The story takes place in the East District of Shiliyangchang, where dragons and snakes are mixed in old Binhai City. The male protagonist, Yan Hui, is the nominal leader of this area and the prominent president of the Chamber of Commerce. He looks gentle and elegant, with custom-made suits, gold-rimmed glasses, and jade beads, and he hangs around among political and business celebrities. However, secretly, he manipulates underground banks, smuggles lifeblood, and is involved with gangs. He is a "gentle scum" that is both feared and fascinated.
The heroine Jiang Ciyao is hiding in the "Yiguang" antique restoration workshop deep in the alley of the East District. She has a cool temperament and superb skills in restoring ancient paintings and documents. This house is her livelihood, and it is also the battlefield where she has been alone for ten years - to clear her father's wrongdoing. Her father, a young policeman, was framed and killed while investigating a major child abduction case, and he was stigmatized. Jiang Ciyao found clues while repairing the dusty records, which finally pointed to Yan Hui's Chamber of Commerce. So, she began to secretly map Yan Hui's whereabouts and power.
The thread of fate quietly tightened. Yan Hui needs a "reliable" restorer to deal with an extremely important ancient painting with mysterious origins (which may hide key clues). Jiang Ciyao's professionalism and deliberately low-key "innocent" background make her the best candidate. When she stepped into Yan Hui's luxurious and well-guarded mansion, two hunters wearing different masks met on a narrow road on a stage where lies and desires intertwined. A high-risk game surrounding the truth, revenge and lust for power begins in the undercurrent of the old concession.
