Ashes and Scepters

Xiao Qichen of Yingyang Academy comes from a powerful hereditary family. But after a laboratory explosion takes his mother's life, he is left severely injured and disabled, dependent on a wheelchair. To the world, he is a cool, elegant genius. In secret, he is investigating the truth behind the explosion, with classified data from the Mo Group hidden in his cane. Bai Yu, a commoner girl who works at one part-time job after another to make ends meet, is resilient and clever, and wants nothing to do with the powerful elite. By chance, she discovers a hidden code in Xiao Qichen's chemistry notes, and their fates become entwined.

On campus, Xiao Qichen's wheelchair rolls through schemes and conspiracies, while the key to solving the mysteries lies beneath Bai Yu's apron. Together, they fight campus bullying, corporate espionage, and the pressure of arranged marriages between powerful families. After graduation, Xiao Qichen inherits the Mo Group, and Bai Yu becomes his trusted ally as they face traitors in the cutthroat world of business. When Xiao Qichen is in another car accident protecting Bai Yu, he is left paralyzed from the neck down. Despairing, he rejects everyone who tries to get close, yet he cannot bring himself to turn Bai Yu away when she cares for him.

From rejection to reliance, from suspicion to deep love, they face physical disability, power struggles, and the shadows within themselves together. Bai Yu learns how to care for him, and Xiao Qichen finds the will to fight again for her sake. At last, they overcome every obstacle, marry, and welcome the fruits of their love: Xiao Xixi and Xiao An'an.

Beneath the ashes, they swear an oath upon the scepter.

This is a battle of redemption and growth, and a legend of two broken souls piecing each other back together.