The Male Lead Thinks He Is a Substitute and Is Extremely Humble!!! 男主觉得自己是替身很卑微！！！

1. 1 青 After Losing Her Memory, the Childhood Sweetheart Became the Young General's Cherished Love 青梅失忆后成了少年将军掌中娇 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted [Clever, Cunning Foxlike Heroine VS Steady, Stern, Humble Hero] [One-on-One Romance, Sweet Pampering, Adorable Child, Childhood Sweethearts] [The Hero Suffers] The night before, Shen Zuihuan was still preparing for her engagement ceremony. The next morning, she woke up in shock to discover she had been married for five years already! Her fiancé was nowhere to be found, and her current husband was the childhood friend she had hated most of all. He was even holding a child who looked exactly like 25.9kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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   The male lead, a general, is so pathetic! He thinks he's a substitute and even imitates the second male lead by wearing white! [Crying emojis] Everyone watch this! [Crying emojis] This pathetic little dog is crying online! The male lead forces himself on the female lead, and she's indifferent. Luckily, the female lead has amnesia, and their relationship takes a turn for the better! [Crying emojis] [admiration emojis]

2. 2 夫 My Husband Gives Me Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Month 夫君每月给我二十万两 Having Met the Young Master既见公子Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 29.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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   The first book is a perfect match!!! The male lead initially thought the female lead liked his twin brother [crying]. He's easily insecure and has low self-esteem, plus he suffers from skin hunger! He's also a pure and innocent puppy!! [Licking screen][licking screen] The second book has a very fresh theme! The male and female leads treat each other as substitutes! The female lead always sees the male lead as a substitute for her gentle, unattainable love! The female lead never loves him from beginning to end [learned something]. Mr. Bobo, a professional reader of female-oriented novels for ten years [learned something].

3. 3 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 432Reads8.6Score102Shelves
4. 4 重 Reborn: The Cunning, Wolfish CEO Cries and Begs Me to Love Him 重生：腹黑狼系总裁哭着求我疼他 Exquisite Congee玲珑粥粥Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [A gentle redemption story: a soft-hearted but ruthless coroner versus a ruthless, meek and obedient CEO who is completely henpecked] [Rebirth + older woman-younger man romance + sweet romance in a wealthy family + redemption for the strong yet tragic + face-slapping revenge + strong heroine + meek, wronged little wolf] In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart, a man who married into a wealthy family, pushed her into the sea, where she drowned. Her stepmother, scumbag father, and half-sibl 6.5kReads9.2Score467Shelves

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   Seriously, nobody recommends this book? I went to read it and it's amazing! The male lead is so humble, and the female lead is so doting! Plus, the author's writing is superb; I've already read it several times. I just have to say, you have to go read it!!!

5. 5 我 The Imaginary Love of My Life Has Mr. Jiang Green with Jealousy 我虚构的白月光，让江先生醋翻啦 Shuang Rui双惢Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted They married in a flash after knowing each other for six months, and she settled into what was essentially a long-distance marriage. Jiang Junche rarely came home, and married life was dull and uneventful. Ye Ying thought a marriage without love could still be a successful one. She tried to suppress the fluttering in her heart, but couldn't help slowly growing closer to him. Mistaking him for someone with another woman in his heart, Ye Ying said through her pain, “...If you want a child, we can 768Reads9.0Score102Shelves

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   🌈① The male lead looks exactly like his younger brother and mistakenly believes the female lead likes his brother. Jealous and possessive, he's willing to pretend to be his brother forever to be with her. 🌈② The male lead knows the female lead has a crush, but he's willing to be her substitute, always cautious and careful in his attempts to win her love, even just a little. Luckily, he wasted two years of his jealousy.

6. 6 通 After I Cleared the Game, a Yandere NPC Haunted Me Like a Ghost 通关后病娇NPC像鬼一样缠着我 Hurricane jelly飓风jellyFantastical Romance252k WordsCompleted [Modern-day fantasy + transmigration to another world + adored by everyone + male lead starts as a loyal, beautiful puppy and gradually turns dark and yandere + mutual salvation | devoted, possessive love | devoted to each other, happy ending | time-travel paradoxes | an adventure collecting evil artifacts] Wen Zhuyue picks up a dying golden-haired boy at the execution grounds from the start. With a hairpin between his lips, he timidly calls her Master. He never fights back or talks back, and he 121Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The story of a loyal vampire who is raised by his mother gradually turning into a yandere due to the female lead's repeated departures from him; the male lead believes he is a substitute.

