The Stand-In Is Doted On

In the plots of old-fashioned novels, the male lead and his rivals always protect the heroine by setting up a "beloved and pampered" decoy. The heroine misunderstands, gets her heart broken, and cries, while the story puts everyone through emotional torment.

And Jiang Jiaojiao was that "beloved and pampered" decoy.

At first, they looked down from on high, casting their refined gazes her way and bestowing their pity on her.

Later, the men broke their pride, becoming as wretched and humble as dogs drenched in a downpour. Their glistening eyes followed her, and their pent-up emotions became shadows hidden from the light.

Their love, impossible to conceal, shone in their eyes like a cold. She didn't believe a single bit of it.

Pretend affection turned real, and everyone ended up in the doghouse, longing for someone they couldn't have.

There are many completed novels in my collection, but I don't have the energy to manage the comments, so I've closed them.

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