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Just back from abroad, Shen Zhiyi is hit by two crises at once: her grandfather is critically ill and unconscious, while her uncles seize the chance to take power, claiming she is “unfamiliar with the business” as they try to sideline her, the legal heir. Meanwhile, doubts about her parents’ car accident three years ago begin to resurface.
At this critical moment, Gu Yanchen, whom her grandfather arranged to meet before his death, suddenly appears. Dressed in work clothes, with calloused hands, he hands her a contract. “Marry me. I’ll protect you and help you keep the company. You help me deal with my problems.” Shen Zhiyi, who can’t stand dirt, is repulsed, but has no choice but to sign.
As they live together, Gu Yanchen keeps acting strangely: he secretly repairs the balcony lock where she was attacked, memorizes her food preferences, and even takes down her kidnappers with his bare hands and shields her from a knife. At the company’s annual gala, her uncles mock her for “marrying a poor bodyguard,” but Gu Yanchen reveals that he is the founder of Rock-Solid Security, stunning the entire room.
As their contract continues, his “Yi” arm tattoo and his background as a retired special forces soldier come to light one after another. The truth behind her grandfather’s letter, “He owes me his life, and he’ll protect you for the rest of yours,” also gradually becomes clear. At the shareholders’ meeting, Gu Yanchen exposes her uncles’ embezzlement and conspiracy with outside enemies, and helps Shen Zhiyi gather evidence about her parents’ car accident, fulfilling his promise to protect her.
From a contract to true love, Shen Zhiyi finally understands that the best protection is hidden beneath this rugged man’s work clothes: a tenderness he will uphold for a lifetime.
