My Husband Always Thinks I See Him as a Substitute

[Bottom's perspective] Jian Yunnan once had a gentle, considerate first love, a high school classmate. They broke up later for certain reasons. After the breakup, Jian Yunnan went abroad to study, while his first love stayed in China. They didn't contact each other for three years. Three years later, they met again in a bar. His ex-boyfriend, now even more mature and handsome, lifted Jian Yunnan's chin with a finger and said in a casual, flirtatious tone, "Are you a little star here to sleep your way up? You've got a pretty face." Jian Yunnan: ??? Are you out of your mind? :) Open your damn eyes and look at who I am! Unable to hold back his anger, he replied with a cold laugh, "Then I'll be counting on you for all my opportunities, Mr. Fu." Then he realized his ex-boyfriend really seemed to have something wrong with his brain. He hadn't recognized him and was convinced he was some obscure little celebrity. He insisted on giving him money and lining up work for him. Jian Yunnan, who was ridiculously rich: I want to see what kind of nonsense you'll pull next. He pretended to be a pitiful little thing and moved into the apartment Fu Jingcheng had bought him. Every day, he ordered Fu around for fun, acting even more spoiled and arrogant than when they'd been dating three years earlier. Fu Jingcheng kept telling him to be obedient and well-behaved, putting on the air of a domineering CEO, but in reality he was a total coward. Whenever Jian Yunnan got angry, he didn't dare say a word. Until one day, when Jian Yunnan came home from work, Fu Jingcheng lost his temper with him for the first time. The man's expression was dark as he gripped Jian Yunnan's wrist and flung a photograph in front of him. His voice hoarse, he demanded, "Are you with me because I look like him?" "How dare you use me as a stand-in?" Jian Yunnan lowered his head and looked. Wasn't that a photo of Fu Jingcheng from high school??? Using himself as his own stand-in? Jian Yunnan: This is bad. He really does have something wrong with his brain. [Top's perspective] Fu Jingcheng was young, successful, and handsome. Countless men and women admired him, but he stayed chaste and wasn't interested in any of them. Until one day, Fu Jingcheng met a dazzlingly beautiful young celebrity in a bar. For the first time in over twenty years, Mr. Fu felt his heart flutter. A friend told him, "These little celebrities don't have hearts. They only care about your money and connections. Don't make yourself too easy, or he won't value you." Fu Jingcheng understood. He acted cold and heartless, but in truth he gave Jian Yunnan everything he wanted, hoping the other man would fall for him because of how useful he was. Until one day, Fu Jingcheng found a photograph in Jian Yunnan's study. The man in it looked eight or nine-tenths like him, but Fu Jingcheng couldn't remember ever meeting Jian Yunnan before! On the back of the photo was a line of tiny writing: I'll wait for you forever, Gege. Fu Jingcheng's eyes reddened with rage. The person he'd loved so carefully had only ever seen him as a stand-in! Wait for him? If Jian Yunnan dared to come after him, then he'd never get to live happily ever after with that bastard! [The top has amnesia and doesn't remember the bottom. He thinks the bottom is using him as a stand-in.] Cover art by the wonderful author Bishui, with non-exclusive permission. Forthcoming novel: Surviving the Love Triangle of Five Powerful Men Fu Yunzhilooks dazzlingly beautiful, with a slim waist and long legs, but he's a scumbag bottom who enjoys toying with people's feelings. After hurting too many people, he's forced to bind himself to a simp System and become the devoted admirer of the protagonists of fate in five different worlds. They are a cold, aloof corporate head, a flirtatious rich heir, a quiet, pitiful academic genius, a proud and innocent puppy-like young man, and a clingy superstar who's famous across the country. Fu Yunzhi: Too much trouble. Let's do them all at once :) The five worlds are forcibly merged, and Fu Yunzhi has to be the devoted admirer of all five men at the same time. He draws up a detailed schedule, dividing his time evenly among them. At first, every one of them hates him. But in the end, each one believes that he and Fu Yunzhi are true love. But Fu Yunzhi has a bad habit. The moment someone returns his feelings, he immediately loses interest. Fu Yunzhi: It's my business if I adore you, but it's your fault if you return my feelings. Shen Siyun is the only son of the Shen family, aloof and noble, like he doesn't belong in the mortal world. He has too many admirers, and Fu Yunzhi is just one of them. Even though the young man has told him countless times that he loves him, Shen Siyun doesn't take it seriously. But the young man is never afraid of his coldness. Even when Shen Siyun leaves him behind and abandons him time and again, love still burns in those gentle, flirtatious eyes. Little by little, Fu Yunzhi melts Shen Siyun's heart. In the middle of the night, all he dreams of is the young man's smiling face. He writes Fu Yunzhi into his plans for the rest of his life and prepares to make a serious, heartfelt confession. The night before he's going to confess, Shen Siyun finds a schedule on the young man's computer. It clearly says he's just one fish in Fu Yunzhi's pond. There's a line of tiny writing below it: "Shen Siyun has fallen for me. Boring. I need to find a chance to kick him out." Shen Siyun's expression darkens at once. After getting caught trying to run away, Fu Yunzhi still wants to struggle a little for the sake of his mission. His eyes red from crying, he says, "A-Yun, you've misunderstood..." Shen Siyun's eyes are dark and unreadable. He grips Fu Yunzhi's chin and makes him turn around. Fu Yunzhi turns his head and sees his other four fish standing behind him, each looking at him differently. Fu Yunzhi: ... Forget it! I can't keep pretending to be a simp. I'm done pretending! Let's skip straight to the groveling-after-the-breakup arc :) A scummy bottom forced to pretend to be a simp at first, then fully reverting to his true nature, versus an aloof, cold top who becomes obsessed and has to grovel to win his lover back.