To escape a loveless political marriage arranged for her family's benefit, Su Wan ran away on the eve of her engagement party.
By a twist of fate, she ended up on the list of civilian contestants for the latest season of the hit dating show Signal of the Heart.
She thought she could keep a low profile, coast through the show, and take the money, but never expected to see a face among the male contestants that was familiar down to her very bones: top-tier star and Best Actor Gu Shiyan, her “ex-fiancé”!
During the show's anonymous text-message segment, Su Wan threw caution to the wind and deliberately sent him an outrageously sleazy message:
“Your abs feel so good, big bro. Let's do it again next time~”
The live comments exploded: “Who is this woman? Have some shame!” “Stop clout-chasing and get lost!”
But on camera, the man gave the whole internet a rueful smile and dropped a bombshell:
“To be honest, I snuck onto the show to find someone.”
“My runaway bride.”
“I didn't find her, but I did get... enthusiastically harassed.”
The whole internet was in an uproar! People dug through every scrap of information overnight! Finding the Best Actor's fiancée became the hottest topic!
The next morning, Su Wan's door was pounded on.
Outside, Gu Shiyan held up his phone, showing the mortifying message she'd sent. Behind him was a camera livestreaming everything.
His gaze was dark, his voice icy:
“Explain this.”
“Who... is... your... fiancée?”
Su Wan saw the blinking red light and felt her vision go black. ...
