The Male Lead Willingly Becomes a Substitute, Begging the Heroine: “Please, Look Back at Me” 男主甘愿当替身，卑微求女主，“求你回头看看我”

1. 151 我 Wasn't I Just a Substitute? Why Did All Four of You Fall for Me? 我不是替身吗？你们四个真爱上了 Crispy Brick脆皮大砖头Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted [Stand-in + revenge on scumbags + competing suitors + tangled love triangle + melodrama + comedy + feel-good money-making!] Shen Ran, a former product manager, transmigrated into a book as a stand-in. The System told her she had to earn enough “life-saving money” to come back to life and return to her original world. Before long, a stand-in who knew user profiles inside out and could adapt to anyone was born! [Cool, aloof, narcissistic movie star] She gives him all the admiration he could wan 2.7kReads9.2Score37614d adds
2. 152 替 The Substitute 替身 Lu Beichen, Who Loves Lemon Candy爱吃柠檬糖的陆北辰Modern Romance67k WordsOngoing Everyone knows that Gu Tingyan has a cherished first love. When she went abroad, he stopped showing any interest in women. Three years later, he unexpectedly married Wen Nuan, the eldest daughter of the Wen family. Just as everyone assumed Gu Tingyan had forgotten his first love, she returned from abroad after completing her studies and did everything she could to drive the couple apart and take him back. Wen Nuan was expected to make a scene, but instead, she quietly left. When they met again, 90Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This one is a perfect match.

3. 153 得 The Day I Learned I Was a Substitute, My Ex-Husband Went Mad 得知自己是替身那天，前夫他疯了 Three Suns Bring Good Fortune三阳开泰Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted Zhou Zhiyan loved Song Nian so, so much, but he still cheated. Even his excuse for being unfaithful was that he loved her: “Niannian, she reminds me so much of you seven years ago.” “Then go be with the woman who reminds you of me!” Song Nian ended their now-tainted marriage with those words. Without Song Nian, Zhou Zhiyan felt as if every rib in his body had been broken. Even breathing hurt. He did everything he could to find Song Nian, hoping they could start over. But he never expected that S 108Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   🍒1️⃣At the beginning, everyone says the female lead is a stand-in for the richest man in Beijing's elite circles, but in the end, it turns out that Ye Xijue, the chosen one, is the real stand-in! 🌿At the beginning, "Don't have any illusions about me!" Ending: If you come back, I'm willing to be your stand-in!

