Substitute Lover, No Female Lead 替身，无女主

1. 1 小 After the Little Fool Dies, the Sinister Tycoon Sends Him to the Crematorium 小傻子死后，阴鸷大佬他火葬场了 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads402k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Both Reborn] Everyone said Yan Yanzhi was punching above his weight by marrying Wei Xingrui, because Yan Yanzhi was an idiot. But Yan Yanzhi didn't see it that way. He knew Wei Xingrui's eating habits better than anyone in the world, and he knew countless ways to cheer him up. Wei Xingrui had chosen him because he was clever and well-behaved, surely. It wasn't until Wei Xingrui brought home a man who looked seven or eight parts like him that Yan Yanzhi realized he was wrong. T 3.5kReads9.0Score42014d adds

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   The silly girl, unaware that she was a stand-in, died on her way to deliver a gift to her lover.

2. 2 被 After the Enemy Crown Prince Tricked Me Into Becoming His Substitute 被敌国太子骗做替身之后 Tea for You予茶Two Male Leads467k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, angst, serious angst!!! Frail, sickly beauty of a divine physician and prince bottom × initially deranged, later puppy-like crown prince who pursues his love top] (The rating is low because the novel just came out, but it will rise.) The Ninth Prince of Linzhao, Ji Yuxuan, is handsome, brilliant, and exceptionally capable. In court, he wields influence at will, leaving the ministers lamenting. Among the noble families, he wins the secret affections of official's daughters and t 300Reads7.3Score10314d adds

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   [Heart] The first book is angst-filled, especially for the uke. The seme takes advantage of the uke's amnesia, initially loving him without realizing it, and later becoming destitute and humble. [Heart] The second book is angst-filled at first, but becomes sweet later when the seme changes. [Heart] The third book is about the uke falling out of love with the seme, who then begs the uke not to leave.

3. 3 念 Longing Unanswered 念念不忘，再无回响 Yan Jiujing宴九京Two Male Leads605k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads \ ABO \ Angst Novel \ Substitute \ Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] Important warning ❤️ The main love interest gets a bad ending; the second male lead ends up with him~ Yu Moyi had a white moonlight in his heart, but they couldn’t be together because their pheromones were naturally incompatible. So he found an Omega who looked a lot like his white moonlight: Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan was obedient and devoted to him. No matter how badly Yu Moyi treated him, he never got angry. Yu 5.9kReads9.2Score50114d adds
4. 4 替 After His Stand-In Gave Up, the Movie Emperor Went Mad 替身死心后，影帝他疯了 Fishy Goose鱼鱼鹅Two Male Leads290k WordsCompleted [One-on-one / toxic relationship / entertainment industry / groveling redemption] The hugely popular award-winning actor suddenly announced his retirement from show business to take over a fortune worth billions. A week after his press conference, he made his relationship public. Netizens said, “So he retired for love.” Rumor had it that he spoiled his partner rotten and wouldn’t even let them appear in public. But Bai Yanfei knew it was all an illusion. He was nothing more than a stand-in. Just 104Reads8.3Score—14d adds
5. 5 陆 Mr. Lu Doesn't Understand Love, Chasing His Wife for 90,000 Miles 陆总不懂爱，追妻九万里 It's Mumu是木木呀Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted 1v1, both leads are pure, happy ending The young masters and ladies of high society all said that once Lu Ze'an's white moonlight, Bai Jingshan, returned to the country, Chi Jinyan, who had climbed into his bed to take the position, would have to give it up. They were right. N days after Bai Jingshan returned, Chi Jinyan not only gave up his position, but even gave up his xiao ming. But Lu Ze'an, who should have ended up with his true love, the white moonlight, started making a scene and ruining 139Reads6.6Score—14d adds
6. 6 替 The Substitute’s Acting Is Explosive, and Mr. Song Stumbles into a Trap 替身演技炸裂，宋总阴沟里翻船 Frosty Maples in Late Autumn霜枫晚秋Two Male Leads530k WordsCompleted The person Mr. Song loved went abroad, so he kept a poor student, Chu Yanyi, by his side as a stand-in for two whole years. Mr. Song knew Chu Yanyi was hopelessly in love with him. Those eyes full of affection alone gave him away. When the real thing returned, Mr. Song prepared to send the stand-in away, but the stand-in killed himself. Just as Mr. Song thought Chu Yanyi was dead, he discovered that the man’s parents had been paid to pretend to be his parents, and the urn supposedly holding his 8.5kReads9.2Score98714d adds
7. 7 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.3kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds

