The Hero Willingly Becomes Her Substitute 😭 “Luckily, There’s Still Something About Me That She Likes.” 男主甘愿当替身😭“幸好我身上还有她喜欢的地方

1. 1 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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   In this book, the male protagonist always felt that it was his body that kept the female protagonist, allowing her to still have a place for him in her heart.

2. 2 他 He’s Obsessive and Twisted, but He Loves Me 他偏执变态，但他爱我 Red Bean Paste红豆红豆沙Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Sassy Heiress] vs. [Obsessive, Twisted Ambitious Wolf] [The Male Lead Really Is Sick] [He’s Obsessive and Crazy, but He Loves Me] Qin Ya has lost her memory, and the husband she won through force and every underhanded trick in the book wants to divorce her. No, no, no. She won’t get divorced. How could anyone not like Ya-ya? This must be a misunderstanding. She has to make her husband change his mind. But her husband is so handsome, and he keeps seducing her in subtle ways without eve 2.7kReads8.9Score199Shelves

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   Hahaha, the first book features a female lead who suffers from amnesia. She believes she forced herself on the male lead, monitoring and imprisoning him. When she discovers the truth, the sky falls. The male lead always thought the female lead couldn't forget the male supporting character and believed he was a substitute.

3. 3 穿 Seven Years into the Future: I Secretly Married My Archrival, the Movie Emperor 穿到七年后：我和死对头影帝隐婚 Lin Pu林葡Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [The youngest son of a powerful family: a gloomy, lovestruck puppy x a poor high school girl: an arrogant, soft-hearted goddess] [Marriage before love + both are devoted only to each other and secretly in love + healing each other] After the college entrance exams, Jiang Yu woke up to find herself seven years in the future. Her high school nemesis, Qi Yanxing, had become a top-tier star in the entertainment industry! And she wasn't just a nobody working for his company, she had also been secretl 702Reads8.7Score102Shelves
4. 4 说 You Said You Wanted a Substitute, So Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Done? 说好的替身，真不玩了你又哭 County Princess of Jiuzhou九洲县主Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [A crazy, lovesick villainess VS a cold, refined man in power] [Villainess revenge power fantasy (not mindless wish fulfillment, with many hidden clues) + female-led relationship + male stand-ins treated as playthings + training him like a dog + the husband’s long road to winning her back + a battle royale of rival men + all male characters are romantically inexperienced] [A personal male-torture fantasy. Read the first chapter’s content warnings!] Jiang Nanxi spent two years as a stand-in by Hu 2.7kReads7.8Score263Shelves

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   In this book, the male lead initially treats the female lead as a substitute, only to discover he's the substitute himself. He then goes mad with love and humility. The current update is quite short, but it's very exciting, full of chaotic love triangles, and importantly, it's a female-dominated story! The female lead has more than one substitute!! The word count is still quite low, and I'm afraid the author might suddenly stop updating, so I recommend everyone check it out!

5. 5 她 The Third Day After She Disappeared 她消失的第三天 Jin Er斤二Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Delicate darling x rugged man Substitute x crematorium x happy ending - When Zhao Haitang was eighteen, she became a blood bank for the Qin family’s young lady. Everyone said Miss Qin’s older brother was a ruthless man who had fought his way out of the slums alone while caring for his sickly little sister. He had risen from the dregs of society to become one of Dongzhou’s new elite. Cross him, and he’d make you suffer for it. Zhao Haitang paid no attention to the rumors. She was madly in love wi 157.1kReads9.1Score22.8kShelves

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   Such a proud person would only shatter upon discovering they were being used as a substitute, and then feel sorry for them after realizing it.

6. 6 借 I Borrowed the Campus Heartthrob as a Stand-In, but He Fell for Me Obsessively 借校草当替身，他偏执沦陷了 Ruo Qiqi偌七七Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [Male Stand-in | Hopeless Romantic | Winning Himself Over | Only Her Will Do, A Little Angst for Him | Pure and Devoted Male Lead | Reunited After a Breakup | Happy Ending] Shen Jingwan has always carried a white moonlight in her heart. That boy was gentle and pure, an obsession she kept hidden deep inside and could never forget. After transferring schools, she met Lu Yanzhou. He had a face exactly like Lin Xu's, was the top student no one at school dared approach, the most handsome guy on camp 5.1kReads8.7Score488Shelves

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   The innocent male protagonist is so deeply in love that he faints when he finds out he's just a substitute.

