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ZhouXiang didn’t know if God was giving him a second chance to live because he wanted to give him extra loving care or was it because he hasn’t messed with him enough.

Otherwise, how could it be that both in and out of his entertainment career, whether it was in his past life or his current life, YanMingXiu would consider him as the substitute for the same person.

He also didn’t know, between him and Young Master Yan, who was actually more pitiful; the one who could only be treated as a substitute or the one could only find a substitute.

In his past life, ZhouXiang was the stuntman for the big star WangYudong.

But not just as his martial art stuntman…..

Even within his deeply ill-fated relationship with YanMingXiu, he was also undeniably a complete substitute.

Disheartened, ZhouXiang went with a group of documentary film crew into the deep valleys of the treacherous mountains. Unexpectedly, he lost his footing and fell off a cliff .

When he awakened again, it was already two years later. Nevertheless, he awakened in another person’s body.

What is even more tragic is that he still couldn’t escape the fate of being a substitute…

T/N: 替身: Tishen is a person who replaces another; a substitute, in filming the tishen is a stuntman/body-double.

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My Stand-In (Thai adaptation)
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yunxjae
yunxjae rated it
December 10, 2019
Status: --
4.5 / 5 Stars from me.

If you love to read dumb seme that realized his feeling after the uke is gone—you will love this. HAHAHAHA.

I seriously feel like to punch the ML at first. Like bruh, wake the f*ck up! And the MC... ah, the MC is a cinnamon roll, like a spicy cinnamon roll?

... more>> But in the end, you will feel bad for the ML. Like, both MC and ML is suffered.

Just read. The plot is good and did not make you bored.

I finished this story only a few days.

And thank you very much for the translation.<3 <<less
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ikitty03
ikitty03 rated it
August 27, 2019
Status: c109
I love this story so much. It similar to the story You’ve Got Mail: A Cautionary Tale. ZhouXiang is in love with his lover so much; he became clingy. While his lover just used him as a substitute and not sure he love ZhouXiang back. The story is straight forward, tells about the couple a lot, there is misunderstood, and twist and turn. It talk about ZhouXiang past life before he got new ZhouXiang body. This definitely need be read.
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joun
joun rated it
August 11, 2019
Status: c93
The story is too abusive ! I hate this kind of setting but it's just too good ! I am so pissed ! I avoided this kind of ab*se for decades (of reading and I had to succumb from this one.

Dont start if you cant bear the emotional ab*se because this story is very addictive and well writed.

You were warned !
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Ritu
Ritu rated it
July 20, 2019
Status: c71
The plot is quite good. The characters are also good. I like the MC . But its a story full of misunderstanding and regrets. And sprinkled in with one or two dubious consent s*x.

The relationship is quiet toxic so read af your own violation.
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masterkey525
masterkey525 rated it
February 27, 2025
Status: Completed
I enjoyed the mc's feelings of grief, hurt and disappointment for his old self, and also the ml's yearning and regret. Those were written really well.

What I didn't like is how ML was forgiven and everything after that. It just wasnt executed well? Also, after he reincarnated I just don't feel mc's love for ML anymore so the forgiveness was too abrupt. Ironically I felt the love from the gong. But the MC just all of a sudden forgave him but before that, what I felt from his was lust,... more>> wrath and fear. The change was too abrupt and I think from then on, the pacing was too weird.

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and also forgiving because of a hunger strike is kinda lame. Like if he left one more time and he chased after he resolved all the familial problems I think it would've been better. I also don't like how ML is so weak against his family. All he did was do tantrums or get beaten up. And while he promised he'd never let anyone hurt the guy, he still managed to let his fam humiliate him. And after all that, the MC actually had to fight for him against the fam?? I thought the ML was strong at least but he was weak. His so-called revenge towards the wang guy isnt even satisfying enough. I'd rather he be ruthless but the ML kinda loss aura points idk

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Honestly among this author's stories, I loved the premise of this the most. I actually did enjoy this the most up until around the last 20 chapters. But I don't think the resolution was executed well which is a shame. Oh and btw I read Yan show up in the other novel by author so that's why I read this. It was funny coz I actually thought this story's gonna be an omegaverse one too. Lol <<less
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Cloudyskynight
Cloudyskynight rated it
February 25, 2025
Status: Completed
It's a very unsatisfactory read for most of the novel, the writing is very good but you have to wait until chapter 108 to get just a little bit of satisfaction.. The next chapters get better but it's bit late for me to enjoy the novel fully.. So I give it a 3.5/4 stars.

