An Imperfect Substitute

1. When Mu Chengfeng was young, he had a first love he could never forget. Later, someone sent him a substitute for that first love: a little celebrity, delicate, pitiful, sweet, and innocent. He was mild-tempered and caused no trouble, and although his acting was terrible, he was a consummate professional. On a whim, Mu Chengfeng decided to keep him.

They lived together for three years. Then, after the first love returned from abroad, the little celebrity somehow got the idea that Mu Chengfeng was going to dump him. While Mu Chengfeng was busier than ever, he left a heartbreaking letter and ran away, quitting show business.

When Mu Chengfeng came home from a business trip and saw the empty house: "..."

After three years of looking after him, Mu Chengfeng had fallen for him for real. He thought they were dating and had completely forgotten about the whole substitute thing. Now he was utterly confused.

You're a substitute? A substitute for what? Do you have even the slightest idea how bad your acting is?

2. Xu Guizhou was a little nobody celebrity, so far down the fame rankings he was practically a fish. He'd been with Mu Chengfeng for three years for the money. As a substitute, he'd dutifully done whatever was asked of him... Well, it wasn't all that hard. His sugar daddy was very easy to please.

Handsome, generous, lazy in bed but no trouble otherwise!

The dream sugar daddy for every lazy person.

Later, Mu Chengfeng's first love returned from abroad, and word got around that the boss was going to kick him out. By then, Xu Guizhou had earned enough money and no one was threatening him anymore. He was happy to quit acting, go home, and enjoy the peaceful life of a farmer.

He hadn't even been farming for two days when his former boss showed up.

Xu Guizhou: Could this be... the legendary groveling pursuit?

Mu Chengfeng: Are you going to burn me?

He still couldn't bring himself to do it.

Reading Guide:

1. Mu Chengfeng x Xu Guizhou

A busy, unlucky CEO under enormous psychological pressure gong x a terrible actor who seems like a delicate, scheming little white rabbit but is actually a violent, lazy shou

2. A silly, sweet, fluffy story. The substitute is a substitute for nothing, and the scumbag gong is a scumbag to no one. It's pure sweetness, with no angst at all.

3. Note! This is a farming story, so expect scenes like a cold, domineering CEO driving a tractor one-handed, a delicate canary hauling sacks of grain by hand, and an excavator being used to dig a fishpond and landscape the yard.

Theme: Good communication is the bridge to a happy life.