In the 15th year of the Republic of China, Shanghai tabloid reporter Shen Zhixu investigated the case of missing children in an orphanage and accidentally rescued Ruan Mingyuan, a girl who was being hunted by a gang. While unconscious, his fingertips touched the silver lock around her neck, and he gained the ability to read minds.
At first, he heard the cold defensiveness hidden in Ming Yuan's heart, as well as her obsession with her missing brother. During the investigation of the concession and the alley, Shen Zhixu gradually pieced together Ming Yuan's life experience: she was originally the daughter of a doctor who studied abroad, and was coveted by all forces because she had secret experimental evidence. And Shen Zhixu's mind-reading skills are inextricably linked to that mysterious experiment.
As the clues draw closer to the truth, Shen Zhixu becomes increasingly confused in the whirlpool of countless voices. He could hear Ming Yuan's fear and vulnerability, but he couldn't read the flickering affection in her eyes. When conspiracy and war spread in Shanghai, two souls trapped in the torrent of the times had to build the last line of defense for each other with trust, looking for hope of life in the mist of lies and sincerity.
