The story takes place during the Republic of China, when warlords were fighting and the situation was turbulent. The heroine Su Nianqing was born in a scholarly family. She is talented, gentle and kind-hearted. She has the ideal of saving the country and the people. She devotes herself to women's education regardless of worldly opinions. The male protagonist Shen Yichen is the only son of the powerful warlord Shen family. He has a cold appearance but a caring and righteous heart. Due to family interests, he was involuntarily involved in the political whirlpool.
In the process of running the school, Su Nianqing was in trouble due to the conflict between his ideas and traditional forces. The Shen family coveted the Su family's land and wanted to expropriate it by force. In order to protect the school and family, Su Nianqing stepped forward to negotiate with the Shen family, and thus got acquainted with Shen Yichen. At first, the two had opposing positions and constant conflicts. But in an accident, Shen Yichen was injured while trying to save Su Nianqing. Su Nianqing took good care of him, and the two gradually put aside their prejudices and fell in love with each other.
