After the Stand-in Shou Faked His Death

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Xu ChengYan had been together with the eldest young master of the He family for five years, always on call and he yielded to everything. Even though He Yang always treated him with a cold face, Xu ChengYan was willing, thinking that as long as he was the most special one to He Yang, one day he would be able to melt the iceberg.

Until one day, He Yang’s white moonlight returned to China.

Xu ChengYan saw with his own eyes that the man who was always cold and indifferent in front of him was extremely gentle in front of the white moonlight. It was also at this time that Xu ChengYan realized that he was just a substitute. Icebergs will melt, but the person who melted this iceberg was not him. The exhausted Xu ChengYan finally woke up. He chose to let go, packed his luggage and left by himself.

And when He Yang came back and saw the empty apartment, he just smiled and made a bet with the group of good-for-nothing friends: within five days, Xu ChengYan will come back.

On the first day, Xu ChengYan did not come back. The next day, Xu ChengYan still didn’t come back.

On the fifth day, Xu ChengYan finally returned. It was just that what was waiting for He Yang was Xu ChengYan’s icy cold corpse, which could no longer be recovered.

Three years later, He Yang was still the aloof and indifferent eldest young master of the He family.

At a banquet, He Yang suddenly saw a familiar figure. He Yang lost his self-control, rushed forward like a madman, and stood in front of the black-haired young man.

“Yanyan.”

The eldest young master of the He family, who had always been indifferent, was holding the young man’s hand tightly at this time, his eyes were slightly red.

“Go back with me, okay?”

The dazzling black-haired youth just smiled and moved the man’s hand away.

“Sorry Sir, you have mistaken the wrong person.”

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I’m A Stand-In Puppet For His Ex-Lover
Quan hệ thế thân
Sau đó thế thân thụ giả chết
Stand-in Relationship
ในวันที่ตัวสำรองจากไป
替身关系
替身受假死之后
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qyura
qyura rated it
February 11, 2023
Status: c15
The story made no sense. It's nothing new, your typical dog blood/scum gong type, only that the author tried too hard. I wasn't invested in any character at all. It was a waste of time. The only pro would be the translation, but then again, that has nothing to do with the story.
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Kassandra
Kassandra rated it
June 6, 2022
Status: c83
OKAY! I tried this because I'm in the mood to cry. And I really cried for the first 30 chapters. (They're the painful part.)

I've read the bad and good reviews and I think, the novel is quite good.

I stopped on chapters 83.

(Might or might not continue it, I'll update when I continue it. The probability was low tho.)

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Chapter 83 – Where He Yang proposed to ChengYan and he (XCY) rejected it.

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I just feel that's the best ending for them. Open ended ending where it leaves to the reader's imagination what will happen to them, whether its a happy or bad ending.

Tho I know they'll end up together in the end.

I love how the Author switch the names Xu ChengYan and Qin Zhou, it makes me feel like YanYan is really Qin Zhou. I also love how the Author explained the misunderstandings. She made it straight to the readers clearly and I, understood it.

He Yang, in my understanding, wasn't good with words, doesn't like to explain, and have a low EQ. Like an autism, that's why they had various misunderstandings. His experience with his family also adds up, where his mother died and his father became a mess, that's tough. Xu Chengyan, I LOVE THE TRANSFORMATION!! He quickly went from soft to tough and firm!
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I TELL YOU I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT HE REJECTED HE YANG'S PROPOSAL.

I'm like: (◯Δ ◯ ∥)

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I also love Jiang Lin!! HE'S THE SWEETEST! A cutie pie. (I kinda shipped him with Yuan Lie, the doctor.)

And QiQi, AAAAAAAAAAH! One of my fave! I just have a soft spot for dogs. He quickly entered my heart the moment I read him.
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I cried really really hard when he always wait at the car, waiting for ChengYan to appear and to play with him like always.

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He's so loyal, I'm inlove!~

Anyway, recommended for people who love things like this, you know who you are. And also recommending it for peeps wanting to cry but doesn't have a reason to, c'mon!

Bye bye, YanYan!~

(From your mother fan.)

