The Beloved Stand-In Only Cares About Money

After dying from overwork and staying up late, junior employee Wen Ge wakes up inside a melodramatic harem novel as a stand-in for the beloved protagonist.

In the novel, the original Wen Ge is jealous when the protagonist returns from abroad and steals all the attention that was once his. He plots to frame him, only to be killed in the end by the wealthy, powerful men who love the protagonist.

Wen Ge looks at the countless zeroes in the living-expense transfers from all the powerful men on WeChat: ⊙▽⊙!

Whew, isn't it great to quietly be a stand-in? Why be jealous of the protagonist? The original clearly never got a taste of how harsh the real world can be!

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When Wen Ge arrives, there are still three months until the protagonist, Lu Jiaqi, returns from abroad.

During those three months, in the spirit of professionalism, Wen Ge gives his full attention for eight hours a day to every wealthy and powerful man who invites him out and pays him:

He watches a movie with powerful man A from the entertainment industry. A tears up, and Wen Ge immediately offers him a tissue.

A: "Aqi is so softhearted. You're nothing like him, so cold and indifferent!"

Wen Ge picks his nose. "Sure, sure."

WeChat transfer from A: +10000000000

He has a candlelit dinner with powerful man B from the medical world. B chokes on a chili pepper, and Wen Ge immediately offers him water.

B: "Your gentleness isn't even one ten-thousandth of his."

Wen Ge takes bite after bite of steak worth hundreds of thousands. "Mm-hmm, mm-hmm."

WeChat transfer from B: +10000000000

He goes skiing with powerful man C from the art world. C stumbles around, unable to ski, so Wen Ge teaches him hands-on.

C: "Hmph! Even if you can ski, you don't look as good or ski as well as he does!"

Wen Ge rolls his eyes. "Okay, okay, okay."

WeChat transfer from C: +10000000000

In his free time at night, Wen Ge uses the money he earns from the powerful men to hire a sweet, puppy-like stand-in to cheer himself up, unwind after work, and maybe date a little.

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On the day the protagonist returns, Wen Ge looks at the rows of black cards on his desk, happily quits his stand-in job, and goes home to spend time with the puppy-like boy he has been keeping.

But unexpectedly, the wealthy men don't go to the airport to meet the returning protagonist. Instead, they all come to Wen Ge's door.

A: "Gege, come home with me. I'll marry you and announce our relationship to my fans!"

B: "Ge'er, I know you love money most. I'll give you all the shares in my family. Be my boyfriend!"

C: "Xiao Ge, I was wrong. I shouldn't have insulted you or treated you badly. I'll change. Please come with me, okay?"

Wen Ge stands at the door, utterly baffled. Have all these powerful men gone crazy?

Just as he's about to speak, a pair of fair, slender hands suddenly wrap around his waist from behind. The voice, which was once soft and obedient, is now cold and domineering: "Wen Ge is mine. Don't even think about taking him from me."

The powerful men cry out in shock: "...Lu Jiaqi!?"

Wen Ge: "???"

#Shock! The sweet puppy-like stand-in he hired is actually the real deal!#

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[Top's perspective]

While studying abroad, Lu Jiaqi befriended a strange online gaming buddy who kept calling him a sweet little puppy and seemed convinced he was poor.

After they exchanged photos, the other person even paid him a huge salary to keep him company, chat, and date him.

Lu Jiaqi, the financial tycoon: "Heh, interesting."

Later, after secretly returning home and living with the other person for a month:

Lu Jiaqi: "This is great. I'm just a little puppy."

Later still, when he accidentally discovered that the other person had a whole host of wealthy and powerful men on WeChat, and saw them all come to his door:

Lu Jiaqi is furious: "Damn it! How can he keep so many other fish behind my back?!"

Theme: Face difficulties with a positive attitude!