7. 7 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 818Reads8.3Score100Shelves
8. 8 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 7.8kReads8.4Score450Shelves

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   SuSu is here to recommend some books!! [Shy][shy] ☀The first one is a substitute romance novel. The female lead treats the male lead as a substitute for her childhood sweetheart. After the male lead finds out, he cuts his face, which is later healed, but the female lead goes abroad [crying]. The male lead also gets a mole on the corner of his eye and imitates the second male lead's smile. When the female lead comes back, he asks her if he looks like him [almost crying][crying] ☀The second one is about a male lead who steals the female lead from the second male lead. The female lead hates the male lead because of this. To please her, the male lead imitates the second male lead by wearing white and asks her if he looks like him? [Crying]

9. 9 给 After Being Four Big Shots’ Stand-Ins, I Earn a Billion a Year 给四个大佬当替身后，我年薪百亿 Rose Lord玫瑰卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No fixed pairing + everyone gets their comeuppance + transmigrated female supporting character + female lead diligently follows the plot but doesn’t get emotionally involved] After dying from a brain hemorrhage, Jiang Nuannuan transmigrated into a book, specifically a chaotic mash-up of melodramatic CEO romances. She got the role of a disposable fake heiress and stand-in, and activated the Hundred-Billion Stand-In System. Jiang Nuannuan: For the sake of making a living, I’ll put up with it! I’l 14.2kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
10. 10 他 The Day His First Love Returned, I Hid My Pregnancy 他的白月光回国那天，我藏起孕肚 Luo Wuyou洛无忧Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Also known as Get Lost, Ex-Husband: revenge against scumbags + a self-reliant heroine] “Let's get divorced. She's back.” On their second wedding anniversary, Shen Yunwu was ruthlessly abandoned by Qin Ye. She silently clutched her pregnancy test results, then vanished without a trace. Who could have guessed that from that day on, Qin Ye would go mad searching for her everywhere? One day, he saw the woman he'd been searching for walk by happily, holding a little child by the hand. “Whose child i 3.8kReads8.8Score666Shelves
11. 11 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 49.1kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    Due to a system error, the female lead targeted the wrong man. While she was pursuing the second male lead, the male lead secretly loved her. Seeing her constantly following the second male lead around, while the second male lead remained indifferent, the male lead felt both sorry for her and jealous. Later, realizing her true target was the male lead, she focused all her attention on winning him over. The male lead, however, still believed she was only pursuing him to spite the second male lead and remained insecure.

12. 12 烬 Lord Jin, Don't Cry. The Wife's Dead First Love Is Alive 烬爷别哭，夫人死去的白月光活了 Iced Four-Fruit Soup四果汤加冰Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted Jiang Yuan grew up following Liang Ting around, and her greatest wish was to marry him. When Jiang Yuan was eighteen and preparing to confess her feelings, Liang Ting died. The young girl's heart shattered, and Qin Xiao Jin's heart broke right along with it. Qin Xiao Jin had always had a question. “Everyone says childhood sweethearts are a perfect match. But what if a girl has two childhood sweetheart boys?” -- Qin Xiao Jin had secretly loved Jiang Yuan for eighteen years, but that silly girl ha 5.9kReads8.6Score431Shelves

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    Qin Xiaojin had secretly loved Jiang Yuan for years, but she had someone else in her heart—her childhood friend Liang Ting. Qin Xiaojin was always resentful, believing Liang Ting couldn't compare to him in any way. Whenever Jiang Yuan went out with her crush, he would always try to interfere, saying they were childhood friends, so why wasn't he included? Later, Jiang Yuan's crush and her parents died in a car accident, but Liang Ting's body was never found. During Jiang Yuan's darkest period, Qin Xiaojin was always there for her, silently supporting her. In the end, he and Jiang Yuan got together. He believed Jiang Yuan saw him as a substitute for Liang Ting, or that she only got together with him out of pity, so he used all sorts of tricks and schemes to seduce her. [Laughing][laughing][laughing] Even his friends said he had the status of a legitimate wife but the behavior of a mistress, the style of a brothel owner. [Shy] It was particularly amusing. [Thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up]

13. 13 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 2.5kReads8.4Score134Shelves

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    ✨① The male lead feels like a substitute, very humble, even imitating the female lead's first love, her "white moonlight," willingly becoming her substitute. He's stunned when he learns that the "white moonlight" was just a casual remark from the female lead to appease her family, and that such a person doesn't actually exist. ✨② The female lead is the daughter of a billionaire, ruthless and decisive in the business world, while the male lead also humbly acts as her substitute.