Bye, He Yang.

Treat YanYan well.

BYE QIQI! Qaq

I'll miss you! [Blows_on_the_handkerchied. Jpeg] <<less
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iyok
iyok rated it
March 7, 2022
Status: c52
Dropped. Read up to the middle of chapter 52.

To be fair, it's probalbly a four star? But the ML was so unsatisfactory so I dedcuted two... >__>

If you're looking for a novel where MC is strong mentally (and you like being abused emotionally) then this is for you.

Replying to Olieejiyeon-nim, ... more>>
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I think one part of the reason the MC chose to become QZ was because of QZ's grandpa (or grandma? the MTL randomly changed their gender every chapter. argh.) When they first met, the granny mistook him for QZ and was really nice to him. This probably gave him ideas. It also made him feel guilty cuz he's part of the reason that QZ's dead. So he took on the role of QZ, tried to become the 2nd QZ and tried really hard to support the granny. Even thought of selling his body so the granny could get treatment...

I saw red herrings that the granny's soon gonna recognize that he's not the real QZ and then his cover's gonna blow. *smirking raccon rub hands. jpg*

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I need 2nd ML. lol I really dislike He Yang. I hope
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Emporer Pei

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became 2nd love interest or something. The dog was really adorable. Two of the stars is for it.

He Yang was such an a**hole. He treated MC like sh*t. He didn't protect him from being badmouthed or ridiculed while they were together. HY didn't care of the MC's existence when he's with the white moonlight. For him, the MC is probably a convenient hole to plunge his dirty member into when he's h*rny. I mean, he went out to meet the moonlight, then came back home to f*ck the MC cuz he couldn't really f*ck the "childhood friend who's really weak".

When the MC died, I understand he didn't show remorse because he's so deep in denial, but still... I hope this b*stard repented a lot. I mean, A LOT.

I won't be happy, in fact, I think I'll be mad as hell if they ended up together...

Yea, and like the other reader said, the MC personalities changed too drastically and so suddenly. <<less
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XD
XD rated it
February 3, 2022
Status: c80
I want a novel where the ML was super regretful and apologized, as in acknowledging what he did wrong and apologized. I feel like the author missed a chance here by making the majority of the drama a result of misunderstandings.
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FYalimar
FYalimar rated it
February 2, 2024
Status: <font style=
Honestly speaking, the novel is bad, the author treats his readers as if they were s*upid!!, he makes any random explanation for the ML's behavior and believes that with that he manages to deceive the reader, the incredible thing is that some people believe it and They give the novel an excellent rating, I couldn't be more impressed!!

The ML was obviously in love with the white moonlight, and used the MC as a substitute, the author cannot deny it, but then he gives a very questionable explanation that the clothes... more>> and perfumes he gave to the MC are from his brand. mother, but what about the glasses? What's up with the glasses? It's never explained why she even makes the MC wear glasses, exactly the same as the white moonlight ones even though he doesn't have myopia or anything. like that, and so I could continue citing example after example of these cases, without this type of half-explanations, which do not really explain anything and only excuse the ML for his bad behavior, which tells me! I'm not s*upid!, the author can't want to fool me with this kind of lame explanation, what's worse the author himself knows that his explanation is flawed, so almost always after explaining something a s*x scene follows, as if that could fix all the problems! issues!!!

Technically speaking, the ML never truly regretted his bad actions towards the MC, what he regrets is having a low EQ for the MC, it was always the MC who misunderstood his actions, everything had a reason, it's just that the MC He didn't understand it, it's not that he was taking it as a substitute, it's just that those clothes were made by his mother's company, it's not that he didn't like them and that's why he let them humiliate him and never defended him, it's just that he has a low EQ and a psychological problem, etc., so we don't really see him repenting and reflecting on what he did, and putting himself in the MC's place, he will just say, "I'm sorry" when the MC complains about something and then acts as if everything was fine just because he said that phrase and tried to be intimate or approach the MC as if nothing had happened, sometimes the author gets creative and adds the phrase "I won't do it in the future" after the sorry... what more can I say?... 🤷

