The story centers on Fan Shengmei and Meng Yichen. Fan Shengmei is determined to land a rich husband and escape her parasitic family. She pretends to be a wealthy heiress, only to embarrass herself at a party. Meng Yichen, the man in control of the Fu Group, becomes intrigued by Fan Shengmei’s candid materialism and proposes a deal. At work, Fan Shengmei faces pressure from entrenched old guard forces, while Meng Yichen meets resistance from conservative factions within his family over his business philosophy. In love, Fan Shengmei is drawn to Meng Yichen, yet wavers because of her family’s debts and her motives from the past, even mistaking his true feelings. Though Meng Yichen likes to stay in control and plan ahead, he too loses control when it comes to love. Meanwhile, if Fan Shengmei’s fake heiress identity is exposed, it could spark a crisis, and her family’s debts hang over her like a ticking clock. Can the two overcome their difficulties, clear up their misunderstandings, turn their lives around in love and in their careers, break free from the constraints around them, and save each other? The answer awaits.
