The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight. After they marry, he becomes possessive and often keeps her by his side. At first, the female lead doesn’t want to stay at the Li residence, so she claims she married him of her own accord. Then she discovers that he often has episodes at night and worries she might not survive, so she plans to escape. He catches her the first time and warns her not to even think about running away, or he’ll lock her in a room and never let her out. She can only make excuses, insisting she wasn’t trying to escape, and play along while she plans another attempt. The male lead’s mother notices the couple aren’t making any progress and secretly burns some love incense for them. They both fall under its spell. When the male lead realizes his illness has been cured, he often takes the female lead out to have fun. She starts to feel reluctant to leave. After marrying him, she has once again experienced the feeling of having a home and being cherished by her parents, and she can’t bear to part with her husband’s parents. Eventually, she realizes she has fallen for the male lead and decides to stay. Later, she grows rather close to a man who performs in operas. Jealous, the male lead keeps her at home and won’t let her out the front door. The performer only thinks of her as a younger sister and has no romantic feelings for her. When he has to leave to perform elsewhere, she sneaks off with her friends to say goodbye. The male lead discovers them and assumes she intends to go with him, so he angrily locks her in a room. His parents know what’s happening but are afraid to interfere in case he does something to hurt her. They secretly let her out to visit her late mother’s grave, knowing the male lead won’t believe her and will think she has run away again. They keep it from him, but he flies into a rage and sends people out to find her. When he finally does, she cries and sheds a few tears. He says he won’t lock her in a room anymore, just keep her inside the house. She doesn’t mind and keeps ordering him around as before. Later, she gets pregnant and quietly rests while carrying the baby, and so on...