14. 14 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 2kReads8.8Score164Shelves
15. 15 周 Professor Zhou, Why Do You Blush So Easily When I Flirt with You? 周教授，怎么一撩就脸红啊 Iced Four-Fruit Soup四果汤加冰Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Bestselling suspense novelist Wen Jiujiu wrote a romance novel in her spare time, only to be roasted by readers for how terribly she wrote the romantic scenes. Wen Jiujiu: “Picking on me for being single since birth?” The next day, Wen Jiujiu went to have a meal with her younger brother, who was in college, and happened to witness his teacher being pressured to go on blind dates. Looking at the man before her, with his broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, and shapely backside, Wen Jiujiu de 1.9kReads9.1Score235Shelves
16. 16 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 15.7kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The male lead was arrogant to the point of being obnoxious, trying to get attention. Yan Man was always either trying to coax him or on her way to coax him. But when Yan Man said, "I'm tired of you," he completely panicked. Later, his pursuit of his wife became even more relentless. Even knowing that he might be a substitute, he picked up his shattered self and continued to pester her, "Man Man, please, even if it's just as a lover, look at me."

17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villain Wants Me to Kiss Them Today, Too 快穿：反派今天也要我亲亲 Zhu Jinshu祝锦书Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Girl x boy, female top stays on top, mutual devotion, no fixed pairing, a touch of universal admiration, female virgin/male non-virgin] 1v1 and 1vN pairings appear at random. After He Sheng dies, an unknown System spirits her away. It’s very busy, though, and only tells her that her missions involve villains. It then sends her to a mission world and tells her to live well until it has time to deal with her. So He Sheng spends her days “teasing cats and dogs” in the mission worlds. Determined no 4.8kReads8.8Score438Shelves

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    • ᴗ • ᐝ This one is slightly related, a quick transmigration type! GB-oriented! Basically, the male protagonist is very insecure and humble! There might not be a substitute plot! Those who can accept GB might want to check it out! It's quite interesting! [Admiration]

18. 18 爆 Spoiled Rotten: The Green Tea Chancellor's Beloved Comes Back to Life 爆宠，绿茶丞相的心上人复活后 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted [Clever, kind, and resilient heroine VS proud, refined hero who's a humble, fake-sweet puppy] [One-on-one sweet romance, the hero suffers, time gap, raising a child] Xu Zhaozhao once transmigrated three thousand years into the past, to the Jin Dynasty, to complete a mission. But the mission failed, and she was forced to marry Xie Zhen, the eldest son of the Xie family. They had a daughter, Xie Yunlu. At last, her organization came to retrieve her and send her back to the modern world. Then she r 3.1kReads7.6Score211Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first two books, especially the first one; the male protagonist is incredibly humble. The third book is my personal favorite; feel free to check it out if you're interested. Thanks.

19. 19 心 Darling, Please Don't Leave Me, Okay? 心肝，别不要我了好不好 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Blazing Love" is now available] [Reborn + Obsessive Devotion + Healing] When we first met, you were a song of warmth in the southern cold, healing me night after night as I languished in hell. On a cold night, seven-year-old Nan Sheng found Yin Han huddled in a corner of an alley and held out her warm, pale hand. Her first words to him were, "Hey, big brother, you're so handsome! Would you come home with me and be my husband?" Yin Han didn't know that the moment he took th 18.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    So heartbreaking!!! I cried several times.

