Family love and hatred intertwine + enduring hardship for love + what it means to be a happy family
To preserve the appearance of a “happy family,” Su Jiahui kept her identity as the Mu family's orphaned heir a secret and endured for years as a housewife. Yet her silence subtly twisted the very nature of love. She had to cover up her husband Zhao Gang's collusion with his mistress, Lin Wei, while also protecting the Mu family's shares hidden in the shadows. When her biological daughter, Mu Yao, and Zhao Gang's adopted son, Zhao Heng, who was actually Lin Wei's abandoned child, fall in love through their work, the previous generation's grudges erupt in full force. After discovering her true identity, Mu Yao shuts herself off from love. She wants to uncover the truth behind the Mu family's downfall, yet cannot bring herself to let go of Zhao Heng. Zhao Heng, meanwhile, remains steadfast in his love, supporting her with sincerity and determination. In the end, to free the next generation from a twisted kind of love and keep them from repeating her own self-denial, Su Jiahui chooses to break her silence. She joins forces with the young couple to expose Zhao Gang and Lin Wei's scheme and reclaim the Mu family's shares. The story explores the idea that “the price of a happy family is not self-denial.” Su Jiahui decides to stop enduring in silence so the next generation won't twist themselves into knots as she did, all for the sake of a happy family and her children's happiness. As Zhao Heng discovers that he and Su Jiahui are only mother and son in name, and that Lin Wei is his biological mother, the truth slowly comes to light…
