. And yet she was willing to do it, sinking deeper into the cage named Fu Zhiye. Now that Fu Zhiye's white moonlight had returned, 6.1kReads8.6Score37614d adds
23. 23 有 After Gaining Mind Reading, the Prince Discovers He’s a Substitute 有读心术后，王爷发现自己是替身 One Fu Holds the Pass一芙当关Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Male Lead as a Substitute + He Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] Everyone says that Xu Jining fell in love with Prince Huai, Li Lang, at first sight, shamelessly trailing after him and resorting to underhanded tactics to force him into an engagement. Even Li Lang himself thinks so. In his eyes, Xu Jining is like sticky paste he can’t shake off. He’s only using her, and as soon as he gets what he wants, he’ll dump this eyesore of a fiancée! That is, until the young general from 7Reads5.0Score—14d adds

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    1. The male lead is Prince Jing, and Prince Jing is the white moonlight; 3. The male lead is a substitute, and the substitute rises to power; 5. The male lead and the white moonlight are the same person, but with different personalities; 9. The second male lead, the white moonlight, rises to power; Last book: The white moonlight dies, and the male lead, knowing he's a substitute, goes on a rampage, but in the end, the substitute still rises to power. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

24. 24 凤 The Phoenix Stratagem 凤凰策 Jun Yao君夭Ancient Romance816k WordsCompleted Her Majesty the Empress takes a man and makes him a substitute for the one she loves... The man she loves is as hard as iron and as cold as ice. The Empress is peerlessly beautiful and has won the realm, yet she cannot win the heart of the man she loves. But on a night dressed in red, she plays the part of a reckless emperor and abducts a man who resembles her beloved, bringing him back to the palace. From then on, he becomes the Empress's male consort, the only one in her harem. But who could 145Reads8.4Score—14d adds
25. 25 由 I Can’t Help Being Enchanted by You 由我贪恋着迷 The Universe's Number One Red宇宙第一红Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted A story about a heroine who ruthlessly claims the man she wants. - Ning Jiaoyi was the notorious rebel of Mingcheng. Everyone knew she was ruthless and skilled at getting her way. She used the bone marrow compatibility test she was doing for Fu Dingsi’s fiancée to pressure and manipulate him, and successfully married him. “If you want me to save her, marry me.” She faced the man across from her, brazen and defiant. - On the day they registered their marriage, Fu Dingsi told her coldly, “Apart fr 136Reads6.5Score—14d adds
26. 26 不 After I Stopped Being a Doormat, the Mad CEO Cried and Said I’d Changed My Heart 不当舔狗后疯批总裁哭着说我变心 Momo321陌陌321Modern Romance604k WordsCompleted Qiao Wanxing has been married to Lu Zhun for five years. She is well-read, reasonable, and always knows how to conduct herself. Even the endlessly picky Grandma Lu can't find a single fault with her granddaughter-in-law. So when Song Xiyue comes back, everyone around Lu Zhun urges him not to do anything foolish and break Qiao Wanxing's heart. But Lu Zhun doesn't listen. He insists on pushing Qiao Wanxing to her limit, and in the blink of an eye, she places divorce papers right in front of him. L 12Reads5.1Score—14d adds