20. 20 领 After We Got Our Marriage Certificate, I Found Out My Yandere Husband Was a Lovesick Puppy 领证后，发现病娇老公竟然是舔狗 Xia Wushang夏无殇Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, secret crush, obsessive love, mutual salvation, long-laid plans] A bold, alluring female CEO VS an obsessive, celibate antique restorer On their wedding day, her fiancé goes abroad to pursue his true love, leaving Xu Weiyin the laughingstock of the entire capital. To blow off steam, she takes her supercar out for a wild drive. A handsome pretty boy suddenly appears in front of her car, and the two quickly marry and move in together. Rumors spread that the eldest Miss Xu is k 221Reads8.9Score—Shelves
21. 21 装 Playing Innocent, I Am Hounded Every Day by the Ruthless CEO 装乖，疯批总裁日日缠哄 Halfway Up the Mountain花半山Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Healing + Humble Devotion + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] [Cool, spirited, warm-hearted beauty vs. a secretly unhinged obsessive] Jiang Cha's body was taken over by another soul for three years. Pei Qingji was abused for three years, left covered in scars and suffering from severe psychological trauma. Three years later, she finally got the chance to fight her way back, only to discover that everyone had turned against her! But why hadn't Pei Qingji divorced her after being tormented so badl 4.6kReads8.5Score596Shelves
22. 22 乖 Good Girl! Let Big Sis Spoil You! The Aloof, Sickly, Flirtatious Lord Yu 乖！姐姐疼我！冷舔病娇屿爷会撩 Lucky Baby财宝宝Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted (Reborn + cold male lead who yearns for her + both devoted to each other) In her previous life, Jiang Mian tried to escape her hot-tempered boyfriend by deliberately seducing the capital's crown prince, Mo Yusen. To her surprise, he was a madman too. “Be good, big sister. Love me.” He kept her pampered at home day after day, and she gave birth to one lovesick little obsessive after another. After being reborn, she swore to stay away from him and find a normal man to marry and have children with. 4.4kReads9.0Score420Shelves
23. 23 为 He Bows to Her: The Obsessive CEO Can't Stop Pursuing and Teasing the Alluring Woman 为她俯首，偏执总裁疯缠撩欲世女 Wan Shanyue挽杉月Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted [Complete~] [Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Entertainment Industry + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + Married First, Love Later] [Two Powerful Families + Strong Heroine + Power Couple] [Confident, bold, and unstoppable heroine x a hero who hides his possessive, lovelorn nature behind a gentle facade] Everyone knows that the eldest daughter of the Li family is spoiled and willful, has no chance of inheriting the family fortune, and is even being forced to marry the current head of the Song f 1.4kReads9.2Score169Shelves
24. 24 失 What Did I Do During Those Eight Years I Lost My Memory? 失忆那八年，我都做了什么？ Years of Worry Weave into Splendor岁忧成绮Ancient Romance179k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + amnesia + System + revenge + strong female lead] To stay alive, Ye Huan worked four jobs every day. Unexpectedly, she wasn’t worked to death, and she never got her hands on the money. Instead, some inexplicably deranged woman stabbed her to death. After dying, she was forcibly summoned into the body by a wandering soul from another world, who also expected her to help carry out a grand plan of revenge. She had no choice but to make good use of her new identity and do her bes 2Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 重 Reborn: The General Always Thinks He's a Stand-In 重生之将军总把自己当替身 Yi Yi Yi Yi伊依以翼Two Male Leads399k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Mu Zhiming was deceived and persecuted by the person he revered, and died a miserable death on the road to exile. Reborn in this life, he was determined to turn the tide and live in peace. As he bent the world to his will, unraveling mysteries in the capital and weathering the turmoil of war and a struggle for the throne, he suddenly glimpsed a heart full of devotion. From then on, Mu Zhiming fell head over heels, unable to pull himself free. Yet on their wedding night, the 833Reads8.8Score158Shelves

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    I hate myself for having to say those compliments, but all I could say was "It's super beautiful!" Oh well, the reading time speaks for itself. [Heart emoji]

26. 26 乖 Be Good, and I’ll Love You 乖一点就爱你 Ma Meisi码梅斯Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, domineering heroine who always says exactly what she thinks VS gentle, pure-hearted, aloof boy / quiet, reserved, scheming husband material] Jiang Feng had a top student and campus heartthrob named Pei Jianghe. At least half the girls in school liked him, but only Xia Chan knew his astonishing secret: By day, he was a pure-hearted academic who would blush if someone even touched his ear. By night, he transformed into a cold, domineering CEO, openly seducing and pressuring her. Xia 3.4kReads9.1Score303Shelves

