Su Wan, 25, is a gifted engineer at a leading artificial intelligence research institute. Calm and rational, she is devoted to her research and overwhelmed by the need to raise a huge sum for her mother’s medical bills while protecting the institute from a hostile takeover. She is resilient and independent, but somewhat distant in social situations.
Gu Yanzhi, 30, is the young head of the tech empire Xingyan Group. Cold, domineering, and ruthless, he is a feared “tech tyrant” in the industry. With his grandfather gravely ill and his uncle eyeing the family’s power, he is caught in an internal power struggle. He also needs a major project involving national security to be backed by the image of a stable family, so he urgently needs a wife with a “clean, manageable background.”
Contract marriage: Driven by their respective predicaments, the two are brought together when Gu Yanzhi’s assistant approaches Su Wan with a deal. They sign an extremely strict Secret Marriage Contract. Its key terms: the contract lasts one year, and the marriage must remain secret. Su Wan will play the role of a “demure Mrs. Gu,” attend necessary events with Gu Yanzhi, and help ease pressure from his family. In return, Gu Yanzhi will provide top-tier medical care for Su Wan’s mother and invest in protecting her research institute. They will not interfere in each other’s private lives, will sleep in separate rooms, and will share nothing but a cold financial and contractual arrangement.
