Chen Tang transmigrated into a romance novel titled "Bone-Deep Love: The CEO's Obsession with Me," where she exists solely as an inconsequential extra. For five years, she has lived as an eighteenth-tier actress, maintaining a low profile to avoid entanglement with the story's protagonists. Unaware that her actions might alter the narrative, she agrees to a blind date arranged by a trusted doctor, Aunt Lin Rong, seeking to escape the pressures of dating. The man she meets is Fu Tingyuan, a handsome and wealthy individual who appears kind and composed. They quickly decide to marry, obtaining their certificate in a swift ceremony. However, upon arriving at his luxurious family estate, Chen Tang discovers the devastating truth: Fu Tingyuan is the novel's male lead, the obsessive CEO destined to fall for the female protagonist. Her world collapses as she realizes she has married the character who will eventually destroy her life according to the plot.
Chen Tang attempts to negotiate a divorce immediately, offering to pay for it, but Fu Tingyuan refuses, finding her reactions amusing and endearing. He insists on maintaining the marriage, treating her with a level of care and attention that contradicts the cold, psychotic persona described in the book. Meanwhile, Chen Tang faces professional turmoil at her agency, Dingdang Entertainment. Her agent and the agency boss pressure her to sleep with a producer to secure a role, a demand she refuses. After years of exploitation and being denied meaningful roles due to her refusal to comply with these unspoken rules, she is summoned for a confrontation. In a twist of fate, the agency goes bankrupt due to financial fraud committed by its owners, automatically terminating Chen Tang's contract and freeing her.
Fu Tingyuan, who had secretly investigated her situation, intervenes to ensure she is no longer bullied. He helps her secure a new agent, Yang Xihua, and supports her decision to continue acting on her own terms. Chen Tang prepares for an audition for a major film, "City Smoke," aiming to rebuild her career independently. As she navigates this new chapter, she remains wary of her husband's true intentions, suspecting he may also be aware of the novel's plot. The story unfolds as a delicate balance between Chen Tang's desire to escape her predetermined fate and Fu Tingyuan's determination to rewrite their future together, challenging the original narrative's tragic trajectory.