Moonshine514
The title "病弱替身不想被宠"
Author: Leafy branches (叶桠)
[Synopsis]
Meng Yuan was so poor he couldn't survive; he eventually worked himself to death on a construction site.
When he opened his eyes again, he had become a sickly stand-in in a "dog-blood" angsty novel, diagnosed with less than two years to live.
A powerful tycoon, seeing that Meng Yuan's days were numbered, approached him for a fake marriage.
In the book, the tycoon was generous to the stand-in but provided money without love, never even bothering to visit him until the day he died.
The original stand-in spent every day weeping atop piles of gold, eventually dying of a broken heart.
Meng Yuan: "..."
In the eyes of a pauper, only one word matters: Money. He even felt that the Heavens had finally opened their eyes, seeing how bitter his previous life was and granting him a two-year opportunity to live as a rich man.
Living as a wealthy man was indeed wonderful.
The only tricky part was that the tycoon-who, according to the book, was never supposed to show his face-began appearing before Meng Yuan for no reason.
Once.
Twice.
He even started showing a ghost-like concern for Meng Yuan's health.
Meng Yuan simply assumed the man was reminding him: Die on time, don't go over the limit. He nodded earnestly: "Don't worry, I know the protocol!"
When the two-year "Rich Man Trial Card" expired, Meng Yuan lay contentedly in his hospital bed, waiting for the end.
But as the days passed, aside from the occasional flare-up of his illness, there were zero signs of him actually dying.
Disclaimer : This story is not mine.