After Breaking Up with My Scumbag Substitute, He Went Mad

Originally titled Everyone Thinks I Love Him Deeply Jiang Yue is a genius in everyone else's eyes, a flower growing on an unreachable cliff. Yet for three years, he was Yan Jifeng's lover, there to satisfy his needs. For three years, he came whenever called, did whatever Yan Jifeng wanted, and tried every way he could to please him. Even when Yan Jifeng told his friends, "I only like his pretty face and how good he is in bed. It's just a bit of fun," Jiang Yue still lay down whenever asked. Yan Jifeng thought Jiang Yue was hopelessly in love with him. When he got Jiang Yue's breakup message, he didn't care at all, certain Jiang Yue would come back in a couple of days. But two months passed, and Jiang Yue still hadn't returned. Then Yan Jifeng discovered that the code to Jiang Yue's front door was his older brother's birthday, there was a photo of his older brother under the pillow, and even the nickname "Brother Yan" that Jiang Yue always used was one his older brother had gone by. Jiang Yue had only ever treated him as a stand-in for his older brother! - A genius with hyperthymesia and 800 million tons of psychological baggage, a gorgeous bottom who looks strong but is secretly miserable, and a self-important, unhinged CEO top who insists, "How could I possibly be a stand-in?" - [Reading Notes] - Both leads are gorgeous, strong, and tragic. The bottom and the older brother were never romantically involved. The top behaves like a scumbag early on, and there will be a groveling arc as he pursues his wife. Their relationship is about mutual healing. - No changing the top. Happy ending, one-on-one. - Set in a fictional world. Please don't compare it to reality. - [Completed groveling arcs: After Rebirth, I Sent My Scumbag Ex to the Crematorium and Scumbag Ex, Stand-In, White Moonlight] - [Coming Soon 1] How Much Do You Know I Sacrificed for My Stand-In? Qi Xi isn't very bright and is frail and sickly. Aside from his exquisite face, he has no redeeming qualities. The family's castoff, he is finally kicked out by his stepmother at twenty. Poor Qi Xi stands by the roadside with his bedding and an old cat. Just then, a luxury car stops in front of him. A handsome, intimidating man gets out. Qi Xi clutches his cat and grabs the man's arm. "Could you take me home? I'm lost." - Fu Yanchuan had a white moonlight who left him for their dreams. Heartbroken for years, he remained single until he met a young man by the roadside who looked just like his old flame. The young man didn't seem too bright, and Fu Yanchuan, in a moment of madness, got a crooked idea. Fu Yanchuan: Be my stand-in, and I'll take you home. Qi Xi: Will you take care of me when I'm sick, comfort me when I'm sad, and look after my cat for the rest of its life? Fu Yanchuan: ...Yes. Qi Xi: All right, then. When do we sign the contract? Fu Yanchuan: !!! On the first night as his stand-in, Qi Xi climbed into Fu Yanchuan's bed on his own. "This is what a stand-in is supposed to do, right? Isn't this what you wanted?" But Fu Yanchuan only kissed his cheek, and Qi Xi's face flushed as he started panting uncontrollably. Qi Xi: I get like this when I'm nervous. Hurry and take me to the hospital, or you'll lose your stand-in. One month into being a stand-in, Qi Xi failed an exam. "Why is this so hard? Will you teach me? Otherwise, your stand-in's going to go bald." One year in, Qi Xi lay in Fu Yanchuan's arms. "Being your stand-in is so exhausting. My mouth, throat, and back all hurt. If you don't rub them, your stand-in's going to cry." In the second year, the white moonlight returned. A friend asked Fu Yanchuan, "When are you going to dump Qi Xi and go after your white moonlight?" Fu Yanchuan jumped up in agitation. "Do you know how much I've sacrificed to take care of him? I have to feed him, coax him to sleep, and he's injured every three days and sick every five! I even have to watch him while he sleeps in case he stops breathing! I'm afraid he'll break if I so much as hold him in my palm! Dump him? You might as well take my life! ...Wait, you said white moonlight? Who's that?" #A CEO with endless worries and his pale, pretty, sickly little stand-in who loves to flirt# #He only wanted a stand-in, but one slip and he invested too much, and now he's wrapped around the little guy's finger# - [Coming Soon 2] After the Little Fool Died, He Regretted It (Reborn) Jiang Yu has alexithymia and can't understand his own feelings, like an exquisitely crafted, cold doll. In a family where profit outweighs affection, no one cares what happens to him. His grandfather, the only person who cares about him, fears he will have no one to look after him. Before dying, he uses the Xue family's troubles as leverage to arrange for Jiang Yu to marry Xue Huaichen in exchange for benefits. Everyone says Xue Huaichen is devoted and grateful, and that he is disciplined and courteous. Even without love, Jiang Yu will be well cared for for the rest of his life if he marries him. - Jiang Yu knows Xue Huaichen will be the only person he can rely on from now on. He listens to his grandfather and tries his best to be good to Xue Huaichen. But after they marry, Xue Huaichen always ignores him coldly. Aside from pinning him down and having sex with him anywhere in the house, he never even looks him in the eye. Jiang Yu isn't clever and doesn't know how to express himself. All he can do is foolishly endure everything Xue Huaichen gives him. It's okay, as long as you're happy. Later, Xue Huaichen's first love returns, and Jiang Yu learns that Xue Huaichen broke up with his first love to marry him. Xue Huaichen has never felt anything but hatred for him. One rainy night, Xue Huaichen leaves him in the middle of nowhere to go see his first love. Jiang Yu accidentally tumbles off a cliff and dies. Then he is reborn, becoming smart and outstanding. A renowned director takes a liking to him, and he becomes the youngest international film emperor. No longer dependent on anyone, he begins a brand-new life. - It takes Xue Huaichen a week to realize Jiang Yu hasn't come home. He goes from not caring at all to searching for Jiang Yu like a madman. But by the time he finds him, the little fool who had loved him so devotedly is nothing but a pile of bones. His heart dies, too. Until one day, he sees the young film emperor again and rushes over like a madman, pulling him into his arms. "Honey, I've missed you so much." Jiang Yu looks at him like a stranger. "Who are you?" - [Coming Soon 3] The Beautiful Stand-In Transmigrates into an Infinite World: A Scumbag's Groveling Arc in an Infinite Flow Story - Theme: All feelings require mutual effort. This novel explores familial love and romance within families, and expresses the views on family held by young people today.