When He Finally Loved the Stand-in of His First Love

“Wendy!Have you really decided to return to Stellis?You won’t change your mind this time,will you?”

The surprise on the other end of the line practically overflowed.Wendy set down her cup,her voice soft but resolute.

“Yes,it’s decided.”

“Great!”Edmond cheered.“I told you,you’ve experienced life long enough.It’s time for you to come back!But…”

He paused subtly.“Wendy,are you and Michael–”

Wendy lowered her eyelashes,her fingertips unconsciously pinching her palm.She said calmly,“We’re getting a divorce.We’ll get the marriage certificate in two weeks.”

Edmond was stunned for two seconds,then snorted angrily.“It should have been a long time ago!Every time I see that nonsense online,I—”

“Okay,Edmond,”Wendy interrupted with a faint smile.“You have to wait for me for another two weeks.I’ll be back after I finish dealing with this.”

The call ended and silence returned to the room.Wendy opened her X app account and her eyes fell on the trending search with the word“trending topic”.

[Actor Michael and rising star Madison spotted together in the hospital!Their intimate behavior suggests they’re in love!]

This was her husband of three years and her first love.

Wendy closed her eyes as if stung,but the door clicked open.

The man’s dignified,upright figure carried the chill of the night,his face,emblazoned on countless screens,appearing even more profound and handsome in the dim light.

Seeing Wendy sitting in the living room,Michael was a little surprised.“Why aren’t you asleep yet?”

But when his eyes swept over her lit phone screen,his expression froze.

“Madison had severe period pain,so I took her to the hospital on the way.The paparazzi are just making up stories,don’t think too much of it.”

Wendy said calmly,“Yeah,I didn’t think too much of it.”

Michael breathed a sigh of relief,but then,seeing the half-empty cup of brown sugar water on the coffee table,his words caught in his throat again.

“Why didn’t you tell me today?”Michael frowned and reached out to touch her,but his phone suddenly rang.

Seeing who was calling,he paused for a moment before answering the call.

“Michael,can you please not clarify today’s trending topics?”Madison’s sweet voice rang out.“My new drama is about to air and I need the buzz.Please,please,this is the traffic from Actor Michael’s‘romance’...”

Michael looked at Wendy,who was looking out the window.

His Adam’s apple rolled slightly,but he finally compromised,“Okay.”

“I knew you’d agree.You are the best person in the world to me!”

Putting away his phone,he tried to explain,“Wendy,she and I…”

Wendy had already stood up and interrupted him,“It’s just acting,I understand.”

Seeing her so straightforward,Michael instinctively grabbed her arm.“Did you buy the things you said you wanted last time?”

“What?”

“Half a month ago,you asked me to sign,saying you had something to buy.”

Thinking of the divorce agreement,Wendy nodded,a bright smile playing on her lips.“Yes,I bought it.”

What she wanted most was leave and freedom.Michael chuckled.“That’s good.You can buy whatever you want.”

Looking at the face that had once captivated her,Wendy suddenly recalled seven years ago.

***

That was the first time she saw him in a commercial,a gentle young man running against the wind.Just for that fleeting glimpse,she gave up on returning to Stellis with her parents and focused on getting into his university.

For four years,although she barely saw Michael,she felt content just to have seen him so close.

Only on the eve of graduation,she unexpectedly ran into him in an alley,drunk and robbed,his arm injured.

By then,he was already an unattainable superstar.Fearing something had happened to him,she hurriedly asked her family to keep the news secret and stayed with him in the VIP ward all night.

After waking up,Michael’s eyes were red and puffy,but he froze the moment he saw her clearly.“You are…”

Wendy stared at him intently,her smile blooming.“I saved you.How are you going to thank me?”

Michael saw the familiar light in her eyes and asked,“Do you like me?”

Wendy nodded frankly.

After a long silence,he suddenly smiled.“Then I’ll marry you.”

The huge surprise stunned her.For three years after their marriage,she had been willing to be“invisible”for his career.

To be closer to him,she entered the entertainment industry,never complaining despite always playing vicious supporting roles and facing a flood of haters.

But not long ago,Bright Media Entertainment’s highly-praised newcomer,Madison,replaced Wendy’s second female lead in a new drama upon her return to Linkon,pushing her into a supporting role.

Bright Media Entertainment was also Michael’s agency.

She didn’t complain to him,but went to the Bright Media Entertainment alone.But as she went upstairs,passing the half-open office door of Michael’s agent,the conversation inside suddenly reached her ears.

“Three years ago,you were so distressed when Madison went abroad.Now she’s back.What are you going to do with Wendy,your stand-in?”

After a long silence,Michael’s voice cracked.“I haven’t decided yet.”

“What about the role of Wendy…”

He was silent for a few seconds.“Madison asked me.You know...I’ve never been able to refuse her.”

Outside the door,Wendy’s world suddenly went silent and left only the roar of her blood freezing.

A stand-in?

Just because she bore a passing resemblance to Madison?

So...these three years of marriage were just a ridiculous play.

Everything she clung to was but a reflection of someone else’s moon.

Wendy trembled as she opened the calendar,her gaze slowly settling on the filming wrap date a month later.

Since the drama had ended,she’d let these seven years of love and misplaced love ended.

On this day.It was all over!