In the chaotic era of the Republic, the tides of change run high. The deep courtyard of the Fu family in Jinling looks grand and peaceful, but beneath the surface, danger is brewing. Fu Yao is the forgotten illegitimate daughter, tucked away in a corner. Her mother died young, and beside the radiance of the eldest legitimate daughter, Fu Wan, she is as insignificant as dust. She endures cold looks and humiliation, barely able to find her footing in the family.
By chance, she catches a glimpse of Shen Yichen at the birthday banquet for the eldest Fu daughter. Young, handsome, and celebrated for his military victories, the officer is captivated by Fu Yao's delicate beauty and invites her to dance. That dance sparks their romance, as well as the fires of Fu Wan's jealousy. Afterward, Shen Yichen and Fu Yao fall for each other, but their path is strewn with obstacles. The Fu family's prejudice over their different social status and Fu Wan's malicious schemes put them through one trial after another. When Fu Yao is framed for hiding banned books and thrown in prison, Shen Yichen risks everything to save her. In the end, the two break with the Fu family and leave for a distant land.
They think they can live a peaceful life in a small town, but the smoke of war soon rises again. Shen Yichen heads for the front lines. Missing him day and night, Fu Yao resolutely sets out to study medicine, becoming a volunteer nurse and going to the battlefield to share life and death with him amid the flames of war. After the war ends, the Fu family falls into decline, while Fu Wan is disgraced for selling out her country. Shen Yichen and Fu Yao return to Jinling, hold a grand wedding, and establish a school together. They devote themselves to charity, warming a battered world with their love and writing a legend of their own.
