In the seventeenth year of the Republic of China, Shanghai was misty and rainy. Aixinjueluo Zhaoning, the "downcast princess" who had just arrived from Peiping, accidentally broke into a celebrity reception in the French Concession with a head full of novel ideas and an out-of-place coquettishness. She was wearing inappropriate embroidered shoes and holding champagne while chasing a frightened white pigeon. However, she ran into the arms of Shen Zhiheng, the overseas-born industrialist known for his calmness and self-control. He was being surrounded by rivals in the business world. The moment his cold eyes touched her smart eyes, there was a slight ripple.
Zhao Ning doesn't understand the intrigues in Shanghai. She just feels that this man in a suit is like a piece of ice that cannot be warmed. She insists on getting close to him every day and disrupting his chess game with her "eccentricities": adding osmanthus sugar to his coffee, making faces when he is discussing business, and even secretly getting into his car to watch the sunset over the Huangpu River. Shen Zhiheng only thought of her as trouble at first, but through repeated confrontations and protections, he discovered that this seemingly fragile "Gege" had a tenacity that was as strong as a man's. When the smoke of old family grudges and business wars came, he protected her and she gave him warmth. The startling glance when they first met finally turned into a long-lasting love in the neon lights and drizzle in Shanghai.
