The Brooding Man Finally Convinced Himself to Be a Substitute

Qu Siyuan is a famous rich second-generation heir in City A, the only child in his family, and very handsome. But he has always kept himself pure and stayed aloof toward all women. He has never dated anyone, and people say he has never even held a girl's hand.

Some say he likes men. In reality, he just likes his own perfect face more, admiring himself in the mirror every night.

Then one day, he saw a girl and his heart began racing. He could barely control himself.

But she never once spared him a glance. She only ever looked at another man. The good news was that the man looked about seventy percent like him. At least she liked someone with a similar face.

At last, he couldn't take it anymore. On a rainy night, taking advantage of being drunk, he grabbed the girl and kept telling her how much he missed and loved her. He pressed her against the wall and gripped her waist to keep her from leaving.

When he woke up, she calmly handed him a hangover remedy and told him she could be with him. Her gaze was so calm, and afterward she still followed that other man around.

Was she treating him as a stand-in? She was! She definitely was!

His fingers dug into his palm. Humiliation and elation overwhelmed him at once.

So what if he was a stand-in? He'd read plenty of novels where the stand-in won against the one who came first. That person wasn't truly pure and flawless, anyway.

He smiled and took her hand, deliberately acting perfect in front of her. He secretly watched her interactions with that man, and whenever she couldn't see, he made a slashing gesture across his throat at the man and gave him the middle finger, hoping he'd disappear forever.

One day, she told him she wanted to introduce him to someone very important. She hoped that person would like him. If he didn't, she would break up with him at any time.

Qu Siyuan had never felt so humiliated. The person she was taking him to meet was the man she'd been chasing all along.

The man held out his hand to shake Qu Siyuan's. The instant she turned away, his gaze turned icy.

Qu Siyuan realized he and the man were the same kind of person: sunny, cheerful, and harmless on the outside, but dark and cold within.

She pointed at the man and said to Qu Siyuan, "This is Qu Su, our son. You might not believe it, but you can take him for a paternity test. We transmigrated back from twenty years in the future. Qu Su, say hello to your dad."

Qu Su stood up politely and bowed to Qu Siyuan. "Dad, it's nice to meet you."

What do I do when my love rival suddenly turns out to be my son?

I'd even decided to be a stand-in, to be the other woman, and then you spring this on me!

What do I do when my son seems to hold a grudge and makes a throat-slitting gesture at me?

A dark and twisted father-son showdown

A heroine who's already a mother and puts her son before her husband x an aloof, love-struck hero who willingly becomes a stand-in for love

The hero is reserved and somewhat introverted, with a dark and twisted vibe. He's possessive of the heroine but keeps it bottled up. He's prideful and jealous, and constantly complains to his male best friend that his son is a shameless homewrecker. Later, the son finds out, which directly leads to him turning dark.

The son seems cheerful, but can be very vindictive. He often finds himself wondering whether his father loves him.

Blurb written on June 13, 2025

For my next book, I plan to finish the old abandoned project, My Ordinary and Beautiful Daoist Partner Is Actually a Big Shot from the Immortal Realm.

Here is the blurb:

The hero appears to be an aloof beauty, but is actually a flirtatious, secretly passionate love-struck type. The heroine is career-minded and as straight-laced as they come. The hero's flirtatious looks are wasted on someone who can't see them.

The Demon King, Hua Xiuxiu, is notorious for her brutality. Though she has been an adult for tens of thousands of years, she still hasn't found a suitable Demon Queen. The men of the demon clan fear her strength, and none dares become her consort.

Under pressure to produce an heir to the throne, Hua Xiuxiu plans to conceal her identity, travel to the Immortal Realm, and find a Demon Queen to bring back.

She hears that the Immortal Realm's Marriage Stone matches people with the most suitable, ideal, and satisfying partners, so Hua Xiuxiu conceals her identity and heads there.

But the Marriage Stone matches her with a beautiful, delicate, love-struck male immortal named A Tai, who also enjoys serving up poisonous relationship advice.

A Tai falls for Hua Xiuxiu at first sight. He intends to hide his true identity, but can't help revealing himself: he is the number one expert in the Immortal Realm, the Immortal Lord Huatai, and Hua Xiuxiu's sworn enemy. He has no idea who she really is and doesn't suspect a thing!

Hua Xiuxiu is at a loss. She can't bring someone with his status back to the demon clan. The demons would never accept a Demon Queen who holds high rank and has a great reputation in the Immortal Realm.

Men are just tools to her. She turns around and goes back to the demon clan, abandoning A Tai.

Later, the Immortal Lord Huatai discovers that the Demon King looks exactly like his fiancee, and that the Demon King is about to marry a Demon Consort.

That's right, a Demon Consort, not a Demon Queen.

The Demon Consort is a delicate, weak-looking, scheming young demon, offered to Hua Xiuxiu by one of her subordinates.

The Immortal Lord Huatai attacks the demon clan alone. Everyone thinks a new war between the immortals and demons is about to begin, and the Demon King prepares to fight.

A Tai stands boldly in the sky above the demon clan and shouts, "Did the Demon King get my permission, as her principal husband, before taking a concubine?"

Demon King Hua Xiuxiu: "That's a declaration of war! I'll meet the challenge!"

The people of the Six Realms: "The war between gods and demons is about to begin again. We'd better hide so we don't get caught in the crossfire."

Immortal Lord Huatai: "As her principal husband, I refuse to let her take a concubine. If she doesn't take one, I'll marry into her family. The children can take her surname."

Everyone: "Weren't you supposed to fight?"

The immortals of the Immortal Realm: "What a lovesick fool. So embarrassing!"

A beautiful, clingy, love-struck Divine Lord hero x a heroine who only wants to continue the family line and build her career

A romance-focused story. Both leads are each other's first and only partners.

Theme: Don't keep moving forward. Turn around and embrace the person you used to be