Chu Yao is a wealthy heiress who lost her mother in childhood and has been neglected and mistreated by the Chu family ever since. At a family banquet, her cousin Chu Ling makes her malice clear: she dirties Chu Yao’s dress, cuts up her spare gown, and hides her jewelry. But Chu Yao refuses to back down and attends the banquet through sheer determination.
Business tycoon Ning Yuan falls for Chu Yao at first sight at the banquet, but his domineering behavior only earns her resentment. Later, determined to prove herself, Chu Yao joins the family business and takes charge of the South City silk shop, where she discovers that Chu Ling may be behind the trouble.
Meanwhile, Ning Yuan’s business empire suffers a major blow. Liu, a wealthy merchant, joins forces with other factions to bring him down, leaving him facing a broken cash flow and a flood of rumors. He tries to partner with the Chu family, but runs into obstacle after obstacle as its members disagree. When Chu Yao inspects Ning Yuan’s business, she encounters one mishap after another, and her trust in him gradually crumbles.
As the story unfolds, however, they begin to realize that many misunderstandings stand between them, and that hidden schemes lie behind it all. Faced with family strife, business crises, and romantic entanglements, how will Chu Yao and Ning Yuan respond? Can they clear up their misunderstandings, join forces against their enemies, and find happiness of their own in this challenging world? With its twists and turns and tangled love and hatred, the novel portrays the complexity and cruelty of life among the ancient nobility, as well as the struggles and choices people face when interests and feelings collide.