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   Some small worlds are substitutes

8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: Who Says Being a Substitute Is Bad? 快穿：谁说替身不好当 Salted Fish Who Doesn't Eat Celery不吃芹菜的咸鱼Two Male Leads639k WordsOngoing [1v1, two male leads, quick transmigration, sweet and angsty, a seemingly innocent but secretly wild bottom] The individual worlds have bad endings, but the overall story has a happy ending. Content warning: The top is a scumbag, and the bottom gets split into multiple versions of him. Some worlds involve the bottom being abused, and in a few worlds there are several versions of the scumbag top. He Ye begins playing the cannon-fodder substitute in each small world. He must stay in character and 91Reads9.1Score—14d adds
9. 9 替 The Amnesiac Substitute Thinks He's the One and Only 替身失忆后以为自己是正宫 Li Liyuan Shang Cao梨梨圆上艹Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted [Main story complete]“Hubby~ Give me a hug~” At the sight of the boy acting cute, a crack appeared in Mo Yan’s icy expression. Shocking! After waking up, the contract stand-in turned into a clingy, adorable sweetheart! Li Xiu lost his memory in a car accident. Afterward, he mistook his boss for his lover and pursued him with abandon, taking over his home and even tearing apart his boss’s White Moonlight without a shred of restraint. Who knew that he would regain his memories by chance and realiz 255Reads7.0Score—14d adds
10. 10 绑 After Binding to a Stand-In System, I Never Stop Making Money 绑定替身系统后，每天收钱不停 Si Xiu司修Two Male Leads3.6M WordsCompleted Upcoming novel: My Villainous Senior Brother Crashes and Burns Online. After getting bound to a Substitute System... Sugar Daddy handed Ming Dai a gold card. “Take this money and get out of my sight. Your existence is a secret. A Yue must never find out about you.” Ming Dai nodded vigorously. “Of course, sir.” Later... The white moonlight found Ming Dai with red-rimmed eyes. “Here’s ten million. Leave him, and never show your face to him again.” Ming Dai s 421Reads6.6Score10114d adds
11. 11 替 [Quick Transmigration] The Substitute Keeps Pretending to Be Good 【快穿】替身他又在装乖 Frozen Mango Topping冰冻芒果盖Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted Content warning: Every mini-world is an angst-filled bad ending, and the protagonist is sweet on the surface but dark underneath. [Blind, delusional tycoon who mistakes one person for another X beautiful, ruthless, pitiful stand-in] In every world, they'll corner you in a dark alley and do whatever they please, but you'll never be the one they cherish. Because you're only a stand-in. . Shen Tingling, an aloof beauty and a top agent in the Quick Transmigration Bureau, takes on all the missions in 984Reads6.7Score10014d adds
12. 12 废 The Discarded Stand-In Has Had Enough 废弃替身想开了 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Two Male Leads215k WordsCompleted [No female lead, 1v1, seriously angsty drama + stand-in for the unattainable first love + winning him back at any cost + mutual healing + rekindled romance + 80% angst, 20% sweetness + happy ending] Cen Yu had known Gu Yanting for ten years. For the first five, he was Gu Yanting's sidekick, his underling. In the sixth year, Gu Yanting said, “Your profile looks like Qi Anyi's,” and Cen Yu became a stand-in for Gu Yanting's unattainable first love. In the tenth year, Qi Anyi came back. Gu Yanting 5.3kReads8.8Score30814d adds

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    1. A melodramatic, tragic love story with redemption, a broken relationship mended, and a happy ending. 2. A classic domineering CEO trope. 3. The second male lead takes over. [Smirking]

