The White Moonlight Stole Away the Little Substitute

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Lu Qi had a naturally soft temperament. He only lost his temper once in more than twenty years, and that was when he sent his ex-boyfriend to the hospital.

Because his ex-boyfriend had a white moonlight, and when he couldn’t get what he wanted, he used him as a substitute.

It was said that the white moonlight was gentle and kind, and even his name was as soft as a little white flower, a Mary Sue. Lu Qi was 80% similar to him. 30% similar in looks, and 50% similar in temperament.

Then, Lu Qi really saw the legendary white moonlight.

The man was sitting at the intersection of light and shadow. He had a handsome profile and a tall, straight figure. His long legs were crossed, his black shirt had two buttons open at the collar, and the hair falling over his forehead covered his eyebrows. When he looked up, his eyes were narrow like those of a fox, with the dazzling lights and shadows of the bar gleaming in them.

Lu Qi hesitated for a long time, and while the scumbag was going to the bathroom, he cautiously walked over and warned him that there might be something wrong with the drink he just drank.

The white moonlight held his chin and chuckled, looking Lu Qi up and down with his charming eyes. “Is that so? He did something to the wine?”

Lu Qi blinked, feeling that they looked nothing alike. The scumbag might have a problem with his eyes.

The white moonlight walked straight toward the scumbag, and Lu Qi found that the white moonlight was even half a head taller than him. Then the white moonlight, who was said to be weak and defenseless, raised his long leg and kicked the scumbag in the waist and sent him flying.

Well, Lu Qi thought, they still had some similarities. For example, they both kicked the scumbag in the same spot.

. . . . . .

When he was a boy, Mu Nanqiao disguised himself as a little white rabbit in order to protect himself.

He pretended to be gentle, kind, and soft.

He watched with cold eyes as some idiot used despicable means to approach him in disguise. That idiot still thought he had deep feelings for him.

How could there be a pure soul in this world?

In the end, the idiot actually found one.

And he sent that person to Mu Nanqiao.

He was not a rabbit, but a deer. His eyes were crystal clear, and when he lost his temper, he would use his antlers to hit people.

So cute. Mu Nanqiao ran his tongue across his canine teeth and wanted to take the deer back to the fox’s den.

Associated Names
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白月光拐跑了小替身
Related Series
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Recommendations
After My Ex-Boyfriend’s White Moonlight Proposed to Me (1)
After the Villainous Supporting Male Had Raised the Wrong Canary (1)
The Male Lead’s White Moonlight is Attracted to Me! (1)
Why are the Protagonist Gong and Shou Fighting Because of Me? (1)
Recommendation Lists
  1. My Translations
  2. want to read 7
  3. Fluffy BL (part 1)
  4. Shou turned gong , gong turned shou
  5. Romances 2024

Latest Release

Date Group Release
04/26/24 Neon Dragonfly... c47
04/22/24 Neon Dragonfly... c46
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04/14/24 Neon Dragonfly... c44
04/11/24 Neon Dragonfly... c43
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04/03/24 Neon Dragonfly... c41
03/28/24 Neon Dragonfly... c40
03/22/24 Neon Dragonfly... c39
03/15/24 Neon Dragonfly... c38
03/11/24 Neon Dragonfly... c37
03/08/24 Neon Dragonfly... c36
03/05/24 Neon Dragonfly... c35
03/01/24 Neon Dragonfly... c34
02/27/24 Neon Dragonfly... c33
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5 Reviews


ReluctantMTLReader
ReluctantMTL
Dec 07, 2023
Status: --
This is just the absolute cutest thing you'll ever read. MC is a soft-hearted painter with a spine of steel, and ML is a traumatized, rough-around-the-edges heir to his family's company who only softens for MC. Their romance is sweet and believable. All of the characters (except for the original scum gong) are multi-faceted, including the parents who are introduced later on. It feels like everyone in the story grows as a person in these short 57 chapters.
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damnmei
damnmei
Jan 16, 2024
Status: Completed
Probably one of the funniest story beginnings I've read, with MC crashing his boyfriend's "concubine selection" where said boyfriend is trying to find another boy who looks like his white moonlight (because MC won't let his boyfriend sleep with him and boyfriend is suffering apparently). Had to read the scene twice to understand what was going on because the concept was just so ridiculous (and hilarious).

In this moment though, MC solidified himself as the love of my life as he proceeded to break up with his boyfriend without a second... more>> thought and beat his now ex-boyfriend up as the as*hole would not leave him be. We love a MC who will stand up for himself and decisively cut out toxicity from his life!

