The Female Lead Treats the Male Lead as a Substitute 女主把男主当替身

1. 1 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 5.7kReads8.7Score342Shelves

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   This is my mom. It makes me cry.

2. 2 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 8.1kReads8.4Score543Shelves

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   🍊🍅🍊There is a road to the mountain of books, so I will take a break when I feel tired. This article mainly talks about: [Male stand-in + yandere + male abuse + reunion after breaking up + robbery in the later stage, the male protagonist is arrogant and domineering, yandere and sinister, and has a very strong desire to control and possessiveness] The delicate and frail female protagonist 🍊🍅🍊

3. 3 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 54Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 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 1.8kReads8.8Score159Shelves
5. 5 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 6kReads8.5Score305Shelves

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   🍀🍀The male protagonist is a substitute. The female protagonist Bai Yueguang abandons the male protagonist after returning to China and divorces the male protagonist. Later she finds that she has fallen in love with the male protagonist, but the male protagonist has given up and has been staying away from the female protagonist. The female protagonist pursues her husband in the crematorium.

6. 6 订 On the Eve of Our Engagement, She Went to KTV with Her White-Moonlight Love 订婚前夕她跟白月光去了KTV Nine Wonders Knight九奇骑士Urban1.6M WordsCompleted At the engagement ceremony. Ye Qingyu, drunk, took the microphone and openly confessed her feelings for the man she had always loved, right in front of all the guests. Everyone turned to look at Jiang Cheng, the groom-to-be. They all wanted to see him make a fool of himself. But Jiang Cheng started clapping. “Charging ahead for love takes courage. I respect it! You two should just make it official!!” … 12.6kReads6.7Score617Shelves

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   There is only one kind of nostalgia in this world, it is when you are not around

7. 7 误 I Accidentally Brought the Wrong Diagnosis Report, and My Contract Wife Broke Down in Tears 误带道具诊断书，合约妻子哭惨了 Linghu Chong令狐虫Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Su Miaohan, the cherished heiress of the trillion-yuan Su family, signs a three-year marriage contract with Shen Lang, a little-known actor, to fend off her family's pressure to get married. Once the three years are up, they agree to end the marriage immediately. For three years, Shen Lang does his utmost to play the part of her husband, but he never manages to earn even a hint of a smile from Su Miaohan. Because Su Miaohan has always kept an unforgettable first love in her heart. Just as their 53.7kReads7.2Score5.4kShelves
8. 8 公 Your Highness, You Dug Out the Male Lead’s Pride with Your Own Hands 公主殿下，男主被你亲手挖去傲骨 Heartbeat心跳Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + heroine mistreats hero + both are pure + low-status hero] Three years ago, Ninth Princess Xiao Yue snatched Jiang Cheng, the young master of the Jiang family, from the general's residence. Three years later, he loves her with all his heart. Now she plans to take the zither player from Zuifeng House as her secondary consort. Her every thought is on her new favorite, and she grows colder toward him by the day. The zither player, innocent and kind in public, smiles maliciousl 3.2kReads7.3Score133Shelves
9. 9 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 72.1kReads9.4Score6.5kShelves
10. 10 我 My Wife Doesn’t Love Me After All 我的老婆居然不爱我 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban742k WordsCompleted Fang Yuan discovers that his wife has a lover on the side. If you don’t love someone, don’t hurt them, so Fang Yuan decisively divorces Xu Ya. Xu Ya soon announces that she’s marrying the man and invites Fang Yuan and their child to the wedding... Xu Ya’s lover keeps pushing Fang Yuan’s limits, until at last he can’t take it anymore. 2kReads6.2Score100Shelves

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    Fang Yuan, who has entered a well-off life, is very satisfied with his current life, until one day, he discovers his wife's abnormal behavior and Fang Yuan's wife has cheated on her. Fang Yuan knew that his wife had a persistent yearning for a wealthy family, but he didn't expect that his wife would actually take action. Then came the divorce, but Fang Yuan's wife failed to enter a wealthy family, so she began to have endless entanglements.

