The Stand-In and the White Moonlight Got a Happy Ending

[Pre-release: Please add "He Lost His Memory Before the Divorce" to your reading list -3-] 1. New entertainment-industry star He Nianjun had the best team behind him from the moment he debuted. His career went smoothly every step of the way, making countless people green with envy. That's because he had a powerful patron backing him. Cheng Song had been in love for years with his unattainable sweetheart, but the man was straight. Cheng Song pursued him for years with no success. Later, his sweetheart went abroad, and Cheng Song met He Nianjun. He Nianjun had the same captivating peach blossom eyes as Cheng Song's sweetheart, and a matching beauty mark in the same spot by the corner of his eye. Cheng Song fell for him at first sight. 2. He Nianjun was kept by a rich patron with a screw loose, who wanted him to act as a substitute. But he had to put on an aloof act, ignore his patron, and never show him any warmth. He Nianjun thought Cheng Song was crazy, but the money was so good that he put up with it. Then Cheng Song's sweetheart came back, and Cheng Song went off to pursue true love, dumping He Nianjun. He Nianjun looked at the eight-digit balance in his account and, with a broken (delighted) heart (to see it), bid (took off) a fond farewell: "I wish you both happiness." 3. Without his powerful patron, He Nianjun's career opportunities took a downturn. But he was a good actor and willing to work hard, and he successfully auditioned for the second male lead in a hit historical drama. By an amazing coincidence, the drama's historical consultant was Cheng Song's sweetheart, Yan Suici. He Nianjun: I'm doomed. He carefully hid what had happened between him and Cheng Song, but secrets never stay buried. That night, Yan Suici appeared in his room. The beauty mark by the corner of his eye was alluring as he used He Nianjun's phone to call Cheng Song: "I hear you found yourself a substitute?" Cheng Song hurried to explain: "There's nothing going on between us!" The sweetheart kissed the beauty mark on He Nianjun's face. "Thank you. I really like it." He Nianjun: QAQ I'm completely done for. Cheng Song looked at the caller ID: Have I just been cheated on? 4. The news that He Nianjun and Yan Suici were working on the same production broke, and everyone waited for a laugh, hoping to see a scene of "the sweetheart tearing the substitute apart." That is, until He Nianjun attended an event wearing a suit and an extravagantly luxurious antique-style gemstone bracelet. Anyone could tell it was worth a fortune, but no brand came forward to claim it online. Some curious people dug up that the bracelet came from the famous Yan family of the capital. Yan Suici had made it himself at eighteen, following a method recorded in the historical archives. Someone had once offered an astronomical sum for it, but Yan Suici wouldn't part with it. And now it was on He Nianjun's wrist. He Nianjun only learned from the media that he was wearing the equivalent of three homes in the capital. He hurried to return it to Yan Suici, only to discover that he couldn't take it off, no matter what he tried. Yan Suici opened the history book. "Do you know why this bracelet looks so ordinary, even though the method for making it has been lost?" He Nianjun: "No idea." Yan Suici: "Because the mechanism is complicated, and only the maker can unlock it." He Nianjun: "." He took a substitute role and accidentally got himself involved. Reading guide: 1. Both are each other's first and only; happy ending; age gap of four years, with the top older; slow burn. 2. The cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside, possessive and aloof top, Yan Suici, x the carefree, hardworking, optimistic bottom, He Nianjun. 3. Modern alternate setting where same-sex marriage is legal. 4. A Jinjiang-style entertainment-industry story. Don't conflate it with real life; there are no real-life inspirations. 5. Anti-piracy ratio: 80%. If your subscription rate is too low, you'll have to wait 72 hours. Piracy has really worn me down. Thank you for understanding. ---- Advertisement break ---- Pre-release: Click into my author page to add "He Lost His Memory Before the Divorce" to your reading list -3-. Shi Yunzhou and Lu Ji have been married for three years, and they are still as loving and sweet as ever. No matter how busy he is, Lu Ji always comes home to eat with him. For Shi Yunzhou's birthday, he arranges a lavish feast and sets off dazzling fireworks on the beach. To outsiders, Shi Yunzhou marrying Lu Ji after the Shi family fell on hard times seems like incredible luck. Only Shi Yunzhou knows that Lu Ji doesn't love him. He married him only to repay the debt he owed Shi Yunzhou's father for raising him. For three years, Lu Ji has always slept in the study. Their loving marriage is an illusion, and they are as distant as roommates. As their sham marriage enters its fourth year, Shi Yunzhou finds the divorce papers Lu Ji prepared in the study the year they got married. He finally decides to get a divorce and set them both free. But an accident happens on the way, and Shi Yunzhou ends up in the hospital. Lu Ji rushes over. The usually distant Shi Yunzhou cries and throws himself into his arms. "Why did you take so long? I missed you so much." Lu Ji: "...?" It turns out Shi Yunzhou has lost his memory. He has forgotten everything since he was sixteen, and, after listening to what everyone around him says, firmly believes they are a couple who fell deeply in love as teenagers. To avoid upsetting him, Lu Ji has no choice but to play along. He eats with him, coaxes him to sleep, and, when Shi Yunzhou is in the mood, takes him to watch the sunrise in the middle of the night. Everything suggests that Shi Yunzhou is right: they are a loving couple. But there's one thing he can't figure out. Why is his life with Lu Ji so chaste? Is this how a couple married for four years is supposed to live? No way. One night, Shi Yunzhou watches Lu Ji's back and thinks, I have to get Lu Ji to perform. Reading guide: 1. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting. 2. Mutual unrequited love, bittersweet and sweet. 3. One-on-one romance. The top is six years older than the bottom. Theme: In difficult times, stay true to yourself and keep striving.