
Desperate to escape his mother’s nonstop nagging, Julian Cross hires a stunning stranger in a café to pose as his girlfriend. The plan works—until he walks into the office and finds out she’s actually his new CEO, Elara Wynn. Now the joke’s on him, and she holds all the power.

To cope with his mother's nagging about marriage, ordinary office worker Lin Zhou hires a fake girlfriend through a platform, but mistakenly hires his company's newly appointed president, Liu Ruyan, as the fake girlfriend. Lin Zhou confides in Liu Ruyan, explaining his inability to find true love due to financial pressure. Coincidentally, Liu Ruyan is also facing an arranged blind date set up by her father, so she decides to play along and agrees to be the fake girlfriend. However, as soon as she's added to Lin Zhou's family group chat, Liu Ruyan posts a disruptive self-introduction that sends Lin Zhou into a state of collapse.

In this episode, male protagonist Lin Zhou hires a fake girlfriend to deal with his mother's pressure to get married. However, he mistakenly contacts female protagonist Liu Ruyan. Lin Zhou, terrified, believes Liu Ruyan is a scammer trying to "kidney-harvest" him. Liu Ruyan plays along, video calls Lin Zhou's mother, and impresses her with her acting skills. She then orchestrates Lin Zhou's removal from the family chat group. Under his mother's pressure and Liu Ruyan's relentless pursuit, Lin Zhou is forced to accept Liu Ruyan as his fake girlfriend. Finally, Liu Ruyan reveals to Lin Zhou that her target is not his kidney, but him.

To cope with her family's pressure to marry, the newly appointed wealthy heiress and CEO, Liu Ruyan, decides to hire Lin Zhou, a low-level employee at her company, to pretend to be her boyfriend for one million yuan. Lin Zhou, swayed by the money, abandons his "principles" and happily accepts the deal. However, in his excitement, Lin Zhou, while on a phone call to ask for leave from his colleagues, openly mocks the company's new "ugly" female CEO. To his horror, he discovers that the "ugly" person he's been talking about is none other than Liu Ruyan, who is right beside him, instantly putting himself in a dangerous situation.

Lin Zhou pretends to be poor and accompanies his girlfriend Liu Ruyan, who is actually the newly appointed president of his company, to a high-end hotel. Unaware, Lin Zhou openly criticizes the new president as an "ugly monster" in front of Liu Ruyan. Shortly after, they run into Lin Zhou's wealthy college classmate, Yang Kai, who mocks and humiliates Lin Zhou relentlessly. To embarrass Lin Zhou in front of his girlfriend, Yang Kai intentionally orders expensive red wine for them as a provocation. Enraged, Lin Zhou decides to drop the pretense and prepares to strike back with even more extravagant spending, bringing the story to a dramatic climax.

At a high-end restaurant, Lin Zhou's college classmate Yang Kai, trying to show off to his girlfriend Lili, deliberately orders expensive wine and verbally humiliates Lin Zhou and his girlfriend Liu Ruyan. To strike back, the mysterious Lin Zhou throws caution to the wind and orders ten bottles of 1982 Lafite for himself and Yang Kai's table each. Under the taunts and provocations of everyone present (including Lin Zhou's friend Shuai Zi), the face-saving Yang Kai is forced to accept the challenge. Just as Yang Kai waits to see Lin Zhou embarrassed by his inability to pay the bill, Lin Zhou calmly calls the waiter to pay, leaving the suspense of how he will settle the enormous bill.

At a high-end restaurant, Lin Zhou's classmate Yang Kai attempts to humiliate him by ordering expensive wine, assuming he can't afford it. However, Lin Zhou cleverly uses a pre-arranged deal with the waiter, not only making Yang Kai pay for the wine himself but also ensuring the bill is much lower than expected, successfully retaliating. Shortly after, the hotel manager suddenly appears and voids Lin Zhou's bill under the guise of a "lucky couple." A subsequent phone call between the manager and the owner reveals the true reason for the complimentary meal: his girlfriend Liu Ruyan's esteemed status as the president of Carl Group. The hotel owner intends to curry favor with Lin Zhou through this gesture.

This episode features a car conversation between Lin Zhou and the newly appointed female CEO, Liu Ruyan. Unaware of Liu Ruyan's true identity, Lin Zhou brags about easily handling his classmates and then, in front of Liu Ruyan, calls her "dull" and mocks the company's new "ugly" female CEO. He fantasizes about combining Liu Ruyan's beauty with the CEO's intelligence. Liu Ruyan suppresses her anger and leaves him with a cliffhanger at their parting: "We will definitely meet again tomorrow." The next day, upon arriving at work, Lin Zhou is immediately summoned to the office by his superior, Director Zheng, facing an unknown workplace crisis that sets the stage for future events.

In the company office, Sales Director Zheng Ming interrogates his subordinate Lin Zhou due to a whistleblower letter. Lin Zhou frankly admits and angrily accuses Zheng Ming of long-term theft of his achievements and embezzlement. Zheng Ming shamelessly admits it and uses his authority and relationship with Manager Liu to suppress and humiliate Lin Zhou, arrogantly threatening to fire him. Facing Zheng Ming's relentless pressure, Lin Zhou can no longer bear it, and the conflict between the two escalates completely.

The company employees are gossiping about the incoming new president, Liu Ruyan, speculating she's an ugly woman who couldn't get married due to being pressured. Meanwhile, employee Lin Zhou faces dismissal as his superior, Manager Zheng, steals credit for his performance. Unaware of who she is, Lin Zhou complains about the situation via voice message to Liu Ruyan herself, calling her an "ugly monster president." Liu Ruyan makes a grand entrance, and upon hearing Lin Zhou's complaints, she doesn't get angry. Instead, a playful smile appears on her face, anticipating their official meeting, setting the stage for their dramatic encounter.

The episode opens with Lin Zhou feeling down about his impending unemployment. His colleague Shuai Zi gossips about Lin Zhou's accidental encounter the previous day where a beautiful woman agreed to pretend to be his girlfriend. Just then, their boss, Minister Zheng, appears and publicly humiliates Lin Zhou, threatening to fire him. Shuai Zi steps forward to defend Lin Zhou but is also threatened by Minister Zheng. Unable to take it any longer, Lin Zhou confronts Minister Zheng, accusing him of stealing his achievements. As Minister Zheng arrogantly declares his right to fire anyone, the company's new president, Liu Ruyan (the same beautiful woman Lin Zhou met), suddenly appears and coldly questions Minister Zheng about who he intends to fire, rescuing Lin Zhou.