On the eve of the Songhu Battle in 1937, there was an undercurrent on the beach in Shanghai. Lu Jingran, the son of a banker, was forced to get involved in a deadly chess game between various forces in order to protect his family business. Little did he know that his most trusted fiancée, Tian Shixi, had already been on a secret mission. When gunshots ring out in the concession, the boundaries between betrayal and loyalty blur. They must make soul-tearing choices between hatred of country and family and personal love.