7. 7 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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   The male lead believes he's a substitute, incredibly humble, imitating the female lead's ideal woman. A proud and unrestrained person is wrapped up as a gentle and refined one, hoping to keep the female lead by having a child. "I am Mr. Ji (the female lead's surname)," he says, followed by a farewell. 🥺

8. 8 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

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   It's pretty good. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] It's a substitute trope, mainly about torturing the male lead. It shows how powerful the "white moonlight" (ideal love interest) can be; she even kneels in the rain, praying to the gods for his protection.

9. 9 双 Two Substitutes 双替身 Xie Cijia Gu谢辞嘉顾Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted People said Yuexi had hit the jackpot. She had been a nobody with no special talents or connections, but because her pretty face bore a slight resemblance to the business tycoon Ye Jinyu's idealized first love, Ye Jinyu cherished her like a princess. They said Yuexi had stayed faithfully by Ye Jinyu's side for three years, that her love for him flowed like an endless river, and that she had done everything in her power to take the place of the woman in his heart. Later, they said Ye Jinyu had i —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 你 But You See Him as a Substitute 你却把他当替身 Nine Wishes M九愿MModern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Clear-eyed heroine who treats the hero as a stand-in VS hero who falls for her, believing she loves him] [The hero is pure; the heroine’s heart isn’t. She’s deeply in love with her white moonlight. BE/HE] [The white moonlight really is dead, and the hero and the white moonlight really are strangers who just look alike] Everyone in Rongcheng thinks Shen Qinghe is madly in love with Lu Yanzhou. Only Shen Qinghe knows the truth: her love dried up long ago. But she really can’t leave Lu Yanzhou, be 493Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The female lead has always loved her ideal man, and the male lead, who is her substitute, has never done anything to hurt her like in other novels; he has always doted on her.

11. 11 孪 Twin Shadows 孪影 Ning Sixi宁四夕Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted Secret crush + twins + stand-in romance + possessive love + groveling to win her back The Xie family has an ancestral rule: “There can be no second sun in the sky, no two rulers in one nation, and no twins in one family.” Twins might be considered a blessing among ordinary people, but in the Marquis of Zhenbei’s household, they are an ill omen, a sign that the family will split and its power will fall. After returning gravely wounded from the northern frontier, Shen Mushuang finds that her once- 721Reads—Score107Shelves

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    This is a historical romance novel about unrequited love. The female lead is in love with the male lead's twin brother, and the male lead repeatedly pretends to be the brother, just to get closer to her. He's tough on the outside, but he's actually deeply in love with her, a truly humble and secretive love. [Crying][crying]

12. 12 忧 After the Melancholy Girl Took the Proud Crown Prince for a Stand-In 忧郁妹宝把矜傲太子爷当成替身后 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Male Stand-In + Male Lead Angst + Sweet Romance + Both Chaste + Bittersweet, Dramatic 1v1] [Proud, Refined Young Master × Melancholy, Scheming Female Con Artist] Jiang Yin shamelessly clung to Shao Shidu, the capital’s princeling, for years. From the first moment she saw him, she decided to treat him well without asking for anything in return, staying by his side. She didn’t care that he already had a childhood sweetheart whom everyone envied. Then, one day, Shao Shidu’s childhood sweetheart we 34kReads8.8Score5.7kShelves

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    These two are absolutely amazing!

13. 13 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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    After the male lead found out that the female lead was using him as a stand-in, he cut his face and then had a mole removed, just like the one on the stand-in.

14. 14 离 After the Divorce, His Whole Family Dotes on His Sickly Ex-Wife 离婚后，全家都团宠他的病娇前妻 Miss Shadow影子小姐Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted [Real and fake daughters + doted on by the whole family + mad, lovesick female lead + win-back-the-wife funeral pyre] Bo Zili’s ex-wife, who had died in prison three years ago, suddenly appeared at a press conference attended by thousands, and became his project partner. “I’m back, alive and kicking. Surprised? Didn’t see that coming?” His face darkened on the spot. The woman’s red lips curled into a smile, sweet and infuriating. “So angry? Then how does President Bo plan to punish me? Hmm?” Eve 1.6kReads9.0Score119Shelves

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    I'm so humble, little puppy, I'll kneel on a balloon—but don't let it pop! I'll give you my life, just look at me again! [Kissing emoji]

