Love or Spend

Pei Zheng Xi and Mo Cheng Zhen, best friends since childhood, promised their mothers that they'll marry each other if they're single at the same time on their shared birthday. They thought that day would never come, except it has.

Cheng Zhen must decide whether or not to date her subordinate, He Li Yang, before the birthday party. Zheng Xi's younger sister returns from the USA.

Cheng Zhen attends the supervisors' luncheon and endures the sexist remarks of her superior. You Xin and Cheng Han have an awkward morning.

As family dinner topics quickly becomes about Zheng Xi and Cheng Zhen's love lives, an old friend makes a surprise appearance.

You Ting vows to work hard and not disappoint her parents. Cheng Zhen and Zheng Xi's colleague question why they aren't together.

Li Yang wins over the approval of Cheng Zhen's mother and brother, while Cheng Zhen's friendship with Zheng Xi begins to get rocky.

Cheng Zhen and Zheng Xi apologize to each other. Li Yang sees them holding hand, and confronts Zheng Xi about it.

Cheng Zhen and Zheng Xi decide to put some distance between them. You Ting is forced to stay out all night trying to get a drunk Victor home.

Zheng Xi interviews the candidates for the company positions, and Cheng Zhen gets handed the First Sales Department's biggest client.

You Ting gets hired by the company because of the Director. Cheng Zhen and Li Yang go on their business trip.

Cheng Zhen and Li Yang bond over the course of the business trip, and end up having to share a room in the hotel.

Cheng Zhen secures the contract and spends the rest of the day having fun with Li Yang.

Cheng Zhen makes the choice to get serious about her relationship with Li Yang, who asks Zheng Xi to keep his distance.

Cheng Zhen hears the new employees gossiping about her relationship with Li Yang, and withdraws from him.

A new position in Vietnam opens up. You Ting gets upset after seeing Cheng Zhen being discriminated against at work.

Zheng Xi's ex-girlfriend Vivian makes her move to win him back. Li Yang makes dinner for Cheng Zhen's family.

Cheng Zhen meets Vivian. Victor's mother catches him at work, causing him to have to lie to You Ting.

Unable to come to terms with his feelings for Cheng Zhen, Zheng Xi reluctantly finds a friend in Vivian. Cheng Zhen struggles at work.

Cheng Zhen and Cheng Han realizes that their mother is aging. Victor is unable to appease his mother's anger.

You Xin finds herself increasingly drawn to her female senior. With Vivian's encouragement, Zheng Xi decides to take a chance.

When Cheng Zhen dismisses Zheng Xi's confession as a joke, he realizes that he has to get serious. Victor tries to figure out ways to not get shocked by You Ting.

Zheng Xi plans a date for him and Cheng Zhen to win her over.

Zheng Xi's date does not according to plan. Cheng Zhen has lunch with Li Yang and his mother, and gets stressed out.

After spending the night together, Zheng Xi and Cheng Zhen do everything they can to prevent their family from finding out.