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- 1 I Agreed to Be a Substitute, So Why Has the CEO Fallen for Me? 说好的做替身，总裁又沦陷了？ [Mutual chastity + happy ending + both have substitutes + yandere + forced love in confinement + groveling chase] Everyone knew Wen Shiyu loved Shen Tinglan desperately, willingly becoming a lowly stand-in for him. They all mocked her, saying an imitation like her was delusional to think she could marry into wealth and win the favor of a heaven-blessed prodigy. Later, when Shen Tinglan was about to get engaged to his “white moonlight,” who had just returned to the country, Wen Shiyu decisively w 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Willing to Be a Substitute 甘当替身 [Male lead is a stand-in + groveling chase + both leads are chaste] A sweet-faced schemer + an arrogant, proud man (proud and deluded at first, then completely humbled) “Brother Chi, Su Yi treats you so well. You should keep her close, or someone else might steal her away.” At the gathering, Su Yi looked at Shen Chi with such intense affection that it practically spilled from her eyes. He was the only one she saw. Everyone was used to it by now, so when Su Yi went to the restroom, someone teased 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Substitute Is Actually His One True Love! 替身竟是白月光！ [Marriage First, Love Later + Two Stand-Ins + The One Who Got Away] Content warning: stand-ins, stand-ins, two stand-ins. We’re saying it three times because it matters. Lu You’an, the heir apparent of A City, had a widely known romance in his youth. Even his breakup was public knowledge. Later, a woman joined his side whose face bore not the slightest resemblance to the one who got away. Feng Xitang was born at the very top of the social pyramid, and excelled at everything. But in high school —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Used Mr. Lu as a Substitute, and He Lost It When He Found Out 把陆总当替身，他发现后破防了 [Male Stand-In + Love at First Sight + Wealthy CEO + Sweet Romance + Proud Male Lead Willing to Be Her Stand-In After His Heartbreak vs. Cool-Tempered Female Lead Out to Avenge Her Scumbag Father] In everyone else’s eyes, Xu Zhouyue had a one-sided crush on Yang Jiaming, a senior in her department. She devoted four years to him, but it went nowhere. Later, she met Lu Shishen, the CEO of Tiansheng, and they began a secret relationship. But nobody knew she was hiding a first love in her heart. Lu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Cruel Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Substitute CEO Regrets It Too Late 薄情蚀骨：替身总裁追悔莫及 Chang Yinyin was kidnapped twice. One time, she nearly lost her life. The other time, she lost her dignity... He was the boy in white who rescued her from "hell." For him, she was willing to abase herself. He said, "Chang Yinyin, you disgust me." Then he said, "Chang Yinyin, why don't you just die?" Later, when she was truly dying, he got blackout drunk and finally realized that from beginning to end, he had only ever been someone's "substitute." "Chang Yinyin, come back. Don't go... I'll give y 12Reads—Score214d adds
- 6 Double Substitutes: After the Divorce, His Wife Is the Real Powerhouse 双向替身：离婚后夫人才是真大佬 After two years of marriage, Lu Jiangchu had been endlessly obedient and gentle toward Yan Ji, willingly serving as his stand-in. When Yan Ji’s one true love returned from abroad, Lu Jiangchu asked for a divorce. Yan Ji didn’t care in the slightest. “Have you made up your mind? If you regret it later, you can get on your knees and beg me, and it still won’t happen.” Lu Jiangchu was resolute. “Divorce.” Yan Ji looked at her with cold disdain. He was sure she’d come crawling back to him in no time 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Stand-In Hero Is Really, Truly in Love 替身男主他真的超爱 [Rich Heiress Actress x Rugged Bodyguard] The cool and aloof heiress Jiang Li was head over heels for Song Huaiyan, the universally adored heartthrob of the wealthy elite. He kept her in a secret relationship for three years, then dumped her the moment his fiancée showed up. A seamless transition straight into a flash marriage? Ha. There are plenty of men out there. Now she was facing a young bodyguard who looked seven or eight tenths like her unattainable first love. Jiang Li: “Are you short 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After the Divorce, the CEO Realized He Was Just a Stand-In 离婚后，总裁发现自己是替身 Su Nianxi, the only daughter of the Su family in Kyoto, married into the Gu family despite her family’s objections. She was even willing to be a stand-in, becoming a laughingstock to everyone. When the woman he loved returns from overseas, Gu Jingxing coldly throws a divorce agreement at her. “Let’s get divorced. A Nian is back.” A family of miracle-working doctors, a pharmaceutical prodigy with a doctorate... Su Nianxi’s secret identities are revealed one by one as she delivers face-slapping pa 47Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 9 Mr. Zhou, Why Are You Being So Cruel? I’m Just a Stand-In 周总虐什么？