The Ballet Prince Won't Be a Stand-In (Reborn)

The main story is complete, so feel free to dive in! My next book is The Idle Beauty Volunteers to Marry in His Place (Transmigrate into a Book). Please add it to your to-read list! A ballet prince who charms others without realizing it, as the bottom X a stern, old-school CEO who loves without realizing it, as the top Blurb: Bai Sui was admitted to one of the country's top dance academies with the highest scores in two categories, causing a sensation across the school. With his upright posture and perfect lines, along with his refined, beautiful face, he was soon dubbed the Ballet Prince. He had countless admirers and an unlimited future ahead of him. But an unexpected turn of events during his sophomore year left him orphaned and burdened with debt. At that moment, a contract was placed in front of him. Someone paid off his debts, funded his education, respected his social life and habits, and provided him with the most comfortable lifestyle throughout college. Bai Sui diligently played the part of a kept lover, never daring to overstep his bounds. Their relationship should have ended on the day he graduated, if only the other person hadn't been his senior, Huo Tingyan, whom he had secretly loved for years. So when Huo Tingyan pulled out a diamond ring on Bai Sui's graduation day, the Ballet Prince who had dazzled the stage took off his ballet shoes and tied on an apron. In the end, for love, he put down his dancing shoes and took to the kitchen. Seven years into their marriage, he and Huo Tingyan still treated each other with courtesy. They had never hit the infamous seven-year itch, and their relationship remained lukewarm. Until one night, Huo Tingyan said he had to work late and didn't come home. Bai Sui, holding a freshly made pot of soup, wanted to surprise his husband. But downstairs from Huo Tingyan's office, he saw Huo Tingyan besieged by reporters with cameras and microphones, protecting a man in his arms. The soup in Bai Sui's hands spilled across the ground. Bai Sui had seen the man Huo Tingyan was protecting before, in a graduation photo the other man had treasured for years. He was an outstanding young ballet dancer. At last, Bai Sui understood why Huo Tingyan had approached him back then. As he turned and fled, Bai Sui's car plunged into deep water. When he opened his eyes again, Bai Sui had been reborn on the day of his college graduation. Looking at the refined and courteous Huo Tingyan before him, he snatched the ring that was about to be slipped onto his ring finger and bind him for life, and threw it into the school's artificial lake. From the very beginning, he had agreed to become Huo Tingyan's contract lover only so he could remain on the stage. In the end, love had kept him tied to the home. Now that the contract had been fulfilled, he and Huo Tingyan were even. It was time to return to the stage. * Huo Tingyan had a secret, unspoken love for his beloved for many years. The day his beloved left the country, he saw Bai Sui. That cool, noble air unique to ballet dancers reminded him of his beloved. When he heard Bai Sui was in trouble, he offered him a contract, hoping to make up for the regret in his own life. Bai Sui was sensible and obedient, keeping him company for two years. Huo Tingyan thought that everyone had to find a companion sooner or later. Since his beloved was out of reach, Bai Sui would be a good choice. They went through seven years of marriage, treating each other with courtesy, but Bai Sui ended up in a cold morgue after a car accident. Only then did Huo Tingyan understand who the irreplaceable beloved in his life really was. Reborn in a single moment, he looked at their cold, empty home and the marriage proposal ring, pulled from the water and still flecked with mud. Bai Sui was no longer the "Mrs. Huo" who wore an apron and waited for him to come home. He was now a celebrated young ballet dancer, known to everyone for his performances onstage. Content warnings: 1. Both leads are reborn; the top must win back his wife. 2. The top and bottom are each other's only partners in both their past and present lives. Both are sexually inexperienced. The top really did have a crush on his beloved, but they never had any kind of relationship, and he never cheated. That doesn't mean he gets to avoid the reconciliation arc. *I understand that this trope can be controversial, but comments that judge the story based only on the blurb, make assumptions about the first chapter, or engage in personal attacks may be reported for deletion. I hope everyone finds a story they love! [Bows]* Blurb written on January 3, 2022 This story will be available to paid subscribers starting June 10. There will be a bonus update of over 10,000 characters then. Thank you for your support! *kiss kiss* Coming soon: The Idle Beauty Volunteers to Marry in His Place (Transmigrate into a Book) Blurb: Yan Shuangyi transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder character with the same name. Unlike other cannon-fodder characters, who either went out of their way to steal the protagonist's love interest or bullied the protagonist, eventually driving him to become evil, he was a real cannon-fodder character with no role in the story at all. The protagonist of the book was the male lead, Jiu Fangyan, and his fraternal twin sister, Yan Shuangshuang. The original story described Yan Shuangshuang as the most beautiful woman in the capital, but also spoiled and willful. Since she had already pledged herself to her lover, she resented the marriage her parents arranged for her and put a green hat on Jiu Fangyan's head. Her chosen lover, however, was a scoundrel who wanted to use her to bring down the male lead, Jiu Fangyan. In the end, he caused the entire Yan family to be executed, including Yan Shuangyi, a cannon-fodder character with no role in the story. When Yan Shuangyi arrived, he saw his sister refusing to put on her wedding dress, even if it meant dying. Several servants were carrying medicine on orders to knock her out and send her to the bridal sedan. Looking at his face, which was nearly identical to his sister's, Yan Shuangyi came up with a plan. He stopped the servant, carried the medicine into the room himself, put on the veil, and climbed into the bridal sedan in his sister's place. What's so bad about getting married? Yan Shuangshuang was too blinded by love to see reason, but Yan Shuangyi understood perfectly: Nothing mattered more than staying alive. Besides, he'd finished reading the novel, and it was a proper no-romance story. Jiu Fangyan, the only invincible hero in the entire book, was famous for being obsessed with his career and a total workaholic. He had no interest in love and kept his distance from women. He never even touched Yan Shuangshuang's finger from beginning to end, and probably couldn't remember what her face looked like. Of course, he wouldn't realize his wife was a "fake." Yan Shuangyi busied himself helping his sister see her scumbag lover for what he really was, while diligently playing the part of a beautiful, ornamental wife in the Feng household's rear courtyard. His guiding principle was not to get in the way of the overpowered male lead. The Yan family was rich and powerful. As long as he behaved himself, he could eventually obtain a divorce letter and be free to roam wherever he pleased! But why had the supposedly "women-averse" King of Hell started showing up in front of him every day? And why was he looking at him so strangely? Yan Shuangyi sensed that something was terribly wrong. He packed his things and prepared to run, only to turn around and get caught red-handed by Jiu Fangyan. Doing his best to pitch his voice high, he said in a soft, delicate tone, "Um... Could you hear me out while I make excuses? No! I mean, explain!" Jiu Fangyan gave a cold laugh and backed him against the wall. His low voice was undeniably sexy. "Then start by speaking normally." Theme: Never lose yourself.