The Film Emperor's Contracted Little Ancestor Is So Sweet, the Whole Internet Is Swooning

Lu Shiyan, a three-time Best Actor, is hit by a rumor overnight that he's secretly married with a child, and the whole internet explodes. While his PR team scrambles to contain the crisis, he knocks on the door of Shen Xingci, his high school deskmate, late that night. "Sign this contract. We'll part amicably in a year, and I'll cover your business debts."

Shen Xingci, a freelance designer whose startup has failed, takes one look at the huge contract fee and nods at once. "You want me to play your partner? I'll make it more convincing than your fans do!"

But on their very first day living together, Shen Xingci wears Lu Shiyan's custom designer suit as pajamas, burns breakfast in the microwave, and turns the top-tier star's luxurious apartment into a "creative graveyard." Lu Shiyan, the cool and celibate god on camera, is actually socially awkward and childish, unable to take care of himself. He complains that Shen Xingci is "such a pain," secretly tries to learn how to make his favorite sweet-and-sour pork (and blows up the kitchen), and insists it's "just a contractual arrangement" while rushing to his defense the moment he's attacked online.

Their public appearances, from holding an arm around his waist on the red carpet to handing him water backstage and sharing easy chemistry on variety shows, send the whole internet swooning. In private, they trade barbs, talk late into the night, and show their concern for each other in awkward but unmistakable ways.

Shen Xingci discovers that this top-tier star and award-winning actor seems just like the boy who used to steal his breakfast in high school, except now there's an indefinable tenderness in his eyes. Lu Shiyan, too, realizes that the secret crush he once lacked the courage to confess began spreading beyond his control the very moment their contract took effect.