你只是一个替身而已 [Two stand-ins + dead-and-returned first love + groveling redemption + love rivals + mutual salvation] I spent three years chasing after Zhou Shichen, and everyone called me crazy. But no one knew that the only thing I loved was the heart inside his body. Chang’an’s heart. Chang’an, the hero who died during an anti-drug operation, was the only one I would ever love. After he sacrificed himself, everyone around me told me Chang’an was dead. I was the only one who knew he wasn’t. As long as Chang’ 183Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Big Shot’s Darling Substitute Is Done Playing Along 大佬的白月光替身他不当了 What’s it like to accidentally become the cherished wife of Lord Fu, the most powerful man in the empire? Ling Qingchen: Thanks for asking. It’s so satisfying I could split right down the middle. Netizen: Wow, Lord Fu sure is impressive! When are you two planning to get married and have kids? Ling Qingchen: …I’m a man. “…” He had thought their relationship was nothing more than a brief fling, but it turned out the other man wanted something long-term. Now Ling Qingchen has three major problems i 15Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 11 Fine, I'll Be the Substitute 替身就替身吧 “B University is in the south, and the campus is full of kapok trees. They'll be in bloom when the new term starts.” Shen Mohe gazed into the distance, as if he could already see the campus covered in blossoms. “Little A Ruo loves kapok flowers most, doesn't she? I'll go see the beautiful view for you first.” “Then I'll apply to B University too. You can meet me at the gate when I arrive.” They smiled at each other, dreaming of the future together. Du Ruo tenderly cupped Su Mu's face. “B 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The CEO Is the Beloved's Substitute 霸总是白月光的替身 [Unhinged Male Lead] VS [Obsessive Female Lead]+ Taking by Force! The moment Shen Qichen met Ruan Jiaqi, his heart began racing uncontrollably, leaving him flustered. Ruan Jiaqi’s thoughtful care and sweet obedience slowly won him over. But just when he thought she couldn’t live without him, he discovered how completely wrong he was. Only Ruan Jiaqi knew the truth: she had approached Shen Qichen because of his heart, the one that had once belonged to her fiancé. Wanting to be closer to that fami 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 What Do I Do Now That I've Become My Own Substitute? 成为了自己的替身怎么办 After dying, Jiang Yunxian, a sickly beauty with androgynous features, transmigrates into a book and is forced by the System to boldly win over the fearsome villain. He suffers terribly along the way. Once he completes the System’s mission, he chooses to fake his death. Ignoring the System’s objections, he tells the villain, “I’m sorry. I never loved you.” System: [Host! Why would you provoke him like that?!] Jiang Yunxian: [After everything he did to me, can’t I get a little revenge?] Who could 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 But You See Him as a Substitute 你却把他当替身 [Clear-eyed heroine who treats the hero as a stand-in VS hero who falls for her, believing she loves him] [The hero is pure; the heroine’s heart isn’t. She’s deeply in love with her white moonlight. BE/HE] [The white moonlight really is dead, and the hero and the white moonlight really are strangers who just look alike] Everyone in Rongcheng thinks Shen Qinghe is madly in love with Lu Yanzhou. Only Shen Qinghe knows the truth: her love dried up long ago. But she really can’t leave Lu Yanzhou, be 482Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 15 The Substitute 替身 In my sixth year as Jiang An's agent, everyone thought I was in love with him. I even helped make him a Best Actor. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 After His Stand-In Disappears, the CEO Goes Out of His Mind Looking for Her 替身她消失后，总裁找疯了 [Sweet Romance + Healing + Ex-Chasing-His-Wife-to-the-Crematorium] Shen Weiqing, a genius at Beicheng University, had no choice but to seek out her biological father, who had abandoned her and her mother, to pay for her mother’s medical treatment. Instead, her own father drugged her and sent her to another man’s bed. On a rainy night, covered in blood, she finally escaped the tiger’s jaws and was taken in by Ling Yuzheng. To save her mother, she signed an agreement with him: three years as his k 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Capital's Big Shot Is Desperate to Be a Stand-In 京圈大佬他想当替身想疯了 (A powerful Beijing socialite and the little canary he thinks he owns, a melodramatic groveling redemption arc, and the twist that I'm my own replacement) Everyone in Beicheng said Jian Yao had hit the jackpot by looking just like the actress who was Chi Tingzhou's first love. For three years, Jian Yao followed Chi Tingzhou meekly and obediently, loving him with all her heart and willingly serving as his replacement lover. First friend of his first love: “Some people can spend their whole liv 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The CEO's Wife-Chasing Crematorium: You're the Stand-In! 