15. 15 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
16. 16 雾 Snow in the Winter Mist 雾冬有雪 Half a Pear半块梨Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Rekindled romance / reunion at the opening / self-delusion / bittersweet / both leads are inexperienced] [Well-behaved, cool-headed novelist VS scheming, devoted CEO] * That year, Zhu Wendong, desperate to escape her family’s control, got involved with the illegitimate son of the wealthy Qi family of Jiangbei. Everyone knew Qi Yanxue as cultured and aloof, gentle and polite, the sort of man one could only hope to meet. Only Zhu Wendong knew about his near-mad possessiveness toward her. It was 14.8kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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    The male lead believed the female lead had a "white moonlight" (ideal love), and was willing to become a substitute for her for love.

17. 17 誓 Swore She’d Never Be the Other Woman? The Mad Fu Boss Becomes Her Lover Every Night 誓不当三？疯批傅总夜夜当情夫 Sanyingli三樱里Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families, second male lead pursues his wife to the crematorium, sweet and satisfying, twists, hero fights to win her] Ruan Li wanted to tell her fiancé that her face blindness had been cured. Instead, she overheard him making a bet with his friends: “Whoever can pretend to be me and sleep with Ruan Li, ruining the engagement, gets my sports car. Don't worry, she's face-blind.” Ruan Li: Is there really a deal this good? That night, she slept with Shi Yu, the poor but handsome top student 7.1kReads8.6Score968Shelves

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    Male lead: "A stand-in? Interesting. The mistress becomes a stand-in, and eventually becomes the main wife."

18. 18 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 57.5kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    The last one is super good!

19. 19 重 Reborn as a Demon Queen, I Will Turn the Tables 重生之妖后要翻天 Little Sprout小嫩芽Ancient Romance466k WordsCompleted [Rebirth and face-slapping, taking down scumbags] [Unhinged, mutually devoted, 1v1] The male lead gets the angst, with a focus on female dominance. (Paranoid, frail prince x cold-blooded, bold, and stunning legitimate daughter) Note: When the heroine's demonic power is weak, she's a delicate white lotus who stirs up trouble. At the peak of her power, she's a cool, seductive witch who always takes the initiative!!!! In her past life, Ye Yinli was blinded by false affection and gave everything to 163Reads8.0Score—Shelves
20. 20 G GB: Men Who Love Them Willingly GB：心甘情愿的他们 Shanshanovo山山ovoModern Romance199k WordsCompleted [Female top + devoted puppy + male lead gets hurt + 1v1 + happy ending] [The rating is low because it was only just opened for ratings.] "The Widower" (completed) Hot-tempered woman ghost × lovesick, needy, and obsessive male lead His beloved, who died three years ago, has returned to the world as a ghost. Su Shilang is overjoyed. He grovels and tries every way to please her, terrified she might abandon him again. - "The Male Servant" (completed) A shut-in witch who loves messing with people × a 4kReads8.9Score340Shelves
21. 21 G GB: After I Got Entangled with the Yandere Regent GB：惹上病娇摄政王之后 Little Carp Loves Life小鲤鱼爱生活Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Reborn + romance + political intrigue + devoted, possessive love] Note: The male lead only turns clingy when he's in love. The heroine is a master strategist, but she's not especially strong physically. The heroine also gives other men official status besides the male lead. [Beautiful, sharp-witted, dominant princess heroine X humble, possessive, devoted male lead] (The heroine pursues her ambitions, so the political intrigue takes up quite a bit of the later story.) [The author lov 964Reads9.0Score110Shelves
22. 22 暗 Secret Crush: The Obsessive Snake Beastman Begs the Gods for Mercy 暗恋：偏执蛇兽人他祈求神明垂怜 Little Sprout小嫩芽Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Male lead gets put through the wringer, obsessive, healing story] [GB-leaning, includes being reborn, secret crush] A fickle playgirl who loves them and leaves them × An obsessive, gloomy, lovesick snake beastman Su Luo'an, a rich young lady who had never left a flower garden without brushing against every blossom, kept one lover longer than any of the others. She thought they would part on good terms, but the lover she'd kept by her side changed his tune and locked her in a cage, where she liv 1kReads8.7Score101Shelves
23. 23 老 Honey, Love Me! Abstinent Assistant Xie Is Happy to Be a Substitute 老婆疼疼我！禁欲谢助理甘做替身 Qing Tiaotiao卿迢迢Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Cool-headed female CEO × devoted, attention-seeking male] “Be a substitute? A dog wouldn’t do that. I’ll do it! You don’t want to be her substitute because you can’t handle it, because you’re not worthy. I love being her substitute.” “Not only will I be her substitute, I’ll be her dog!” “If I try hard enough, I can be her substitute for the rest of my life. I won’t even give you the chance to be her dog!” Everyone mocked him for being a substitute for his older brother, bu 72Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 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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    Looking at her former, most hated childhood sweetheart and the child he was holding who looked exactly like her, Shen Zuihuan thought: "Did you get a little too worked up?"

