Whether or not to get a haircut during the first lunar month doesn't matter. What matters is getting a perm and pretending to be someone's boyfriend.
Zhou Zi'an is stubborn. His mom tore into him for not even making a few thousand yuan from his writing, and when he went to get a haircut, the new owner, Jiang Chi, left him speechless with a firm, "No haircuts during the first lunar month."
Luckily, Jiang Chi was all bark and soft-hearted. He gave him a fashionable perm for free, making him look better than ever.
His classmate's marriage-pressure crisis became his chance to turn things around: he was hired to pretend to be their partner for two thousand yuan, just enough to shut his mom up.
He thought it would be nothing more than going through the motions, but then he unexpectedly ran into Jiang Chi at his classmate's family gathering.
As it turned out, the laid-back barber Jiang Chi was his classmate's cousin, and a gaming tycoon worth tens of millions.
Hairdressing was his side gig. His real job was being pressured by his family to "date properly."
Two people pushed together by life, one a stubborn writer and the other a secretly wealthy shop owner, gradually grew closer with every encounter.
No love at first sight, just affection growing little by little.
The fake relationship that began with two thousand yuan ultimately became a special preference they reserved for each other.
Short version:
Running a barbershop is just his side gig.
His real identity is a wildly successful gaming tycoon.
I'm a broke writer, pretending to be someone's partner for a few thousand yuan.
When we meet again, he's watching me "date."
A breezy slice of life, full of flirtatious tension.
Life needs some sugar.