Isn’t This a Contract Marriage? Why Are You Sneaking Kisses!

Synopsis: 

[An entertainment industry “sour-and-sweet” melodrama. High angst/drama. The MC (shou) has a former crush, but both leads are “clean” (virgin). HE (Happy Ending).]

Gentle, restrained, fatherly, green-tea, yandere Top (1) x Gentle, resilient, fiercely protective, rose-tinted-glasses Cat-like Bottom (0)

Shen Silie lost both parents at a young age and was taken in by his uncle’s family; bullying and cold violence haunted his entire childhood. Because of his good looks, he was scouted into the entertainment industry. Just as his life was finally getting on track, he offended the wrong person and found himself targeted at every turn.

“Please, I’m not blind. How could I not see that he likes me? It honestly makes me sick.”

Standing outside a private lounge, Shen Silie heard the malicious laughter that even the door couldn’t muffle. He turned and walked away.

Shang Jichen: In power for years, cold and noble. For years, there hasn’t been a single piece of gossip about him—he is widely recognized as being “frigid” and uninterested in beauty.

A car accident brings the two together. Through repeated help and unconscious heartbeats, the thread that was once broken slowly draws closer under the pull of fate, entertwining. Under the guise of a “partnership,” they enter a marriage in name only.

Until one day, Shen Silie accidentally wanders into the depths of the manor. Looking at the gold cage lined with soft cushions and the walls covered in candid photos of himself, he instinctively steps back—only to fall into the burning embrace behind him.

On a certain variety show, the childhood friend (who finally realized something was wrong) tracked them down. After finally finding a moment to be alone with Shen Silie, he walked in on a scene.

Shang Jichen—who had been blocking him for almost the entire episode—had one hand supporting the young man’s waist. He straightened up, a strawberry candy he had just “stolen” held between his teeth. Meanwhile, the person the childhood friend pined for was trembling so hard he could only stay upright by leaning into the man’s chest.