13. 13 小 After My Substitute Faked His Death and Disappeared, the CEO Broke Down in Tears 小替身死遁后，总裁哭惨了 Caramel Sea Salt焦糖海盐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted On their third wedding anniversary, Qin Shizhun was overjoyed as he prepared the most romantic candlelit dinner, hoping to celebrate with the man he loved when he came home. But instead, he received divorce papers from him. “Let's get divorced!” “Why?” Qin Shizhun was stunned. “Xiaoyu is back. We agreed from the beginning that you were just a substitute bride. We'd get divorced when he came back.” The man's icy voice pierced Qin Shizhun's heart like a knife. It was true. He had only married into 807Reads6.1Score—14d adds
14. 14 小 The Stand-In Still Hasn't Forgiven the Movie Emperor Today 小替身今天还没有原谅影帝 Mu Bai Baimu木白柏木Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted A fleeting glimpse at a concert introduced Rong Mu to top-tier star Xi Shao. At first, Xi Shao was happy to grant all his requests, making Rong Mu think he really was that lucky: an ordinary fan had somehow won the Best Actor's affection. For Xi Shao's sake, he quit his job and stayed home, obediently waiting for Xi Shao to return. He thought their days would keep going on sweetly like that, but little by little, he realized things weren't as they seemed. Xi Shao would also stir up dating rumors 30Reads5.5Score—14d adds

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    Book 1: At the beginning of the year, the winter in Beijing was bitterly cold. Rong Mu held the medical report in his red hands, his heart sinking even further. He let out a soft sigh and asked anxiously, "Doctor, how am I?" The doctor sighed, carefully examined the report, compared it with the CT scan, and finally concluded: "Mr. Rong, it's stomach cancer."

15. 15 替 Trying to Escape, Substitute? The Cold CEO Loves You More the More He Torments You 替身想逃跑？冷情总裁越虐越爱 Dark Shroom黑暗菇菇Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted [Stand-in (fake substitute bride) + he hurts his wife first, then tries to win her back] With nowhere else to turn, Song Xinglin became Lu Zhiheng's lover in place of his younger brother, all for the sake of his family. He couldn't help falling for Lu Zhiheng's tenderness, but Lu Zhiheng still discovered the truth. To his surprise, Lu was so furious he laughed. “It's fine. I can keep you as a plaything. At least you have the exact same face as Song Xingyun.” “Trading a cheap substitute like you 399Reads8.2Score—14d adds
16. 16 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

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    Absolutely beautiful, a broken mirror mended.

