Marriage first, love later + mutual salvation + heroine’s growth arc
To find the man she has loved from afar for two years, Yun Xin risks becoming a victim and marries Cheng Yi. As they spend time together, feelings begin to grow between them.
She thinks she is the one scheming and deceiving at every turn, and doesn’t dare accept Cheng Yi’s sincere confession.
But when she finally finds her childhood sweetheart, she discovers that she was merely a pawn in the antagonist’s game.
Misunderstandings also arise between her and Cheng Yi.
Love grows amid those misunderstandings. After facing life and death together, they finally open their hearts and share their secrets.
It turns out there are secrets within secrets, and plots within plots.
With her talent for painting, Yun Xin helps Cheng Yi unravel the conspiracy.
The mysteries left unsolved more than a decade ago are revealed one layer at a time.