11. 11 前 My Ex-Wife Wants to Come Back, but I Just Want to Run 前妻要回来，可我只想逃 Where Does My Heart Drift?心漂向何方Urban1.1M WordsCompleted His wife divorces him from the start and goes off with someone else. How could any man put up with that? The male lead seizes his chance and rises to success. His ex-wife regrets it and begs him to take her back. But by then, he already has too many women around him. How could he possibly go back to the way things were with his ex? Yet she keeps clinging to him. What should he do? A real dilemma. 1.3kReads6.6Score—Shelves
12. 12 生 My Life Is on a Countdown, and I'm Done Being a Simp 生命开启倒计时，我不想再做舔狗 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban386k WordsCompleted Ye Qingfeng had pursued his girlfriend, Zhou Jinyu, for years, only to discover that she was a gold-digging, two-faced woman. He decisively broke things off with Zhou Jinyu, but never imagined he would become Chi Yutong's live-in son-in-law. Just as Ye Qingfeng fell in love with Chi Yutong, the man she had always cherished appeared, 238Reads5.5Score—Shelves
13. 13 霸 The CEO's Wife's First Love Is Back 霸道总裁老婆的初恋回来了 Where Does My Heart Drift?心漂向何方Urban1.1M WordsCompleted His aloof wife has a longtime crush, and a beautiful wife is bound to attract trouble. Jiang Meng is exhausted by life as a live-in son-in-law. He has to chase away the lecherous men who covet his wife and compete with the man she holds dear. Jiang Meng has no standing in the family, but he refuses to accept it. So what if his wife has someone else in her heart? He can even stand up to his mother-in-law, so why should he fear some old flame? See how Jiang Meng, a live-in son-in-law, defeats the 1.3kReads5.8Score106Shelves
14. 14 三 Three Years in Prison, and My Wife Cheated? He Had Nothing, Yet His Connections Reached Everywhere! 三年出狱妻子出轨？一无所有的他原来手眼通天！ Fried Bianrou炸扁肉Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + miracle doctor + multiple heroines + face-slapping + wish fulfillment + wealthy-family business battles + devoted dad] Four years ago, when his wife was assaulted, he accidentally injured someone while protecting her and was sent to prison! Four years later, he gets out, only to find that his wife wants a divorce. Their family of three has become a father and daughter relying on each other… “Dad, does Mom not want us anymore?” 6.5kReads9.0Score977Shelves

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    Chasing husband crematorium [adoration] [adoration] [adoration]. At the engagement ceremony. The drunk Ye Qingyu took the microphone and directly expressed her feelings for Bai Yueguang in front of the guests present. Everyone's eyes were turned to Jiang Cheng, who was today's leading actor. Everyone wants to see his jokes. But Jiang Cheng took the lead and clapped his hands: "Charging for love, your courage is commendable and worthy of admiration. I suggest you lock it down!!"

15. 15 主 After I Took the Initiative to Divorce, My Ex-Wife Was Racked with Regret 主动离婚后，前妻悔断肠 Shooting the Celestial Wolf from the Northwest西北射天狼Urban1.2M WordsCompleted As his wife's career takes off, Chu Hongtu finds himself increasingly looked down upon. After five years of quiet devotion, the moment he asks for a divorce, his wife is stunned. It turns out he was never a good-for-nothing. Only now does she realize that his quiet support was what made her life go so smoothly. 1.2kReads7.7Score103Shelves
16. 16 白 You Chose the Girl of Your Dreams. Now That I've Risen, You Regret It? 白月光你选的，我崛起后你又悔？ East Wind Turns to Words东风化语Urban358k WordsCompleted After spending his whole life as a simp, Jiang Chu still couldn’t compete with the first love in his wife’s heart! Years after they married, he learned that she had only ever treated him as a way to make money, then used that money to buy career opportunities in the entertainment industry for her first love, who had only just made his debut! After discovering the truth, Jiang Chu died in despair. Reborn, he swore that this time he would live for himself! And once he stopped simping and focused o 461Reads8.0Score—Shelves
17. 17 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 88Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    ✨✨How lethal is Bai Yueguang? Lu Qingzhou always felt that Shen Zhiyi loved him to the core. She would stare at him in a daze, looking at him tenderly with affectionate eyes. When his eyes were tired from processing documents, she carefully and thoughtfully helped him put on his glasses, and said sweetly, "Azhou is so beautiful! Mr. Shen, who is strong and proud in front of outsiders, has always been a soft and obedient girl in front of him." Until a banquet, he accidentally broke the slightly old red rope on Shen Zhiyi's wrist. Shen Zhiyi slapped him without hesitation. Before he could get angry, Shen Zhiyi fainted. Later, he kept waiting for Shen Zhiyi to come back and admit her mistake, and then returned to him, but only got the news that she was kneeling down in the rain to pray for God's blessing for another man.

18. 18 执 Hand in Hand, Together Until Our Hair Turns White 执子之手，相伴白头 Formalwear Bar礼服吧Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [A love rekindled, slow burn, one heroine, angsty at first and incredibly sweet later.] "If you want to skip the buildup, the major argument starts after Chapter 10. Chapters 10 to 20 are the best part." “Lin Fei, I don't love you. You always wanted to know why I wouldn't have a child with you, didn't you? This is why.” “Is there some misunderstanding between us? Can we sit down and talk calmly?” “Do you not understand plain language? A nobody like you isn't good enough for me. I said I don't lo 3.2kReads8.0Score103Shelves

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    The story is broken and the story is restored, the husband is successfully pursued, there is a single female protagonist and a single male protagonist, there is no system and no rebirth, the plot is super emotional. A small knife in the early stage, but a super sweet story about chasing a husband in the later stage. Novels that can be read by both men and women are not cuckold novels or dog-licking novels. The more you look at it, the better it looks 3

19. 19 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 552Reads8.8Score130Shelves

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    It's so good that I changed my phone after watching it on Tomato for three years. I treasure it!!!!!

