My Ex Is Losing It Again Today

Second Chances | The Powerful One Bows His Head | The Fake "Hero's Substitute for Love"

A fiercely robotic, naturally blunt heroine x a sensitive, easily rattled playboy

1.

Mo Boshu is an online novelist who primarily writes mysteries. For years, readers have criticized her romance plots for feeling like mass-produced, saccharine fluff.

To fix the problem, she dated twice, but the results were nowhere near what she had imagined.

After reflecting on it, Mo Boshu reached a conclusion: she must have been dating the wrong people.

This time, she set her sights on Yue Zhi, who looked like someone who knew exactly how to romance people.

2.

Yue Zhi is a young master known throughout their social circle for being handsome, wealthy, and a notorious playboy.

When he first got together with Mo Boshu, he assumed this would be just like before: it had started over a bet, and it was only for fun.

At worst, when they broke up, he would have to deal with her clinging to him and being a nuisance.

But who could have guessed that Mo Boshu would be nothing like he expected?

She was naturally blunt: she couldn't understand any of his romantic hints.

She was direct: she would suddenly say exactly what was on her mind, and her little gestures constantly caught him off guard.

And she had a uniquely robotic air: she would follow many of the relationship tips he shared, even though she didn't understand them.

The more time he spent with her, the cuter he found her, and the deeper he fell.

Then one day, he made a startling discovery.

She was naturally blunt because she didn't love him and couldn't be bothered to guess what he meant.

She had learned to be so direct from her exes.

Her robotic air wasn't something she had learned from anyone else, but she had learned how to give someone the silent treatment from Yue Zhi.

Yue Zhi was a little rattled. "You sure have a lot of admirers."

Mo Boshu, not understanding what he meant but kindly responding anyway, said, "Thanks. You do too."

Yue Zhi: "..."

He was even more rattled.

What rattled him most was when, one night, he happened to hear her murmuring an unfamiliar name in her sleep. The things that person did, and all their habits, written on the paper beside her, were so much like his, yet they weren't his.

It dawned on him too late: he was only a substitute.

3.

In the end, the relationship turned out just as disappointing as Mo Boshu had expected. After they broke up, neither of them contacted the other for years.

When they met again years later, Mo Boshu had become an internationally renowned mystery novelist, and Yue Zhi had become the true head of the Yue family.

At the center of the crowd, the familiar yet strange young man seemed far more at ease than he had been back then, but he didn't even look at her.

Everyone lamented that Mo Boshu was so talented, but she must have offended Yue Zhi somehow. It seemed she wouldn't be able to partner with the Yue family on an adaptation after all.

No one knew that, when they were alone, Yue Zhi, who had always stood above others and treated outsiders like a superior, would lower his head and speak in a humble, anguished voice. "After all these years, why can't you forget him? I don't even know who I was a substitute for. Let me be his substitute. I'll be better than anyone else."

Mo Boshu: ...I don't even know whose place you think you were taking.

"After meeting Mo Boshu, Yue Zhi finally understood that no tricks or schemes could stand up to sincerity."

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Reader's Guide:

1. Both leads have dated before, but neither has slept with anyone.

2. The male lead falls for the female lead first.

3. The male lead's ex has no role in the story and is only mentioned in conversation. The female lead's exes will appear, including scenes where they compete for her affection.

4. The male lead's belief that he is a substitute and that the female lead has a first love she can't forget are merely the catalysts for their breakup.

5. The female lead is a mystery novelist, but she tries to improve her romance plots because she misunderstands her readers' comments. This will be explained later.

6. Let me know if I've missed anything!

----[The following is a forthcoming novel. Feel free to add it to your reading list!]

"Singles Not Allowed Here [Urban Legend]"

1

Yan Zhen was an ordinary person. He was in an ordinary relationship and lived an ordinary life. His biggest regret was that his girlfriend, Lin Gui, never said a word about her past.

One day, with his head resting on Lin Gui's shoulder, Yan Zhen sighed. "I met you so late. I wish we'd known each other back in high school."

To his surprise, Lin Gui's expression turned strange. "You'd better not."

She held his shoulder and said seriously, "If you really go back in time, don't come looking for me. Don't meet me, and don't try to change the past."

Yan Zhen blinked. Outwardly, he said nothing and didn't take it to heart.

Clever as he was, he had already guessed that his girlfriend must have had something difficult to talk about in her past, and simply didn't want to burden him with it.

So when he really did return to his high school days, he immediately rushed off to find Lin Gui.

He was going to save his girlfriend!

But...

What did she mean, he would be forcibly matched with someone the moment he entered?

What did she mean, anyone without a partner would immediately become monster food?

What did she mean, people in relationships would slowly turn into monsters and lose their minds?

And most importantly, why was his girlfriend, Lin Gui, standing beside a monster and staring at him so ominously?

Yan Zhen's vision went black, and he fainted.

Nobody had told him this was a city of urban legends where being single was forbidden!

2.

Lin Gui was an ordinary NPC who worked diligently in the urban-legend city, under her boss's control. Her daily task was to hang lovesick people from trees for her boss to eat.

Then one day, she woke up and somehow gained consciousness, returning to her original form. Her connection to her boss had also been completely severed.

Before she could make sense of what was happening, her usual coworker casually tied a red thread between her and someone else.

Lin Gui: "? I have to date someone too?"

"That's right." Her former coworker smiled benignly. "Congratulations. You two are a match made in heaven."

"? Firing me is one thing, but have you gotten so desperate that you'd even eat an NPC like me?"

This job was impossible to put up with any longer. Lin Gui decided that, starting today, she would run away and escape Wanshan City.

3.

"Welcome to Wanshan City. We cherish happy marriages and long for a fulfilling life. For everyone's happiness, please read the rules of Wanshan City repeatedly."

[Wanshan City Rules:

1. You may choose to visit a temple or a church to receive a blessing and obtain a partner, but you must have a partner no matter what. There are no restrictions on who.

2. The red thread is the only sign identifying you and your partner.

3. All residents of Wanshan City must receive relationship education at Wanshan High School.

4. Getting hurt for your beloved is a sign of true love. Even broken arms and legs are no reason to hold back.

Finally, please remember and recite this at all times: happiness is being insulted, beaten, and imprisoned.

Congratulations on the happy life you are about to spend in Wanshan City.]

A nonhuman heroine with an unusual way of thinking, determined to escape the urban legends x a lovesick male lead who just wants to date

Theme: Only by understanding yourself can you live a meaningful life