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    These three are the best I picked from countless novels about substitutes. They perfectly capture the male protagonist's humiliating yet desperate attempt to turn the tables. He feels he can be a substitute, but deep down he still yearns to be the one in charge. Read it! It's all about the bittersweet feeling of being a substitute!! The first one is incredibly mind-bending. By day, she's an innocent, clingy little flower, but by night she encounters a domineering, mature husband. The two are constantly jealous of each other—it's super engaging!!! The second one is about a female protagonist who loses her memory and resolves numerous misunderstandings with the male protagonist. He always believes he's someone else's substitute, even wearing that person's clothes to please her, only to feel ashamed of his despicable thoughts. You'll have to experience this book for yourself [thinking][thinking]. The third one is very heartbreaking for the male protagonist. The female protagonist has a deceased "white moonlight" (ideal love), and since she's dead, the male protagonist starts trying to win her over. However, the deceased "white moonlight" "comes back to life," leaving the male protagonist extremely humble. The plot might be a bit infuriating at first; if you can't handle that, don't read it. But it gets sweet later on.

27. 27 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 65Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    The male lead in the first book is incredibly humble; outwardly strong, he secretly acts like a dog to the female lead because she has a beauty mark that resembles her ideal woman, and he only hopes she'll notice him more.

28. 28 G After I Humiliated the Enemy General, He Became My Dog GB折辱敌国将军后他成为我的狗 Mu Xi Aaaaaa木曦AaaaaaAncient Romance179k WordsCompleted [A novel about tormenting men! Tormenting men! Tormenting men!] (The rating is low because it just opened.) [Female-led romance + Male lead abuse + The substitute takes her place + Physical and emotional torment + Love and hatred] [The male lead is tormented in every chapter, imprisoned and abused by the female lead] [Mad, obsessive princess versus a bewitchingly beautiful enemy general] The realm is currently divided among four states: Qi, Chen, Yan, and Zhao. Four years ago, Jiang Sangning was 2.8kReads8.0Score164Shelves

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    The female lead uses the male lead as a substitute, making him suffer until he cries.

29. 29 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 1.2kReads7.8Score103Shelves

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    In the first book of the "Substitute" novel, the male protagonist discovers he is a substitute in chapter 80, and in the second book, he discovers he is a substitute in chapter 46. In both stories, the male protagonist bows his head and willingly becomes a substitute (of course, the female protagonist loves the male protagonist).

30. 30 快 Quick Transmigration: The Wicked Female Supporting Character Tears the Script to Shreds 快穿：恶毒女配撕碎剧本 Cloudlike Tea Leaves茶叶云片Modern Romance774k WordsOngoing [Sweet and angsty, with no tired tropes + immersive quick transmigration + one-on-one romance + love at first sight + the heroine is the original host] The goddess Yan Ning drunkenly tumbles into a book and becomes a series of ill-fated supporting heroines. Her spirit pet, Zhu Zhu the Pig, quickly reads through all the plots and finds her. But why isn't anything going the way the script says? [World One] The amnesiac CEO's fiancée A certain CEO: “After I lost my memory, I got jealous of myself 25kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    In the first small world, the male protagonist suffers from amnesia and doesn't remember that the female protagonist is his wife. He thinks she is someone else's wife and that he is a substitute.

31. 31 暴 The Tyrant's Little Temptress Is Wild and Irresistible 暴君的小妖精又撩又野 Qiao Yiqian乔亦浅Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted [Search the leads' names to find the short drama] [Both leads are chaste + equally powerful, one-to-one romance. Enjoy] The slave she had once humiliated and tormented has ascended the throne. He pins her against a chaise longue, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. The delicate chain around her ankle jingles softly, its chill seeping into the dark of night. “Your Highness, do you know that from the very first moment I saw you, I… No, this slave wanted to see you in such a helpless, w 7.3kReads9.2Score898Shelves

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    "If only she would give me even a little bit of love. But she's completely devoted to that man who keeps the cat; not even a sliver of love, in Chapter 106..."

32. 32 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 3.9kReads8.7Score189Shelves

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    The male lead was willing to be a stand-in later on.

33. 33 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 584Reads8.5Score103Shelves

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    Don't let its low rating fool you, this book is absolutely amazing! The "humble younger man/older woman" dynamic is irresistible.