I love both MC and ML so much in this novel. It's probably one of the few times I can say that I'm equally obsessed with both of them. MC is the cutest, most sincere and kindhearted person, but also works as an erot*c artist live-streamer who rides motorcycles and does not take people's shit. The duality is what really gets me, he's just so likeable as a character. Despite the contrast, he remains a very consistent character, and though there's no major character growth individually, his interactions with ML develop quite a bit through the course of this short novel.

ML is a personal favorite of mine as a subtle green tea top, slyly seeking out MC's affection and care by making himself out to be a damsel in distress. He's very sweet and doting to MC while also being just the right level of flirtatious and teasing to keep things interesting. This man is constantly chugging respect my boyfriend juice with the way he supports MC's hobbies, listens to his opinion, reassures him, and always asks for consent. It's like the author looked in my brain and asked what a perfect ML was like and this man was created.

The two leads have great chemistry and they are both quite straightforward, pushing the relationship development along relatively quickly. They communicate well and they don't really argue, as they're both always open to hearing the other out before jumping to conclusions, and they respect each others feelings more than forcing their own feelings onto the other. It's a very idealized relationship in a way, but definitely something to strive for. I also loved the reveal of their shared backstory:
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MC was ML's white moonlight of a sort, and that ML had been copying MC's behavior when MC's ex had fallen for ML, making MC his ex's true white moonlight... the mind f*ck haha

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As a side, MC's parents being homophobic was pretty realistic:
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but then his dad reading informational books and even BL to understand his son in the years that they weren't talking almost made me cry.

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The length of the novel is perfect for a touching but short read and I'll definitely reread if/when TL completes because MTL did not do it justice. A scene I found particularly touching with ML's dad and MC:

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"Do you feel difficult with Nan Qiao?" Mu Chuanbai asked gently, "He has a past that he can't get out of. Will you feel tired if you pull him all the time?"

Lu Qi shook his head and held his chin and asked, "Why do you think so? I just pull him gently. He will try to move forward by himself. If he is tired of walking, I will pull him again."

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Sw1901
Sw1901
Feb 15, 2024
Status: --
Cute and sweet with a bit of angst from the ML's past. No misunderstandings, they are both straightforward with their feelings. Highly recommend
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magicmau5
magicmau5
Feb 28, 2024
Status: extra 1
This is a wonderfully funny and lighthearted short story with a small amount of angst (ML's back story).

There are some parts I'm curious about in terms of symbolism. The author frequently uses sunflowers, which makes me wonder if they are a quiet supporter of Taiwanese independence? The ML made some sunflower shaped origami (I think it was origami) and later the MC bought his in-laws some blooming sunflowers. I feel like there was another sunflower that appeared in the plot but I can't remember where. This is just my own... more>> strange guess, don't mind me!

Probably my favorite part of this story is how the MC, Lu Qi, is unapologetic in his treatment of the scumbag ex who used him as a substitute. The quote from chapter 10 is so funny:

"Get out of here!" He pointed at the stairs with the crowbar. "We should meet in court, or if the police ask me to identify the crime scene! Do you want to turn into a white human figure line drawing, ah!"

(。 >艸<)

I wonder if the translator can understand if the Lu in the MC's name is a homonym for the Chinese word for deer, or is it actually the same word for deer? The dictionary I looked at said that deer in Chinese is 鹿 (lù) and when I looked at the raws, the Lu in his name was the same word (scratches head in confusion). It wasn't mentioned in the dictionary that there was a surname Lu that had another meaning as the word for deer... I only checked his name because the ML will often compare him to a deer in terms of his appearance, but I thought it might also have to do with a name homonym. Now I got myself confused! I was assuming that he had a surname with the same sound as lù because the dictionary lists quite a few of those, but none that actually also mean deer...

Thanks to the translator for your work up to ch 33, after that I used MTL because I'm impatient. I'll come back to finish this review after I read the last chapter~

Edit after finished reading ch 57/extra 1...

I quite liked the rest of it, probably the only part I thought was s*upid was the cannon fodder villain friend of Lin Yuan
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who kidnapped Lu Qi. I guess you really know it's a Chinese novel when all the villains either end up in jail, in an abusive nursing home or mental institution... ugh.

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Kvan
Kvan
Feb 11, 2024
Status: c29
Thank you for the good translation of this cute novel. The characters are really well developed, with a soft but strong MC and a strong but fragile ML. The relationships between them and also with their family are amazing.
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