After being set up on eight blind dates in one week, Chen Xue decided to do something drastic: find someone to pretend to be her boyfriend, take him home to meet her parents, get a fake marriage certificate, and hold a fake wedding. That way, she could enjoy the freedom of being married.
The problem was that finding the right person was hard. Pick the wrong one, and things could go very badly.
He had to be a professional.
As luck would have it, someone like that was recommended to Chen Xue.
Zhou Tingyan was a top student at a drama academy, 188 centimeters tall, flawless from every angle, and a brilliant actor. More importantly, he could make anything he said sound real.
It could also explain why she, someone who had always resisted marriage, had suddenly tied the knot.
“Sure. Where’s your hometown?” Zhou Tingyan asked, agreeing when he realized she had no idea who he was.
“It’s a small county town, but don’t worry, you’ll definitely make it back,” Chen Xue assured him.
“Fine by me. I’m not worried,” Zhou Tingyan agreed.
Meeting the parents went smoothly, the fake marriage certificate went smoothly, and the fake wedding went smoothly.
In just one month, Chen Xue had crossed a major milestone in life: she’d gotten married in a flash.
After the wedding, Chen Xue no longer had to go to such lengths to deal with her family. She enjoyed herself for over six months, then finally gained complete freedom and focused on work.
She called him “husband” every chance she got.
She and Zhou Tingyan didn’t keep in touch. He went on to make his debut, and his rise was as fast as a rocket. After their fake marriage, he became an overnight sensation and a bona fide hit. It took him just six months to go from leading man in a web series to one of the entertainment industry’s newest top-tier stars.
Chen Xue couldn’t help envying his career luck. She wished she could have half of it.
Zhou Tingyan was playing the lead in a costume drama, a gentle gentleman who was exceptionally skilled at playing the guzheng and woodworking. To prepare for the role, he went to learn from a master instrument maker while filming at the same time. To show how dedicated the production was, the director even livestreamed the lessons.
But the old craftsman making the guzheng recognized him at a glance. “You’re… the son-in-law of the Chen family, aren’t you?”
The comments exploded in an instant: ???
#TopTierStarSecretlyMarried
#WhoIsHisWife
Just as Zhou Tingyan’s sudden rise to fame was about to come crashing down, Chen Xue was left gaping in disbelief.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Tingyan posted a public statement: “The marriage is real. My wife is not in the entertainment industry, and we’ve always been very much in love.”
When she saw Zhou Tingyan, Chen Xue patted him on the shoulder. “That was so loyal of you, so incredibly loyal. You didn’t even give me away and admit our marriage was fake.”
Zhou Tingyan: “…”
After secretly loving her for eight years, all he got from her was a compliment about his loyalty?
IP creator vs. actor who thinks he’s ordinary
Theme: Some people really have no idea that someone close to them has a crush on them
