I'm Done Being the Substitute

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Blurb:

Mu Xiaoxiao had a crush on Bo Jingchen for ten years. At last, at the age of twenty-two, she got her wish and became his girlfriend.

For the three years she was by his side, Mu Xiaoxiao was sweet and obedient, doing just about anything he asked.

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Only later did she learn that to Bo Jingchen, she was nothing more than a stand-in for the woman he couldn't forget.

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Bo Jingchen thought that after three years together, it was time to marry Mu Xiaoxiao. But before he could give her the engagement ring, she broke up with him.

At first, he thought she was just throwing a tantrum to make him chase her. He even bet his friend: "Just wait. She'll come running back in less than a week."

But a month passed, and Mu Xiaoxiao still hadn't come back. She continued filming and appearing on variety shows, just as she always had.

She even started getting linked to an award-winning actor.

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On a night of torrential rain, Bo Jingchen drove for over an hour because Mu Xiaoxiao had once told him she was "afraid of thunder," all so he could soothe her to sleep.

But when the door opened, a pretty boy in a bathrobe was leaning against the doorframe with a faint smile. "Sorry, my baby was exhausted today. She's already asleep."

Bo Jingchen loosened his tie and undid his cufflinks. Then he pinned the pretty boy against the wall and rained punches down on his face, his whole body radiating bloodlust and fury.

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Then Mu Xiaoxiao had him sent to jail.

#If you don't love me, then forget it. It's not like no one else wants me#

#Even domineering CEOs have to obey the law#

Reading Guide:

* Brooding business tycoon x cool, independent award-winning actress

* He chases her after the breakup, angst first, sweetness later

* Fake replacement, real battlefield, happy ending

* The pretty boy in the blurb is her gay best friend. Both leads are each other's first and only partners

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Blurb:

1.

Nan Huan is one of Rongcheng's most eligible heiresses, a young lady born with a silver spoon in her mouth. As a libertarian, she considers marriage the root of all evil:

"Nan 'Velasquez' Huan said it herself: marriage is the grave of freedom."

"Life's hard enough as it is. Why would I go out of my way to get myself killed?!"

"Marry Fu Mingli?" Nan Huan scoffed. "Living with that deadpan face that could be framed and used as a portrait for a funeral would be worse than death!!!"

But before long, her family's business ran into trouble. Under her parents' financial pressure and their threats and temptations, Nan Huan bowed her noble head to reality and married Fu Mingli against her will.

Nan Huan: "..." That big mouth of mine!

2.

After the wedding, things were just as Nan Huan had expected: nothing went her way, and Fu Mingli controlled her more than her own father did.

She wasn't allowed to wear clothes that showed her legs, waist, or back. She wasn't allowed to stay out all night, and she was absolutely forbidden from shamelessly flirting with hot young guys. Being married was harder than being in prison.

At last, Nan Huan couldn't take it anymore and slapped a divorce agreement down in front of him. "You bastard, get out of my happy little planet!"

To celebrate getting her freedom back, Nan Huan danced at a party. Just as the atmosphere reached its peak, the music suddenly stopped.

Everyone froze. When they saw who had arrived, they instinctively made way.

Fu Mingli stopped in front of her, his thin lips pressed together and his dark eyes unreadable.

Nan Huan watched as he took off his jacket and wrapped it around her. He leaned close to her ear and said in a low, dangerous voice, "Had enough fun, Mrs. Fu?"

[Bonus Scene]

Nan Huan was hiding from Fu Mingli while secretly calling her rowdy friends.

"Go on, go on, save me a spot. As soon as he leaves, I'll head out."

Her friend asked, "Are the house rules really that strict?"

Nan Huan complained, "I used to stay out all night and no one cared. Now I can't even leave the house without filing a report and waiting for approval..."

Before she could finish, the very person she was complaining about caught her in the act.

Fu Mingli straightened her collar and fastened one more button, then patted her cheek. His voice was gentle, but it sounded more like a threat.

"Darling, don't forget your 9:30 curfew."

Nan Huan: "..." Damn you, Fu Mingli! It's almost eight already!

[Spoiled, dazzling heiress x possessive CEO]

[Bratty little troublemaker x refined scoundrel]

Marriage first, love later / both each other's first and only / silly, sweet romance

In a sentence: After getting married, I became a complete pushover for my husband.

Theme: Stay true to yourself.