She was a lowly adopted daughter living under someone else’s roof. He was a rich heir with a refined façade and a rotten core. A carefully plotted marriage pushed Li Wan into a gentle cage from which there was no escape. For a year of marriage, she gave everything to please Yan Chu, unaware that from the very beginning she was nothing more than a “heart donor” to help him pave his way to power. Secret conversations in the study late at night, mysterious needle marks on her arm, and the “sleepy-time cocktails” she had to drink every night: suspicion piled upon suspicion until she finally woke from her self-deception. While pretending to obey, she secretly gathered evidence, only to stumble upon her friend Liu Huan’s betrayal and see the cruelty and selfishness beneath Yan Chu’s gentle mask. At her darkest moment, Ge Liang, a cool and calculating surgeon, entered her world. A scion of the Ge family with immense power at his disposal, he initially used her to compete with Yan Chu. But after one clash after another, he was captivated by her resilience and clear-eyed determination. His motives shifted from using her to cherishing her above all else: he protected her at every turn and shielded her from danger as they unraveled the conspiracy. As the investigation deepened, Li Wan uncovered her shocking identity: she was the long-lost eldest daughter of the Zhou family. Behind Yan Chu’s plot lay the old grudges and astonishing secrets of the previous generation, involving five powerful families: Yan, Ge, Zhou, Yi, and Cao. She shed her meekness and carefully planned every move, tearing down the scoundrel, kicking aside the fake innocent, and settling accounts with her awful relatives. With Ge Liang by her side, she reclaimed the Zhou family’s business and took control of its power.
From a pawn at everyone else’s mercy to a strong woman who could stand on her own, from cautious tests of the waters to a love they both chose, Li Wan found true love on her path to revenge and completed her own journey of redemption. When every conspiracy came to light, she and Ge Liang joined forces to eliminate the remaining villains and claim their place at the pinnacle of high society.
