Volume One: The Sparrow in the Golden Cage (Chapters 1–30)
They say Mo Chenyuan is the underworld king of the business world, a man with power over an entire region, cold-faced and merciless. One day, he catches sight of the orphan Ruan Qinghuan, whose appearance is uncannily like that of the woman he holds dear. He immediately offers her a fortune in exchange for a contract, making her a stand-in and keeping her caged like a songbird. Though Qinghuan appears docile, she is a hidden gem, gifted with extraordinary talent for architectural design! Unfortunately, President Mo is blinded by his feelings. His beloved puts on an act, and he forces Qinghuan to lose their unborn child on a stormy night! Heartbroken and utterly crushed, Qinghuan sends him a farewell letter: “Better to die beneath the peonies than live a dull life.” Then she vanishes without a trace!
Volume Two: The Phoenix Returns to Its Nest (Chapters 31–60)
Three years pass in the blink of an eye. At Paris Fashion Week, an oriental designer named “Su Mudan” makes a stunning debut! She is none other than Ruan Qinghuan, the woman who supposedly “died” all those years ago! But she has not returned as a grieving ghost. She comes back as a vengeful goddess, wielding the force of a thunderbolt! She establishes Mudan Studio and lays a vast, inescapable net, every move aimed at the lifeblood of the Mo family! The caged bird of the past has become the one moving the pieces. Now let’s see who can play whom like a puppet!
Volume Three: The Road to Redemption (Chapters 61–90)
The real show is only just beginning! Mo Chenyuan watches his business empire teeter on the brink of collapse before realizing how terribly he was mistaken back then! He swallows his pride and visits her again and again, but she will not even offer him a cup of cold tea. He would cut off a finger to protect her, and leap off a cliff to save her! What a tale of chasing your wife all the way to the crematorium: he burns himself until he is battered and unrecognizable, only then catching a glimpse of a crack in her icebound heart...