25. 25 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 female lead never loved the male lead, but in the end, the male lead accepted that he was a substitute.

26. 26 贵 The F5 Nobles’ Academy Boys Are All Head Over Heels for Me 贵族学院F5都对我神魂颠倒 Qiu Yingyu秋莹羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge + a battle among male rivals + campus F5 + brothers at odds + going mad for love and willingly becoming a substitute + taming bad boys] In her previous life, Wen Shuning thought she had two rays of light in her life. The first was her fiancé, but his tenderness and thoughtfulness were all an act. He despised her and looked down on her. When he learned she wasn't a daughter of the Wen family, he dumped her without hesitation. Just then, her second ray of light appeared, but from 14.3kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves

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    "Zhuomo Han recommends this book; opening it sets off your journey." The first revenge-themed novel with multiple male leads, a chaotic love triangle, and one of the male leads willingly becoming a substitute for the female lead. This gentle and refined man falls for the female lead, leading to sibling rivalry and madness for love... However, he appears a bit late in the story!

27. 27 薄 Cold and Heartless? The Male Leads Are All Obsessed with Me 薄情寡义？可男主们都为我发疯 Across a Thousand Snowy Mountains at Dusk暮雪千山越Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted [Male-led story + a touch of universal adoration + no fixed pairing + villains get their comeuppance + fighting violence with violence + a little pet training + neither lead is sexually inexperienced] Dogblood angst stories are hard to survive, so the Quick Transmigration Bureau reshuffled its staff, and Gu Yan from the Villain Department volunteered for the job. And then… The System was so anxious it bit its handkerchief: I told you to do the missions, not to train scumbags into dogs! [Th 4.9kReads9.2Score486Shelves
28. 28 对 Is My Wife a Mad Dog? How Did He Get So Weak-Kneed? 对面是疯狗老婆吗？他腰软成这样 Helan Yu Feng贺兰雩风Two Male Leads609k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + two male leads + male lead is the pursuer + twisted push and pull + vicious clashes + 1v1, each other’s first and only] [Handsome, cunning, reserved top with an overpowering need for control × gorgeous, ruthless, gloomy wolf bottom who’s completely unhinged] Wen Ye is the leader of Team One at the Space-Time Administration Center in the Origin World. He has a nasty personality and a belly full of tricks, and before every mission to save someone, he makes sure to extort a 10.1kReads9.2Score982Shelves
29. 29 小 That Flirty Little Minx Is Fickle and Wicked 小撩精她又渣又坏 Er Li二厘Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Two Yanderes + Scheming Heartbreaker + Sweet Romance + A Little Angst + Devoted to Each Other + Male Lead Starts Out as a Purehearted Brat and Later Goes Completely Crazy + The Bad Girl Turns Over a New Leaf] Rumor has it Jiang University has a ridiculously handsome campus bad boy who’s always all over the school forum. Too bad he never flirts with girls or dates. His eyes are only for games, not women. He’s the chaste bad boy everyone craves but no one can have. One day, an announcement came o 2.9kReads8.9Score218Shelves

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    The female lead dated three boyfriends at the same time, and then a love triangle ensued—it was hilarious! [Double yandere + scheming scumbag + sweet and inquisitive + slightly angsty + both are virgins + male lead is an innocent little rascal in the beginning, but is driven crazy later + promiscuous woman turns over a new leaf] He buried his face in her neck, his voice pleading: "Please don't date anyone else, okay? You can date two boyfriends at the same time, just don't leave me, alright?"