The main characters:

I didnt expect it but I really like the MC he is very mature and he knows how to put his boundaries, I love that he is not a push over.

And well ML is actually... more>> kinda pitiful xd, I mean he is very immature and well he was actually quite young when he met MC he was only 20.. So I can kinda forgive his s*upidity..

It was good but you have to get to the very end to enjoy the romantic and sweet part of their relationship. <<less
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Mochirily
Mochirily rated it
September 24, 2024
Status: --
If you want to get angry, sad, and angry some more but still care about the MC trying but failing to get rid of his s*um ml, then this is a classic web novel. By the time it’s near the end you will be as exhausted as the MC. The reading is pretty smooth though hence my 3 star rating.
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yrn
yrn rated it
May 25, 2024
Status: c90
Feels like reading a melodrama minmax fest. The whole premise of the ML and MC's relationship doesn't even make sense to me. Lots of convienient things happen regularly to make some sort of drama occur. Pre-death arc, it was bearable, but after the flashback, its just contrivance after contrivance to keep misunderstandings going and to draw the story out.

Regarding their relationship:... more>>
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I dont understand how ML became obssessed with WYD over a movie scene of his back to that degree?? Then after MC gets exposed, they bring it back that it was actually MC's back as if its supposed to have some sort of impact?? Wtf is this, imagine this was a straight relationship and ML got obssessed with FL's midriff or something. Really makes their whole relationship seem a lot shallower.

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ScarlettOhara
ScarlettOhara rated it
December 11, 2023
Status: Completed
The story itself can be given a 3.75/5, but the writing is a dismal 2/5.

Let me first vent my grievances about the writing, and then I'll proceed to talk about the story.

What irked me the most is that the author has the tendency to use the most sexist ways to describe characteristics she deems unflattering. For instance, the author will say, 'He wasn't a scheming woman' or 'he didn't want to act like a girl.' It looks like the author either doesn't have a rich vocabulary or has a very... more>> prejudiced opinion of women. It was grating to read these parts. Now, coming to the flow, it gets very melodramatic and feels absurd to the point of being comical. Also, smut scenes were described as if a 14-year-old wrote them. Who says 'warm meat hole' and 'tall met pole'? I mean, come on!

Okay, now that my grievances have been aired, let's talk about the story.

This is a good crematorium novel with a fair amount of dog blood. Is the ML s*um in the beginning? Yes. Does he atone for his past wrongdoings? Also, yes. Was I, as a reader, able to forgive him? Yes.

In a major part, I was able to forgive the ML because he was 21 years old when the story began. He is childish, immature, exacting, stubborn, and doesn't know how to regulate or understand his feelings. Also, he isn't very deceptive; he's just plain cold. So, some of the blame lies with the MC for not catching on sooner. The MC is by no means a simpleton, but in matters of the heart, he feels a bit dense. It was also hard to understand why some side characters were obsessed with the MC.

Overall, this story will keep you hooked and probably consume you for a few days, but it won't stay with you afterwards. <<less
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Inn Auni
Inn Auni rated it
November 30, 2023
Status: Completed
BEWARE of SPOILER

Yan Ming Xiu, ML, cameo in an ABO novel also written by Shui Qian Cheng. This novel received a lot of 1 star on NU because of the substitute plot.

Basically, Yan Ming Xiu had a crush on a guy's back and because he couldn't get that guy (he mistook someone else as the guy and that someone else was in a relationship with his sister), he hired (old) Zhou Xiang (MC) to be the substitute. And when he realized that he had fallen in love with (old) Zhou... more>> Xiang, who was assumed dead, he hired (young) Zhou Xiang to be the substitute. Then he realized that the guy, (old) Zhou Xiang, and (young) Zhou Xiang were basically the same person.

The first 1/3 was about Yan Ming Xiu and (old) Zhou Xiang, the next 2/3 was about him and (young) Zhou Xiang, and the rest was after he found out everything and started chasing his 'wife'.

