Synopsis:
To raise money for her mother's medical expenses, small-time creator Shen Xingyu signed a contract with a media company to pretend to be a couple with a guy and grow their account online.
On the day she signed, the company arranged for her to meet her male co-star.
He was tall and long-legged, with sculpted features and deep-set eyes. His well-tailored suit and every poised movement gave him a cool, refined air. He spoke warmly and politely.
There wasn't a thing to criticize.
But when she took another look, she noticed something was off.
Wait, wasn't this her first love, the ex-boyfriend she'd dated for only three months?
Shen Xingyu steeled herself and pretended not to know him, but he played along perfectly, looking at her with the indifference he'd show a stranger.
She sighed, pulled herself together, and decided to treat her ex as an ordinary business partner, keep a proper distance, and finish filming.
Once their six-month contract ended, they could go their separate ways.
But everything took a strange turn.
Their account went viral, and the company offered her a generous share of the profits and asked to renew her contract. Shen Xingyu hesitated. "Renewing isn't something one person can decide. Even if I agree..."
Before she could finish, Mia cut in. "Lin Baiyu already agreed to renew. He volunteered, so don't worry about it."
Shen Xingyu: ...
She looked at the cold, hard five zeros in her bank account and sighed.
You shouldn't let money get away, no matter who you have to put up with.
Shen Xingyu promptly signed the renewal contract too, this time for a year.
After they renewed, their popularity kept climbing, but so did the criticism.
When people online started debating whether they were a fake couple, Shen Xingyu planned to ignore it. But after she'd barely finished a meal and checked her phone, she found that Lin Baiyu had actually responded.
[We've been a real couple for years.]
Brief and to the point, with a photo of the two of them in high school.
Shen Xingyu stared at the post, stunned for a moment, then sent him a WeChat message.
[Isn't this... a little too real?]
Afraid he'd misunderstand, she added an explanation.
[It'll be pretty awkward when we announce our breakup later.]
There was no reply for a long time. Shen Xingyu put her phone down and watched a show. When she picked it up again, she saw a message that made her wonder if someone had hacked his account.
Lin Baiyu: [Then let's not break up.]
*Both leads are each other's only partner. One-on-one romance, happy ending. A gentle, healing story about rekindled love after a breakup.
*Blurb screenshotted on 2026.8.25.
Theme: I still only like you
