Recommended: My Substitute Married the Scum's Uncle by Beiluo
Recommended completed novel: The Little Widower Was Reborn After Being Betrayed
(It will be completed eventually, but I don't know when. I really haven't had any inspiration lately, sob sob sob.)
Top's blurb:
Fu Lang mistook the wrong person for his beloved, and spent a lifetime humiliating the man he had formally married while doting on someone else. Later, when he was exiled far away, only his husband stayed by his side. At last, Fu Lang realized that no youthful promise could compare to the faithful devotion of someone who would never abandon him.
Years later, Fu Lang reclaimed the tiger tally, led his troops into the palace, and killed the corrupt emperor and his treacherous ministers, all to give that man a peaceful life.
But after years of abuse and torment, the man's body had long since been ruined. On a night filled with the cries of cicadas and frogs, he fell asleep forever in Fu Lang's arms, taking with him their unborn child and leaving Fu Lang no chance to make amends.
Before the person in his arms went cold, Fu Lang seemed to hear a distant voice. The man sounded like the affectionate young man who had clung to him one afternoon many years ago, whispering in his ear and insisting he repeat a promise that supposedly didn't count.
"My lord promised to give me a love that's mine alone. Save it for me in our next life."
Fu Lang's ears filled with that man's gentle, soft voice. His eyes stung, and he answered solemnly, his voice trembling, "All right."
If there is another life, every bit of my love will be yours.
Bottom's blurb:
Qu Ransi had loved that man for more than a decade, from the dashing young general to the proud, unruly young prince. When they were bound by marriage, he thought he would finally be with the man he loved. Instead, he received nothing but endless coldness and humiliation.
Waiting alone on their wedding night, being mocked for his body, and the bowl of abortion medicine he was given when he was three months pregnant: each incident taught him the same lesson.
Perhaps the man he loved did not love him.
If that was the case, he would not force him. He only wanted a peaceful life, yet no one was willing to give him even that. When he was near death, the man finally regretted what he had done. The tall man held his hand and wept as if his heart were breaking, but Qu Ransi could only find it ridiculous.
"My lord, do you still remember the promise you made in the bamboo grove that year?"
The man caressed his pale face, looking confused. "Ransi?"
Qu Ransi only smiled weakly, his gaze as gentle as ever. "My lord promised to give me a love that's mine alone. Save it for me in our next life."
In my next life, if I am blessed with boundless love, I will never let anyone betray me again.
Content warnings:
- One couple, loyal in body and heart; old-school melodrama.
- The bottom is intersex.
- The author isn't good at writing schemes and intrigues, so please bear with me. The romance is the main focus, sob.
Recommended: My Substitute Married the Scum's Uncle by Beiluo
[Double substitutes / groveling pursuit / switching love interests / both virgins]
Jin Chi was the pampered substitute kept by the eldest young master of the Pei family.
Everyone thought he loved Pei Zhou with all his heart, had no interest in fame or money, and was content to be his nameless lover.
Not long after Pei Zhou's white moonlight returned to the country, intimate photos of the two of them immediately started trending.
Jin Chi left with a huge fortune and tearfully asked to break up.
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When Pei Zhou was dumped, he only sneered.
"He's jealous and being difficult. Let him go cool off for a while."
Later, he stared at his own haggard reflection in the mirror.
Something was wrong. Why was he the one who had been worn down?
He haughtily ordered his agent, "Tell Jin Chi to come back when he's out of money."
The agent said, "But, Young Master, Jin Chi used your terrible-ex-boyfriend stories as material for a book. It's selling so well that he's topped the novelists' rich list."
Pei Zhou: "???"
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After learning that Jin Chi was the person he had fallen for at first sight years ago, Pei Zhou was consumed with regret. He bought a ring in the middle of the night and rushed over to beg for another chance.
But outside the door, he saw an exceptionally elegant man bow his head and kiss the back of Jin Chi's hand. The man said resignedly, trying to coax him, "It's our first night as newlyweds. Don't be mad, okay?"
The speaker's features resembled Pei Zhou's in some ways. He was none other than the powerful uncle whose very presence made countless people tremble in fear!
Pei Zhou immediately understood, his eyes red with anger.
So he was only a substitute for his uncle?!
#After breaking up, I became my ex's uncle's spouse#
#Who was using whom as a substitute?#
◆ Reader's guide
1. A money-focused, wolfish bottom x a sickly top with a dual personality
2. The uncle is the top; double substitutes; both virgins; hzc
Recommended upcoming novel: The Little Widower Was Reborn After Being Betrayed
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Blurb:
The little widower was born into a respectable family. Innocent and naive, he was seduced by an emperor traveling incognito and gave him his body. Winter passed and spring came, and his belly gradually grew. The little widower thought the man would come marry him, but instead he received news that the man had made someone else his empress.
Later, his family fell on hard times, and he ended up in a mountain village. To support himself and his child, the once gentle and well-mannered little widower grew rough and fiery. With a face beautiful enough to astonish the world, he shouted matches with an old woman from next door, leaving the returning emperor unable to recognize him.
After finally tricking him into returning to the palace, the little widower cursed the emperor out in front of all the ministers like a shrew, then stubbornly left with their frail child.
He never saw them again.
The little widower died not long afterward. It was said that as he lay at death's door, he still gritted his teeth and murmured a name:
"Lu Qianjun, I hate you..."
When the emperor, far away, heard that the little widower had died, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and murmured:
"Karma. It's all karma..."
He had thought that once everything was settled, he could make amends and spend the rest of their lives together. He did not know that the man's broken body could never survive long enough for him to arrive and offer that belated devotion.
Content warnings:
1. Both are reborn; groveling pursuit
2. One couple, loyal in body and heart
Theme: Not everyone gets a second chance. Cherish the people in your life and don't betray those who love you.