even the same author wrote an extra about "what would have happened if there was never a car accident" the result, He Yang does not stay with the MC, there is no way, it does not exist, it can not be done, the ML after everything he did, he simply CAN NOT just be forgiven, as if nothing had happened, so in the normal course of life, He Yang would never have been able to break up with the MC. I mean, the same author! He is telling us with his additional story that he had to resort to all kinds of plots and tricks in the story to clean up the ML and have a happy ending, because otherwise it couldn't be done, LOL 🤣 <<less
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Eueu
Eueu rated it
September 24, 2022
Status: c51
Went here just rant about how I hate the Yuan Lie guy aka the psychologist of the ML.

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He's incompetent and keeps giving useless "real talk" advice. The ML has been having hallucinations of the MC for years and this guy just kept advising to start a new life and move on. He also keeps breaching patient-doctor confidentiality by sharing to ML details about his other patient, the ML's cousin. He also keeps badgering ML to take his counseling services. Everytime they meet! And even when they're in public. Lyk, why don't you just advertise that the ML has been seeing a therapist. I know it's not shameful to have one but some ppl don't want it advertised in public ok?! He's also too nosey and meddlesome but I don't see genuine concern for his patients. Because if he has, he should've referred ML to another specialist because ML was obviously not getting better and he's obviously incompetent.

There's also a part where he had to close his clinic because he didn't have a client anymore since the ML stopped going there. Lolol I wonder why he doesn't have clients..... 😅😅

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Anyway, because of how much I hate this guy, I disliked the ML a little less. <<less
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Dariie
Dariie rated it
July 14, 2022
Status: Completed
One of my favorite dog blood novels! I almost didn't read this because of the negative reviews, I mean their reviews are not completely unreasonable tho. But I have my own reasons why I liked this novel.

I saw some reviews criticizing the ML and the MC, yes what they said is true. But for me they're just fine, they have their own faults, but because of that, I find them more human and realistic.

I hated the ML at the early chapters too but near the end of the novel,

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The author kinda explained the reason for his sc*m behavior towards the mc

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And one of the reasons why I can't completely hate the ML is because I think he suffered enough? Enough to redeem himself. It's kinda rare for a novel of regret genre to have an ML like that, that's why I can't hate him.

If you do love dog blood and regret novels, give this novel a chance! Also the manhua of this novel is out, so you can try to read it if you want~ <<less
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veijun
veijun rated it
June 19, 2022
Status: c136
Wtf happened 😭😭 I really enjoyed this story up until ... more>>
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the ML suddenly starts treating the MC like a kid and comparing everything he does to a kid, like because the MC has insomnia he is supervised while going to bed like he's just a kid throwing a tantrum because it doesn't want to sleep??? I especially don't understand where the insensitivity of the ML comes from since he also went through insomnia before... also when the dog does things he isn't allowed to and doesn't usually do while only MC is at home it's the fault of MC, because he is a naughty kid who can't be left alone at home...??? And so on... this f*cking weirded me out. And also how the MC never cleared up all the stuff thats been troubling him in their past relationship but still doesn't reject the ML anymore... I mean the relationship just seriously got weird after MC fulfilled Qin Zhou's dreams. Even before that, the explanation of why the ML treated the MC like that before wasn't satisfactory and other stuff that got on my nerves... and the MC isn't even really bothered but just goes with the flow

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It's so frustrating because I really enjoyed the story before despite a few dubious plot points but now I don't really want to read it anymore and might just stop. <<less
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probablyanna80
probablyanna80 rated it
June 8, 2022
Status: c117
I'm putting this on hold. I'm not sure if I'll pick it back up. Giving it 2 stars since I did make it this far. I know I'm so close to completeing it, but I feel a little mentally exhausted at the thought of still having to read 77 more chapters to do so.

There is so much redundency in this novel. It defintely doesn't need to be close to 200 chapters. I lost count how many times the MC rejected the ML over the years of their separation. At one... more>> point, the MC did
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sleep with the ML for 3 months

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but still rejected him over and over and over again. I also lost count with how many times the MC had a fever because it was another thing that happened over and over again.