Yan Ming Xiu was ice cold (the usual CEO characteristics in most novels/dramas) when it came to everyone else but, towards the one he loved, he's practically a child; especially so towards Zhou Xiang. I found it endearing and annoying at the same time. Zhou Xiang once mentioned that he couldn't be angry too long with Yan Ming Xiu because of this.

Do take note that most of Shui Qian Cheng novels have r*pae tag on it. Including this one. <<less
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Evesneon
Evesneon
July 11, 2023
Status: Completed
There were many ups and downs in the novel and also with my reading speed. Took a while to catch back in but I did like the angst and pain between the MC and ML.
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sbob
sbob rated it
July 9, 2023
Status: Completed
Looking at the elements of a good crematorium novel...

Dog blood/ab*se: yes, good enough. Acceptable levels for me without going overboard. Yes, ML is an as*hole for taking MC as a body substitute (more physical) but the emotional aspect of ML falling for MC is sufficiently clear.

'Revenge' phase where ML gets his just desserts: ok, could be better. ML's suffering was somewhat satisfying, but it's obvious that ML was too young and immature in the pre-death phase such that it's frustrating because MC is in a different life stage/view on... more>> life altogether. The growth and character progression for ML was too sudden for me that made it unbelievable; maybe some earlier understanding of his military family background creating his cold personality would have helped make him more likeable.

Chasing and forgiveness: Too short, makes MC look like an indecisive loner who is a face-con that is a bit desperate for love. Sorry, he's not a strong enough character for my taste. Most of the novel is him being treated as a substitute and him slowly/suddenly realising that hey that's not what I want, but gets subverted so quickly with just, if I recall correctly, two main bursts of confession (speech) from ML. He has moments of 'no I will not fall for this', 'if the relationship were defined as casual I will not get emotionally involved' where he is on the edge of being a great likeable character for me, since I enjoyed and understood his casual attitude to life with his financial/familial/s*xual orientation backstory. But he throws it out the window without sufficient build up—like his mental state never wavered before his new identity was revealed even with so many hints along the way, then suddenly he flips a switch after.

Like even in MC's career he can't get it together. At multiple points he's like no, I just want a stable income and that's enough. Continuously gets whacked by the industry and the guy he's substituting for multiple time (revenge for this part was not very satisfying also). Says no, doesn't need ML's help/investment. But then just goes along and relies on his friends and ML and doesn't have a strong go-getter attitude to start somewhere new or do something different for goodness sake. I would be fine if it were justified properly why he chose (yes I think the lead up to his situation tried to make it seem like there was no choice, but really there was still a choice) to take the same path again vs pre-death but it was not really.

Eventual fluff: pretty good from an objective lens... but I was too upset from the previous stage of insufficient unsatisfying chasing that I couldn't properly enjoy the fluff.

Overall, I enjoyed most of the novel, up till chapter 70-ish? At that point, wished the ML were more mature (his suffering was clearly articulated which was great, but the source of his intense emotions were not clear) but could still appreciate the drama. Then it became an itch I couldn't properly scratch. Had the potential to be so much better. Did not cry while reading. <<less
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yukicchi
yukicchi
March 28, 2023
Status: Completed
Too much of a dogblood drama but the story"s interesting. I felt so angry with Mingxu and felt pity with Zhou Xiang. No lies tho, I felt so frustrated with both of them haha.

But glad that it's still an HE.
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ulf6503
ulf6503
March 22, 2023
Status: Completed
Read this twice. It’s very heart wrenching — and tear jerking. Very tragic but the ending is happy. Just the journey getting there was difficult.
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DaraLyne
DaraLyne rated it
December 23, 2022
Status: Completed
I came here only to say, sis, if you're not here for the dog blood, go back.

Anyways, moving on, this is the 2nd Novel I'm reading from the author but I can't say if I like her work or not, but I do know if I want to read some angst im sure typing her name in the search box.

This book; well written, although the whole coming back to life thing played in a realistic modern world feels off. She tried to bridge it between fantasy and reality but that... more>> didn't work too well. There's still some things that put me off.

Regardless, I just want to say Zhou certainly deserves better. Infact, the only person that respected him like a person was Cai We. Lan was very self centred and selfish, he didn't deserve to keep sticking to his side like a friend and I hated him from from start to end!!

