Feng Ziyao, a wealthy heiress deprived of love because her family favors sons over daughters, is married off to the rich young master Yan Xuanyan for the sake of her family's interests. At first, she feels nothing for him, but his domineering protectiveness and tender devotion win her over.
Their life is far from peaceful. The local thug Liu Hu, the treacherous Zhang Qing, her son-preferring father, and her overbearing younger brother constantly cause trouble. But the couple faces them together, and after they marry, Yan Xuanyan spoils Feng Ziyao rotten.