4. 154 疯 The Unhinged Beauty: Mr. Fu, You're the Substitute 疯批美人：傅总您才是替身 Tangxi Ci棠溪词Modern Romance738k WordsOngoing [Unhinged beauty × scheming stand-in] Secret identities + strong female lead + a touch of wild imagination + two stand-ins (This is a fictional setting. The female lead becomes unhinged later on.) Everyone in the capital knew that Mrs. Fu, Ji Siqing, was merely a substitute for Fu Yanshen’s first love. Everyone treated their marriage as a joke, but for two years, she alone refused to leave. Everyone knew that Ji Siqing was just a stand-in for Fu Yanshen’s first love. What they didn’t know was th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 155 病 A Frail Dreamboat Everyone Wants to Keep as Their Lover 病弱万人迷，各路大佬抢当鱼 Falling Blossoms花落落落落Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted Su Wan was struck by lightning and reborn in the body of another Su Wan in a different world. Weighing 280 pounds, with acne covering her face and a huge black birthmark across her right cheek and forehead, she looked like a demon fresh from the depths of hell. The worst part was that her body was in terrible shape. Two steps were enough to leave her short of breath, and her heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys all seemed ready to shut down at any moment. No matter. This world might not have 357Reads8.4Score—14d adds
6. 156 大 The Boss Is Frail Yet Ruthless 大佬她病弱又凶残 Si Wu Jiu泗晤氿Modern Romance179k WordsOngoing (The early chapters are fairly low-key, and the System doesn’t feature much.) After Du Hanyuan, a frail, congenital heart condition sufferer and a wicked woman, returns from the cultivation world with memories of three lifetimes, all she wants is to live a good, long life and stay beautiful forever. But something seems a little off about this world! Her eldest adoptive brother, Du Hanshi, is falsely accused of tax evasion at his company! Her second brother, Du Hanqi, becomes a cold-faced man wit 1Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 157 替 The Substitute Became the Apple of the Big Shots' Eyes, Then Ran Away 替身成为大佬们的心上人后跑路了 Waku Wani哇库哇尼Modern Romance416k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + No Fixed Couple + CEO Romance + Sweet Romance + Substitute] When Jiang Xun opens her eyes, she finds herself as a disposable stand-in in a CEO romance novel, killed off right at the beginning. To make things worse, her new world is a chaotic mashup of several novels. Jiang Xun firmly believes that the world has no roads to begin with; the more people walk a path, the more a road takes shape. And so, she sets out to earn herself more years of life and a whopping ten bi 1Reads6.4Score—14d adds
8. 158 诱 She Seduces Him, and the Hong Kong District's Little Tyrant Turns into a Lovable Goofball 诱她，港区小霸王秒变二哈 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Secret crush x sweet romance x the second male lead wins] [Can be both cool and sweet x the little tyrant of Hong Kong] That July, Feng Wu climbed a tree to rescue a cat. Xu Xingchi happened to pass by and pulled up the hem of his T-shirt. “Awu, toss the cat down. Your big brother will catch it.” In the blink of an eye, Xu Xingchi had grown up. He gave her a cold smile. “Feng Wu, eat the mango for her, and I’ll agree to get engaged to you.” With everyone watching, Feng Wu ate the mango bite by 27kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds
9. 159 娇 Be Good, Sweetheart! Day and Night in the Hands of a Brutal Man 娇娇乖！被暴徒盯上的日日夜夜 Rose in the Mist薄雾玫瑰Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [🖤 Unhinged mixed-race brute x 💖 sweet, innocent doll] [Striking size difference and sexual tension + wild, rugged tough guy + school and city life + intense, coercive love + mutual salvation] The boy Sang Moli once saved lived in a world of darkness and filth. When he fought, every punch drew blood. He was violent and impossible to tame. The little princess was born in a tower. Compared to a beast like him, they were worlds apart. Moli was innocent and naive, and thought Mufasa was the best. As 5.5kReads9.0Score55314d adds
10. 160 嗯 Huh? Why Does the Big Shot Keep Trying to Pay Me to Stay? 嗯？大佬总想拿钱困住我逃跑的腿 Nian Zhaozhao年朝朝呀Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just came out~] [Proud, prickly young master × radiant, spoiled drama queen | rekindled romance | sweet romance | both inexperienced | happy ending] Xu Fuyou lived up to her name, leading a life of extravagant luxury, worlds apart from Xie Si. No one would ever have thought to link them together. Xie Si was especially prejudiced against her. “Xu Fuyou, if you want to play around, don't drag me into it.” That was, until someone saw Xu Fuyou picking Xie Si up in her f 186Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This one! Don't be fooled by the lack of a rating, it's absolutely amazing! The male lead thinks the female lead doesn't love him, so he acts incredibly humble and subservient towards her, even believing she doesn't like him! It's so incredibly captivating! [Admiration][Admiration]

11. 161 去 I Went Looking for My Family and Mistook the Wrong Guy for My Brother, While My Amnesiac Ex Loses His Cool Every Night 去寻亲认错哥，失忆前任夜夜红温 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Beloved by everyone + spatial powers + adorable baby + military marriage + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + supernatural abilities] In the third year after Jiang Xuxue retired from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau and returned to the village to farm, her biological parents came looking for her. “Darling, someone deliberately switched you back then. We never abandoned you!” Unfortunately, just after finding her, her biological parents were sent to the far northwest. Her mother press 12.5kReads6.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    🥺Ahem, this amazing Tomato novel had me grinning from ear to ear the whole time, laughing until my stomach hurt! The female lead retires from work due to a work injury and returns to her village to farm, only to have her biological parents suddenly show up: they were switched at birth, you have to acknowledge them! They even hand her a letter of introduction: go and join your relatives in the military! The female lead obediently calls him "brother," and the cold-faced commander silently begins preparing their wedding home… Three months later, the truth comes out: Wait, I'm not your fiancée?!

12. 162 守 Protecting My Love Rival 守护情敌 Clear and Bright Beneath the Moon月下清扬15k WordsCompleted Protecting My Love Rival —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is incredibly angsty for the male lead. I won't even go into the male lead's suffering; he's just too cruel. Even the second male lead gets so tormented that he agrees to a threesome...

13. 163 沈 Dr. Shen, Stop Scolding the Dogs! They’re About to Fight 沈医生别训狗了！他们快打起来了 The Sun Is Here曰光来啦Modern Romance179k WordsOngoing Synopsis [One Woman, Multiple Men (all the men are virgins) | Marriage of Convenience | Men Get Hurt | Romantic Rivalry | Love Polygon Showdowns | Everyone’s Favorite | Intense Multi-way Romance | Substitute Romance | All the Male Heartthrobs Have One-Sided Crushes on the Female Lead] The female lead doesn’t train dogs. The male leads volunteer to be her dogs. A psychiatrist who is cold on the outside but warm within: Shen Zhian ◆ Career-focused + Emotional push and pull. To escape her past, the 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

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