17. 17 少 After the Young Master Faked His Death, Lord Jiang Searched the Whole World for Him 少爷假死后，蒋爷疯狂找遍全世界 White Kitty Tuan Tuan白喵团团Two Male Leads347k WordsCompleted [The husband-chasing crematorium + adorable child] Su Chen loves Jiang Yi'an with all his heart. He can tolerate the existence of Jiang Yi'an's first love and endure the pain of being disfigured, but none of it wins Jiang Yi'an's love. Su Chen dies, leaving Jiang Yi'an only a cold tombstone. Jiang Yi'an goes mad and has to undergo therapy, until he meets Tong Yu, a top student at their university and a talented young director. Jiang Yi'an: “Su Chen, where have you been all these years?” Tong Yu: 1.1kReads9.0Score10114d adds
18. 18 替 The Amnesiac Stand-In Turns into a Goofball and Gets Swept Away by the CEO 替身失忆后变成沙雕，被霸总拐走 I Didn't Say Anything我冇讲乜Two Male Leads272k WordsCompleted This is my first time writing! I’ve been thrown in at the deep end! My writing is absolutely awful! A complete mess! So bad it’ll make you want to puke! If you don’t like it, click the top-left corner and kick me out! You don’t have to tell me! Let’s hurt each other! Thanks for cooperating, dear! !!!!! A husband-swap story!!!!! Pay attention! ⚠️ The first 18 chapters are pretty angsty! Chapter 19 gets all sweet! (Because the male lead shows up!) [No female lead + silly sweet romance? + one-on-on 54Reads9.2Score—14d adds
19. 19 替 After His Stand-In Left, the Scumbag CEO Became a Devoted Puppy and Begged to Get Back Together 替身离开后渣总化身痴情忠犬求复合 Momo Misty Rain陌陌烟雨Two Male Leads768k WordsCompleted At a banquet, Han Yichen takes the place of his half-brother and becomes the wife of Mo Yejue, CEO of the Mo Group. He thinks he’ll have a happy marriage, but his husband doesn’t love him. Mo Yejue loves his half-brother. Mo Yejue hates him to the core, despising and tormenting him until his love is ground away. Without hesitation, he turns and walks out of his life. Five years later, he makes a dazzling return. The scumbag transforms into a devoted, puppy-like lover and gets down on his knees t 44Reads6.5Score10214d adds
20. 20 像 There Really Aren't Many Stand-Ins as Dedicated as Me 像我这样敬业的替身真的不多了 Fu Yin伏隐Two Male Leads290k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Lighthearted and ridiculous. As long as we're shameless enough, angst is none of our business.] Mr. Han said to Fu Ran with a cold expression, “Don't get any foolish ideas. You're nothing but a stand-in.” Fu Ran nodded, his expression earnest. “Don't worry, sugar daddy. I'm well-behaved, sensible, professional, and extremely dedicated.” Mr. Han scoffed, thinking that stand-ins these days were getting better and better at pretending. Later... “Baby, baby, I'm sorry! You're the one I 1.1kReads9.1Score15914d adds
21. 21 豪 The Wealthy Family’s Substitute Ex-Husband 豪门替身前夫 Bebe the Cow奶牛贝贝Two Male Leads258k WordsCompleted For three years, Yun Xiao kept reminding Tang Ling in different ways just how important Lu Mintang was, and that he was nothing but a substitute. “We only got married for the alliance. When Mintang comes back, we'll get divorced.” Tang Ling wasn't even worthy of saying Lu Mintang's name. He did everything expected of him as a husband, obedient and sensible, never talking back. He thought he could change Yun Xiao's mind, but all he got was a divorce agreement. After ending his endless, one-sid 246Reads8.2Score10214d adds
22. 22 白 I'm Done Being the Stand-In for His White Moonlight 白月光替身，我做够了 Bei Qian北佥Two Male Leads239k WordsCompleted Yan Ruo had had enough of being someone else's substitute. His mother had been treated as a substitute, and then he himself was made to take the place of the son of his mother's rival in love. At last, Yan Ruo couldn't take it anymore. He remembered the day he left: the sun was shining, as if even the heavens were telling him how right his decision was. An accident robbed him of his memories and brought him back together with Cheng Jixing. But the truth couldn't stay hidden forever. When he lear 200Reads6.0Score—14d adds
23. 23 渣 You Scumbag Ex, Your White Moonlight Has Her Eye on Me 渣男前任，你的白月光对我虎视眈眈 White Kitty Tuan Tuan白喵团团Two Male Leads642k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Stand-In + Everyone's Darling] ACK's heartthrob Tong Yang became an instant sensation when he debuted. He was adored by everyone in his group, but outside it, scandals followed him everywhere. Only after being kidnapped one day did he realize that all that tender, devoted affection actually belonged to someone else. Given another chance at life, he refuses to be anyone's stand-in. He just wants to live as himself. He thought he would have to walk the road ahead alone, but unexpectedly 2.3kReads9.4Score45614d adds
24. 24 替 After the Stand-In Ran Away, the Scumbag Went Dark 替身跑路后，渣男黑化了 Momo Misty Rain陌陌烟雨Two Male Leads529k WordsCompleted Xiao Yunxuan was Chu Yehan's stand-in for five years, only to be dumped the moment Chu's one true love returned from abroad. Fine. If there's no place for me here, there's somewhere else that will have me. Xiao Yunxuan puffed out his chest, raised his chin, and walked away. Then his scumbag ex suddenly turned over a new leaf and begged to get back together. Xiao Yunxuan replied with cool disdain, “Not a chance!” His ex's face darkened at once. 111Reads5.8Score—14d adds
25. 25 替 The Stand-In Left, and President Mu Went Out of His Mind 替身退场，沐总他急疯了 A Lifetime of Gu Wenliang一世顾温凉Two Male Leads125k WordsCompleted Because of a beauty mark beneath his eye, Yuan Qing became Young Master Mu Shaofei's lover for a year. Everyone said that the once-womanizing Mu Shaofei had fallen for Yuan Qing and given up his philandering ways. But only the two of them knew the real reason. “He's back. You should return to your place.” Mu Shaofei took out a cigarette, lit it with a lighter, took a drag, then slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke. “My place... Didn't you already destroy it completely?” Yuan Qing shut his eyes in pai 761Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Double male stand-in trope

