Did the Substitute Male Lead Succeed in Taking Center Stage?

Yan Chi is the most esteemed princess of Great Xia, arrogant and unrestrained, with a fearsome reputation. Yet she has a beloved she can never have. On a whim, she takes in a stand-in to keep by her side, often speaking cruelly to him. Everyone is waiting to see how this wicked woman will meet her end. * Xue Lingfan was once a young gentleman of a pleasure house in a matriarchal world. Then he met an untimely death and, by sheer luck, transmigrated to another world. This place is wonderful! Men are even allowed to sit at the table and eat! And the Zhenyang Princess, who keeps him in her estate, is an especially good person! * Yan Chi looks him up and down. “You’ve never even attended a private school. That face of yours is the only thing worth looking at.” Xue Lingfan proudly puffs out his chest: The princess praised his beauty! Xue Lingfan steps forward to attend to her. Yan Chi gives a cold laugh. “Looking at you puts me in a foul mood. Get out!” Xue Lingfan’s heart pounds: P-Princess, are you only saying that because you’re worried I’ll tire myself out? When disaster strikes the princess’s estate, Xue Lingfan prepares to lay down his life for the greater good. Yan Chi kicks him and raises her chin. “You? You want to die in my place? Take a good look at yourself. You think you’re worthy?” Xue Lingfan is moved to tears: The princess must be trying to keep him safe. Xue Lingfan knocks over a potted plant given to the princess by her beloved, and she angrily orders him to kneel as punishment. But before even an incense stick has burned down, she regrets it. Xue Lingfan: Yay! I’ve won her over! Yan Chi: ... Carefree and haughty bad girl X lovesick, silly puppy * Reader's Guide: 1. The heroine is a Mary Sue; all logic serves the plot. 2. Hope you enjoy the story and have a happy day, every day. Theme: Believe life will get better. Everything is worth waiting for.