Love at First Mistake

Xu Shici needs 200,000 to buy back her late mother's house, and she has no clear way to get it. A blind date, which she agrees to almost by accident, drops her in front of Ye Sihan, a billionaire CEO who has a deal of his own. He needs to escape his grandfather's pressure, and she needs money. The two sign on for a marriage that is mostly transactional.

Premise

After the wedding, Ye realizes that Xu is the woman his grandfather had picked for him. The coincidence is awkward, but the couple stays on the terms they set. Xu keeps working to raise the money, and the emotional weight of her circumstances starts to shape how the marriage feels. The premise is a classic arranged-then-real romance, with a financial motive sitting under every scene.

Characters

Xu Shici is the heroine, a woman who is practical about money and deeply attached to her mother's memory. She is resourceful and quietly proud. Ye Sihan is the CEO hero, a man who carries family expectations on his shoulders and hides his true identity for much of the story. The grandfather is a presence in the background, the force behind the matchmaking. Xu's cruel father is the one who sold her to another man, a betrayal that sits heavily in the backstory.

Main arc

Xu discovers that her father sold her to someone else. Ye, moved by her past, quietly buys the house, giving them both a home. The gesture is secret, and it becomes the emotional turn of the early story. Hiding his identity, Ye falls deeply in love with her, and the marriage shifts from a deal to something she has to take seriously. The later episodes deal with the consequences of his concealment and the question of what happens when the truth comes out.

Themes & tropes

The CEO and Billionaire framing sets the glossy tone, but the story is more interested in the financial pressure on Xu and the family betrayals that shaped her. The Marriage of Convenience element begins as the central premise and gradually becomes something more personal. The Hidden Identity thread runs through Ye's secret, which gives the romance its tension. Second Chance appears in the sense that both leads are rebuilding after family disappointments. The secret house purchase is a sweet beat, though the concealment will bother some viewers.

Why viewers watch

The appeal is the slow shift from a transaction into a real marriage. Xu's determination to fix her life is easy to root for, and Ye's quiet gestures give the romance a warm streak. The blind date setup is light, and the hidden identity hook keeps you watching across 89 episodes. If you enjoy contract-style romances where a secret benefactor is slowly revealed, this one is built for that pleasure.