Reborn as the Stand-In for a Stunning CEO

[Thanks to everyone who supports reading the original. If you read pirated copies, please stay away and have some respect.] Angsty melodrama + happy ending. This won’t be all fun and games, so please read the reader’s guide first. Thanks for your support. A dramatic stand-in romance / genuine feelings born of time spent together / beautiful, wealthy CEO HZC / six-year age gap. Screenshot saved on 2021.07.01. A reserved, steady, highly capable cannon-fodder gong + VS + a beautiful, wealthy CEO shou with obsessive feelings Qi Zheng transmigrated into an angsty online novel where everyone lost their minds for love, becoming the cannon-fodder character with the most tragic ending in a four-way romance: first, she was deceived and abandoned by her first sugar mommy; then the heroine made her do as she pleased, turning her into a pawn in her revenge against the male lead; in the end, she lost both her money and her reputation. According to the original plot, one day after Lin Muyun vanished without a trace, Shen Zhibing took Qi Zheng back to her luxurious villa, where countless servants stood ready to serve. Shen Zhibing gave her a card with no spending limit. The conditions weren’t too harsh: be on call at all times, obey without complaint, and learn how to please her. From then on, Qi Zheng became an invisible canary by the beautiful CEO’s side, appearing only when Shen Zhibing wanted to provoke the male lead. The rest of the time, Shen Zhibing kept her caged in a luxurious prison. It was exhausting, it was hard... Qi Zheng scoffed. “Does having money mean you can do whatever you want? Does being beautiful give you the right to treat people however you please? Why should you?!” Shen Zhibing was the designated heir to the Shen family. Beautiful and wealthy, she had admirers lined up from the company entrance all the way to the airport, yet she remained hung up on her childhood friend, the playboy Lian Ao. Unfortunately, their families had become bitter business rivals, making a marriage between them out of the question. Lian Ao sweet-talked her, lied to her, and kept putting things off, but Shen Zhibing still found out he was getting married. His bride was none other than Lin Muyun, a wealthy heiress and Shen Zhibing’s former best friend. After a cold laugh, Shen Zhibing dressed to the nines and brought Qi Zheng to the wedding, where she stole the spotlight from the bride and groom. Seeing Lian Ao’s bloodshot eyes and Lin Muyun’s furious face, Shen Zhibing left in triumph, making sure everyone noticed. That night, Shen Zhibing stayed at the villa. Leaning against Qi Zheng, she parted her red lips and said, “Do a good job.” It wasn’t until one day that Shen Zhibing suddenly realized she could no longer do without Qi Zheng’s attentions. But Qi Zheng remained indifferent, drifting farther and farther away. [Reader advisory] 1. Both the gong and the shou have had people they liked before. This is a genuine straight-to-gay romance, not a story where they break up right at the start. The shou has kissed a male supporting character on the cheek. If you can’t accept that, please don’t start reading. Know when to cut your losses. 2. The gong and shou are both sexually inexperienced, but they don’t love each other at first. They each have their own reasons and their own agenda. 3. The CEO is intense and obsessive when it comes to love. At first, she doesn’t care about the gong’s feelings and does whatever she wants. Later, she becomes her HZC (not a typical old-school groveling arc: I only learned that term recently). 4. This novel features a stand-in romance, business, the workplace, a groveling arc, and personal growth. It isn’t just an HZC story (that section lasts about 35 chapters), so please think carefully before diving in. 5. If any of the above bothers you, please proceed with caution. You’re free to stay or leave, but don’t insult the author. This novel will go VIP on September 8, with three chapters released that day. I hope you’ll continue to support it. Thank you. Theme: Love should not be measured in money, and lies should never be used to keep it going.