追妻火葬场，总裁你才是替身！ Everyone says Tian Rujin loves him more than life itself, and Qin Mo, spoiled by her affection, has always taken it for granted. But one day, someone tells him, “Did you know Rujin’s ex-boyfriend? He looks a lot like you.” The truth shatters his illusions. Telling her to get lost is the last scrap of pride he has left. But when he sees her smiling radiantly at a man who looks seven parts like him, he finally realizes that he is the one who was cruelly abandoned. “Rujin, please. Let’s start over. 14Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 19 Grant Her the Stars of Last Night 许她昨夜星辰 A car accident three years ago changed everyone's fate. Lu Jinzhou's first love went abroad, while he lay unconscious, hovering between life and death. When he woke, Su Yan was by his side, caring for him in every way. The usually arrogant and unruly Lu Jinzhou accepted a stranger for the first time. Later, he took her home to the Lu family, but they remained polite and distant, each hiding secrets in their heart. Then, three years later, Su Yan saw him accompanying his first love to a prenatal 182Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 20 After I Died, My Substitute Young Marquis Went Mad 我死后，替身小侯爷疯了 [Two Replacements + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Two Powerful Leads] The day Qin Yinan and Fang Zhizhuo first met, a fine drizzle was falling. She wandered along the river like an enchanting mermaid, her waist-length hair soaked through and clinging to her body, outlining her slender figure. At a single glance, Fang Zhizhuo fell for her. She looked so much like the woman he had longed for but could never have, his unattainable white moonlight. Qin Yinan loved him with all her heart. She w 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After the Divorce: The General Discovers He's a Substitute 和离后：将军发现自己是替身 They had been married for three years, but he had never touched her. He stayed out all night, brought new women into his household, and demoted his wife to a concubine. None of it had ever mattered to her. One day, an assassin broke into the general’s residence. To save him, Xie Zhiyi was struck by a poisoned arrow and left on the brink of death. When she woke, the first thing Xie Zhiyi did was demand a divorce! Wei Chao’s eyes turned red, but then he noticed that the jade pendant Xie Zhiyi had 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 My Moonlight Returns, So I Choose to Fake My Death 白月光归来，我选择假死 I was his stand-in for three years, until his first love came back. “I only left because I was afraid he’d go bankrupt. Now’s the perfect time to return.” I was pushed down the stairs and lost my baby, but he believed her. Then a fire gave me the chance to fake my death and disappear. Five years later, we meet again. “Mr. Huo, I don’t love you anymore.” 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Before the Confession, the CEO Realizes His Substitute Is Me 告白前，总裁发现替身竟是我自己 [Two stand-ins, angst before sweetness, the scumbag chases his wife to the crematorium, a story of redemption] Everyone in Jiancheng knows that Shen Yijun and Yan Zhi are married by contract. Shen Yijun chose Yan Zhi only because she looks like He Wanqing. After they married, Yan Zhi took meticulous care of Shen Yijun, always looking after him. One day she gave him gardenias; the next, she painted his portrait. She came up with all kinds of ways to win his favor. But Shen Yijun remained cold and 113Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 24 Whoever Wants This Replacement Can Have It 这替身谁爱当谁当 ABO + bittersweet angst + one-on-one romance The woman he loved but never confessed to left the country. The first stirrings of young love remained an unforgettable mark on Lu Weishi's heart. So Lu Weishi found a stand-in. When the young stand-in discovered the truth, Lu Weishi regretted not explaining himself properly and letting him misunderstand. To make things right, Lu Weishi carefully considered having the young stand-in sign a contract with him. Later, the young stand-in ran away, and onl 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The CEO’s Stand-In Wife 总裁的替身老婆 She was a rich heiress fallen on hard times. He rescued her from a nightclub, and she saw him as the salvation of her life, pouring all her tenderness into him. She never imagined she was only a substitute. When the woman he truly loved returned, she realized he had never had feelings for her. Her pride wouldn't let her keep clinging to him, so in the end, she chose to leave. Years later, she returned