I really disliked the ML at first, but things were explained and...
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the "white moonlight" really wasn't one. The reason why the MC and "white moonlight" dressed alike was explained. Although I'm still confused as to why the ML would sometimes have the MC wear glasses when he doesn't need them and the "white moonlight" needed them. I can accept the other excuses about the clothes, their bed activities, etc. but I just don't get the glasses.

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The ML starts out the the EQ of a boiled turnip and has some progress. This is the only crematorium novel, and I've read many, where I did want the ML to move on with someone else and the MC can just focus on himself. At one point late into the novel,
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the MC thought the ML had a new boyfriend and the MC just did not care at all.

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That's when I was ready for the ML to find another relationship.

If someone wants to read this, then I'd recommend do not binge read it due to the repetative plot points.

To end this on a bit of a positive note, this is an easier novel to MTL if someone doesn't want to wait for the fan translation. Another thing to put in the "pro" column is that both the MC and ML have 180 degree character changes from where they start in the novel. <<less
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fudanshii18
fudanshii18 rated it
May 7, 2022
Status: c119
MC feels inferior to the ML. ML deliberately made MC as a subtitute to his white moonlight by making him dress the same thing. His friends even have prejudice against MC which shows that ML is really making MC as a stand in. When they have s*x he always put tie to cover MC’s eyes because with cover the face looks similar to the white moonlight, his body shape too. Where is the love? I don’t get why people hate MC when in fact, they should hate ML more. Both... more>> of them have their faults so why attack MC only? ML clearly said that he is not in that kind of relationship with the white moonlight and he added that he and MC are also not lovers. What the f##k. He stayed with you for 5 years, yet he wasn’t able to move you? Are you a stone? Don’t worry, MC did feel happy in those 5 years, because he thinks the ML likes him too. (He said this at chapter 107)

In fact, ML did not treat MC as a substitute, even if that is the case, his attitude towards MC is really unexplainable and unacceptable. He explained all the reason why he did those to MC at chapter 79. Still, I felt like it’s not genuine. When the MC asks questions to ML about the WM he always avoid it and doesn’t have a clear answer. Well, in the perspective as an outsider, I can see that he doesn’t really like the WM, but I’m not the MC (lol. Poor MC)

ML was very cold to him and his friends hates MC. Why is that so? MC has never done anything wrong so the problem lies with the ML. Even when he hears his friends bad mouthing MC, he just brushes it off like it has nothing to do with him. MC may seem like a masochist but he is not. He just loves ML more than himself.

What's wrong with getting STD test? It's health, duh. MC demanded that both of them to test.

He never said anything because before MC and ML became friends with benefits, MC agreed with the ML that he is fine without a label. He is obedient to him. He never bothered to tell ML what he likes and dislikes. MC is at fault, yes, but he did what he said to ML that he will be obedient. ML also said to his friends at the start that MC is JUST a PLAYTHING. It’s just MC’s wishful thinking that ML likes him too.

"I don't care about your relationship with others." We can depict this as an angry remarks or just MC's true feeling. ML kept bothering him when MC doesn't want to go back together with him. I really want to strangle ML because it's him who is the cause of this drama, not the WM. Why? Because as a friend, would you stay overnight together with a friend? Being in an ambigous relationship. The WM can't do anything if only ML just distance himself for a bit to him.

ML proposed to him but it was already 3 years late and doesn't want it now. He refused him to pursue what he wants to do in his life. A future without ML. Their situation reversed. The ML is now the person who is lovesick and MC is the cold and indifferent.

The sudden 360 change of attitude of MC after he faked death is totally understandable. A lot of things can happen in the 3 years he and ML were apart. He has a lot of time to think and realize things in that span of time. A quiet person is even scarier than others because you never know what they might be thinking. He has repressed all his emotions for the past 5 years with ML. Always a perfect lover to ML, but he doesn’t want to do that now. It is not clarified in the novel what he really is like. If it involves the ML, he is timid and just a piano teacher. What about if it doesn’t involve ML?

