Xia Zhi was brought to the Chu family when he was ten, and from then on, he was raised alongside the Chu family's only son, Chu Shi Yan.
Years later, Xia Zhi took over from the old butler and became the young new butler of the Chu residence.
He secretly vowed to do everything he could to help his young master find a partner for life.
Xia Zhi clenched his fist. “I'll ship him harder than anyone!”
The young master came home with a handsome young man.
Xia Zhi wiped away a tear of relief. “The young master hasn't smiled like that in ten years~”
Young master: Do I look like I'm smiling?
The young master came home holding hands with a young artist.
Xia Zhi poured tea with a smile. “The young master has never been this nice to anyone before.”
Young master: Am I not usually nice to you?
The young master came home with a blind date.
Xia Zhi looked delighted. “This is the first time the young master has ever brought someone home!”
Young master: ?
Xia Zhi knew he had done everything he could, but the young master wouldn't appreciate it. Every time, after just a few words, he'd scowl and drive the person away.
If the young master stayed single like this, what would become of him?
Xia Zhi wept before the master's portrait. “Master! I've failed your trust!”
Young master: “? My dad isn't even dead yet.”
Xia Zhi wiped his tears. “Your greatest wish before you went abroad was to see me end up with the person I love.”
Young master: ...Have you ever wondered who's making that so difficult?
Then one day, while tidying the young master's display cabinet, Xia Zhi came across an ugly little pottery ornament.
It looked like a kitten and a puppy holding hands, crude and clumsy, completely out of place among all the other exquisite collectibles.
Curious, Xia Zhi picked it up and saw two crooked lines of writing squeezed onto the base:
Xiao Zhi and Shi Yan
Together forever
He suddenly remembered that it was a pottery project he'd made in seventh grade.
Back then, the young master had only glanced at it before saying disdainfully, “...Is that what I look like to you?”
At some point later, the ornament had disappeared. Xia Zhi had assumed it was lost while he was cleaning his room.
But...
Why was something that had vanished more than a decade ago now in the young master's collection cabinet...?
[Cold, taciturn CEO who won't speak his feelings x theatrical but oblivious butler]
Basically, it's a silly story about a clueless butler driving his CEO young master crazy, with sweet and healing everyday moments~
The bottom has never been on the household register, and the top and bottom are not related by blood.
Synopsis screenshot dated June 19, 2023
Theme: Life is an open wilderness