All the same, give this book a read. <<less
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3694
3694
November 10, 2022
Status: --
I dont get how every one is blaming the ML for indirectly killing the MC. Yes MC run away to avoid but problem was ML didn't control the weather neither where he goes. He did run away cuz of him but aside from that, that accident wasn't his fault. If we apply the same logic wasn't Cai Wei also have some fault? Cuz he's the one who put him there. And if we put the same logic wasnt also that wang guy also at fault why ML confined the mc?... more>> If we're going to point fingers who is at fault wasnt that nasty wang had more contribution to the consequences of their actions?

Dont get me wrong ML is just plain sht. How he dealt with a problem also a sht. Always begging MC. Always asking, always dumb. Why dont you do something that will make him stay!?

And that Lan guy infuriates me and idk why. He was like xiang ge, XIANGE GE! XiAnG gE wuu. Fck him.

I really find ML as a stubborn child. Not overbearing, the nasty stubbornness of a child. He had 3 years to reflect but he still question why MC hates him. It really not my taste that the ML is younger and act young.

Aside from Cai Wei and older bro Yan none of the characters are really good. They are the only mature here. And may add that's also makes this good, at least they have personalities unlike other stories that have plain characters. I am complaining but the story is good and characters is alive.

I think if they met later when ML is mature enough and MC was a bit younger, their situation would be different. Tbh, I personally don't like how conflict was solve, not that I want it prolonged. I would have it had time skip and that moment they met again they are ready. They needed to heal, ML from his grievances and MC for his heart broken after all MC didn't had the time to do so

They looked like teenager running around solving their problem with love. Cringey af. <<less
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Lara Night
Lara Night
April 25, 2022
Status: Completed
Same energy like Deep Into The Act, with completely different plot and twist. Both are my fav. 😍 Mannn I was so frustrated with ML, he's such a selfish guy! At least at first. Wink😜

Anyway, it is true that ML is too overbearing and forceful, I hate how he always corner MC, leave him with no choice. But mann I understand the plot and angst are necessary, for them to work and strengthen their love.

Despite everything, I really like this novel.
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Mireji
Mireji rated it
April 21, 2022
Status: Completed
The story is not really tragic. The story is an HE, the only tragic part is the experiences of the MC. It is a try read if you find it interesting.

It's a 4 for me due to how boring it got for me in the end. My patience to read and understand the characters ran out in the near end. I truly persevered to finish it. Glad that I did, I felt accomplished for a second.🥳🥳
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PitifulEternalPeace
PitifulEternalPeace rated it
February 23, 2022
Status: Completed
-Skipped to the ending from c95.

Does the ML have a back fetish? Lol.

I think the ML is younger than the MC.

... more>> Honestly liked this novel, not just because of the smut scenes but also the plot written. I won't go into detail but the plot is basically (?) centered around our ML and MC's romance of the past and their present. The past has a lot to do with their build up and death of our MC, as well as some misunderstandings and feelings.

I can understand why some may dislike the ML, since the ML is just like other guilty ML's out there, possessive/obsessed, paranoid, and clings onto the MC. However, I do think that the ML is truly guilty and tries to make up the years with MC, especially when the misunderstandings cleared up. The MC is a bit of a coward but I understand that he's been through a lot within the entertainment industry and his private relation with ML.

The smut scenes are well paced and the emotions of the MC is described well enough that the reader can give a brief understanding as well as some empathy. Also, in this novel I think some superstition plays a part since the MC's soul was transferred into another body with the same build and name as himself, though younger. As well as in some chapters how the MC brings up fate while the ML brings up god (especially in the last line of the epilogue).

Also, some of the scenes seems to be subtle r (*) pe, obviously from from the ML. Overall, a 5/5. <<less
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ChronoH0
ChronoH0 rated it
January 12, 2022
Status: Completed
Not gonna lie I felt like punching ML quite a lot. While MC is also in pain it was a struggle to see him acting irrational due to the stress he had to put up with.

This is 100% unhealthy as ML is pretty much the 2nd childish and unlikeable ML. I have a 1 spot for that but I probably haven't gone through a lot of angst novels with tr*shy ML's. In any case the redeeming quality for ML at least is that he did what he promised to MC... more>> after the second chance. That is like 5% better but the emotional damage for like majority of the novel won't make him like anymore.

But angst is angst it is what this story is about and it delivers. I only give this like a 4.

And remember people if that significant you don't suffer for the things they did to hurt you don't even consider getting back. <<less
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