Male Protagonist: Gu Yanchen: The leader of the Gu Group, he looks noble and cold, but his methods are ruthless. Due to the death of his first love (the heroine's twin sister), he was heartbroken and mistakenly regarded the heroine as a substitute to sign a contract. In the early stage, he was cold and alienated, but in the later stage, after awakening, he became extremely possessive and regarded the heroine as his only salvation.
Heroine: Su Ruan: The daughter of a declining scholarly family, she seems to be weak but actually has a strong character. In order to raise medical expenses for her seriously ill grandmother, she was forced to sign a one-year marriage contract with Gu Yanchen. In the indifference and misunderstanding day after day, her heart gradually died, and she finally decided to leave.
Core conflict: Gu Yanchen only regarded Su Ruan as a substitute and a tool to vent his sexual desires at first, and his words were often thorny; Su Ruan struggled between love and dignity, and finally gave up and ran away. Gu Yanchen regretted it after losing her, and found that she was no one's shadow, but the poison that penetrated into his bones.
The background of a modern urban wealthy family combines the classic themes of "contract marriage", "substitute" and "chasing wife in the crematorium". The style is sadistic and deeply romantic.
