Introduction to the novel
In the 18th year of the Republic of China, Shanghai was a Shura field where gunfire and silk satin intertwined. Su Wan is the adopted daughter of Shen Xiaoting, a warlord in southern Jiangsu. She holds a gun in one hand and hides an edge in the other. In her adoptive father's chess game, she just wants to live a stable life. However, on a spring night in Tianlin, she unexpectedly gets entangled with Lu Chengyao, a son of a wealthy family who broke into the forbidden area. He came to track down the hijacked family cargo ship. She concealed it to cover up the warlord's power. The encounter with a sword against the side of the neck, and the exchange of Supa and jade pendant became the foreshadowing of their fate.
The Lu family's industrial territory needs to be protected, the Shen family's warlord power needs to be fought for, murderous intent is hidden under the neon lights of the concession, and secrets are wrapped in the mist of the hot springs. She is the "adopted daughter of a warlord" who is feared by everyone, but she wants to be an outsider in troubled times; he is a gentle and elegant "son of a noble family", but he has to harden his heart in business wars and political intrigues. When family grudges collide with the turmoil of the country, when deliberate concealment encounters sincere approach, with the stand of black and white, can they find a way not to betray themselves or let each other down in the troubled times?
