The heroine, Chi Wenchen, who comes from a complicated family background, pretends to be an orphan. She meets Hang Yuanqing in university, and they eventually marry. However, their relationship is perpetually out of sync—Hang Yuanqing is consumed by his love for her, while Chi Wenchen remains fiercely ambitious and career-driven. Their fragile balance is shattered by the reappearance of Duan Li, Chi Wenchen's first love. Their youthful romance was torn apart years ago by his family's disapproval and her subsequent amnesia. Now, driven by unresolved obsession, Duan Li schemes to destroy her marriage to Hang Yuanqing.