Alex

Even if it is true, it doesn't mean it'll happen - until the contract is signed (and given the censorship bureau sometimes even after that) there's no guarantee.

CEO with a strong woman next to him:
Bromance
Love, Now
Falling Into You
Hello Again!
Inborn Pair
Better Man
The Perfect Match
Way Back Into Love
Love Around
To Love, To Heal

Did he though? It's not like they had that many interactions. It's mostly just Xiao Nai and Bei Weiwei watching each other from a distance.

It's a bit like Love 020, in that they meet online before they meet in person.

Anyone else notice that despite several days going by, she still has one month until the competition? Does this month have an extra few weeks in it?

Episode 4 spoiler

Anyone else notice that despite time passing, the competition continues to be one month away?

Episode 4 spoiler

Hahahaha, when she was lying to him about her parents being home, I suddenly had the feeling that she was a rogue tricking an innocent into coming over. Such a delightful reversal of gender roles XD

Episode 3 spoiler

Sort of. They're online friends during the first 10 episodes.

I also recommend watching Our Glamorous Time. There are two business partners making eyes at each other that's supposed to imply they have secret shady business contacts, but ends up looking like they're secret lovers. I literally laughed out loud when I saw it.

Is it sad? How grim does it get? Are there deaths of characters we care about? Please reply with a spoiler tag, thank you!

To be honest, I'm more shocked they were able to film what they did film.

I think I saw it on YT, and it was definitely not G-rated. Probably PG-13. Although it didn't get a proper ending, it didn't feel like too much of a cliff-hanger to me. Plus, I've read the original novel, and honestly that would be censored in the US too. Perhaps that's why it didn't feel like a cliff-hanger, though, since I knew what happens next.

In episode 15 they finally admit to their identities and stop pretending.

They meet in episode 11, and both know who the other is, but both pretend they don't know. He knows she knows, but she doesn't know he knows. When do they finally admit to their identities? Check the next comment.

This show has a bunch of missed meetings. If you want to know when they finally meet, check below for the spoiler. No other spoilers in the next 2 comments.

I don't know why people think it's so unrealistic that the second male lead is so much older. I'd be weirded out if they actually got together, but it's not that unusual for an older male boss to have a thing for his younger female employee. There are even many cases of couples made up of an older wealthier more powerful man and a much much younger woman. Probably many of his friends of equal standing in the industry are dating younger women. It was super uncomfortable to watch, but it wasn't unrealistic. The fact that he doesn't pursue her is to his credit.

I don't understand why you would have a secret contract marriage. It seems like it should either be a contract marriage or a secret marriage, not both. Either you want to get married, but have to keep it secret, or you need other people to know you're married, but the marriage is really just based on a contract. Why would you get a contract marriage with someone you can't publicly acknowledge as your spouse? Why would you secretly marry someone you don't actually like?