27. 27 双 Two Replacements: The Whole World Begs Me to Break Up with My Ex-Husband 双替身：全世界都在跪求我和前夫分手 Crayfish小龙虾Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that the Xia family’s little princess, Xia Tian, is stupid and clueless about romance. She’s also Gu Yucheng’s devoted simp, the kind you can’t get rid of no matter how hard you try. Gu Yucheng thought so too, until one day Xia Tian laid divorce papers in front of him. Gu Yucheng signed without a second thought, certain Xia Tian would regret it because she couldn’t live without him. But then she proved him spectacularly wrong. Not only could Xia Tian live without him, she was thri 21Reads7.4Score—14d adds
28. 28 被 Mr. Fu, Mistaken for a Stand-In, Wants to Rise Above His Station Every Day 被当做替身的傅先生每天都想上位 Shen Xingxu沈星许Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted “Is that all I am to you? Just a bodyguard, huh?” When she became the fiancée of a powerful heir to a top-tier wealthy family, he never thought of making her his. But as their wedding drew near, jealousy consumed him. After one reckless night, he vanished without a trace. Three years later, she never expected that the bodyguard who once protected her would have become a major player in his own right! When they meet again, he has a new identity and no memory. “Don’t think I don’t know you’re gett 58Reads7.7Score—14d adds
29. 29 步 Falling for You, Step by Step: I’m Done Being Your Substitute 步步沦陷，这替身我不当了 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted The Shen family’s heir is notorious for being picky about women, but Xiang Nuan got picked thanks to a face that bore a passing resemblance to his ideal woman. She played the sweet, sensible, innocent girl to perfection, doing her best to fulfill her role as a substitute. Shen Yanshi treated her generously, too. In the two years they were together, she landed plenty of great opportunities, going from an unknown extra to a fairly well-known second-tier actress. Then his one true love came back. X 36.5kReads9.1Score4k14d adds
30. 30 替 After the Stand-In Left, the Tycoon Panicked! 替身走后大佬他慌了！ Xiao Wang Has No Pen Name小王没笔名Two Male Leads226k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + a substitute for the beloved + a long road to winning back his love, hot-tempered alpha scum pursuer, cool, gentle beta beloved] ABO [No one in this world loves me anymore] Lin Mu fell in love at first sight with the man who took him away. Later, he went to live with Li Yuanjing, and stayed with him for three years. Throughout those three years, he knew perfectly well that he was only a substitute for Li Yuanjing’s beloved, yet Lin Mu still knowingly lost himself in those deep 3.4kReads9.0Score25614d adds
31. 31 替 After the Substitute Gave Up, the CEO's Knees Were Bruised from Kneeling 替身死心后，总裁膝盖都跪青了 A San Mei阿三每Two Male Leads518k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both reborn + entertainment industry + rekindled romance + substitute romance + revenge wish fulfillment + two equally strong leads + devoted one-on-one romance] Ji Yuchuan loved Sheng Yan for two lifetimes, yet still couldn't get a happy ending. When he saw the person Sheng Yan cherished most, he suddenly grew tired. After repaying the debt he owed Sheng Yan from his past life, he walked away. * After they split up, Sheng Yan saw Ji Yuchuan again. The obedient boy he'd once kn 4.4kReads9.0Score63214d adds