26. 26 你 The Lowly Substitute You Didn’t Want Is Now the CEO’s One and Only 你不要的下等替身，被霸总专宠了 You Jiujiu幽九九Two Male Leads154k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + substitute + domineering CEO + super masculine, rugged top VS shy, delicate bottom + switching tops] A little angst at first to spice things up, followed by an abundance of sweet devotion! Shen Yan is the illegitimate son of Shen Ruxiu, a master of ancient painting restoration. He wasn’t brought back to the Shen family until he was fifteen. The year he graduated from college, he ruined an ancient painting his father and brother were restoring, pushing the Shen family into ruin. 168Reads8.7Score—14d adds
27. 27 老 Don’t Worry, Boss. I’m a Professional Stand-In 老板放心，当替身，我是专业的 Longevity's Easygoing Cat长寿悠悠猫Two Male Leads222k WordsCompleted He Jinli grew up in a comfortably well-off family and enrolled in the acting program at film school because he loved performing. But with no connections or resources, he spent most of his first two years filling in for actors on film sets. In his third year, he finally landed a supporting role, but he was miserable on set. One day, he complained to a friend, “Being a stand-in is so much easier!” His friend replied, “Well, why not be a stand-in for a CEO? You should give it a try!” And so began h 31Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm recommending this to myself. It's a non-formulaic story written by a fan of stand-in fiction. Why don't you read a couple of chapters and give it a try, just to pass the time? [Shy]

28. 28 替 The Substitute Beta Has No Heart 替身Beta没有心 Longevity's Easygoing Cat长寿悠悠猫Two Male Leads199k WordsCompleted Lin Yi's younger brother, Lin Anshun, drowned in the deep sea while saving him. Lin Anshun's fiancé, Duan Jingrui, wants revenge, so he makes Lin Yi his substitute and has a Beta help him through his rut! Later, Duan Jingrui discovers that Lin Yi has no heart. Alpha x Beta, once hot-tempered and scheming, later gentle and domineering top x detached, self-loathing bottom Happy ending Content warning: The romance may be a little slow to heat up. Since the two don't usually interact much, they each 285Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 小 The Little Stand-In Is Reborn: Mr. Huo, Please Don’t Expose My Secret Identity 小替身重生之霍总请不要扒我马甲 What Else Can I Do还能怎么办呢Two Male Leads240k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + male-male ABO + reborn under a secret identity + light substitute trope + rekindled love with a happy ending + angst first, sweetness later + doting romance as he wins back his love + lighthearted and funny] Brooding, scheming Alpha CEO x silly, lovesick Omega starlet Warning: This is a love story, and neither of them is perfect. Both the pursuer and the pursued make mistakes, and there are misunderstandings, which will all be clearly explained as the sto 1.7kReads8.9Score11314d adds

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    ① President Song's double was sensible, virtuous, and obedient. Although it was all an act, President Song enjoyed it very much [laughs]. It wasn't until his true love returned and the double faked her death that President Song realized, heartbroken, that it was all a lie. ② Two imperfect people made a mistake, but the price was too heavy [sad].

30. 30 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
31. 31 情 After His Lover Was Abandoned, the Mad Mr. Lu Pursues His Wife by Force 情人被抛弃后，疯批陆总强制追妻 Nineteen Ninety-Seven一九九七Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted [Double male leads, the scum pursues his wife to the crematorium, mad scum seme, mildly coercive, mildly adored by everyone, one-on-one] Lu Jin whispered into Qi Zhan's right ear, “I love you.” Qi Zhan couldn't hear him. Lu Jin's tears suddenly began to fall... Qi Zhan was a B-list celebrity. When he was young, he became Lu Jin's lover to make a name for himself. He was with Lu Jin for four years and loved him for four years, but in the end, he couldn't compete with the arrival of Lu Jin's “firs 6.8kReads8.4Score52714d adds

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    ① To achieve his goal, the stand-in endured humiliation and humbled himself, serving the domineering CEO to his heart's content [laughs]. When the true love returned, the stand-in faked his death, and only then did the CEO realize that the stand-in had been feeding him takeout all along [facepalm], and all the love was an act. ② The stand-in was tricked into getting plastic surgery to look like the true love ✨, becoming the so-called beloved younger brother, but in reality, he was just a stepping stone. In the end, he and the true love had a happy ending [smirk]. ③ It's bittersweet; after being abandoned, he stood up on his own, and then that person said they regretted it 🙄

