Jian Lingyan is like countless ordinary people: seemingly unremarkable, yet living a life uniquely her own in every corner of the world. On her wedding day, her fiancé betrays her. Through a twist of fate, she unknowingly becomes the catalyst for the destruction of someone else’s relationship, bringing her destiny into contact with Gu Hongyi, a wealthy young man, and leaving her saddled with a mountain of debt. After getting blackout drunk at a banquet, she loses the most precious thing a woman can have, without even knowing who took it. Raised in a family that favors sons over daughters, she is also her mother’s illegitimate child, with no one to rely on. Her only close and trusted companion is her friend, Shi Yue.
Desperate to leave behind the place where she was hurt, Jian Lingyan moves to the small Jiangnan city of her dreams. Just as she begins her new life with high hopes, she discovers that she is pregnant. Three years later, she returns to her hometown with her son, only to find that Gu Hongyi, the man who once changed the course of her life, is now dating Shi Yue. For Shi Yue’s happiness, she chooses to keep their past a secret.
Her son’s appearance reveals the truth about what happened back then: he looks exactly like his father. Gu Hongyi, in fact, has never been able to forget Jian Lingyan. And so begins a tangled love affair.
After countless hardships, the two finally understand each other’s feelings. But Shi Yue, who is both their friend and his lover, has also fallen deeply in love with Gu Hongyi. How will Jian Lingyan choose between family and love?
She holds fast to her principles and stays true to herself. Will she find her happy ending at last?
