Her family pressures the heroine to marry, leaving her with nowhere to turn. The hero has secretly loved her for years, and when the moment is right, he proposes a contract marriage kept hidden from the public.
They register their marriage discreetly, then pretend to be nothing more than colleagues of different ranks.
After the wedding, the hero secretly dotes on her, gives her special treatment, and always protects her. The heroine gradually falls for him and lets down her guard.
As workplace conflicts, meddling relatives, and rival love interests keep escalating, their secret marriage is repeatedly on the verge of being exposed.
From secretly falling in love and carrying on behind closed doors to one secret identity after another coming to light, the hero eventually announces their relationship to the world. The whole city envies them as they find their way to a blissful romance together.