Bucket List

[Content warnings]

With death approaching, Chu Zhen plans to write a bucket list.

Before he can write it, one romantic opportunity after another comes knocking.

His ex, who disappeared for years, is now a domineering CEO.

His ex comes back to find him: "I don't think we ever broke up."

His childhood friend pretended to go bankrupt, dressed up as a punk, and stayed by his side for years.

His childhood friend asks with reddened eyes: "Can't you stay alive a little longer?"

The kid he once adopted has become a superstar.

The superstar blocks the entrance to his home, smiling through his tears: "Want to hurry up and fall in love before you die?"

Chu Zhen, who's unlucky, and the others, who are very lucky

An unconventional romance, an unconventional rebirth, told as a series of interlocking stories.

[On my profile: the upcoming novel, My Exes Are All on a Dating Show] Blurb:

Bai Tan is dragged by a friend into joining the dating show Secret Relationships.

On the first day of filming, all four of his exes, each a seemingly perfect dreamboat, make a surprise appearance as contestants!

The dating show instantly turns into a hellish battle royale.

What's it like to appear on a dating show with four exes?

His first love was once a brash, unruly heir to a wealthy family.

Now he's a popular superstar, adored by millions.

But when they meet, his eyes turn red and he smiles sadly. "Bai Tan, have you really stopped wanting me?"

The second was an elegant, cold CEO with a wicked streak.

When they reunite, he greets Bai Tan indifferently, seemingly no longer in love.

And yet the ring he never gave Bai Tan is still in the drawer beside his bed.

The third was a wealthy playboy, constantly making headlines with his love affairs.

After they broke up, the once carefree, charming man kept the T-shirt Bai Tan left behind by his pillow, losing sleep every night.

The fourth was a cool nerd of a CEO, with an exceptionally high IQ and no idea how to handle romance.

Even in his dreams, he looks forward to the home he and Bai Tan will share after they marry.

Now, welcome to Secret Relationships.

"There's no one in the whole world who's more suited to you than I am. Otherwise, how could we keep falling in love with each other, again and again?"

Theme: Though the body is trapped in a well, the heart reaches for the stars.