MC was actually scouted by an agent and asked if he want to be an idol but he refused because he was already with ML at that time and he is worried that he will not have time for the ML, so he refused. Now in his second chance of life, he became an actor. He is really destined to shine but it was just that ML was his priority before.

BUT! The healing started when the WM is chased by ML to go abroad. ML did everything he can just for the MC to fall in love with him again. He did not try to force him but he always let himself be in the presence. Both ML and MC became more mature and we can really see their character development.

The novel is full of plot holes and I have to lower my standard just to drop it halfway. I stopped reading at chapter 119 since it’s gotten really boring and I know that they’ll get married at the end. It’s a happy ending! <<less
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Keikey
Keikey
March 4, 2022
Status: --
MC is so in love it's pathetic how he accepts not being treated better by ML. But it's still bearable to read. Until the white moonlight enters d the scene. He has suspicions he's a substitute then it's verified but he still couldn't let go. Then the story is interesting because the white moonlight is not what he seems to be. But what is boring is that ML wants MC back but MC refuses and is nevertheless unable of keeping ML away despite the 3 years apart because ML has... more>> money and touchy Feely.

And when they get beck together is like on MC 's whim, so sudden, then the rest of the story is not interesting. Like ML is unable to extract himself from the past and MC is only interested in s*x roleplay. As some readers said, the story is too long, and there's drama only in the beginning.

The s*x scenes are not interesting, and too censored BTW.

Too long and headaching nonsense that's I haven't finished it.

4 stars for the turnabout and for making my eyes puffy in the first arc <<less
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Nao Otosaka
Nao Otosaka
February 2, 2022
Status: Completed
Sigh... that's what was my first reaction when I completed reading this. It.. has its fair share of plotholes and things which do not really board well with me.

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Cons:

  • The first point is obviously the drama aspect of the story. The first 30-some chapters is based off on the MC's 'dubious' relationship with ML. He's in a relationship where ML is reluctant to recognise/identify MC (and if you have read enough CN novels then you might realise what I'm hinting at here). MC is head over heels in love with ML to the point he never questions their unnamed/unrecognised relationship for the past 5 years. ML on the other hand brushes off MC's existence as someone who's just there to cater to him. ML is indeed an iceberg and bad at expressing himself, but why demean MC's reputation and their relationship of 5 years and MC's accident also becomes their (ML and his friend/social circle) party discussion is something that I really didn't understand. Sigh (X1)
  • Now onto the second point. What ML did was unforgivable but what MC dis was just morally wrong on so many different levels. MC identified himself as the tour-guide who passed away in the accident and even went as far as to identify himself as the grandma's family (the tour-guide's grandma. She has Alzheimer's) which is just so wrong. He also took up the other person's name, identity, his likes (white roses) and ambitions (to be an actor) and completely replaced himself with the other person. It is just... unethical.
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I'll add unto this later.
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Kuromi.Soldier
Kuromi.Soldier rated it
December 9, 2023
Status: Completed
The slow burn is SLOW BURNING !!!

In the first few chapters I cried ocean of tears. The ML really got a redemption arc and suffered. Though, it was already too late for him. I don't like slowburn though, I understand the MC and I stand by him.

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The MC confuses me sometimes. I was left wondering what's his purpose for pretending to be someone else towards ML and ML's cousin. He kept going back and forth between pretending and also not pretending. He's quite indecisive and unnecessarily sensitive too.

As for the ML, he's just a straight scum. He deserves for what's coming. Applaud to MC for not caving in. ML *only* realised his feelings *after* MC's death...

I feel bad for ML but then I remembered that he was negligent towards MC's feelings and also he's still friends with those bozos who talked sh*t about MC 🙄

ML's friends are scums to MC. ML is very aware of this. He's still in contact with them even after wanting to pursue MC. Negative points for ML.

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Things could've been solved QUICK if they would just be honest to each other and if they know how to express their emotions properly.

My impatience is not fit to read this novel. Recommended to those who have great patience!