20. 20 门 Between the Door and the World Outside, My Fiancée Regrets It Like Crazy! 门里门外，未婚妻她悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted Inside and outside the door, my fiancée is consumed with regret! 6.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    High-scoring classic short stories, Divorce Chasing Wife Chasing Husband Crematorium Series, Sweet Petting and Refreshing Stories, Time Traveling Stories [Eating Melon] [Eating Melon]

21. 21 既 If You Love Your First Love So Much, Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Gone? 既爱白月光，我走了你哭啥？ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted If you love your first love so much, why are you crying now that I've left? 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 穿 Transmigrated to 1997 as a Fake Heiress, I Took My Butcher Husband’s Place at the Altar! Now They’re All Regretting It! 穿越1997假千金，替嫁我的杀猪老公！他们悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated to 1997 as a Fake Heiress and Married Off to My Butcher Husband! Now They’re Regretting It Like Crazy! 51Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 契 A Sweet Contract Romance: I’m Mr. Lu’s Most Precious Treasure! 契约甜宠，我是陆总的心尖尖！ King Revolver左轮王20k WordsCompleted A Sweet Contract Romance: I’m Mr. Lu’s Apple of His Eye! 44Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 重 Reborn, the Fake Heiress Panics, but I'm Done Pretending! 重生后假千金她慌了，我不装了！ King Revolver左轮王17k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, the Fake Heiress Panics: I’m Done Pretending! 58Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 对 I'm Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 对不起，我曾经深爱你 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted I’m Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 6.8kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 发 After I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating 发现妻子出墙后 King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted After discovering his wife was cheating on him 10.2kReads—Score128Shelves
27. 27 妻 My Wife Insisted on Staying with Her First Love, So I Buried Our Marriage with My Own Hands 妻子执意陪白月光，我亲手埋葬了婚姻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My wife insisted on staying by her first love's side, so I buried our marriage with my own hands. 6.2kReads—Score122Shelves
28. 28 竹 My Childhood Friend Set a Trap, and I Personally Got My Husband to Sign the Share Transfer Agreement! 竹马设局，我亲手送老公签了股权转让书！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted My childhood friend set a trap, and I personally handed my husband the equity transfer agreement to sign! 147Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 开 Dumped from the Start, Then Spoiled by the Handsome Lu! 开局被退婚，亲亲陆少宠上天！ King Revolver左轮王14k WordsCompleted From the Start, I’m Dumped by My Fiancée, but Doting Lu Won’t Let Me Go! 113Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 婚 Marriage Is a Shattered Reflection 婚姻如破碎的镜像 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Marriage is like a shattered mirror 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 你 You Chose Your First Love, So I Let You Go on the Spot (Late Love Won't Save You) 你选白月光，我当场成全（晚情不渡） King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted You chose your first love, so I let you have him right then and there (Late Love Finds No Ferry). 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 她 After She Cheated, She Lost the Love of Her Life Forever 她出轨后永失所爱 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted After She Cheated, She Lost the One She Loved Forever 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 妻 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 妻子的秘密短信 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted My Wife's Secret Text Messages 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 他 He Actually Stole My Wife 他竟偷走我的妻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted He Actually Stole My Wife 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 妻 The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 妻子藏在收据里的地狱 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted The Hell My Wife Hid in the Receipts 558Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 备 A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up with This! 备胎？老子不伺候了！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up With This! 406Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 你 You Turned Away, So I Learned Not to Love You! 你选择转身，我学会不爱！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted You chose to walk away, so I learned how not to love you! 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 爱 Love Isn't Gentle, and I Won't Lick My Wounds 爱不温柔，我不舔舐伤口 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Love isn't gentle, and I won't lick my wounds. 419Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 总 The CEO’s First Love Returns, So I Leave. Then He Goes Insane! 总裁老公白月光归来，我退场，他却疯了！ King Revolver左轮王12k WordsCompleted My CEO Husband’s First Love Is Back, So I Step Aside, but He Goes Crazy! 151Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 结 After Three Years of Marriage, I Still Can't Compare to Your White Moonlight 结婚三年，我却抵不上你的白月光 Eating Pineapple Without Peeling It吃菠萝不削皮Urban258k WordsCompleted For three years of marriage, he treated her like a treasure, day after day. But on their wedding anniversary, you cast him aside like dirt to meet the man you’d cherished from afar for years. After his heart dies, he wants to leave, but only then do you come to your senses and realize you can’t bear to let him go. [No cheating] [Male-oriented] [Wife chases husband after taking him for granted] [Satisfying later chapters] 759Reads—Score—Shelves

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