The Substitute

An attack who seems devoted but is actually heartless x a receiver who seems heartless but is actually devoted

The Second Master of the Yi family brought someone home.

This person made a living by deceiving people, earning money without a shred of conscience.

The Second Master of the Yi family sized up the con artist.

“Be my dog, or be chopped up and fed to the dogs. Pick one.”

The con artist sniffed the smell of money on him and put on a cheerful smile.

“Of course I’ll follow you.”

For the con artist, there was nothing wrong with being a stand-in for the young master’s white moonlight. He’d get good food, nice clothes, and money.

But he never imagined that

he would end up deceiving someone he couldn’t afford to cross, and get beaten to a pulp for it.

Extensive content warnings:

1. Mainly BL, with a bit of BG and GL.

2. The love interest is not pure, and neither is the protagonist.

3. The protagonist is trash, and the love interest is the worst of the worst.

4. This is such an old-fashioned genre... Angsty scenes for the protagonist are probably an essential part of it.

5. The amazing thing is, despite being such a massive piece of trash, there’s no groveling arc.

6. The protagonist and love interest’s relationship is consistently headed off a cliff.

7. Profanity and vulgar language required by the characterizations (please don’t imitate them).

8. A niche story within a niche.

9. This is entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! Please don’t conflate the characters’ values with the author’s values!

10. If there are any other things that bother you, I’ll add them. If nothing else works, the author will kowtow to you first.

Theme: Open your eyes to the world’s chaos, and move forward to uphold the justice in your heart