♥︎ I read the manhwa and only then did I realise how good the novel is because the manhwa somehow butchered the angst that's represented in the novel and turn the manhwa into a "light-angst + little bit funny" manhwa...

As for the white moonlight, the plot just doesn't execute it well enough. It's pretty out of the blue. It doesn't make sense how you'd like someone after so many years had passed by and that you *barely* saw the person when you were away. The crush is pitiful and make it seems like he is pathetic and desperate. <<less
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Jwel
Jwel rated it
July 2, 2023
Status: Completed
This novel made me cry. Although there are loop holes in the story I would give it 4stars cause I like the grief ML experienced.

I totally like the cousin. I was hoping that MC would be with him instead but sigh... they just treat each other as relatives..
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Adriana28
Adriana28 rated it
May 17, 2023
Status: c73
ok till now I actually really loved it, be it the angst or the plotline.

I loved it very much, I liked both MC and the ml. I actually don't blame ML for being so indifferent to MC, 'cause their relationship was never defined much they were just bed partners living together, so ML was not obliged to be sincere and responsible of MC but yup their were few scenes which I found extremely uncomfortable, the way he completely ignored MC after that shen guy came back without giving... more>> any explanations, giving order to throw the wontons made by MC and many more.

But the most uncomfortable thing was the way he reacted ok MC's death, his indifference and lack of care yes it could linked he had some past emotional trauma problem after his mother's death but still I found it very unbearable.

I think before MC was just way too much into ml, and ge thought he could warm the iceberg.

BUT ALWAYS REMEMBER GUYS NEVER EVER MAKE A SIMILAR CHOICE IN UR LIFE CAUSE U CAN'T CHANGE A PERSON'S ACTUALLY PERSONALITY AND IN THE END U MIGHT END UP HURTING YOURSELF.

I was looking for raws for further chapters but then I skimmed through the comments and read how horrible the story line is after 70s, so I guess I might be quitting it for now.

May be in future I would read it but till then it's a break.

Anyway thanku author and translators for ur hard work. <<less
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus rated it
January 3, 2023
Status: --
To be honest, readers will question my decision by giving this novel a high rating of 5 stars. The answer is quite simple, because I have met a lot of people like gong in the story, with more or less the same experiences. In reality, believe or not there are quite a lot. And discussions about those people will never end in peaceful manner. In my experience, never.

Some people doesn't realize what they have until they lose it. Losing your important person is not that easily to overcome. People... more>> lost their parents, lost their siblings, lost their lovers, or lost their best friends. The impact is really not that light. The only thing left is regret. The regret that not enough time to spend with them, or not enough love that was given.

In my view, the real part of this story that gives me the most impact is the losing and then the regret and later the forgiveness.

ML, in my view, is someone who, perhaps due to some circumstances, looks at things around him with his eyes closed. He can do many things but at the same time does not really understand what he is doing. Aren't there a lot of people like him? The accident experienced by MC became a stimulus that finally opened his eyes, made him realize what was really in his heart.

Trying to accept what we fear is not easy. Why didn't he want to accept the fact that he has fallen in love? What caused it? Then we slowly learnt about his family circumstances. Perhaps the loss of his mother and the psychological state that his father was currently experiencing, directly caused all of this.

It can't be denied, love is a warm and sweet thing, but at the same time love can also hurt someone. That was happened to ML. He lost his mother to the point that he didn't realize that he had suffered of psychological trauma that he couldn't feel anything. His heart became numb, frozen to the point of below zero. And the love between MC and ML occurred at a point where ML had not fully been able to get out of what hurt him in the past. It could be said that it was not the right time because ML was not in the right condition to fall in love...

He couldn't even tell the direction his heart was going. Unfortunately, tragedy must occur to jolt him back to reality. He was able to see but not without a price...

