The Missing Piece: Season 1
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Create a JSON object for "The Missing Piece" Season 1. Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use only provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points in the text (except the array in JSON). Plain text prose. Valid JSON only. Target: overview must be
Season overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Create a JSON object for "The Missing Piece" Season 1.
Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints: Use only provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points in the text (except the array in JSON). Plain text prose. Valid JSON only.
Target: overview must be 160-220 words.
Title: The Missing Piece.
Year: 2026.
Format: Web Series (Drama).
Country: China.
Episodes: 15.
Aired: Sep 7, 2026 - Oct 24, 2026.
Cast: Hou Mingxuan, Rao Zihao (also Lucian Rao).
Characters: Shen Mo, Ji Mingxuan.
Plot:
Shen Mo has an accident that leaves him with amnesia.
He mistakes Ji Mingxuan (the man who saved him) for his lover.
When Shen Mo regains his memories, the six months they spent loving each other are erased.
A man (implied Shen Mo) agrees to become his former lover's contract partner to make him fall again.
An art student's pretend relationship with his CEO takes an unexpected turn when his ex reappears.
Genres: Psychological, Romance, Drama, Gay Romance, LGBTQ.
Tags: Web Release, Adapted From A Web Novel, Height Difference, Secret Crush, Time Skip.
Drafting Overview:
The Missing Piece is a Chinese web series drama released in 2026 that follows the complex emotional journey of Shen Mo and Ji Mingxuan. The narrative begins after an accident leaves Shen Mo suffering from amnesia. During this period of memory loss, Shen Mo mistakes Ji Mingxuan, the man who saved him, for his actual lover. However, the situation shifts significantly when Shen Mo regains his memories, a development that results in the complete erasure of the six months the two spent in a loving relationship. This loss of shared history sets the stage for a complicated romantic dynamic involving an art student and a CEO. As the story unfolds, an art student enters into a pretend relationship with a CEO, a situation that takes an unexpected turn when an ex reappears in his life. In an effort to navigate the aftermath of his lost memories, a man agrees to become his former
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 7, 2026 · 36 min
Shen Mo reunites with ex-lover Zhou Yang, but Ji Mingxuan’s possessiveness turns their tense reunion into a love triangle.
Episode 2
Sep 7, 2026 · 36 min
Ji Mingxuan publicly claims Shen Mo, but Zhao Yi’s arrival makes Shen question whether he’s merely a substitute.
Episode 3
Sep 12, 2026 · 37 min
While sick, Ji Mingxuan draws Shen Mo closer, taking him to an art show and boldly declaring him his own.
Episode 4
Sep 13, 2026 · 35 min
When Shen Mo faces the man who threatened him years ago, Ji Mingxuan steps in to protect him at an engagement banquet.
Episode 5
Sep 19, 2026 · 35 min
A birthday getaway turns into a trap when Shen Mo is locked in a room with Zhou Yang, exposing painful secrets.
Episode 6
Sep 20, 2026 · 36 min
After his contract with Ji Mingxuan ends, Shen Mo searches his fractured memories to uncover their hidden past.
Episode 7
Sep 26, 2026 · 36 min
Three years earlier, Shen Mo was kidnapped, forced to leave Zhou Yang, and cast out by his family, shattering his memories.
Episode 8
Sep 27, 2026 · 37 min
As Shen Mo’s condition worsens, Ji Mingxuan pretends to be Zhou Yang out of guilt, while Shen questions his distance.
Episode 9
Oct 3, 2026 · 35 min
Unable to paint after injuring his hand, Shen Mo finds hope as Ji Mingxuan arranges surgery and supports his artistic dreams.
Episode 10
Oct 4, 2026 · 37 min
Shen Mo discovers that the man he believed was Zhou Yang is someone else, unraveling everything he thought he knew.
Episode 11
Oct 10, 2026 · 38 min
Shen Mo reunites with Ji Mingxuan, but the child beside him sparks fears that he may already have a family.
Episode 12
Oct 11, 2026 · 34 min
As Shen Mo uncovers the truth behind their missed chances, he resolves to stop running from love and leave no regrets.
Episode 13
Oct 17, 2026 · 34 min
Shen Mo and Ji Mingxuan reconcile as the truth behind their separation finally emerges, giving their love another chance.
Episode 14
Oct 18, 2026 · 33 min
Zhou Yang warns Shen Mo that his family plans revenge against Ji Mingxuan, threatening their newly rekindled love.