The Shen family fell from the clouds into the quagmire overnight, and Shen Tinglan, the former pearl of Shanghai, became the down-and-out daughter that everyone avoided.
In order to save her family from dire straits, she gritted her teeth and signed a contract to marry the powerful but cold-hearted young marshal of the North - Gu Linchuan.
She thought this was just a deal where each got what he wanted. She played the perfect wife for him, and he protected the Shen family for her. The contract expired and the two broke up.
Who would have known that the young marshal's mansion was more dangerous than the battlefield and had more secrets than a spy station.
During the day, she was the stunning and charming Mrs. Gu, who was able to move among celebrities and powerful people with ease, fending off countless romances and temptations for him.
At night, she was his "partner" in name only, always wary of this man's bottomless eyes.
"Madam, the play was well performed." He would occasionally lean into her ear, his tone being one part mocking and one part playful.
Shen Tinglan smiled brightly: "Of course, after all, I am a professional young marshal and I am well paid."
She was fully immersed in the performance, but she didn't know that the theatergoers had already been quietly involved in the performance.
When the contract was about to expire and she was about to make a graceful exit, Gu Rinchuan tore up the contract and pushed her against the wall, with a strong possessiveness in his eyes that she had never seen before.
"Shen Tinglan, my play with Gu Rinchuan has no ending."
