The DramaNext guide
What Hades’ Contract Marriage is about
Chen Yun, the Hades, top ancient martial arts genius and legitimate son of the Chen Clan in Imperial Capital, fled forced marriage by disguising as a beggar in Jiangcheng. After rescuing a pauper and incurring heavy debts, his mother pressed him to honor his old engagement with the Gu family. He entered a contract marriage with Gu Qinghan.
HappyShort released it as 80 bite-size episodes mixing marriage drama, contract relationship and secret identity, made to watch on a phone in one sitting or a few.
Is it worth watching?
If you came for marriage drama, the payoff is a marriage that starts on the wrong foot and has to be earned. On top of that: the moment a deal stops being just a deal.
The whole series takes roughly 2–3 hours, so it's an easy binge.
How to watch it
Start from episode 1 below; autoplay takes you to the next episode when one ends, and nothing needs a sign-up. It was added to DramaNext on Oct 19, 2026.
