Character: Gu Yanzhou: A dominating warlord and military governor. He holds heavy troops and is decisive in killing, making him the strongest fortress of the old order. Everyone in the world is afraid of his iron fist and coldness, but they don't know that he also has unknown loneliness and obsession deep in his heart.
Lin Wan, a modern doctor, traveled through time and became the youngest daughter of the Shen family, a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan. She studied abroad as a progressive young man. She was baptized by the new trend of thought, her heart was bright, and she was eager to smash the old shackles and create a new world. She looks gentle and ladylike on the outside, but on the inside she contains courage and tenacity that is not inferior to that of a man.
Story summary:
A transaction of power and money forcibly tied two people with a blood feud. For him, this was either conquest, control, a confirmation of his power in troubled times, or a sudden glimpse of her, the seizure of her unique temperament. Lin Wan cherishes progressive ideals, but is forced to become a canary in a cage, marrying a warlord. The carved beams and painted buildings of the Governor's Mansion were no more than a cold prison to her. However, under the same roof, among hatred and indifference, complex emotions quietly breed. He was shocked by her arrogance and wisdom under her soft appearance, and she glimpsed the fatigue and helplessness that occasionally showed behind his iron-blooded mask. The fire of love sprouts in prejudice and confrontation.
