The Perfect Substitute

Soft, delicate beauty x brooding, devoted man

Everyone in Beicheng's social circles knows that, to Song Jinye, Jiang Wanzhi is the perfect stand-in lover.

He cherishes her like a treasure, giving her the most luxurious life and the best acting opportunities, raising her to the top and spoiling her rotten.

That's because Song Jinye's first love is Jiang Wanzhi's late twin sister, Jiang Tian'ai.

Jiang Wanzhi believed the rumors, too.

Because of a congenital condition, Jiang Tian'ai was expected to die at eighteen.

Her dearest wish was to be with Song Jinye. She even used her illness as leverage, though in the end Song Jinye agreed only to pretend to be her boyfriend.

Jiang Wanzhi was miserable.

Though, during that time, Song Jinye's friend Chi Mingze was pursuing her, too.

Everything Song Jinye gave Jiang Tian'ai, Chi Mingze could give Jiang Wanzhi even better. For her eighteenth birthday, he even gave her an ice sculpture of her portrait that he had carved by hand over the course of a whole week.

She would be lying if she said she wasn't touched, but Jiang Wanzhi couldn't let go of Song Jinye.

That was until Chi Mingze told her another version of the story:

Song Jinye had kept up the pretense with Jiang Tian'ai, giving her the things she wanted while constantly asking about Jiang Wanzhi's likes and dislikes.

He had once stayed awake for several nights, carving an ice sculpture of Jiang Wanzhi's portrait by hand to make up for the eighteenth birthday he knew would be painful for her.

Tips:

1. Both leads are each other's first and only, and the ending is happy.

2. The male lead has always loved the female lead.

3. Content warning: As stated in the blurb, the male lead had a pretend relationship with the female lead's twin sister.

4. Angst mixed with sweetness. If you don't like it, please click away and don't disrupt the story.

Theme: Unwavering love