with an adorable child. This time, she would take everything back for the sake of her precious 8Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 26 Overlapping Stand-Ins 替身重叠 Overlapping Substitutes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Mr. Fu, Mistaken for a Stand-In, Wants to Rise Above His Station Every Day 被当做替身的傅先生每天都想上位 “Is that all I am to you? Just a bodyguard, huh?” When she became the fiancée of a powerful heir to a top-tier wealthy family, he never thought of making her his. But as their wedding drew near, jealousy consumed him. After one reckless night, he vanished without a trace. Three years later, she never expected that the bodyguard who once protected her would have become a major player in his own right! When they meet again, he has a new identity and no memory. “Don’t think I don’t know you’re gett 58Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 28 Mr. Qin, Stop This: Your Wife Thinks You're Her Stand-In 秦总别作了，夫人把你当替身 Everyone said Su Qi'an had hit the jackpot: thanks to a face that resembled someone else's, she had managed to marry Qin Yiming. For two years of marriage, Su Qi'an did everything Qin Yiming asked, until his first love returned from overseas and they divorced. A month later, Qin Yiming found a portrait in his villa. The face in it looked eighty percent like his, and it had been drawn ten years ago, when he and Su Qi'an hadn't even met! Qin Yiming was so furious he nearly spat blood. So he was th 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 I’m a Professional Substitute. Five Powerful Men Held My Ashes and Wept 我，职业替身，五个大佬抱我骨灰哭 [Everyone’s groveling arc + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping and tormenting scumbags + beautiful madwoman] After Yan Lu died of a terminal illness, she discovered that she had transmigrated, not just into another world, but into a world where all five male leads existed at once! The world was packed with popular tropes: stand-ins, fake heiresses, beloved first loves, and more. She was left dumbfounded. Yan Lu: “Seriously? They can do that?!” But when the System tempted her with a million 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Unhinged Beauty: Mr. Fu, You're the Substitute 疯批美人：傅总您才是替身 [Unhinged beauty × scheming stand-in] Secret identities + strong female lead + a touch of wild imagination + two stand-ins (This is a fictional setting. The female lead becomes unhinged later on.) Everyone in the capital knew that Mrs. Fu, Ji Siqing, was merely a substitute for Fu Yanshen’s first love. Everyone treated their marriage as a joke, but for two years, she alone refused to leave. Everyone knew that Ji Siqing was just a stand-in for Fu Yanshen’s first love. What they didn’t know was th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Tugging 拨弄 Jiang Yang was a delicate flower Ye Tushen had personally nurtured, one taste of her and he was hooked. She grew arrogant with his favor, banking on her face bearing some resemblance to the woman he had always loved from afar. Ye Tushen hooked a finger under Jiang Yang’s chin and studied her closely. His voice was teasing. “You love me that much?” Enough to give up your self-respect? Jiang Yang’s fingertips brushed his face as she nestled against him, their cheeks and necks entwined. “Brother Sh 10Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 32 Xiaoyang Warms a Cold Heart 晓阳暖寒心 Jiang Han always knew he was just a stand-in, and he played the other man’s role to perfection. But one day, with a custom-made diamond ring in hand and ninety-nine roses held hopefully in his arms, he went to propose to her, only to see her locked in an embrace with that man… His expression crumpled. He could no longer keep up the gentle, considerate persona he had played all along… * After a raging fire, Su Xiao was reborn in her senior year of high school. Her best friend told her, “That Jian 213Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 33 Gathered in the Arms of the Gods 神明揽入怀 The year Sheng Wan graduated from college, she got together with Lu Yuanci, the head of the Lu family. As a nobody of a model who’d latched onto a wealthy man, everyone was waiting to see when he would dump her. Five years later, the paparazzi finally reported that the two had broken up. Just as everyone was mocking her for falling from grace, the media revealed that a drunk Young Master Lu had been knocking on Miss Sheng’s door, begging to get back together. - In the five years she was with Lu 144Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 34 Back at Eighteen: Brother Pei, You’re the Stand-In! 重回十八岁：裴哥，您才是替身！ [Groveling after losing her + second male lead takes the girl + two endings + sweet romance + face-slapping + mistaken identity and misunderstandings + low-angst melodrama] Lu Ling is reborn at eighteen. As a girl, she saw Pei Wenyu as her beautiful first love: the young heir of Beijing's elite, as lovely as jade, just like his name. After a chance encounter in the rain, she fell for Pei Wenyu and followed him to the capital. In the end, she finally married the man she loved. Only after four yea 22Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 35 Tired of Your Stand-In and Want to Toss Her Aside? Mr. Huo’s Eyes Turn Red: You Lying Bastard 替身玩腻了想扔？霍总红眼：你他妈个骗子 Tired of your stand-in and want to toss her aside? Mr. Huo's eyes redden: “You fucking liar!” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Substitute Game 替身游戏 [Mutual stand-ins + heroine with a secret identity + hero willing to be a stand-in for love] [Cold, proud CEO x forthright, unhinged heiress] “Shen Yan, Xixi is back. This is over between us.” “No, we can’t get divorced. A Sheng, I can’t live without you!” “You should be grateful for that face of yours!” “You should be too.” Who would have thought that when Shen Yan said she couldn’t live without Gu Shengting, she meant she couldn’t live without his face? As for what came later, Gu Shengting rea 77Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 37 She Makes Him Surrender 向她臣服 Qin Xi has buried a boy in her heart. His youthful spirit once illuminated her dark past. He became the unspoken secret she would keep buried for the rest of her life. After two years as a stand-in, the man finally got the return he had longed for from his true love. With little time left to live, she made a graceful exit, only for him to pin her against the wall, his eyes bloodshot. “Qin Xi, did you ever love me during these two years?” “Never.” Later, the once-arrogant man fell to his knees, h 42Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 38 A Cage of Desire 欲瘾囚笼 [Angsty billionaire romance + stand-in + a remorseful chase + forced love] A seductive, flirtatious CEO with an overwhelming need for control × a canary who looks like a clever little fox but is a timid little rabbit at heart Wen Jiu and Shang Beiting began with a transaction, but before long, they both fell into the web of desire. To Wen Jiu, he was her light, her hope. To Shang Beiting, she was desire, someone he could never let go of, no matter what. Every time, he would whisper softly in her 944Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 39 Two Replacements: The Whole World Begs Me to Break Up with My Ex-Husband 双替身：全世界都在跪求我和前夫分手 Everyone knows that the Xia family’s little princess, Xia Tian, is stupid and clueless about romance. She’s also Gu Yucheng’s devoted simp, the kind you can’t get rid of no matter how hard you try. Gu Yucheng thought so too, until one day Xia Tian laid divorce papers in front of him. Gu Yucheng signed without a second thought, certain Xia Tian would regret it because she couldn’t live without him. But then she proved him spectacularly wrong. Not only could Xia Tian live without him, she was thri 21Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 40 The CEO’s Perfect Substitute 总裁大人的完美替身 [The male lead is getting tortured right now!!! Happy ending! Happy ending!] Han Li had loved someone he could never have for ten years. Su Sheng had always known about the love of his life, but so what? Su Sheng was hopelessly in love with him anyway, so much so that he would do anything for him. He never imagined that Han Li’s beloved was his own younger brother. Even more absurdly, he found out because that beloved needed his heart. Su Sheng signed the agreement and died on the operating tabl 131Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 She Brings Miracles to a Tragic Romance 她携奇迹降临虐文 [A radiant, rebellious, max-strength, stunning heroine VS a cool, gentle, youthful fatherly powerhouse] “Host, complete the assigned capture missions and you’ll be capable of anything!” “No. I’ll choose my own man!” “I only want Shi Yuan!” Faced with the System’s confusion, Yu Huan smiled mysteriously. Take a look at the video [Scene One]: After disappearing for ten years, they reunite. Shi Yuan is cold and distant, insisting they’re only partners. But the moment she turns away, he climbs thro —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 After the Stand-In Author Faked Her Death, the Male Lead Went Mad 替身作者死遁后，男主杀疯了 [On the Art of Repeatedly Switching Sides to Tame a Mad Dog!] [Transmigrate into a book + pure love on both sides + redemption + fake substitute trope + face-slapping + descent into darkness] Shen Quanquan wrote a romance novel with a domineering male lead for a female audience, only to be scolded by countless authors for being worse than a dry ledger. Readers everywhere: [A love story without twists is more lifeless than scattered sand!] [Way too male-centered. I can't even.] So Shen Quanquan r —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Shh, I'm Secretly Keeping a Stand-In for My One True Love 嘘，我偷偷养了白月光替身 [A heads-up: who says a CEO has to be a man?