The Substitute Bride Scapegoat Who Made the Untouchable Fall for Her

[Sweet, timid, adorable troublemaker actor bottom × cold, strict, extremely controlling daddy-type tycoon top]

Tang Anwu was a nobody, an actor stuck on the fringes with no connections or resources. After finally enduring long enough for a famous director to notice his acting, he at last landed a supporting role, only to suffer cardiac arrest the night before joining the cast.

He hadn't even had time to cry about it when he opened his eyes and found himself transmigrated into the younger brother, a cannon-fodder character, of the protagonist of a wealthy-family novel.

Tang Anwu: Thank goodness, I'm still ali...

But the cannon fodder had already gone through all the self-destructive plot points, offended someone, and was now facing a lifetime in a mental hospital.

Tang Anwu: ...ve.

And the person he'd offended was none other than the original novel's top-tier, untouchable beauty, the protagonist's incredibly intimidating tycoon fiancé: Huo Mingyou.

This man had deep connections and a cold, austere personality. He was the most mysterious untouchable beauty in the entire novel, with strict rules and ruthless methods. Even the protagonist's family had to show him deference.

I can't afford to cross him. I'm doomed (oí _ ìo)

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The good news was that, thanks to their similar looks, Tang Anwu got the chance to pretend to be Huo Mingyou's fiancé, who had run away to escape their wedding.

He would appear with him in public, play the part of a loving couple, and even make his acting debut in a film directed by Huo Mingyou, helping ensure the marriage alliance between their families went smoothly until Huo Mingyou achieved his goal.

The bad news was that if he messed it up, he'd die an even more horrible death.

But... he could clean up the mess left by the original cannon-fodder character and continue the career he'd started in his previous life. Wasn't that getting the best of both worlds?

Tang Anwu waved a hand and signed the contract without hesitation!

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The tycoon was cold enough to freeze him, and Tang Anwu spent every day walking on eggshells.

Following the persona laid out in the contract, he diligently played the pampered brat, all the while carefully avoiding any work-related blunders that might anger the tycoon.

He was often the first to complain of hunger as soon as filming ended. He'd throw his weight around, gripe that the crew's boxed meals tasted awful, then ask Huo Mingyou for an advance on his pay so he could treat the crew to better food.

After it happened a few times, Tang Anwu noticed people whispering about him behind his back. Considering how spoiled he acted, it was only natural that people would talk.

Tang Anwu didn't take it seriously. Whenever he ran into them, he'd quietly turn and leave, unaware that the people gossiping about him were now sobbing as they ate the extra meals he'd ordered. "I even badmouthed him behind his back. I'm awful! Young Master Tang has an angel's face and a bodhisattva's heart!"

Huo Mingyou, who had witnessed everything, raised an eyebrow. For once, he didn't make things difficult for Tang Anwu in the next scene.

Then, on the day of the awards ceremony, Tang Anwu accepted the trophy Huo Mingyou handed him, only to be pulled into his arms the very next second.

Under a dazzling storm of camera flashes, Tang Anwu heard Huo Mingyou whisper in his ear, "I'm starting to regret bringing you out in public."

Tang Anwu: O.O

That night, amid a fan event where fans everywhere were calling him "wife," a post appeared on Huo Mingyou's Weibo account, which he hadn't updated in eight hundred years.

The whole internet watched in astonishment as the cold, renowned director competed for Tang Anwu's attention from afar, demanding that Tang Anwu give him a proper title!

Tang Anwu: (screaming) But the contract's already expired!

Huo Mingyou smiled faintly. "I went back on my word."

Reading guide:

1. Age gap and status gap. The top is a scheming, ruthless big bad wolf in the early chapters. If that's not your thing, please skip!

2. One-on-one, both each other's first, no exes, setting where same-sex marriage is legal.

Upcoming danmei novel: The Deeply Closeted International Student Gets Blackout Drunk and Wakes Up Married to a Handsome Rich Guy at an American University. Sweet romance | Size difference

Fu Bai paid his living expenses with study-abroad vlogs, but his slim waist and pretty face went viral overseas, earning him more than a thousand harassing emails from muscular men.

Having been deeply closeted and single his whole life, Fu Bai was nearly scared into homophobia.

Then he got blackout drunk at a bar. The next morning he woke with an aching waist and sore butt, and a marriage certificate to boot...

So that's what it's like to get drunk and impulsively marry a stranger. ()

Fu Bai reflected deeply on his impulsiveness and decided he absolutely had to get a divorce!

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Kesia Jians, second son of the Jians family, members of H University's board of trustees. Athletics ran in the family, and he was a key member of the university's rowing team and a rising magazine star.

His impulsive marriage partner.

The first time Fu Bai went to see Kesia, he felt like a rabbit surrounded by muscle-bound monsters. He thought he was really going to become homophobic. Forcing himself to stay calm, he declared, "Let's get divorced."

Kesia furrowed his brow and strode through the crowd toward him like he was looking for a fight.

...They didn't get divorced.

Later, after Kesia won the rowing championship again, Fu Bai kept his end of their bet and dressed up as a rabbit. Kesia scooped up Fu Bai as he ran toward him, and Fu Bai sat on his forearm, kissing him until he could barely breathe.

Kesia chuckled and pinched the rabbit ears on his head. "I won, bunny. Good boy."

Theme: Anyone with a dream can do great things.