He's Not a Substitute

A workaholic, high-achieving professional on the outside, deeply insecure on the inside, bottom x a sunny, cheerful, warm-hearted top who knows how to guide his lover

Mu Siyuan has always thought he was a bad kid. His parents favor his younger brother, seeing only him. They shower him with affection and praise, while constantly ignoring and disliking Mu Siyuan.

Everyone except his grandfather likes his younger brother, Mu Sian. Mu Siyuan envies and resents him. He envies him for growing up surrounded by love. And he resents that even Ji Moye, whom he's secretly loved for years, likes Mu Sian.

He hates himself even more for being so pathetic that he spent five years as a substitute just to stay by Ji Moye's side.

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But what he doesn't know is that, in Ji Moye's eyes, he's never been anyone's substitute. The moment they slept together and Mu Siyuan confessed the love he'd buried deep in his heart, their relationship changed completely.

Ji Moye patiently proves to him that he's wonderful, and that he deserves to be loved by many people.

He was never a bad kid. There was nothing wrong with him, and he did nothing wrong. His parents were at fault, along with his scheming, two-faced younger brother...

Reading Guide: Angst first, then sweetness; a healing story; happy ending; both are each other's first; not a substitute romance

Theme: Love yourself well, and live for yourself