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    🌿The male lead thought the female lead loved him very much, but in reality, the female lead treated the male lead as a substitute. ☘️①The male lead and the female lead had known each other for many years, and the male lead always thought that the female lead deeply loved him, only to later discover that he was just a ridiculous substitute.

32. 32 野 Wild Passion 野欢 Tan Xi谈溪Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A patient, scheming heroine versus a proud, sharp-tongued hero - No one knows where Shi Huan came from. After entering the Jiang family, the first thing she did was push the pregnant Second Young Madam down the stairs. Then she forced Jiang Hesheng to marry her with a paternity test report. She lost her reputation, but got what she wanted. “You lowly servant, you shameless whore! Trying to use a child to climb the social ladder? Take a look at yourself! The Second Young Master doesn't care about 4.9kReads9.0Score47914d adds

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    The male lead and the female lead's unrequited love are brothers; the story is angsty in the beginning but gets a bit sweet later on.

33. 33 你EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 Night Rain i夜雨iUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.3kReads9.7Score14k14d adds
34. 34 校 The Campus Belle Weeps, Having Lost the Person She Loved Most 校花痛哭，她弄丢了自己最爱的人 Dudu Baby嘟嘟北鼻Urban340k WordsCompleted [Campus Beauty]+ [Reborn]+ [No System]+ [Slice of Life]+ [Lighthearted and Healing] In his previous life, Xia Lingxue repeatedly left Chen Huaian to seek out her first love. Then one day, Chen Huaian prepared a cake with the words, “May we stay together forever and never part.” But instead of Xia Lingxue, he got a cold check for five million yuan from her mother, along with the revelation that Xia Lingxue was an heiress. It was only when he was crushed beneath a speeding dump truck that Chen Hua 2.4kReads8.8Score19314d adds
35. 35 明 How Many Years Has the Moon Shone on My Heart? 明月何年照我心 Great Dream Tree Man大梦树人Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted (Not a feel-good story. This is angsty. If you want a feel-good story, you may want to skip this one. The low ratings have been getting me down.) Yan Mingchuan said, “Anran, I love you.” Anran was unimpressed, and utterly repulsed by him. The man before her was the nightmare of her life. Later, Anran stood before him, timidly gazing at his face with greedy longing. But he said, “Anran, there can never be anything between us.” Later still. The moon shone especially brightly that day. Yan Mingchua 2.5kReads7.1Score10014d adds
36. 36 病 The Frail Tycoon Is the True Stand-In for the Moonlight 病弱大佬才是白月光的替身 Xie Weixie谢未蟹Modern Romance125k WordsOngoing [Double Substitutes vs. The Long Road to Winning Back His Wife] Everyone in high society says Miss Li Ruo loves Wen Yanli to the point of madness, willingly becoming a substitute for the woman he has always cherished. Until one day, everyone in their circle watches that heaven-favored man clip his own wings, kneel before his ex-wife, and humbly beg her, “Ruo Ruo, please love me. Even if you only treat me as someone else...” [What is love? It's Wen Yanli spending five years as a substitute for th —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Synopsis: All stories feature double substitutes; some involve the male lead taking over, some involve the return of the "white moonlight" (idealized love interest), and some involve the death of the "white moonlight."

37. 37 顾 President Gu: The Male Lead of This Body-Swap Romance Is Me 顾总：替身文学男主竟是我自己 Qingdeng Yu青灯俞Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted Double Substitutes, Sweet Romance, Gentle and Delicate Little Fairy X Refined, Abstinent CEO, One-on-One. Ning Zhi was beautiful, sensible, and well-behaved. Gu Tingyu kept her by his side for four whole years. Just when everyone thought Ning Zhi was finally going to replace his lost love and become Mrs. Gu, she broke up with Gu Tingyu. And she was the one who dumped him! “I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you just said. Be good, Zhi Zhi. Don’t make a scene.” “Mr. Gu, you can just call me Ning Zhi 17Reads5.5Score—14d adds
38. 38 虐 After I Tormented My Younger Consort-Prince, He Became a Crazy, Sweet-on-the-Outside Schemer 虐了年下驸马后他成了疯批白切黑 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Ye Xun thought Jiang Ning loved him deeply. She smiled brightly as she praised his handsome features. Only later did he realize that she had always been looking through his eyes at someone else. 1.9kReads8.0Score11114d adds
39. 39 订 My Girlfriend Abandoned Me at Our Engagement Party to Find Her One True Love 订婚宴女友抛下我，转身去找她的白月光 Proud as the Light傲的像光一样Urban652k WordsCompleted On the day of our engagement banquet, my fiancée left me standing there in front of everyone and ran off with another man. I took the microphone and walked onto the stage. “Today’s also a celebration of my promotion. Everyone, eat and drink your fill.” Later, she asked me to hold another engagement banquet, but I handed her an invitation instead. “Let’s skip the engagement banquet. If you’d like, you’re welcome to come to my wedding.” 142Reads5.2Score15514d adds

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    🌿🌿① The male lead is deeply in love with his childhood sweetheart, the female lead. He protects her every day and even risks his life to save her, nearly dying in the process. However, the female lead treats him as a substitute. 😘 On their wedding day, she goes on a date with her "white moonlight" (her first love), whom she's only been dating for three days. This infuriates the male lead, who then divorces his wife to let her be with her boyfriend. By the time the female lead regrets her decision, it's too late—she's already in a "husband-chasing-after-the-crisis" situation. 🤩