34. 34 重 Reborn: The Cold CEO Knows How to Soothe, Flirt, and Act Cute 重生，禁欲总裁会哄会撩会撒娇 Er Fu二伏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Sweet, gentle beauty VS devoted, humble, obsessive CEO] [Mutual salvation + sweet wealthy-family romance + humble male lead + both leads' first love] Only after Bai Moqing died did she learn that Shang Sinian had loved her deeply, yet hadn't even dared to get close to her. After she was killed by a scumbag, he took revenge for her and then died with her. Reborn, all she wanted was to cling to her CEO husband's coattails, take down the scumbag, and turn her life around! She never expe 13.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is reborn, and the male lead always feels that she doesn't like him. After not seeing her for a long time, he imagines all sorts of thoughts that she doesn't want him. He dotes on her very much!

35. 35 被 After I Used and Dumped Him, He Went More and More Insane 被我始乱终弃后，他日渐疯批 Ling Xiu铃岫Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + 1v1 romance + the hero’s long road to winning her back + a touch of dark yandere obsession + a strange but mutual pursuit + happy ending] [Cool, aloof genius cultivator × proud, poised young lady who has everything under control] Su Xi is the sort of person you’d expect to find as a villainess. Proud and domineering, wanton and willful, arrogant and accustomed to throwing her weight around. In her previous life, because she was a demonic cauldron, she ended up betraying her 3.6kReads9.2Score348Shelves
36. 36 蹂 After I Tormented the Male Lead, He Spoiled Me Rotten 蹂躏男主后，他将我宠上天 Nan Xiaofei南小非Ancient Romance642k WordsCompleted [Sweet 1v1 romance] [Pretending to transmigrate into a book] [The real powerhouse] She transmigrates into a book and becomes the evil female cannon fodder destined to be made into a human pig by the male lead. The System gives her two tasks: follow the original plot and humiliate the male lead, then make him fall hopelessly in love with her. Faced with a hellishly difficult challenge, she takes it all in stride. At their first meeting, he bites through her artery and swears to make her wish she 8.9kReads9.3Score981Shelves

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    ①: The male lead is extremely humble. To beg for the female lead's forgiveness, he humbles himself to the point of being in the dust, kneeling on the ground with red eyes, pleading with her not to give up on him, not to abandon him. The male lead is also incredibly petty and jealous; he's extremely envious even of the female lead's liking for other people's desserts.

37. 37 快 Quick Transmigration: 108 Ways for a Villainess to Redeem Herself 快穿：渣女洗白一百零八式 Cold River, Night Rain江寒夜雨Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Everyone else gets contracted by the System after they die. Qiao Jinhuan is different: she takes a nap and wakes up forcibly contracted to help a scumbag woman redeem herself. Redeeming her would be one thing, but the story starts at the point of no return. How is she supposed to turn this around? 018: Come on, old friend, get it together! Qiao Jinhuan: Let me retire! The next second, the pitiful little thing who was wronged and met a tragic end appears before her. Qiao Jinhuan had planned to co 21.6kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
38. 38 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 4.9kReads8.5Score234Shelves

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    Why! Why did I give everything, yet it couldn't compare to the arrival of my true love! Why did you treat me like a substitute?! I even gave you half my life! What more do you want...?! [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

39. 39 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 554Reads8.8Score118Shelves
40. 40 离 During the Divorce Cooling-Off Period, She Chases Her Husband to the Crematorium 离婚冷静期，她追夫火葬场 She Yu舎予Modern Romance484k WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Secret identities + Substitute + First love + Marriage before love + Mutual salvation + Husband-chasing crematorium] (The male lead suffers in the early part, then she chases after him. This is very male-lead-focused, so don't read it if you can't handle that! It's not a mindless power fantasy; the male lead is genuinely lowly and self-effacing at first!) A cool, aloof CEO with a host of secret identities × Jian Qingya, a genius jewelry designer A blind date brings the two together in 428Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    Knowing he was a substitute, the male protagonist was willing to do it, even though the substitute was his father's illegitimate son! He offered his true heart and humbly begged for love, but the female protagonist thought he had ulterior motives and cruelly hurt him!

