The DramaNext guide
What Secret Vow Of Starlight is about
Actress Qiao Xingwan stumbles upon her boyfriend’s betrayal and gets drunk, ending up with top lawyer Xiao Jingchen by chance. To save her wrongfully accused father, she signs a secret marriage contract with him. Amid her ex’s harassment, schemes from his first love and career crises, she evolves from merely surviving to taking charge of her fate, proving herself through her acting.
It runs 80 short episodes on HappyShort and leans on revenge, marriage drama and contract relationship tropes, with each episode ending on a hook.
Is it worth watching?
The draw here is the slow build to a payback that lands hard. On top of that: a marriage that starts on the wrong foot and has to be earned.
At roughly 2–3 hours in total, it's quicker to finish than most full-length series.
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 17, 2026.
