Shen Qingci, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Yongning Marquis household, trusted the wrong people in her previous life: her half-sister Shen Yurou and her fiancé Xiao Jingyan. The two of them joined forces to kill her in her wedding dress, costing her both her life and her family’s honor.
Reborn, she returns to the eve of her fifteenth birthday ceremony. Bearing a searing hatred and knowledge of the future, Shen Qingci resolves to rewrite her fate. She sees through Shen Yurou’s innocent facade and turns the tables by exposing her schemes to poison her and switch her dowry. She also gets a firm grip on Xiao Jingyan’s leverage, forcing him to call off the engagement and dashing the pair’s hopes.
On her path to revenge, she unexpectedly catches the attention of Prince Jing, Xiao Jue, who appears carefree but secretly wields great power. From their first fleeting glance at the racetrack to their cautious, calculated probing, Xiao Jue glimpses the ruthlessness and ambition beneath her timid exterior, while Shen Qingci gradually comes to see this elusive prince as an ally she can rely on.
In the end, Shen Qingci not only tramples her half-sister and former fiancé underfoot, but also escapes the fate of a legitimate daughter destined to depend on marriage. With her intelligence and skill, she establishes herself in the capital and becomes a top-tier star whom no one dares look down on. She collects every debt from her past life, with interest. This time, she will tread her own path with confidence and glory.
