[1v1 + marriage first, love later + both leads are sexually pure and devoted to each other + healing and salvation + career comeback + slow-burn romance]
When her business partner absconds with their funds and the director of the orphanage falls critically ill, urgently needing surgery, jewelry designer Shen Qinghuan is plunged into despair overnight. At a business reception, she is harassed by a rich playboy, but Lu Tingshen, the fearsome king of the business world, steps out of the light to protect her and offers her a marriage contract: “Marry me for a year, and I’ll take care of all your problems.”
With nowhere else to turn, Shen Qinghuan signs the contract. She thinks it’s just a transaction where each gets what they need, but married life turns out to be far sweeter than expected: When she stays up late working on designs, he leaves a light on, warms up dinner, and makes a soothing soup. When she is framed for plagiarism, he clears her name in a 48-hour whirlwind. When the wealthy look down on her, he fiercely stands up for his wife and puts them all in their place.
Lu Tingshen hides the wounds of his childhood behind a cold exterior, but Shen Qinghuan’s tenderness helps him let down his guard. The spring noodles she makes and the light she leaves on at night become the best medicine for him. Shen Qinghuan hides her vulnerability behind her independence, but under Lu Tingshen’s devotion, she learns to rely on someone and finds the “home” she has always dreamed of.
When the contract expires, Su Manwen returns with a scheme, and mysteries about Shen Qinghuan’s past and business traps arise one after another. Lu Tingshen tears up the contract, his eyes red: “Shen Qinghuan, renew it for life!” Shen Qinghuan shows him the “Way Home” ring: “I gave you my heart a long time ago.”
A sweet story of two people choosing each other and finding salvation together: the cold tycoon becomes a devoted husband, the independent designer rises to success, and their contract turns into true love as they weather every storm together and find peace in every year to come.