Beloved Substitute

"When Lora Jones was down and out because of a business conspiracy, she met Brian Williams by accident. Brian fell for her at first sight and decided to keep her with him by all means. Nevertheless, when Lora finally fell in love with him, an ill-intentional bomb explosion, however, broke her love and her heart, thus she ran away in despair. Three years later, she comes back powerfully, which made Brian mad. At the time they meet again, she, with a cute baby in her arms, smiles to Brian and says,“Sir, Great barkers are no biters. Step aside!”"

At first sight, he was a gynecologist and she, a patient. Her boyfriend cheated, and she caught him to rescue her, but she was stopped in the examination room: "Check-up!" She begged for mercy and did not forget to kick him before leaving. Mr. Zhan, who had always been abstinent, never expected that he would be attracted by an ugly girl. "Mr. Zhan, I'm married." A marriage certificate was stuffed into her hands, what? Was he the "old man" she married?

Immediately after divorce, Zoe Edwards married Carlos Holt, the most powerful man in the City, out of convenience. Recalling the previous failed marriage, Zoe always keeps in mind that this marriage is just a trade without love and they will divorce once they have their own love respectively. The one truth she doesn’t know is that Carlos has been loving her for over 10 years and he is always waiting for her! Thus when she divorced, Carlos helped her get rid of the broken marriage and gave her a home. When she wants to work, Carlos tried his best to support her rather than just offered her a job. But when she wants a divorce, what should Carlos do?

Hathaway is not a good girl, at least not the traditional gentle, tender and obedient girl. Literally, she is open, independent and bold. At her first sight at Leon Davis, the most powerful personage of Leon City, Hathaway made a decision to chase after him. After teasing the arrogant man, she was happily thrown away by Leon. Without giving up, she listed a range of plans to draw Leon’s attention and she was confident enough to make it. The first thing she did was ruining his blind date, which unexpectedly freed him from a joyless meeting by coincidence. Fortunately, she’s changed her bad first impression. It’s so good a start for her. The next time she met him was at the business dinner party, she wore a white dress with diamonds showing her elegance like a white swan. Leon was deeply attracted and he realized how beautiful she is. Later, when she becomes his business partner, he finally finds her talents and smartness in fields of business and design. The two are getting closer and closer, is it still far from in love?

Wilson is ten years older than Anne, but they had engaged before she was born. She could have been living like a princess with love. However, at her age of 12, Anne’s father was killed, her mother was crippled, her family property changed ownership and she had to live with her enemies. Her peaceful life was torn apart. However, in her dark life, Wilson became her only reliance as he never gave up Anne but doted her, loved her and tried best to satisfy all her demands. Anne remembered that when she was a little girl, she was always chasing after Wilson and calling him uncle, which sometimes made Wilson helpless. Now she has grown up, she still likes to call him uncle, but what she got is his domineering reminder that it’s fiance not uncle.

She, framed by her biological mother, provoked the most devious president in the world. When she went to school, he was the professor; when she went to work, he was the boss. Even when she was on the way back home, he disguised himself as a driver to give her a ride. He occupied her home and forced her to be his tenant. One late night, Xenia Jones pulled open the quilt, only to see the man get on her bed, and screamed out of fear. “James Sterling, what are you doing?” He lit a cigarette and thought over, “I have an ancestral chromosome. I want to send it to you.”

When Corynn mustered up the courage to tell Elliot about her pregnancy, she unexpectedly found him gallantly helping another woman from his car. Her heart sank as three years of effort to secure his love crumbled before her eyes, compelling her to leave him behind. Three years later, life had taken Corynn down a new path with someone else, while Elliot was left grappling with regret. Seizing a moment of vulnerability, he pleaded, "Corynn, let's get married." Shaking her head with a faint smile, Corynn gently replied, "Sorry, I'm already engaged."

"Love is blind!" Lucinda abandoned her beautiful and comfortable life because of a man. She married him and slaved off for him for three long years. One day, the scales finally fell off her eyes. She realized that all her efforts were in vain. Her husband, Nathaniel still treated her like shit. All he cared about was his lover. "Enough is enough! I quit wasting my years with an ungrateful man!" Lucinda's heart was shattered into many pieces, but she summoned up the courage to ask for a divorce. The news caused a stir online! A filthy rich young woman recently got divorced? She was a good catch! Countless CEOs and handsome young men immediately swarmed to her like bees to honey! Nathaniel couldn't take it anymore. He held a press conference and begged with teary eyes, "I love you, Lucinda. I can't live without you. Please come back to me." Would Lucinda give him a second chance? Read to find out!

There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"

Due to the plight of her family, Phoebe had no choice but to embark on the path of selling herself. In an accident, she had a tangled night with Alexander. Everything began to derail, and even if she fled to the ends of the earth, she would still be found by him and entangled... *** Phoebe screamed in frustration, "What do you want from me?" What was this supposed to be? He raised an eyebrow wickedly. "What do I want? You'll find out soon enough." With that, he hoisted her up and carried her back into the office. The door slammed shut with a kick, and he cleared the desk with a sweep of his arm before laying her down on it, his body pinning hers in place, completely trapping her in his grasp. Every cell in his body was telling him he wanted her. He wanted to claim her again. This time, there would be no escape for her-he wouldn't let her slip away. Never again. If he had suffered for five years, then this woman wouldn't get off easily either!

Two years ago, Ricky found himself coerced into marrying Emma to protect the woman he cherished. From Ricky's perspective, Emma was despicable, resorting to underhanded schemes to ensure their marriage. He maintained a distant and cold attitude toward her, reserving his warmth for another. Yet, Emma remained wholeheartedly dedicated to Ricky for more than ten years. As she grew weary and considered relinquishing her efforts, Ricky was seized by a sudden fear. Only when Emma's life teetered on the edge, pregnant with Ricky's child, did he recognize-the love of his life had always been Emma.

In order to fulfill her grandfather's last wish, Stella entered into a hasty marriage with an ordinary man she had never met before. However, even after becoming husband and wife on paper, they each led separate lives, barely crossing paths. A year later, Stella returned to Seamarsh City, hoping to finally meet her mysterious husband. To her astonishment, he sent her a text message, unexpectedly pleading for a divorce without ever having met her in person. Gritting her teeth, Stella replied, "So be it. Let’s get a divorce!" Following that, Stella made a bold move and joined the Prosperity Group, where she became a public relations officer that worked directly for the company’s CEO, Matthew. The handsome and enigmatic CEO was already bound in matrimony, and was known to be unwaveringly devoted to his wife in private. Unbeknownst to Stella, her mysterious husband was actually her boss, in his alternate identity! Determined to focus on her career, Stella deliberately kept her distance from the CEO, although she couldn't help but notice his deliberate attempts to get close to her. As time went on, her elusive husband had a change of heart. He suddenly refused to proceed with the divorce. When would his alternate identity be uncovered? Amidst a tumultuous blend of deception and profound love, what destiny awaited them?