32. 32 假 The Fake Stand-In Lives It Up by the Powerful Man’s Side 假替身在大佬身边混吃混喝 Gu He Is a Little Flustered顾鹤有点慌Two Male Leads184k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + sweet romance + fake substitute trope + no angst + sweet romance + push and pull + occasional silliness] Fake frail vampire bottom VS overbearingly possessive CEO top Shen Que is incredibly powerful, with a deeply influential background. He's not only handsome but wealthy, and he's the one who calls the shots in Beijing's elite circles. Everyone who knows him respectfully calls him “Master Que.” He's the dream man of countless wealthy young men and women in Beijing. If gender w 950Reads9.1Score18114d adds

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    So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful!

33. 33 小 After the Little Blind Man Regained His Sight, He Was Forced into Love 小瞎子好了之后，被强制爱了 Just Here to Eat, Duck只想干饭鸭Two Male Leads118k WordsOngoing [Possessive, arrogant seme Chen Lingshen × sensitive, aloof uke Su Fan] An unhealthy relationship begins. Su Fan, who has had an eye condition since childhood, is a college student sponsored by Chen Lingshen, who pays for his education. The first time Su Fan heard Chen Lingshen’s voice, he was already smitten. His attraction was both physical and emotional. He agreed to be kept because his eyes looked like Chen Lingshen’s unforgettable first love’s. Your first love is always the one etched de 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is really good, it's so heart-wrenching, I've been waiting for updates so long [almost crying]

34. 34 替 The Substitute Deaf Boy Returns as a Star Screenwriter 替身小聋子变金牌编剧逆袭回归后 Shen Ling'an沈凌安Two Male Leads677k WordsCompleted (Story complete) Chi Niannian is a little deaf. To pay for his older brother’s surgery, he becomes the young master of the Gu family’s kept substitute in the capital. He never meant to fall in love with Gu Ziyan, but in all the cruelty he couldn’t hear, Gu Ziyan loved him so deeply. Gu Ziyan helps him grow from a street kid struggling to survive into one of the rare genius screenwriters in the film and television industry, making him the talk of the town. Then a plagiarism scandal breaks, and Gu 146Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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    Book 1: Xiao Yunxuan sat on the large hotel bed, recalling Chu Yehan's expression when he was told he had premature ejaculation, and couldn't help but chuckle smugly. Serves her right for treating him like a maid! After laughing, a sense of melancholy washed over him. Five years of affection still couldn't compare to the white moonlight in Chu Yehan's heart. Once the white moonlight returned, he, the substitute, would have to pack his bags and leave to make room for her.

35. 35 总 The CEO's Tough Substitute Wife 总裁的替身悍妻 Song of Parting离之曲Two Male Leads699k WordsCompleted Completed At the Cold family patriarch’s ninetieth birthday celebration, he took a liking to a child from the Su family. The child was shy and well-mannered, with an outstanding appearance, so he decided they should marry his grandson. The Cold family was a top-tier elite clan, an illustrious old family. Even the slightest movement from one of its branches could make all of A City tremble, while the Su family was merely an ordinary business household. No one dared question a single word from Old 512Reads8.9Score10514d adds

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    With so many novels about substitutes, there's bound to be one that will catch your eye. Come and pick one while you're passing by!