The author decided to give ML a pardon. Many readers are deeply displeased with this decision, and so am I. Why? Because not everyone is lucky enough in their lives to be able to get back what has been lost. But this ML could get back the love that he'd wasted and took for granted for so many years. But this is just a fiction, everything can happened in a novel. So I finally let go 😅

Once again, everything can happened in life. We can't really judge something or someone because no one can fully understand what other people feel. The morality and values ​​that we know determine a lot of how we view things. But there is one thing that is often forgotten, no one is without making mistakes. Some lucky people can get forgiveness and change their lives for the better. Some are not so lucky. There are even some people who misused this forgiveness and then make the same mistake again and again. And strangely, many people who are part of the latter group... 😂

ML is lucky because the author decided to make this kind of plot. MC can't be blamed either because some people are finally able to let go of their past to welcome the future, even though in the middle they tried not to look back and let go. They are kind enough and big hearted enough for this in the end... And most of us will call them "s*upid", or perhaps loathe them. This is actually a gambling. They put their future on the stake. To trust someone that hurt you in the past is not easy matter. The risk is high, but the happiness they can get when they succeed is just as great or even more. The question is, will they dare to take that risk? How can they sure that they won't get hurt for the second time?

That's why the ML is so goddamn lucky... Because he is not that kind of a scumbag that didn't know how to repent. Therefore, MC could place his trust one more time in him.

There are many interesting things in this story if we want to be more patient and look at it from a different perspective. And in actuality, how we see things is mostly influenced by our own mindset... I think 🤔 <<less
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seasaltxx
seasaltxx rated it
September 10, 2022
Status: c76
I dropped it at the appropriate point where I thought that was already a necessary ending for me.

tbh I just read this because I wanted some dumb angst to move my heart lmao, and this sort of gave me it? The author is good in a way that you don't know who to side with, either the ML or the MC (of course MC all the way), but you don't know whether to root for the ML or not

the start was overly dragging for me, especially since you already know... more>> what's going to happen (ML not treating the MC right; treating him as a nanny, a driver, a cook, etc.), while showing the MC that if he really cares for someone he'll treat them carefully (like how he treats the white moonlight)

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I liked how the author wrote the ML when the MC "died". TBH if he broke down and immediately thought that he was in love with him I would have thrown my phone away. ML's reaction (aside from the denial) was quite realistic in how he missed the guy (i mean they lived together for 5 years and he's so used to the MC being there all the time) and later on felt guilty that they were together for so long but he never actually thought of proposing. I never ever thought that the ML really truly loved MC. He was just guilty. The last words he told MC over the phone was 'don't come back' and the guilt, even if you hated that person, would be immense.

Another point where I thought the ML really didn't love the MC when the "new MC" came. He didn't even try to search and investigate if the new MC was actually the old MC. He just saw that they looked the same and started courting the MC. I'm not a psychologist, but this just screams guilty to me.

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Aside from all the dramatic plots above, what I truly liked about this story is the doctor and Jiang Lin??? I mean from the very start I was already shipping them. And the fact that the doctor is so involved and so active in looking after the three of them (Jiang Lin, MC, ML) was so hilarious to me. It just seems like he wanted gossip lmao.

and tbh I just wanted to continue the story for Jiang Lin, but I really didn't want to continue seeing the ML courting the MC and I applauded the MC at that point for being strong and didn't want to see him waver.

TLDR: Jiang Lin is best bro ever <<less
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IveenT
IveenT
May 15, 2022
Status: Completed
It was good read. I really liked how the seme was groveling for forgiveness. I finished reading through mlt. Might reread it after the official translation.
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Meonge
Meonge rated it
May 4, 2022
Status: Completed
I actually trying to read Attack and Occupy but bump to this story's description and I was like "Cool" seems super angsty, right?

But I knew since the beginning until 30 chapters, the narration is just too dragging. There's a lot of unnecessary descriptions, scenes that could just cut off. It's nothing special. This is my first time reading this level of angst as the center point, you literally treated as stand in, 5 years in vain, ridicule for five years and after all that you see the guy you love... more>> act totally different to other person that the guy you love dresses you up to be. If it were me, it will only took me a good one-night of thoughts to analyze everything and get my bu*t off now cause I know it will hurt like sh*t. We should know that much.