30. 30 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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    It's a story about a male substitute. The male lead is arrogant and capricious in the beginning, and the female lead always unconditionally appeases him. Later, when the female lead wants to break up, she says, "I'm tired of you." The male lead then goes through a mad dash to win her back. After discovering he's just a substitute, he begs the female lead, "Please, even as a lover, look at me!" It's so thrilling!! I stayed up all night to finish it!!

31. 31 我 The Eleventh Year After My Death 我死后的第十一年 Pika Black皮卡黑Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted [Reborn face-slapping + a beloved family reunited] [Brilliant, dazzling heiress vs. a powerful man who seems refined and radiant but is, in truth, a dark and obsessive ghost] Lin Mo opened her eyes to discover she had transmigrated to the eleventh year after her death. As she lay dying, she learned that this world was a novel, and all three of her younger brothers were villains. Her second brother was a ruthless CEO who wore Buddhist prayer beads and was in love with the heroine, making an enemy 22.6kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    Hey, this male lead willingly plays the role of a substitute for the female lead, but in the end he becomes the main heroine. There are several parts in between, but thankfully he likes a certain part of me. I highly recommend watching it.

32. 32 女 Matriarchy: Playing the Possessive Lover, the Big Shot Dotes on Her Husband Without Restraint 女尊：扮演病娇，大姥宠夫无度 Qingchun Er清春儿Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + matriarchal world/gender equality + gender-swapped sweet romance + female-centered + semi-immersive obsessive-character roleplay + one-on-one romance, pairings vary] In the small worlds, there are always male leads who hate the female leads' suffocating love and keep trying to escape them. The Heaven that loves women is furious and wants these men, who want it all, to regret their choices. So Ming Xi arrived with the Obsessive Character Roleplay System. The original male 9.7kReads8.9Score882Shelves

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    I'd recommend this book. If you're looking for a female-centric story where the protagonist isn't wronged, this one is also excellent!

33. 33 学 The Ones Who Study the Merciless Dao Are the Most Shameless 学无情道的最骚了 BUG6k WordsCompleted The most shameless people are those who cultivate the Heartless Dao. 244Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 老 The Older Man Is Absolutely Crazy About Me 老男人他超爱我的 BUG7k WordsCompleted That Older Man Is Crazy About Me 142Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 快 Quick Transmigration: Devoted Only to the Original Husband 快穿女尊：独宠原配夫郎 BUGFantastical Romance160k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + Matriarchy + System + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Redemption + Feel-Good Story] After Su Qingyuan dies, she binds herself to the Original Spouse Rescue System and travels through countless matriarchal worlds to save devoted husbands whose love was misplaced and whose fates were tragic. They are virtuous, gentle, devoted husbands from respectable families. They give their all to their wives, only to be framed by scheming concubines and rejected by cold-blooded wives, ending in dea 32Reads—Score105Shelves
36. 36 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Comes with a Filter 快穿宿主自带滤镜 BUGModern Romance176k WordsOngoing Quick transmigration + no fixed pairing + female-led romance + sweet romance + fast-paced Romance comes first, with scum-slaying on the side (any similarities are purely coincidental). Mu Xi was standing beside an endless river when she got bound to a System. Apparently, she had some kind of freaking missions to do? The little System was so adorably clueless, it was ridiculously easy to fool. With a mouthful of rice and chubby little hands, the System furrowed its brow as it pored over a book on 352Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 快 Quick Transmigration: So What If She’s Bad? You Still Love Her 快穿：她坏又怎样？还不是爱她 Loves Milk Candy Most最爱奶糖Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Harem showdown + one heroine, multiple love interests + male rivalry + no splitting the male lead into multiple personalities] When people at the quick transmigration bureau talk about Su Dai, they say: "She's wicked, but irresistibly charming." World One: You're just a stand-in too (completed) Proud, wicked Miss Su × unruly Lu, the stand-in × aloof top student Fu Who says only the heroine can have a stand-in? You find yourself one, so why can't I find two? You don't want to be a stand-in? Then 119Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Male stand-in, no abuse of the female lead, 1V2

38. 38 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 35kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    The second one isn't, but both are incredibly good. The ancient setting is depicted very realistically; they're historical romance novels.

