The Ling family declared bankruptcy due to a broken capital chain. To save her seriously ill father, Ling Chuxia was forced to sign a one-year contract with the business tycoon Gu Linyuan. Gu Linyuan appeared to be as cold as ice, but in fact he was determined to avenge his father. After marriage, Ling Chuxia faced difficulties from Gu's mother and tests from the housekeeper, and secretly collected business information about the Gu family in order to protect herself. By chance, Ling Chuxia found half a photo among her mother's belongings, which pointed to Gu Ling. The two families had a marriage plan; Gu Linyuan's first love, Su Wanqing, returned from abroad and repeatedly used public opinion to sow discord between the two, leaving Ling Chuxia passive; Ling Chuxia was falsely accused of leaking Gu's core data, and Gu Linyuan ostensibly transferred her from her core position, but actually sent her to undercover a competitor; Ling Chuxia opened an independent design studio with her friend Shen Tong and found her own self-worth in adversity; Gu Linyuan gradually Impressed by Ling Chuxia's talent and kindness, she began to question the grudges between her parents; Ling Chuxia accidentally learned that her father had received a mysterious remittance before he went bankrupt, and the clues pointed to the Gu family; when the relationship between the two subtly eased, Su Wanqing designed to kidnap Ling Chuxia, and Gu Linyuan rescued him alone and was seriously injured; at the critical moment, Ling Chuxia confessed that she had fallen in love with Gu Linyuan, and Gu Linyuan also let go of his hatred; but Ling's father revealed to Gu Linyuan on the sickbed The secret of Yuan's life experience - he is the eldest son of the Ling family who has been missing for many years; the truth made the two of them painful, and Ling Chuxia chose to leave; Gu Linyuan regretted it and teamed up with Ling Chuxia to investigate the conspiracy of the industry transfer; in the end, the two discovered that all the grievances came from the estrangement of third-party business rivals, and the family reconciled; Ling Chuxia and Gu Linyuan integrated their resources in a new way, rebuilt the business territory, and the contractual engagement turned into a real marriage
