In Shanghai during the Republic of China, 20-year-old wealthy daughter Shen Lingwei reunited with her childhood neighbor, 30-year-old troubled actor Su Yuzhan. Under the multiple sadistic tests of forced marriage by a warlord, family obstruction, and class disparity, the two went from being deliberately estranged to going in both directions. In the end, Shen Lingwei redeemed Su Yuzhan and opened a theater to stay together for the rest of their lives.
