Su Nian falls in love in the prime of her life with Fu Shenchen, an investment executive as cold as ice. To help him secure a project, she willingly gives up the chance to study abroad and stays by his side as a “shadow lover” he can summon at a word and dismiss just as easily. She thinks that if she endures enough, she’ll earn his true affection. Then Fu Shenchen’s first love returns from abroad, and Su Nian discovers she was nothing more than a stand-in he used to make his first love jealous.
After being humiliated in public and having her sincere feelings trampled on, Su Nian doesn’t cry or make a scene. Instead, she calmly hands in her resignation and disappears into the crowd. Only when she walks away does Fu Shenchen realize that the girl he always thought would never leave has taken all the light from his life with her. He frantically searches for her, only to find that the Su Nian who was once within easy reach has become a rising star in the industry, with a gentle and formidable suitor at her side. This is destined to be a long journey of redemption and groveling.
