Lin Wan never imagined that, to dodge her family's pressure to marry, she'd drag her best friend Su Yao's brother, Gu Chen, into the marriage registry office. A one-year sham marriage contract became her “lifeline” for dealing with her family.
She thought they'd be nothing more than “acting partners” sharing a roof, but day by day, she was quietly won over by the hot congee he left for her late at night, his firm hand when he stepped in to stop someone from making her drink, and his tenderness when he helped her out of a jam. She thought Gu Chen was only playing along because of family pressure, but when he asserted his “claim” over her to his cousin, sorted out her work troubles, and even held her hand tightly beside her grandfather's hospital bed, she finally understood the sincerity behind their contract.
From their perfectly coordinated act at the Spring Festival gathering to one mishap after another in their life together; from the cold distance of a silent treatment after a misunderstanding to making up with an embrace before her grandfather's final moments. As the label “contract couple” gradually fades away, Lin Wan looks at the “lifelong contract” Gu Chen hands her and realizes that the sweetest fate is never part of the plan. It's the feelings and devotion they can no longer hide, after their pretend romance becomes real.
Mr. Gu, our one-year contract is about to expire. How about we renew it for a lifetime?
