[A down-and-out young woman endures hardship and transforms, while a cold, aloof doctor remains trapped by his past]
After an accident left Ji Yi, Ji Nian's older brother, in a vegetative state, he lay that way for four years.
The burden of supporting the family and paying his medical bills fell entirely on Ji Nian, who had just started college.
With nowhere else to turn, she took the name Ling'er and began working as a hostess at the Fuguang Club. On her very first night, a client deliberately gave her a hard time.
Driven by desperation, she nearly agreed to become his mistress, but then she unexpectedly ran into her brother's attending physician, Meng Shuyi.
By a twist of fate, the two ended up in bed together. Ji Nian seized the chance to insist that Meng Shuyi take responsibility, and they signed a five-year arrangement for him to keep her.
Meng Shuyi came from a wealthy family. His mother, Yao Muqing, was fiercely controlling and couldn't bear to see Ji Nian, a girl from a poor background, stay by her son's side.
To break them up and pressure Meng Shuyi into accepting a marriage between equals, Yao Muqing secretly arranged to have Ji Nian sent abroad against her will.
This "betrayal," when she left without saying goodbye, planted deep resentment and hurt in Meng Shuyi's heart.
Years later, Ji Nian returned to the country. The two reunited, and it was time to settle their old score...
Only then did Meng Shuyi realize that this young girl had been in his heart all along...