41. 41 相 People in Love Should Get a Happy Ending, No Matter What! 相爱的人就应该狠狠HE！ Gege Zhou个个舟Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing A BL anthology. There are all kinds of tragic BE stories in the world. To fulfill people's longing for HE endings, the Space-Time Administration has launched a project called the BE Story Rescue Plan. The stories that were meant to have HE endings will get another chance. This time, no more BE endings. Planned arcs: Arc One: A sturdy, humble, self-deprecating country bumpkin of a child husband x a career-minded, city-loving darling girl √ “I'll never go back to that place. I want to leave b 18kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    I guess so.

42. 42 再 Falling for Him Again: The Elegant CEO Is Absolutely Smitten 再度沦陷，矜贵总裁他超爱 Morning Glow晨灼灼Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + everyday life raising a child] When Ruan Jin wakes up, she’s told she’s lost five years of her memory. In that time, she got married and had a three-year-old child. Even more shocking, her husband is her ex-boyfriend’s uncle?! When he learns she’s awake, the man rushes into her room with their child. The moment they see her, both their eyes turn red. The man’s voice is strained: “Honey, please don’t divorce me...” The child, who looks a little like her, clutches her clothes with 3.4kReads8.8Score230Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! (★>U<★) Highly recommend it! ʕ ᵔᴥᵔ ʔ The male lead's cautious love for the female lead is so touching (⋟⋞) The female lead's blatant favoritism towards the male lead after losing her memory is also hilarious. The adorable and sensible child is so endearing! ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅

43. 43 她 She's a Brat, He's Happy to Be Played, and He Spoils Her Relentlessly 她不乖，他甘愿被玩，死命哄着 Er Li二厘Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [He secretly loves her + she’s only having fun + after years apart, a poor boy returns as a Southeast Asian power broker] [Carefree, spoiled heiress X cold on the outside, wild and passionate poor boy] A bet gives Cen Wan one month to make Shen Qingci, the aloof campus heartthrob, fall for her. He is the untouchable flower no girl has ever managed to win over. She gets him in just three days. Cen Wan has never cared much for anything that comes too easily. Once she gets bored, she plans to dump 10.2kReads8.5Score853Shelves

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    🌿🌿①She casually said: "Let's break up, I'm tired of you." One day, he discovered he was just a substitute, and still couldn't help but plead in a low voice: "I'll pretend nothing happened before, please come back to me." 😭

44. 44 疯 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 244.1kReads9.2Score32.2kShelves

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    1️⃣🌸🌸The male lead mistakenly believes the female lead likes his twin brother and marries her in his brother's place. He's incredibly rich, innocent yet crazy, obedient yet manipulative. Deep down, he's insecure and suffers from skin hunger; a single kiss makes him tremble with excitement. Initially, he's reserved and will get jealous and want to cry when the female lead talks to a fake male concubine, but will pretend to be magnanimous. He's a shy, crybaby who loves cuddles and hugs. 2️⃣🍓🍓The male lead steals his best friend's girlfriend, using a humble and forceful approach. He might wear white like the second male lead.

45. 45 黑 The Fallen War God: The Lovesick Villain Falls into My Arms 黑化战神：病娇反派入我怀 Whale in the Plate盘中鲸Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted They say Mu Yuan is an illegitimate daughter: ignorant, uncouth, and good for nothing. But... Open a textbook, and she’s the author of the passage! Attend an aristocratic banquet, and she’s the daughter of an elite family! When danger strikes, she wears the uniform of the Empire’s marshal, standing tall amid the smoke and flames like a guardian deity! The whole world worships her secret identity! They also say she keeps a fish... He is a walking corpse from a boundless hell. With a bloodstained 440Reads9.2Score105Shelves

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    Hello everyone, I'm Amo: 🌻In the first book, the male lead always imitates the female lead's ideal woman. He always knew she didn't love him, but he thought that as long as he loved her, that was enough [heart]. But when he found out her ideal woman was a figment of his imagination, he was completely consumed by jealousy [laughs]. 🌻In the second book, a dark female warrior versus a humble villain, a mutual redemption [heart]. Actually, the male lead gave his heart to the female lead, hoping that in the next life she would still have him in her heart. But he didn't know that she had already fallen in love with him. The female lead is reborn and spoils the male lead madly [you'll understand]. Like and follow, and next time you're looking for something to read, look for Amo, you won't get lost! [Sending heart]

