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Blurb:
[Male Replacement]
Li Er approached He Chengzhou of her own accord after a party.
He Chengzhou thought Li Er was obedient and easy to handle, and came from a good family, making her a suitable marriage alliance.
They agreed on three rules, including not interfering in each other's private lives.
Li Er kept her end of the bargain. But He Chengzhou was still the first to break their agreement, falling for her and surrendering.
On Li Er's birthday, He Chengzhou wanted to secretly gather photos of her from childhood to the present and make a video montage as a gift.
As he flipped through the album, one photo caught his eye.
The man in it was handsome and refined, and looked remarkably like him, especially around the eyes and brows. Li Er was hugging his arm affectionately, smiling more radiantly than he had ever seen her smile.
There was also a diary at the bottom of the drawer.
His manners and upbringing told him he shouldn't pry into someone else's private affairs, but somehow, he still opened it.
Every word in the diary recorded her feelings for another man.
He Chengzhou's eyes reddened. Suddenly, every moment when Li Er had gazed at him with such deep affection from the very beginning made sense.
No wonder Li Er became especially dependent on him whenever thunder rumbled, curling up into a tiny ball in his arms.
Because a man named Cheng Xingyi would cover her ears and gently pull her into his embrace.
His hand trembled uncontrollably. When he turned to a certain page, he could no longer keep up the pretense, and angrily tossed the diary aside.
1021 days after losing you, I met someone who looks a lot like you. His voice is like yours, and so is his face.
He, He Chengzhou, had been born a favored child of heaven, adored by all. When had anyone ever trampled on his dignity like this?
He slammed the door and left for a party his friend was hosting.
Thunder roared that night. With a dark expression, he picked up his phone and messaged Li Er: [Come to Fengyue.]
The private room was stifling and tense. For once, a woman other than Li Er was sitting beside He Chengzhou.
One of his friends arrived last and, unaware of what was going on, glanced at the woman beside him and teased, "With all that thunder outside, why aren't you home comforting your little fiancee tonight?"
Just then, Li Er came in, her clothes half-soaked, and walked straight toward him.
She ignored the woman beside him, wrapped her soft arms around his back, and said in a gentle voice, "I'm scared."
He Chengzhou laughed, his heart aching with anger.
He shoved Li Er away and pulled the woman beside him closer. "What do I care if you're scared? Whoever wants to comfort you can do it."
"I came here today to tell you that we're ending our engagement. I've fallen for someone else."
Li Er froze, then said, "You can't have fallen for..."
Before she could finish, He Chengzhou cut her off. "I'm not him. Cheng Xingyi has been dead for ages. I'm He Chengzhou. Remember that, Li Er."
He cruelly laid the truth bare. "I'll tell you again: Cheng Xingyi died a long time ago. He passed away six years ago."
Li Er broke down sobbing.
Those words sent her straight from heaven to hell. The beautiful dream she had woven shattered in an instant.
Li Er slowly took off her engagement ring, set it on the table, calmly ended their relationship, and turned to leave.
He Chengzhou threw the ring to the floor and, furious, smashed the wine bottle on the table with one punch.
*
You never know what tomorrow will bring. The day after their breakup, He Chengzhou was in a serious car accident. When he woke up, he had lost his memory.
The amnesiac He Chengzhou remembered only the tender, passionate moments he had shared with Li Er. His personality also turned overbearing and clingy. At the airport, he clung to Li Er's hand and refused to let her go.
The sentence Li Er said most often was:
"We've already broken up. We have nothing to do with each other now. Stop liking me. You should go live your own life."
He Chengzhou didn't believe her. In his memories, Li Er was clearly his fiancee. "I don't care! Even if we have nothing to do with each other, I'll make us belong together again!"
It took him three whole years and every ounce of effort to truly win Li Er back. And then... his memories returned.
Reading Guide:
1. The heroine has a first love, and the hero is a genuine replacement.
2. A little angst, but a happy ending.
Blurb for Pretending to Be Infatuated:
[Clear-Headed Schemer vs. Arrogant Rich Heir]
Her family was buried in debt, and her stepfather ran off, leaving Xun Sang to the creditors as payment.
She lost her job, was scammed by a talent scout, followed, harassed by late-night knocks at the door, threatened and intimidated. Xun Sang had cried herself dry and nearly reached the point of no return.
