I Only Like Your Face

Ever since Ji Nianhuai died, Lan An had been like a bird with nowhere to nest, drifting through life and settling wherever he could for the time being.

On the anniversary of Ji Nianhuai's death, Lan An stood on the rooftop and suddenly thought he might as well end it all.

Then a loud commotion and screams came from the open-air shopping mall across the street, followed by deafening music.

Lan An, who never paid attention to the entertainment industry, suddenly saw a giant poster and the person singing onstage.

Peach-blossom eyes, a beauty mark beneath one eye, and the curve of his smiling lips: he looked exactly like the dead Ji Nianhuai.

Lan An ran down from the rooftop and rushed to the fan event at the open-air mall across the street. It wasn't until someone beside him handed him a fan banner that he learned the singer onstage was called... Jiang Jinran!

He had a face that was ninety percent identical to Ji Nianhuai's.

From then on, Lan An became Jiang Jinran's most devoted follower. He never missed a single fan event, and he did everything he could to support every album and every film or television series Jiang Jinran released.

Whether Jiang Jinran was at a low point or at the peak of his career, people came and went, but Lan An was the one who stayed by his side.

"Lan An, you're like the most loyal dog by my side! I tug on the leash around your neck, and you come running obediently. Good boy!" Jiang Jinran said smugly.

From an unknown fan, Lan An worked his way up to personal assistant and then to a top agent. No matter how much Jiang Jinran slighted him or tested him, Lan An always kept his promise to Jiang Jinran. He loved and revered him like a god, and always would.

Until an accident left Jiang Jinran disfigured. His promise was finally shattered, and the truth was laid bare before Jiang Jinran: he had only ever been a substitute for a dead man.

The eyes that had always gazed at him with devotion now seemed to look through him, remembering someone else. "You know? You're the one who looks most like him out of everyone. You're like the only keepsake he left me in this world. But now that face of yours that looked like his is gone..."

When a follower stops worshiping his god, can the god's golden image still shine? Or will he fall into the dust and start begging his follower not to leave?

"Lan An, I still have my eyes and my beauty mark. I can imitate him. Please, don't... leave me. I'm begging you!"

Jiang Jinran, who had once made all kinds of cruel declarations, finally tasted the agony of heartbreak. Their positions had reversed. The one holding the leash had become... Lan An!

Bound by Shared Hatred: Broken, aloof top × Devoted, self-sacrificing bottom

The once-privileged young master has fallen into the dirt, yet someone still loves him like a god.

Top's perspective

Yu Chen's life was divided in two. Before he turned eighteen, he was the only son of the Yu family. His father was a famous entrepreneur, his mother a university professor. His parents were loving, and they raised him with great care, nurturing Yu Chen with money and affection until he became one of the best among his peers.

Then came the day his family went bankrupt. His father jumped from a building. When his mother heard the news, she couldn't bear the blow and suffered a mental breakdown. Yu Chen was left saddled with debt. He couldn't attend the top overseas university that had already accepted him, and with only a high school education, he had to make a living working at a convenience store.

It was then that he reunited with Chi Xin, the child who had lived next door. Chi Xin had always looked up to Yu Chen as a role model. Now Yu Chen had fallen into the mud. He didn't want Chi Xin to recognize him, but Chi Xin insisted on clinging to him.

Seeing the affection hidden in Chi Xin's eyes, Yu Chen couldn't help sneering to himself. "I was going to let you go, but you came right to my door. Don't blame me for dragging you into hell with me. After all, you're not innocent."

Bottom's perspective

After the Yu family went bankrupt, Chi Xin lost touch with Yu Chen. He thought Yu Chen was attending the best school overseas, and never imagined he'd run into him again at a convenience store.

Chi Xin's heart began pounding. The feelings he'd never managed to confess before now had another chance.

He had thought Yu Chen might have changed, but he never expected him to have changed so much.

The gentle older boy next door, who had always guided him and whom Chi Xin had depended on so much, was gone. The Yu Chen of today was covered in thorns, cold and gloomy, keeping everyone at a distance and seeming to especially hate him.

Chi Xin couldn't understand why, but he never thought of leaving or giving up. Even after Yu Chen pushed him away for the thousandth time, he'd still come close again the next time.

He had thought that someday he could move Yu Chen, but he never imagined that his very existence was the original sin.

When the truth is finally revealed, as I look into your tearful eyes, I can't tell whether you or I are in more pain.

The tragedy of my life is all your doing. But the only light that ever chased after me and lit my way... came from you, too.

Theme: Love cannot be replaced