Tang Shi, 28, is an attending cardiac surgeon with hands so steady she can perform an eight-hour operation without a tremor.
Zhang Songci, 24, is a freelance illustrator whose daily routine consists of drawing and calling his wife his darling.
They are a couple of plot devices in a novel. According to the original story, they divorce in their third month of marriage, while the male lead, Lu Shiyan, waits in line to pursue his one true love, Tang Shi, advancing the plot for the original leads.
One day, Zhang Songci sees the on-screen comments. They tell him: You're a plot device. You have three lines, and in your third month of marriage, your wife will divorce you.
Zhang Songci closes the book, hugs his dog, and says two words: "No divorce."
From then on, the book starts to stray from its plot.
Sweet-talking younger dog boyfriend x cool older sister with a surprising side; doctor; artist; married first, fall in love later; plot-device awakening; on-screen comments
