To pay off her debts, rising star Qiao Zhining agrees to a contract marriage with movie emperor Lu Jue, promising to do her duty to the letter.
On the night they register their marriage, they share a bed, but the two-meter-wide mattress has a full meter of no-man's-land between them.
Qiao Zhining recites the rules of their contract to herself: No touching hands, no putting an arm around his shoulders, and stay at least a meter away unless absolutely necessary. She'll work hard and earn her money honestly.
Not long afterward, a script from a famous director in the industry arrives, with Qiao Zhining specifically requested for the lead role. She arrives on set feeling anxious and overwhelmed, only to see her secretly married husband.
In the scene, Lu Jue pins her against a wardrobe door. His expression is serious, but there's a hint of roguishness in his manner. "Can we do the kissing scene without a stand-in?"
Qiao Zhining is nervous, confused, and panicked. "Don't worry, Movie Emperor Lu. I've memorized the contract. I definitely won't make such a low-level mistake. I won't touch you!"
Lu Jue: ...
What is he supposed to do when his contract wife takes her job too seriously?
He kisses her.
Qiao Zhining turns red from head to toe.
Dazed, she thinks: We agreed not even to touch hands, but now you want to take me to bed?
A reserved, roguish movie emperor, Lu Jue x an excessively diligent rising star, Qiao Zhining
Theme: Healing each other.
