Countdown to the Official Announcement

Ye Runnning is a seemingly harmless idol. He used to be a top-tier star, rising to fame through publicity stunts, but his popularity is now fading.

Liang Mo is a three-time Golden Horse Award-winning Best Actor whose public image is that of an aloof beauty. He's popular, well-regarded, and a guarantee of box office success.

They've never interacted in public, and no one knows they're childhood friends who can't stand each other, strangers in a business-arranged marriage that they've kept secret for two years.

Then a film brings them together. From that point on, rumors never stop and controversy follows.

Liang Mo: Better to make it public myself than let people make wild guesses.

Ye Runnning: If you make it public, I'll divorce you!

*Countdown: 5

As the rumors spread, staying secretly married much longer could easily get out of hand.

Liang Mo: After filming wraps, what if we say we fell for each other while shooting, announce we're dating first, then announce we've registered our marriage? How does that sound?

Ye Runnning rolls his eyes. It sounds awful.

But during an interview after filming wraps, Liang Mo openly admits: I'm pursuing Ye Runnning.

Ye Runnning is stunned: Are you okay?

*Countdown: 4

A variety show invites both of them, and the buzz goes through the roof.

Liang Mo, gazing at him starry-eyed: I've never been on a variety show. I came because I wanted to pursue you.

Ye Runnning, exasperated: Give me a break!

*Countdown: 3

The show gives them plenty of time together, making Ye Runnning feel like he's on a dating show.

Ye Runnning mutters to himself: Get a grip!

Liang Mo: You like me, but you won't admit it!

Ye Runnning stubbornly denies it: Don't flatter yourself. It's just part of the show's format.

Liang Mo: But the production team says all the surprises they prepared for me were your ideas.

*Countdown: 2

The show sparks sharply divided opinions online, and Ye Runnning is hurt by extremists and ends up in the hospital.

Liang Mo, furious: We'll make it public right now, so they can't bully you anymore.

Ye Runnning: No. Going public should be its own thing. It shouldn't be done to achieve some other goal.

*Countdown: 1

During the final episode's filming, Liang Mo confesses.

"So when are you going to give me a title?"

"When I'm finally worthy of you."

*Countdown: Zero

Viewers: You've finally made public the secret we've known about for ages.

Reader's guide:

1. Bottom: Ye Runnning, prickly but warm-hearted. Top: Liang Mo, sharp-tongued but devoted.

2. They're serious about work but bicker in everyday life. There's a little wallpapering, but it never goes beyond Runnning's limits.

3. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting. The characters are not based on real people.

Theme: Love can overcome anything