36. 36 穿 I Became Famous After Transmigrating as a Substitute 穿成替身后我红遍全网 Mu Yichen木易桭Two Male Leads431k WordsCompleted 1V1 Ruan Tangxing X Shen Sui Ruan Tangxing, a newly crowned Best Actor in the entertainment industry, transmigrates into a novel as the protagonist’s stand-in: a thirty-eighth-tier star with a notoriously terrible reputation. Haters: Ruan the Drama Queen, get out of the entertainment industry! Later: Xingbao! Mommy won’t let you do this! Our Xingbao’s acting is phenomenal, and his singing is heavenly! Big Shot Shen warns him again and again: “You’re just a stand-in. Don’t imagine I’ll fall in lo 393Reads8.2Score10214d adds
37. 37 替 After the Stand-In Faked Her Death, the Coldhearted Iceberg Wept a River 替身假死之后冷酷冰山泪流成河 Salty Fish and a Giant Watermelon咸鱼大西瓜Two Male Leads588k WordsCompleted Xu Chengyan spent five years by the side of the eldest young master of the He family, always at his beck and call and indulging him in everything. Even though He Yang was always cold toward him, Xu Chengyan was perfectly willing to put up with it. He thought that as long as he was the most special person to He Yang, he might melt that iceberg one day. Then one day, He Yang's one true love returned from abroad. Xu Chengyan saw with his own eyes how the man who was always distant with him became i 550Reads8.5Score13714d adds
38. 38 替 The Substitute Is So Sweet and Obedient! The Chaste White Moonlight Spoils Her Endlessly 替身茶又乖！禁欲白月光无限宠溺 It's Erliang是二两吖Two Male Leads309k WordsCompleted What do you do when you discover your scumbag boyfriend has been using you as a substitute? The best revenge is to dump him and steal his white moonlight! [+ Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + punish the scumbag + sweet and satisfying romance + dating show + showbiz + older man/younger man] Jiang Qingzhou wakes up one day to find himself inside a substitute romance novel, as the tragic, same-name-and-surname love interest whom the scumbag drove to suicide. To stop his white moonlight fr 3.5kReads9.3Score46814d adds

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    ① The domineering CEO had a body double help him pursue his "white moonlight" (ideal love interest), but later the double lost his memory. [Eating popcorn emoji] The CEO's life ended in disaster. ② Knowing he was a body double, he got revenge and finally won over his "white moonlight."

39. 39 替 The Duties of a Stand-In 替身本分 Cold Mountain Tea Blossoms寒山茶灼Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Gu Zhi spent seven years as Shang Yizhou's substitute lover, always on edge and careful to know his place. At last, one day, he went from being a backup to the real thing. The famously gentle movie star Shang clasped his hand. “I like you. Would you be willing to like me too?” Gu Zhi fell helplessly in love, believing he had finally moved Shang Yizhou. But he never expected the truth. From beginning to end, he had only ever been a substitute, a smokescreen. 112Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    No female lead, very angsty

40. 40 重 Reborn, He Won’t Be Anyone’s Moonlight Substitute 重生后，白月光替身他不当了 One-Sleeved Garment衣只独袖Two Male Leads415k WordsCompleted The dual male-lead novel Pure Puppy Love: A Tempting, Flirtatious Good Boy and the Goofy Beauty Who Has Him Wrapped Around His Finger is complete. Happy reading! After a car accident, Li Xia died on the day Gu Tingyan got engaged. Reborn, all he wanted was to stay as far away from that dog, Yan, as possible. But reality turned out to be nothing like he’d imagined. Li Xia was supposed to be in Class Two of the university’s special training program, but by sheer coincidence, he ended up in the sam 264Reads9.2Score—14d adds
41. 41 协 Spoiled by Contract: The Abstinent Tycoon Refuses to Let Go 协议宠溺，禁欲大佬不愿放手了 Tea Yaya茶丫丫Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The whole family dotes on him Xia Ran finally got together with the person he had secretly loved for years. He kept his relationship with Gu Zheng a secret from everyone and devoted himself to caring for Gu Zheng's child. But after giving his whole heart for more than a year, all he got in return was a breakup. Looking at the man he had loved for so many years, Xia Ran smiled. It turned out that in Gu Zheng's heart, he had always been nothing more than a servant. The moment the person Gu Zheng t 96Reads8.3Score—14d adds
42. 42 婚 Wedding Ring 婚戒 Two-Hundred-Pound Taoist两百斤道长Two Male Leads223k WordsCompleted Fu Guanning never imagined he'd get to exchange wedding rings with the man he'd secretly loved for eleven years. He thought happiness had fallen right into his lap. But on their wedding night, the man confessed that he thought Fu was in love with someone else. From now on, they would each pursue their own one true love and remain married in name only. To keep from being shut out completely, Fu Guanning had no choice but to hide his feelings and cautiously draw closer, little by little. At last, 893Reads8.7Score10514d adds
43. 43 反 Falling for You in Reverse 反向沦陷 Craving Fried Chicken想吃炸鸡Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Word spread all over town that Cheng Shu was getting engaged to a wealthy heiress. Shen Xingmian, the man who shared his bed, was the last to find out. Thinking back on their five years together, Shen Xingmian realized just how low he had stooped for love. Before the breakup: “Want to see me? Check my schedule.” “Get a marriage license? Don’t even think about it. And drawing one yourself? How childish can you be?” “Don’t mention me in public. Don’t let anyone know there’s anything between us.” “ 68Reads8.5Score—14d adds
44. 44 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score12514d adds

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    This is truly heartbreaking.

