She bet that he would soften. He bet that she would come back.
Only after they broke up did the loser realize that neither of them had remembered to call an end to the act.
"Bai, you idiot. When you were acting, I was even more nervous than you. I was afraid you wouldn't fool me, and even more afraid that I wouldn't be able to keep acting..."
At a church that day, Bai Muxi, a young man from humble beginnings, and Ke Yi, a wealthy heiress, wagered their faith as they confronted the truth and illusion of love.
He acted heartless; she pretended to be composed.
Until Ke lowered her eyes and admitted defeat, leaving them both wounded.
Two years later, Bai Muxi turned his romantic ordeal into insight and returned with a sharp edge in the health and wellness industry.
Together with Banxia, a scientific prodigy, and Jie, who practices an ancient profession, he forms a formidable trio, setting his sights on the heart of Wang Teng's business empire. Wang Teng is Ke's father.
His path to a comeback is forged in blood and fire, but the deepest knife often comes from behind, wielded by someone he trusts most.
Are companions armor that helps each other find redemption, or another fatal wound?
Ten years later, in the misty Qinling Mountains.
Bai Muxi asks, "Then do you hate me? For the choice I made back then."
Ke Yi does not answer. She only presses a xun to her lips, and the mountain wind sounds like a sob:
"If I had played this song back then, would you have stayed?"
After a long silence, he says, "I would have."
But time has never turned back.
What separates them now: their past, betrayal, old family grudges, or a fire that never went out?
"The play between us ended long ago, so why am I still in it every time I look at you?"
Love is a high-stakes gamble. They wagered ten years, only to realize that each other was the stake.
A business-war comeback × tangled convictions × desperate redemption. See how a new dawn can rise from the ruins.