~] Since she couldn't have the woman she loved, she secretly kept a substitute. To Xu Xu, he was only an imitation, a secret that had to be kept hidden from everyone. But to A Qing, she was the love of his life. So he kept trying to get closer to Luo Ziqing, hoping only that the woman might look his way a little more often. He asked for nothing else. "Xu Xu, whoever you want me to become, that's who I'll be..." "Even if you never love me..." [Heroine: 56Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 44 The Substitute Left, but the Capital's Powerful Big Shot Regretted It Until His Eyes Went Red! 替身退场，京圈大佬却悔红了眼！ [One-on-One, Both Have Only Ever Been With Each Other + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + The Man Begs His Wife to Come Back] Everyone knows that Zhou Shiyan, the big shot of Beijing's elite circle, is famously picky about women. He Wanwan became his lover because her face bore some resemblance to the woman he had always cherished. Hoping that love would grow over time, He Wanwan spent three years with him, always ready to answer his calls and satisfy his desires. She thought things would go on 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 After the Substitute Marriage, Young Master Fei Realized He Was the Stand-In 替嫁后费少发现自己才是替身 [Mutual Substitutes + Sweet at First, Angsty Then Devoted to His Wife + Strong Female Lead with Secret Identities (The Top Hacker Calls Her Boss + The Boxing Champion Is Her Underling + A Master Surgeon)] He thought the person who saved him was her older sister, so he did everything he could to make life difficult for her, the substitute bride. She thought the heart of the person she loved had been transplanted into him, so she did everything she could to stay by his side. So who is whose substi 59Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 46 Don’t Leave Me, I Can Be Just Like Him 别不要我，我可以很像他 Si Cheng’s dream girl has returned, and the first thing Ming Xu does is pack her bags and get out. She thinks there’s no stand-in in the world more considerate than she is. But she hasn’t even gotten far before Si Cheng pins her against the wall. “Didn’t you say you loved me most? You want to leave?” “Um, sorry, I only like your face.” Ming Xu nods honestly, then takes her own sweetheart for a spin. Who says you’re the only one who’s been treating me like a stand-in? These days, it’s anyone’s gu 341Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 47 After Gaining Mind Reading, the Prince Discovers He’s a Substitute 有读心术后，王爷发现自己是替身 [Mind Reading + Male Lead as a Substitute + He Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] Everyone says that Xu Jining fell in love with Prince Huai, Li Lang, at first sight, shamelessly trailing after him and resorting to underhanded tactics to force him into an engagement. Even Li Lang himself thinks so. In his eyes, Xu Jining is like sticky paste he can’t shake off. He’s only using her, and as soon as he gets what he wants, he’ll dump this eyesore of a fiancée! That is, until the young general from 7Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 48 President Gu: The Male Lead of This Body-Swap Romance Is Me 顾总：替身文学男主竟是我自己 Double Substitutes, Sweet Romance, Gentle and Delicate Little Fairy X Refined, Abstinent CEO, One-on-One. Ning Zhi was beautiful, sensible, and well-behaved. Gu Tingyu kept her by his side for four whole years. Just when everyone thought Ning Zhi was finally going to replace his lost love and become Mrs. Gu, she broke up with Gu Tingyu. And she was the one who dumped him! “I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you just said. Be good, Zhi Zhi. Don’t make a scene.” “Mr. Gu, you can just call me Ning Zhi 17Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 49 Surrender to Dark Desire 暗欲沦陷 [Male Stand-In + Seven-Year Age Gap + Mutual Firsts + Sweet and Angsty + Wealthy Family Feuds + Slight Coercion Later + The Powerful One Bows His Head + HE] At twenty-five, Su Jian is trapped in a quagmire. Desperate for a way out, she makes a deal with the devil and becomes Ji Yuan’s kept woman. It’s a transaction of money and sex, but she harbors other intentions. She uses him to relive an old dream, caught between surrender and clearheadedness. At thirty-two, Ji Yuan sets his sights on a ta 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 After Getting a Stand-In, the Marquis Went Mad 被替身后侯爷他疯魔了 [Male substitute + aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + bittersweet angst + romantic rivalry + melodrama] Before falling in love with Jiang Li, Pei Yanli, the Marquis of Ningyuan: Because his mother had abandoned her husband and child when he was young, he hated nothing more than women who failed to observe the proper virtues. If he ever married a marchioness, she would have to put feminine virtue above all else. So when Pei Yanli learned that the marriage his late father had arranged f 102Reads—Score—14d adds
