Professional Stand-Ins Don't Fall in Love

A new martial arts stunt double has arrived at the film studio. He’s nimble, handsome, and charges an outrageous rate, yet when he doubles for Xie Tingzhou, he works for next to nothing. When people ask why, Lin Chuan says he’s a fan of Xie Tingzhou, so he’s happy to do it for love, free of charge. But no one knows that Xie Tingzhou has the very face Lin Chuan dreams about: the face of his master from the time he transmigrated to the Great Li dynasty. The famous actor Xie Tingzhou is a clean freak, strict, aloof, and difficult to please. Lin Chuan doesn’t mind at all, cheerfully doing whatever he’s asked, just for another chance to see his master’s face. Everyone knows Lin Chuan likes Xie Tingzhou and would do anything for him. At last, one day, the proud, lofty star lowers his head and confesses to him. Lin Chuan stammers in fright. “I-I only want to be your double. I don’t like you!” At first, Xie Tingzhou disliked Lin Chuan, the obsessive sasaeng fan who followed him everywhere, tracking his schedule and appearances. Until he saw Lin Chuan take down five burly men with a single kick, then leap lightly from a three-meter platform without even needing a wire. ...He really could fight. Later, Lin Chuan kept working even with a fever, and Xie Tingzhou’s heart softened. He let him ride in his car. Seeing Lin Chuan picking at a cheap boxed meal with barely any meat, Xie Tingzhou’s heart softened, and he brought him a meal too. Learning that Lin Chuan was working hard to pay off a pile of debt, Xie Tingzhou’s heart softened, and he hired him as a temporary bodyguard... The more often Xie Tingzhou’s heart softened, the more he felt that maybe Lin Chuan... wasn’t such a bad choice after all. Until he discovered that he was the one being used as a substitute. And then Lin Chuan ran away. A top who starts out aloof and domineering but gradually changes x A lovable bottom with overwhelming fighting ability Things to know before reading: 1. The top is the same person in both his previous and current lives. Expect melodrama and understated heartbreak. 2. We recommend reading the Great Li extra first, then the main story. Coming soon: The Frail Fake Young Master Has Finished His Plot After suddenly awakening, Shen Chengwu learns that he is the frail fake young master in a wish-fulfillment novel about a nobody’s rise to power. He’s ill-tempered and hated by everyone. After the real young master returns, he’ll be despised by everyone, thrown out of the house, and meet a miserable end. Unfortunately, Shen Chengwu awakens after the plot has already played out. The real young master has just been welcomed back into the family, and Shen Chengwu is about to be forced into a marriage alliance with a good-for-nothing, setting him on the path to a tragic ending. Looking back on a life plagued by illness and spent struggling to hold his own in a wealthy family, Shen Chengwu takes a deep breath, feeling refreshed and energized. “Wonderful! Now I can relax and wait to be written out!” The wait isn’t peaceful. Supporting characters keep looking for trouble with him on the real young master’s behalf, so Shen Chengwu decides to throw caution to the wind and let loose, using his poor health as an excuse. At the family recognition ceremony, his uncle tells Shen Chengwu to apologize to the real young master. Shen Chengwu staggers forward, but before he can even reach him, he faints with a delicate sigh. The protagonist bottom pretends to be friendly. Shen Chengwu eats a dish the other man serves him and immediately has such a severe allergic reaction that he struggles to breathe, forcing them to call an ambulance. At school, someone deliberately picks on him. Shen Chengwu gets so worked up that his heart races out of control, and the other person has no choice but to carry him all the way to the infirmary. In the end, everyone understands: you can’t lay a finger on this fake young master. He... he’s faking injuries to frame people! Gu Jiangliu, the future head of the Gu family, had long heard that his big brother’s fiance was a vicious invalid, famous for nothing but his looks. The first time Gu Jiangliu meets Shen Chengwu, Shen is clutching his chest and coughing so hard it shakes the heavens. Gu Jiangliu discreetly takes two steps back and frowns. “You’re an adult. You need to learn to take care of yourself.” The second time Gu Jiangliu sees Shen Chengwu, he’s lying in a hospital bed, breathing faintly, his expression harmless. Gu Jiangliu: “...If you know you were wrong, you can still turn back.” By the third time, then the fourth, Gu Jiangliu has more and more questions, and talks more and more. “Why did you forget your monitor again before going out?!” “Don’t you dislike my big brother? Why are you giving him a present?” “Why are you upset again? What did I do wrong?” In the end, Gu Jiangliu stops asking questions and simply makes Shen Chengwu his own marriage partner. *Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting. A delicate beauty bottom who has to catch his breath every three steps x A cold, domineering CEO top who instantly turns into a nagging, jealous househusband Theme: Become strong enough to protect the people you want to protect