39. 39 小 The Little Palace Maid's Thoughts Were Read 小宫女被读心了 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 15kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
40. 40 蚊 The Mosquito's Blood Has Gone Cold 蚊子血凉了 Jiang Moniao Yubai江墨鸟逾白Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [One woman, two men; adult love; intense push and pull, tension at every turn. The most important thing is for all three of them to build a good life together.] His mosquito-blood. His white moonlight. After breaking up with Shang Shuozhou, Huo Qing runs into Lu Guan, the movie star who was her younger first love more than a decade ago, the one she abandoned. Lu Guan takes advantage of the situation and claims her as his own. “Big sister, I want to be your puppy for the rest of my life.” He’s be 1.1kReads8.1Score138Shelves

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    "The Mosquito Blood Has Gone Cold" ① This plot is insane! After breaking up with her boyfriend, the female lead suddenly encounters her first love, the adorable puppy she abandoned years ago. This puppy is determined to return to his owner: "Sister, I want to be your puppy forever 🐶." However, her ex-boyfriend, a playboy, has returned and is chasing after her. Neither man is willing to let go, so the female lead has no choice but to let the three of them live together. [Laughs][what?]

41. 41 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 male protagonist acts as a substitute and humbly begs for love.

42. 42 找 I Only Wanted a Stand-In, but I Picked Two Brothers 找替身而已，却偏偏找了两兄弟 Wind-Swept Little Padded Jacket窜风小棉袄Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Male substitute + 1v2 + male leads are virgins, female lead is not] From the moment Xie Zeyi was born, he had an older brother who was a role model in every way. No matter what he did, he could never measure up to his brother, much less surpass him. But Xie Zeyi refused to accept that. He wanted to compete with his brother in everything. His brother kept a regular schedule and went jogging every morning, so he did too. His brother studied abroad, graduated, and started a business, so he did too 623Reads8.2Score102Shelves

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    In this story, both brothers fall in love with the female lead and are willing to be her substitutes. The younger brother initially resists, but later agrees. The older brother remains steadfast throughout.

43. 43 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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    The slave she had once humiliated ascended the throne, pinning her to the bed and brushing aside her damp hair. The gold chains on her ankles jingled softly, cold as he whispered, "The first thing I wanted to see for Your Highness was to witness your pathetic and helpless state." The Demon Lord had originally come to watch his mortal enemy, Li Yuan, suffer a tribulation and make a fool of himself, intending to leave once he ascended the throne. However, he hadn't expected to be locked in bed immediately after his coronation and forced to smile "pathetically" in front of him.

44. 44 吾 My Wife Is Fierce: Enemy Emperor and Empress Kill Each Other in Two Lifetimes 吾妻蛮横：宿敌帝后两世互杀 Adorably Fat Shut-In可爱死肥宅Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted (Just started) [Female lead with no C, male leads with C + 1Vn + Court Intrigue + Combative Couple + Scoundrels with Sincere Hearts + Love Amidst Bitter Hatred] [Emotionally Detached, Career-Driven Cui Lingyi X Passionate Dark Moonlight Qi Jingzhao X Crazy Younger Man Jiang Si X Dark, Clingy Love-Struck Qi Jingwang] “Damn you.” “My empress, you deserve to die.” “I gave you the highest status and my one-of-a-kind devotion, yet you don’t know what’s good for you. You want to leave me?” Two lifet 1.9kReads8.3Score226Shelves

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    This has to be it! The male lead willingly becomes a substitute. He and the male supporting character are twins. In their past life, the female lead and the male supporting character were together. The male lead took their identities and, against all moral boundaries, ended up with the female lead.

45. 45 情 Love Makes You Even More Kind 情因你更慈 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted Volume One: What’s Past Is Past After Lin Shenshen’s background came to light, the relationships among the three of them changed dramatically. Mo Yuanxi went blind saving her, An Yiheng painfully accepted the divorce, and he watched as she was proposed to, became pregnant, and died... Volume Two: The Future Is Yet to Come Twenty years later, Mo Nian had grown up, and An Yiheng increasingly felt that she looked exactly like Lin Shenshen. He was 45, and she was 20: he had spent twenty years by her 241Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead endured twenty years of hardship. [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

