In Nancheng, where glitz and power are intertwined, the Shen family uses their second daughter Shen Zhiwei as a bargaining chip to marry into the top wealthy Gu family in order to save the family business that is on the verge of bankruptcy. On the eve of the engagement, the Gu family revealed a shocking secret: the carefully cultivated heir Gu Mingxuan was actually a fake created by a civet cat in exchange for the prince, while the real blood Gu Jin had been working at the bottom for many years and was forcibly recalled with a ruthless nature and secrets. Shen Zhiwei's marriage partner changed overnight from the glamorous fake young master to the rumored true and unpredictable true prince. Two men and women, treated as pawns by their families, were forced to be bound in the cage of marriage. Amidst the strife, undercurrents, and mutual temptations of wealthy families, they gradually became each other's only allies and salvation.
