To land an internship at a top investment bank, the supremely rational top student Lin Xi needs a flawless transcript.
So she sets her sights on an elective with a huge number of credits, one that requires students to form “couples.”
After carefully analyzing the data, she chooses the ideal partner: Lu Chenyu, a computer science genius.
She presents him with a logically airtight “Romance Collaboration Contract,” its terms clearly laid out:
Credits only, no feelings; convincing acting, clear boundaries.
After reading the contract, Lu Chenyu’s eyes glint with interest. He adds one extra clause at the end:
“When necessary, physical contact must be provided to pass the course’s observations.”
He smiles and explains, “It’s all for academic authenticity. Looking forward to working with you, Lin.”
The contract takes effect, and the acting begins.
They’re the most compatible “couple for show,” working seamlessly together in class and making a big public display of their relationship around campus. In everyone’s eyes, they’re a match made in heaven.
Then one rainy night, he instinctively tilts the umbrella all the way toward her, leaving half his own shoulder soaked.
Looking at the heartbeat curve in her data model, which has long since exceeded the limit, Lin Xi falls into thought for the first time.
And when Lu Chenyu reads the anonymous email warning him to “watch out for her father,” then looks at the cool, distant girl beside him, the scales in his heart begin to tip as well.
When the contract expires, the show should be over.
Instead, Lu Chenyu corners her in a quiet corner of the library, his voice hoarse:
“Lin Xi, want to break the contract? The penalty is… you get to keep me.”
A rationalist x a gentle hunter
A game that begins with calculation, and ends with a fall into true love.
