My Substitute Refuses to Come Ashore

Wen Yuyang transmigrated to an island, where she woke up lying in the arms of her “unforgettable first love,” who had come back from the dead.

With no memories of the original owner, she finally figured out what was going on. She had become a famous fisherwoman on Yujiao Island, married to her unforgettable first love, but she had no idea how to fish!

Learn, then! Wen Yuyang threw herself into it. Along the way, someone asked her to take him on as a disciple and teach him her skills, and she agreed without hesitation.

Not for any other reason than her kind heart...

Actually, he was just paying too much. She’d never seen a box packed full of gold leaves before!

This disciple was polite, gentle, and wealthy. Best of all, he was so pleasing to the eye, so captivating that Wen Yuyang was a hundred percent satisfied with him.

Before long, Wen Yuyang noticed that her husband had grown taller. He also disliked looking in mirrors and even liked blindfolding himself to bite her ear.

Then something strange happened. She and her husband were resting at home when someone who looked exactly like him came to the door.

She heard her husband outside say, “Yuyang, he isn’t your husband!”

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When Ruan Qihong first arrived on Yujiao Island, he was only there to complete the task his father had assigned him. Then he met a fisherwoman. She and her husband were devoted to each other, their love as steadfast as a mountain, and he couldn’t help envying them.

He became the fisherwoman’s disciple to learn a few fishing skills. As they spent more time together, unfamiliar feelings gradually took root in his heart.

After repeated attempts to test the waters came to nothing, the shameful, unspeakable desire he felt for his teacher tormented him day and night. He couldn’t accept it. He craved love so badly, longed to take his place, and even yearned to become the substitute husband he himself despised...

But so what? All he had to do was remember to keep it from her forever, and never let her find out.

Later, he transformed himself into the image of her unforgettable first love. At night, when the lights went out, he changed back into himself and made love to her in bed.

She couldn’t see what he looked like. He had been able to see in the dark since birth, and he watched her closely.

Several times, she called out her first love’s name. He bit and worried at her earlobe. “Yuyang, you’ve got the wrong name.” She should be calling him husband.

Ruan Qihong took endless pleasure in his performance: by day, he was his teacher’s good disciple; by night, he was her husband’s substitute.

Stubborn fisherwoman X insecure, gloomy merman

PS: The female lead is not a virgin; the male lead is. Neither lead is perfect.

Important: The female lead is flawed and has psychological trauma...

Contains coercive possession and domination. There should be some angst. The male lead goes from gloomy and twisted to healing.

This is a 1v1 romance. It’s a slow burn at first, with fishing and coastal foraging in a fishing village.

The world is entirely fictional, with lots of original worldbuilding.

The blurb is for reference only; the plot may differ slightly.

[The official version has been revised. We are not responsible for differences from pirated versions.]

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