40. 40 开 An Engagement Banquet from the Start, and My Fiancée Abandons Me 开局订婚宴，未婚妻弃我而去 A Struggling Student Who Wants to Be a Top Scholar想当学神的学渣Urban296k WordsCompleted After a night of heavy drinking, orphan Zhao Lin unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of another orphan named Zhao Lin in a parallel world. He discovers that he is at an engagement banquet, and the groom is none other than himself. He has barely had time to feel happy when his fiancée, Liu Ruyan, takes a phone call and announces that the engagement banquet is off and will be held again on another date. Then, ignoring everyone’s pleas, she drives away. A real man lives between heaven and eart 1.7kReads5.5Score10014d adds
41. 41 订 The Engagement Is Off? I Turn Around and Marry a Rich CEO 订婚取消？我转身和千金总裁领证 Rain Weeps Unseen雨泣无人知Urban408k WordsCompleted [One heroine!!! Super sweet!!!] On the day of their engagement, Lin Nan’s fiancée of five years stayed with her old flame just to put him in his place, humiliating him and turning him into a laughingstock. Unable to take it anymore, Lin Nan decisively cut ties with her. But on the night he drank himself into a stupor, he unexpectedly spent a passionate night with a rich heiress. Jiang Rou: “You have two choices. Either come with me to the civil affairs bureau and get married, or I’ll ruin your r 8.6kReads7.8Score47214d adds
42. 42 爱 You Want a Male Best Friend? I’ll Make It Happen, So Why Do You Regret It? 爱找男闺蜜？我成全你们又悔什么 One Whale一鲸Urban294k WordsCompleted [Urban]+ [Power Fantasy]+ [School Beauty]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Face-Slapping]+ [Reborn]+ [Scheming]+ [Emperor Ruyan] Childhood sweethearts can’t compete with someone who appears out of nowhere. Qin Ran finally manages to beat the newcomer, but still loses to the green tea guy who’s his fiancée’s male best friend. On the day of their engagement party, the green tea guy calls, and Qin Ran’s fiancée leaves again. “Qin Ran, Feifei’s sick.” “Qin Ran, Feifei got hit by a car.” “Qin Ran, Feifei cut his wr 2.3kReads7.1Score10014d adds
43. 43 订 You Vanished Before Our Engagement, So Why Are You Crying Now That I've Called It Off? 订婚你失踪，我取消婚约你哭什么 A Hundred Years of Spring, One Light Boat百载春光一舟轻Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Revenge + Business Warfare + Two Reborn Protagonists] Three years into their marriage, Chu Tiankuo spends his days drinking in their apartment. The only way he can see Shi Yu, who is constantly trending alongside Xia Rongjie, is on his computer. His endless drinking eventually costs him his life. Reborn on the day of his engagement, Chu Tiankuo resolves not to repeat his past mistakes. Chu Tiankuo leaves for a distant place, inherits the family business, and begins targeting the Shi f 257Reads5.4Score—14d adds
44. 44 订 At Our Engagement Banquet, My Fiancée Left to Chase Her White Moonlight 订婚宴上，未婚妻去追白月光 Luo Xiaoye罗小叶Urban230k WordsCompleted Everyone knows I love Chen Min. I was even willing to give up everything for her. But just as we were about to get engaged, she got a phone call and suddenly abandoned me. Chen Min said, “I’m sorry, Tang Hao. Yu Jie’s not doing well. I have to get over there right away!” With that, she dropped the flowers in her hand and ran off without looking back. Only later did I discover that Chen Min had been hiding a huge secret all along. 147Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 45 失 After Losing My Memory, My Ex-Girlfriends Chased Me Relentlessly 失忆后，被前女友们疯狂倒追 A Bowl of Shrimp Chow Mein一碗大虾炒面Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Winning Her Back + Campus Life + Sweet and Angsty Romance: a fun, delightful comedy] The good news: Jiang Liu is popular with women. The bad news: he's lost his memory. Lying in his hospital bed and listening to one goddess after another make “outrageous claims,” Jiang Liu feels like the whole world is one giant game of Werewolf. “Jiang Liu, I'm your first love.” “Jiang Liu, you're my boyfriend, and she's your ex-girlfriend.” “Jiang Liu, we're the kind of good friends who 40kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds
46. 46 失 After Losing My Memory, I Was Won Over by a Beautiful CEO 失忆后，我被美女总裁攻略了 When Withered Wood Blooms Again枯枯木逢春Urban410k WordsCompleted [System + Romance] One day, Qi Liyuan lost his memory and forgot everything from before. He vaguely remembered that he hadn't lived here before and hadn't gone by this name, so he figured he might have transmigrated. But it seemed he'd transmigrated for nothing. He had no money, no identity, no golden finger, and he'd even picked up a burden by taking in someone out of kindness. Well, maybe he'd transmigrated into the body of an ordinary passerby. Accepting his fate, Qi Liyuan entered the 230Reads5.9Score—14d adds
47. 47 失 I Broke Off My Engagement with My Fiancée After Losing My Memory, and Now She Regrets It 失忆后退婚未婚妻，她却后悔了 Ting Xiao庭箫Urban217k WordsCompleted [The love interest chases her back after losing her + hilarious jokes and memes + everyday life] The blurb isn’t doing this story justice, so please check out the novel itself. Yan Ruyu’s first love, Liu Qiankun, is back. The two of them hug? The damn guy had just stepped outside and got hit by a car, losing his memory? When he wakes up, his best bro, Brother Hamburger, is right beside him. He sits bolt upright despite being on his deathbed. Turns out I’m the clown? Screw this. I’m calling off t 1.1kReads8.0Score10014d adds
48. 48 失 After Losing My Memory, I Called Off the Engagement, and My Fiancée Knelt and Begged to Get Back Together 失忆后退婚，未婚妻跪求复合 A Struggling Student Who Wants to Be a Top Scholar想当学神的学渣Urban732k WordsCompleted At a class reunion, Zhao Ran watches his fiancée, Su Qingcheng, choose to kiss Qin Ming, her longtime crush, during a game of Truth or Dare. Furious, he storms out. After leaving the hotel, he gets into a car accident and ends up in the hospital. When he wakes, he remembers everyone, but somehow he has completely forgotten Su Qingcheng. The only thing he recalls is that she was his classmate in high school, and nothing more. After listening to his best friend and family describe what happened, Z 2.3kReads5.5Score10114d adds
49. 49 失 After Losing My Memory, I Chased My Archrival Around Calling Him 'Hubby, Kiss Me' 失忆后，我追着死对头喊老公亲亲 Mu Shiqian慕时浅Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted Shen Yan once figured out what he wanted in a partner: Either a decisive, formidable career woman to stand by his side, Or a gentle, delicate woman at home, sharing a harmonious life with him. He never expected that one day, Li Jiao, who had seen him as her sworn enemy since middle school, would lose her memory, turn into a demanding little brat, and steal his heart. “Honey, kiss me.” “Honey, give me a hug.” “Honey, you still haven’t called me baby.” He used to dismiss her demands. Now he analyz 858Reads8.4Score10714d adds
50. 50 冰 The Ice Queen CEO’s Long Road to Winning Back Her Husband 冰山女总裁的追夫火葬场 Clouds Faintly Over a Fleeting Life浮生云淡Urban233k WordsCompleted [Winning Back Her Husband] Jiang Che says, “Honey, let’s have a baby.” All he gets in response is a cold rejection from his CEO wife. The couple grow more and more distant. Only after Jiang Che dies in an accident does Lin Yueyan realize what she has lost. Given another chance at life, the CEO wife is determined to save their love, which is on the brink of collapse. And love her husband well. 18.5kReads6.5Score73014d adds

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