46. 46 她 After She Ascends the Throne, She Takes a New Husband, Leaving Her Ex to Weep 她登基后换了夫，新夫不见旧夫哭 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Power! It's a woman's second face! She loves it!) (1V2 + advancing the nation through technology + two men competing for her, only to end up regretting it) Lu Jichen: He is an ill-omened man. On the day his elder brother got married, they smeared dog blood all over his face and locked him in a cellar. Later, she brought him out, washed his hands, let him sit at the table, fed him, and paid for his education. Wei Chiyuan: He is the young lord of an aristocratic clan; she is a young widow. One sc 17.2kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    Lu: What does a stand-in matter? Her son is my son. My son is still my son. Wei: Having a child... Makes a huge difference compared to not having one. No matter how far things go between them, there will always be two inseparable people between them. — Lu Da: So what if they're the main wives? They've sworn an oath to heaven and earth and promised each other a future. Why should he back down just because he calls them "main wives"? Impossible! So what if they're the main wives? He accepts it! Lin (female lead): My husband, the eldest son of the main wife, was a good and honest man. He was like a guiding light in my heart. He passed away many years ago. (Note: This is a simplified version; the article is deeply moving and requires personal reading.) Lu Da: So… her husband… won't come back with another woman or child. Her husband is devoted to her, a steadfast and virtuous man… In short, it's not like him… (This part may not imply a substitution, but I feel the author handled it very well. Those who fake their deaths and return home with their wives and children years later should all have this realization. The one who died was her husband; the one who returns is just a stranger with his face.)

47. 47 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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    This book is really good.

48. 48 贵 Does the Noble Academy’s Supporting Lady Have to Be Loved by Everyone, Too? 贵族学院女配也要万人迷吗？ Spicy Strips with Rice辣条泡饭Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [The animated dramas "Chasing the Splendid Scenery" and "Does the Female Side Character at the Elite Academy Have to Be Everyone’s Favorite?" are now available] [Irresistible heroine × possessive pursuit × rivalry between men × male substitute × a male lead whom the heroine does not like] Nan Zhiyan knows this is the world of a novel, and that she is an insignificant, positive female side character who has been in love with the male lead since childhood. So even though Nan Zhiyan doesn’t like Lu 50.4kReads9.0Score5.8kShelves

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    ✨The female lead pretends to like the male lead, but she actually has a crush on someone else. Later, the male lead, unable to win her heart, starts to go crazy and imitates the female lead's crush. Because of her promise to the male lead's father and her own remorse, the female lead marries him and then...

49. 49 竹 After My Childhood Sweetheart Lost His Memory, I Married His Younger Brother! 竹马失忆后，我嫁给他弟了！ Wu Yan五颜Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted (Marriage first, love later + devoted to each other + stealing someone's wife + sweet romance + male lead suffers) The day before their wedding, Wen Sha's fiancé, Ji Mingshen, dies. Her parents force her to marry Ji Mingche instead. When she is six months pregnant, Ji Mingshen comes back from the dead. Wen Sha demands a divorce from Ji Mingche and wants an abortion. Ji Mingche: “Keep the baby. I'll raise it!” Wen Sha tries every way she can to get rid of the baby in her belly, convinced it will 700Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    The female lead was engaged to the male lead's older brother. After the brother's unexpected death, the male lead and the female lead conceived a child, but the brother suddenly came back to life... The male lead was furious, thinking his wife had been stolen. The female lead wanted a divorce and to be with her brother. The brother said, "I'll raise your child with him; I'll be the father." The male lead retorted, "I'm not dead yet; it's not your place to be the father..." The once close brothers became bitter enemies. Windsor was accused of being a femme fatale, disliked the male lead, and frequently tried to win over his brother, infuriating the male lead. She appeared gentle and lovely in public, but verbally and physically abused the male lead. Everyone said Windsor had a bad temper, but the male lead said, "That's not called a bad temper; that's called having a strong personality..."

50. 50 迷 Bewitching Seduction 迷撩 Oh, the Stars' Dream星星的梦啊Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Five-Year Age-Gap Romance Between an Older Woman and a Younger Man] [He Starts as Her Stand-In, but They Eventually Fall for Each Other] Sheng Si was an orphan. Fortunately, she was adopted when she was six. Few people knew that Sheng Si had been secretly in love with Shen Jue, the young master of the Shen family, for years. He was her unattainable ideal. But their different circumstances meant they could never be together. * When she first met Wen Ye, the first thing that caught her eye was hi 1.5kReads9.1Score198Shelves

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    "The Younger Man Became a Spoiled and Affectionate Monster": A romance between a woman and a man with a five-year age gap. The male lead is willing to be a substitute to get closer to the woman. From one-sided pursuit to mutual redemption, it's super sweet!

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