At twenty-five, Cen Jinge started dating a man three years younger than her.
Chu Heguang was cheerful, lively, passionate, and deeply romantic.
Being with him made Cen Jinge feel as though she'd returned to her college days, surrounded by the glow of youth.
Chu Heguang was handsome, with peach-blossom eyes, a high nose bridge, and a tiny black mole on the tip of his nose.
Cen Jinge loved it. Sometimes she couldn't help kissing it.
Chu Heguang was delighted by this.
What could be luckier than having a feature your partner finds attractive?
Until one day, his parents returned from abroad with the belongings of his older brother, who had died unexpectedly.
Chu Heguang saw a photograph.
His brother had an arm around Cen Jinge's waist, and Cen Jinge was leaning against him. The camera had captured a moment from their youth.
And on the tip of his brother's nose, in exactly the same spot, was a tiny black mole.
Chu Heguang scoffed.
So he was his brother's replacement.
Chu Heguang held it in for two days, then finally snapped after they were intimate and Cen Jinge's gaze lingered on the mole as her fingertips traced it.
In the dim light, tears glistened in the corners of his eyes as he asked with a cold laugh:
"Cen Jinge, do my brother and I look alike?"
Cen Jinge found the whole thing absurd.
She had no idea how her young boyfriend had suddenly turned into her ex-boyfriend's younger brother.
That day had been a mess. All she remembered saying was, "Let me calm down, and then I'll explain."
At noon the next day, her boyfriend sent her a photo.
The mole was gone.
It came with a message:
[I'm really heartbroken.]
Cen Jinge didn't know how to respond, so she just apologized.
Things grew cold. Cen Jinge was busy investigating, while Chu Heguang said nothing.
Neither of them contacted the other.
Half a month later, Cen Jinge was woken up by a phone call in the middle of the night. She answered groggily.
The person on the other end sounded as if he'd been drinking, but also seemed perfectly clear-headed. His voice was restrained and husky:
"Cen Jinge, I got the mole put back. Do you want to see it?"
As if afraid she wouldn't believe him, he paused, then added:
"It's exactly like before, really."
1. A gentle, capable heroine x a lively, jealous hero
2. A fake replacement trope, with a little older-woman-younger-man romance
3. Sweet romance!!!
4. They both fall for each other
5. Blurb written on 2025.11.07
Core message: Believe in yourself.