My Stand-In released episode 9 on Friday, June 21, 2024, at 8 p.m. ICT on iQIYI. Starring Up Poompat Iam-samang as Ming and Poom Phuripan Sapsangsawat as Joe, the ongoing Thai BL series revolves around the two’s complicated relationship. The drama’s recent events see Ming and Joe getting closer to learning what happened to the latter’s body following the accident.
Episode 9 of My Stand-In sees Joe, Wut, and Sol visit the hospital to see the former’s dead body themselves. However, Secretary Jim tells them it is impossible as Ming is getting it tested. Meanwhile, Ming questions Master why he made the former think that the new Joe is the old Joe. Master replies that Ming can’t be sure the body is his.
Elsewhere, Joe questions why Wut gave his place to Ming. The latter says he was the only one who would take care of his belongings, while the relatives wanted to take it all away.
Joe then goes to see the body but is again stopped by Jim. The former breaks into the room and finds Ming sitting on the ground with the DNA result beside him. He learns the shocking truth that old Joe is dead.
Later, when Wut and Sol console him, Joe says that on the bright side, he gets a chance to start a new life. Furthermore, the former informs him that Ming will hold Joe’s funeral soon. Elsewhere, a devastated Ming mourns the old Joe’s passing. Later, he, along with Sol and Wut, is surprised when Joe attends the funeral. Afterward, Ming cries and remembers his and Joe’s loving moments together.
My Stand-In episode 9 recap: Poom Phuripan finds Poom Phuripan’s body
While his body gets cremated, Joe breaks down and pushes Ming as he asks him, “Why are you crying now?” Wut and Sol then drag the former away. Furthermore, Ming informs the three that he has legal ownership of all Joe’s belongings, including his ashes.
When Joe questions him, Ming says he’ll scatter the ashes in the sea and burn all his stuff so there’s no memory left of him. Afterward, Wut notes Ming might be bluffing as it isn’t possible to get all the paperwork done so much. Joe agrees that it might be a trap.
Later, Joe breaks into his old place to get the stuff that holds memories for him. Joe first takes the photos with his parents. Then he looks at the couple of mugs Ming has gifted him. The latter suddenly appears, asserting that only the old Joe would have known where the photo could have been. Ming then says he’s confident it is the old Joe in this body after seeing his reaction at the cremation. Joe realizes the former said he’ll burn the stuff to lure him here.
Furthermore, Joe says he didn’t tell Ming the truth as he didn’t want to be Tong’s replacement again. However, the latter says he missed Joe daily for the last three years. Ming then apologizes and says he loves him.
The former asks Joe to start over and promises never to upset him again. The two are interrupted when Sol punches Ming. Afterward, the former tells Joe that the latter doesn’t love him and only feels guilty. Joe agrees and says he won’t let history repeat itself.
Later, Joe attends the press conference for the music video with Sol. However, Ming comes in the middle and hands flowers to the former. Later, the former tries to make up with Joe, but he asks him to escape his life.
Furthermore, Ming tells Joe he is his first and only love. However, the latter says his love for the former died with the old Joe and asks him to let him go.
