(Both leads are virgins)
Shen Zhiyuan is the only daughter of a prince with a different surname, a pampered young lady raised in luxury, spoiled, reckless, and willful.
When her father is murdered, she falls from the clouds of privilege. She must either become a pawn in a royal marriage alliance or drink poison.
She waits for her childhood sweetheart to pull her out of the mire, but he rises through the ranks and marries her sister-in-law.
With nothing left to hold her back, she swallows the poison. She expects certain death, but when she opens her eyes, the poisoned wine is still before her.
His eyes bloodshot, he knocks the cup away. “You made my life worse than death. How could I let you die so easily?”
Jiang Julian is a dog Shen Zhiyuan keeps by her side. When she is happy, she calls him over to stroke him; when she is angry, she wants to break his bones and suck out the marrow.
That is how they live for eighteen years. The Jiang family is finally cleared of its charges, and Jiang Julian rises to power overnight. Dressed in official robes, he stands before the now-disgraced Shen Zhiyuan.
Now it’s her turn to beg him, to abase herself, to repay him for all the grievances he has suffered over the years, isn’t it?
But she wants to die! She drinks the poison and stops breathing...
He watches helplessly as she slips from before him into his arms, then draws his blade and takes his own life...
How could she bear to leave her puppy behind?
When she opens her eyes again, she smiles brightly with the poisoned wine in her hands, but he knocks it away first!
Don’t leave your puppy behind!