45. 45 命 He Was Never in My Destiny 命中无他 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted He hated the other person’s betrayal and hated how they kept running away from him, again and again. But he also loved them to the bone. He gave them his whole heart, only to have everything taken from him by the person he respected and cared about most. Everyone thinks a lifetime is long, but sometimes it’s too short to grasp. If I could live again, I hope I’d never have met you. 256Reads7.2Score—14d adds
46. 46 顾 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Autumn Soul of a Thousand Years千岁秋魄Two Male Leads63k WordsCompleted Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.5kReads8.4Score14014d adds

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    Just finished. Short story. A brutal read from beginning to end! Gu Zhen Huai'an, a dream of Huai'an, a fleeting joy. A story of someone who uses another as a substitute and is relentlessly tormented! Younger man/older woman relationship + substitute + wife-chasing drama + revenge against scumbags!

47. 47 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character Gets the Heroine's Script 快穿：当炮灰男配拿了女主剧本 Fishy Goose鱼鱼鹅Two Male Leads515k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance / satisfying revenge / scumbags and their enablers] Si Shaochen transmigrates into a scumbag romance novel as a disposable male side character. Because of a man, he loses all dignity, becomes infamous, and even winds up dead. System: Your mission is to tear the green tea girl to shreds, take down the scumbag, and win the beauty's heart. Easy enough! Just watch him turn this disposable character's life around. But why does it feel like he's got the wrong script? The scumbag wants t 179Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    These are both books I really like; they're very good.

48. 48 被 Delusion of Being Loved 被爱妄想 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] Sister-in-law, open the door. It’s your brother-in-law Powerful coercion + unconventional happy ending + ultimate love triangle drama + unhinged characters + groveling redemption + melodrama galore + substitute romance A cruel, unhinged, sickly scumbag top VS a cool, ruthless bottom who delusionally believes he’s loved I catered to his every whim and granted his every request. He mocked and tormented me at every turn. But I stayed by his side, never leaving no 5.3kReads9.4Score69914d adds

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    [This is a non-traditional substitute novel, actually about one person (the protagonist is a physicist researching time and space).] My white moonlight died. Because of something he said, I raised his younger brother for 10 years. Everyone thought I loved him (the brother), loved him to the point of losing my self-respect, willing to do anything for him. But actually, I was just seeing another person through him. Later, he accidentally injured his face, and I decisively left. Since he was no longer my white moonlight, there was nothing worth staying for. But he grabbed my hand, "Please, let me be his substitute." "Ning Chan, I am your white moonlight, I am the one who saved you, you love me, okay? No, you loved me all along." (Actually, he is "him," and you love him ("him")).

49. 49 欺 Picking on People Is Not Okay 欺负人可不行 Excellent Lumbar Disc优秀的腰间盘Two Male Leads432k WordsCompleted Multiple protagonists. None of them is perfect, but neither is anyone irredeemably evil. Read the blurb before you start so you don’t waste your time. The writing isn’t great, and I can’t do anything to improve it! If you want fine prose, I recommend Cao Xueqin or the winners of the Mao Dun Literature Prize. This is a free platform, so let’s not make things difficult for each other! You can leave whatever comments you like, I don’t care. But if you could simply not read it and still give it a lo 23Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No female lead, involuntary substitute, and a character whose personality drastically changes.

50. 50 替 The Professional Ethics of a Stand-In 替身的职业操守 Two O'Clock二时Two Male Leads211k WordsCompleted A contract turns a little simpleton into the housekeeper of a wealthy entertainment-industry mogul. Naive He Mu earns a salary unlike anything he's ever had before. He is grateful to Mr. Yu, while his savings are drained away and he secretly loves the man but doesn't dare say so. Only later does He Mu learn that he was originally meant to be a nanny for Mr. Yu's younger brother. Even though a twist of fate left him by Mr. Yu's side, he was only ever a stand-in for the man's white moonlight. He M 6Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Very good-looking

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