At her wits' end, Xun Sang saw Luo Yu, a rich young master who threw money around like it was nothing.
Xun Sang clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. He'll do!
Xun Sang was beautiful, the kind of beauty you couldn't look away from, so Luo Yu let her come home with him.
But he often mocked her, because he thought she had thrown herself at him and was cheap.
In public, Xun Sang was meek and obedient, looking at Luo Yu with stars in her eyes. In private, she worked hard in secret, determined to become a wealthy woman in her own right.
Two years later, Luo Yu fell for her and planned to propose.
When he got home that night, the place was empty. All that remained on the table was a note and a bank card.
[It's all on this card. The password is six zeroes. I've included the interest, plus another 300,000 yuan, at 10,000 yuan a month for rent. I made it all myself trading stocks with my own savings. I haven't taken a single bag or piece of jewelry you gave me, either. You're good in bed, so the service fee just about cancels out what I owe. Thanks for taking me in for two years, Senior Luo. Let's never meet again!]
Luo Yu snapped the bank card in half, tore the note to shreds, and smashed everything in the house he could get his hands on.
After a month of searching, he finally tracked Xun Sang down.
Xun Sang had just watched an opera at the Vienna State Opera. As soon as she stepped outside, Luo Yu, his face dark with anger, blocked her path.
"Was Paris fun?"
Xun Sang was panicking inside, but stayed perfectly calm on the outside and nodded. "It was fun."
"Was Prague fun?"
Xun Sang nodded again.
"Was I fun?"
Xun Sang's mind went blank. She didn't understand what he meant.
Just as she was about to nod again, Luo Yu gripped her chin. "Try nodding one more time."
Later, a few rumors began circulating quietly in their social circle.
1. Luo Yu got married. His wife is Xun Sang.
2. Xun Sang doesn't care for Luo Yu, because he used to mock her and tell her not to get her hopes up.
3. Luo Yu forced her into marriage. He carried Xun Sang to the civil affairs bureau and made her fill out the marriage registration form.
Reading Guide:
In the early part of the story, the hero is mean-mouthed and not much of a person. He genuinely looks down on the heroine and only wants her body. The heroine is an award-winning actress when it comes to performing, smiling falsely at him every day and showering him with flowery words and sweet talk.
Theme: Let go of the past, learn to make peace with it, and face a new life with optimism.
If he regains his memory, he will be so angry when he sees the star tattoos, hahahahahaha
No, I'll just pretend that You'er has taken over these two peerless good men.
It's really my brother. He's been protecting you all the time. The black butterfly turns out to have this meaning. There is a saying here that our loved ones will turn into snakes and come back to see us. It's quite sad to think about it.
My brother was angry and did something wrong. As a result, he almost lost his love forever. When he wanted to stop and look back, an accident happened. The price was that the yin and yang were separated from each other. The sister lost her love forever. This story tells us that if you are cowardly and escape without a wife, you will have no hope in this life. In the next life, the brave brother will live directly in the crematorium. If you are not determined to chase after him, you will not be allowed to do so. Just thinking about it makes me sad for my sister. She was pushed away and rejected countless times, and she had to watch the person she loved the most befriend and marry someone else.
So reluctant to part with it!! It feels like I've become used to spending time with you, hahaha
No matter how delicious the noodles are in the world, nothing can compare to meeting you (*^▽^*)
It's so cruel, it made me cry
I don't know what to say. Please be more careful next time.
It's really delicate. Because it's so delicate, I'm still hesitant to watch the middle plot. I cried for a long time just because of the later content. The two male protagonists are both very good (in my heart, they are both male protagonists). I am the female protagonist, so I don't think there is anything wrong with the female protagonist. Moreover, these two male protagonists are really good. I would like to express my own opinion, if this article was read by an extreme male protagonist, he might scold the female protagonist, so I hope everyone can appreciate the delicate and sincere feelings in it. In my heart, the feelings between the two male protagonists towards the female protagonist are really like the wind, as gentle as water.
I read the early and late chapters first. It was the first time that a female protagonist felt so sorry for a male protagonist. The emotions were written so delicately. And none of the chapters I have read so far are annoying. They are really delicate.