46. 46 白 After My White Moonlight Faked Her Death, the Yandere Big Shot Wouldn't Leave Her Alone 白月光死遁后，病娇大佬穷追不舍 Clear Dreams in March三月清梦Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Meng transmigrated into a book as a sickly, ill-fated supporting woman who coughed up blood every few steps and tormented the villain early in the story. The System told her that if she helped the villain grow up, she could be reborn, so she began diligently raising him. At first, he looked distant and gloomy, like a fierce wolf cub, claws bared. “Don’t come near me.” Later, he began hoping for more and more affection. He reined in his dark, terrifying possessiveness and obsession, acted obed 17.6kReads9.5Score2kShelves
47. 47 太 My Eunuch Husband Is More Beautiful Than Flowers 太监夫君比花娇 Beautiful Lady美人娘Ancient Romance235k WordsCompleted (A genuine eunuch x a princess from a fallen kingdom, light and sweet romance + mutual salvation) When the Nan Kingdom raises its army, the Ying Kingdom surrenders without a fight. The uncherished little princess proves to be the last person to uphold the dignity of Ying, and the moment she hears the news, she prepares to die for her country. But the new emperor betroths her to a great hero of the Nan Kingdom: Zhu Yunjian, the Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs. This eunuch is cru 7kReads9.3Score911Shelves

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    The male lead is a eunuch and has always been insecure, believing the female lead likes someone else. He's liked her since he was very young. The female lead is also a very good and obedient girl.

48. 48 九 Down-and-Out Heiress in the 1990s Marries a Rugged Man and Has His Baby! 九零落魄千金，嫁个糙汉生崽崽！ Chen Tumao陈土猫Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted A devoted couple + period setting + forced marriage + loyal puppy-like male lead + farming + not a sweet romance + not a wish-fulfillment story! When Wen Jing was eighteen, she discovered that she wasn't the Wen family's daughter and returned to her biological parents. The village's resident troublemaker, Lu Yanshen, took one look at her and set his sights on her. He forced her to marry him, and they had a son. “You're my mother, and you and my dad are truly in love.” “No, no, no. It wasn't forc 2.9kReads8.3Score165Shelves

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    The male lead is a powerful and wealthy hoodlum in the village. He forces himself on the female lead, getting her pregnant and having a son. For six years after their marriage, he is treated coldly by her. Suddenly, the female lead suffers amnesia and returns to a time six years in the past when she didn't know the male lead. She rediscovers his deep affection, and the male lead becomes incredibly humble and submissive – it's very sweet! The male lead is initially a hoodlum, but he gradually changes to be a better person to win the female lead's heart. Later, he reforms, and the female lead, with her 18-year-old memories, falls in love with him again. They live a sweet and happy life together. [Heart emoji]

49. 49 娇 Sweetheart Mistakes the Tyrant for Her Dream Lover, and He Sees Red 娇娇认错梦中人，疯批暴君急红眼 Yifeitai亦非台Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing "Mutual devotion, sweet romance, shared dreams, mistaken identity, healing, exclusive love, an obsessive and unhinged hero, a soft and alluring heroine" Ever since Ruan Lichu took pity on a wild man she found at the bottom of a cliff and saved him, she has dreamed of him every night. Unlike his cool, chaste self in real life, the man in her dreams has a wolfish gaze and behaves with reckless abandon, gripping her slender waist every night... They share dreams night after night, and every night, 75Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    👉"I look exactly like him, and if Ali just likes the gentle, refined type, can't I change it?"👈💥The wild man in her dreams always grabs her and plays with her wantonly. The female lead mistakes her dream partner, but he humbly begs, "Don't leave me."

50. 50 嘘 Shh, I'm Secretly Keeping a Stand-In for My One True Love 嘘，我偷偷养了白月光替身 Treeless White无树白Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted [A heads-up: who says a CEO has to be a man?~] Since she couldn't have the woman she loved, she secretly kept a substitute. To Xu Xu, he was only an imitation, a secret that had to be kept hidden from everyone. But to A Qing, she was the love of his life. So he kept trying to get closer to Luo Ziqing, hoping only that the woman might look his way a little more often. He asked for nothing else. "Xu Xu, whoever you want me to become, that's who I'll be..." "Even if you never love me..." [Heroine: 58Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    It's amazing! The first one is absolutely addictive! Trust me!

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