(But instead, until 30 chapters, we saw him slowly discovering why he's a stand in, lol)

This is what I hate to most Danmei Novels, they have this great potential, because if I were the Author I could never write something so angsty, I can't handle it but let me handle the redemption part hehe. But this is where most Danmei Authors failed. They just don't get it.

Wolrd is fair but humans are unfair, I just hope the Author try to be fair as much as he can. The MC totally don't have friends (why is that? Lol), an orphan and have one sided love of 5 years. He treated him good, cook him food, always on his wits end, gave him a place like home and s*x but got nothing in return. Then, the Author gave him car crash and suffer depression, we all know he's barely hanging after witnessing all that. He always thought he cause the accident and the reason of 2 people's death.

That's why he treated his supposed "second life" to repent and payback to those left behind. Esp. The grandma because he, himself have fond memories of them together with QZ. That's not how you do iiit!!

If you summarize all that, aren't the MC's life so pitiful? Why no one love him when he's so lovely? It shouldn't just be the ML and Jiang Lin! And why the Author didn't give him life before 18? Lol. He's a college graduate of Music, why all of that are nowhere to be found?

(This is so 2D. Gives him past but there's nothing in there, lmao)

He should give ups and downs to characters, there might be more downs but there should be ups as well. And it should be something they will look back to their past sufferings and told their past selves "I did it", "Look, I fulfill your dreams", "Your sufferings are not in vain". That's how you also extinguished all the sufferings the readers have experienced.

As for most shitty ML, you should remember this, what you're doing are just repentance of what you did wrong to person who did you good. If you have bit of conscience, that's it. But it's never a reason to get back together, shameless.

I hate that the only ups in MC's life is his boomimg career in acting, which he never really love and want. That's why I'm dissatisfied. He gave up being scouted and being in a band for the ML. If the MC gave up this much but never did wrong in the process, I believe there should be some goodwills towards him. But why is it only misfortune after misfortune? Which I think will only put people down that no matter how goodwill they did there's nothing in return. Which is not the case.

I somehow can understand ML and his friends, after all, they live their lives like brats. There's not even a part there where the Author said that the ML is smart, that's why good point. They are all bunch of no brain but money people. Which I can never comprehend cause I'm always broke and I need brain.

I just advise the MC, that he shouldn't try to reach something unreachable and touch the part of this world. That's his mistake.

One thing, I hope this ends in the way, MC found a person that just right for him, no need for luxuries, a normal employee, with stable career and good income. That is single minded and love him unconditionally. He can then try to pursue music and live together. It's part of maturity to step back and settle. Since, this the cause of his pain, I hope relationship also solves it. (But I barely read character development in Danmei novels, instead you get character's brain decline)

But I guess, the MC is adventurous, he wants something so challenging, he wants a rich brat, iceberg but handsome ML and thinks he can do it. Is it worth it? I guess on him.

I just want that literature (even if it's BL) will brought something to people like realization and lesson but never mind that, if I wasted my time then that is. I can't take it back. It's not worth 197 chapters. The narration and scenes are too dragging 'till the end. Idk if the Author has an editor but the ideas are senseless. The only good part js the center point of "stand-in"

If you have time, take this review and just write a story of your own and let me have a good read, jk. <<less
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Ire risti
Ire risti rated it
April 18, 2022
Status: c61
f*ck this hits hard okay it slowly abuses you with slow pacing extending the angst for so many chapters and wow the ML is a f*cking bastard

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but you will feel slightly bad for him that is until he he meets MC again, who I thought was an amnesiac but apparently not, you know what he did? He keeps harassing him when it's obvious he doesn't seem to know him

(which he actually does but ML doesn't know that)

like what if the the actor isn't the MC then he's basically doing the same thing he did with MC replacing him with someone who looked similar to him

I also kinda hate the MC, one he remembers but won't admit it to his brother in law like the dude is seriously depressed with your death and you can't even contact him when you made it out alive?! Like seriously you could have just never talk to he yang and let him think your dead your brother in law could have helped you fake your death much easier

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I mean it's a good book but like my weak heart can't take this level of abuse okay? My heart keeps breaking with every sentence I read, I cried and I cried very hard it's heartbreaking <<less
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