The moment Bai Ruoyu realized his boyfriend was treating him as a substitute, he understood that the world he lived in was a book.
In the book, three men treated him as a substitute.
Fu Qingyan, heir to the Fu Group; Wen Mo, star agent at Xingcheng; and Chen Qi, the handsome top student in Qing University’s law department.
Afraid he would damage their image in the eyes of their beloved, they sent him to a nightclub to serve drinks, sent him to the bed of a business partner, accused him of plagiarizing his novel and incited an online mob to attack him, and cut off his path to higher education.
...No one had the right to ruin his life like that!
Looking at these three lovesick men who were a menace to society, Bai Ruoyu came up with a plan.
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That very day, he bought a ticket to Y Country and met the three men's beloved, Qi Lan.
In the book, the three men harassed the beloved until his family was ruined and he suffered a mental breakdown. In the end, he had no choice but to live "happily ever after" with the three scumbags.
"Mr. Qi, I'll get straight to the point."
Bai Ruoyu pushed a sheet of paper with his plan across to Qi Lan.
"Let's work together."
The beloved currently hated the scumbags, which made him the perfect person to work with.
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However, Bai Ruoyu had no idea that, at that very moment, someone else had taken over the beloved's body.
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Qi Lan, the real power behind the Fu Group, the maternal uncle of its heir, Fu Qingyan, Wen Mo's superior, and an honorary professor at Qing University.
After a car accident, Qi Lan thought his life would end there. But when he opened his eyes again, he was no longer himself, and a beautiful, reserved young man was sitting in front of him.
"Let's work together."
The young man's gaze was somber, and hatred surged in his eyes.
"Let's make those scumbags suffer a fate worse than death."
At that moment, Qi Lan's heart pounded like a drum.
"All right."
[Bonus scene]
Qi Lan, who had been left in a coma after a car accident, woke up.
Fu Qingyan sat beside him, pleading desperately.
"Uncle, while you were unconscious, I've been put through hell! He deceived me... The company is in serious trouble now, too!"
"But I love him... I can't live without him. Uncle, can you help me? Just have him brought to the Fu family villa. I'll take care of the rest!"
Qi Lan raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Sure."
Qi Lan took action, and Bai Ruoyu was indeed brought in.
Fu Qingyan rushed into the room, eager to see Bai Ruoyu in a pitiful state and repay him for all the humiliation he'd suffered!
The moment the door opened, Fu Qingyan froze in place. All the anger in his heart vanished without a trace, leaving him bewildered and at a loss.
Bai Ruoyu was sitting on Qi Lan's desk, barefoot, his calves wrapped around Qi Lan's waist. His usually aloof and self-possessed uncle had a blush on his cheeks and turned to scold him.
"Where are your manners?"
"What are you standing there for? Call him Auntie!"
Theme: Money can't buy love