Embrace Him as Father"" is an emotional drama centered around funeral director Ji Shenyuan's journey through familial bonds, friendship, and love. The story follows a resentful playboy who blames his father for his mother's death. His life takes an unexpected turn when he saves a mysterious child nicknamed ""Little Dumpling"" (symbolizing an illegitimate child) in a car accident. Despite their mutual reasons for animosity, the unlikely pair gradually form an unexpected bond. With the help of Little Dumpling, who possesses supernatural abilities to foresee life and death, Ji Shenyuan thwarts his malicious stepmother's schemes to seize family assets. Through their partnership, he evolves into a professional funeral director and ultimately expels the wicked stepmother from the Ji family to avenge his mother's death. Amidst continuous retaliation from his stepmother, Ji Shenyuan ultimately rediscovers the true meaning of friendship, love, and family ties.