The first time Chu Quan met Yu Xi, he said to her outright, "You look a lot like her."
Yu Xi didn't want to ask who he meant. She just replied, "Oh."
When Chu Quan asked her to be with him, Yu Xi agreed without much hesitation. After all, she was really poor, and there was something to gain from Chu Quan. That's just the kind of person she was.
Being someone's substitute was easy enough for her.
As she spent more time with Chu Quan, Yu Xi gradually grew accustomed to life as a substitute, and Chu Quan began treating her much better. As for the endless mockery from the outside world, she didn't care.
Until Chu Quan learned about the person in her heart. Eyes blazing with anger, he lost his temper with her for the first time. "You were treating me as a substitute too, weren't you?"
Yu Xi readily admitted it. That was the truth. She understood why Chu Quan was angry. There was nothing to gain from her, and she'd still taken advantage of him. It really was too much.
When Chu Quan wanted to break up, she didn't show the slightest reaction. She simply said, "Okay."
Chu Quan must have hated her by then, but many days later, he still called to demand, "What happened to all the gifts I gave you?"
Yu Xi lied with an expressionless face. "I threw them away."
She actually hadn't.
When she carried the gifts out to throw away the trash, she saw the haughty Chu Quan frantically rummaging through the bin.
Yu Xi: "?"
#I gave up my pride, and I think I must love you#
April 25, 2024. Cold man x stubborn woman
Theme: You can't force it
