He is a general in the war-torn Republic of China era. She is a well-born young lady betrothed since childhood. A misunderstanding brings them together, and they fall for each other.
Blinded by love, she chooses to break off the engagement, while he agrees to marry a wealthy heiress for the sake of his future.
Desperate, she takes the keepsake he gave her and leaves for a distant land.
He endures what others cannot, all to uncover the truth behind his mother's death and investigate the father who has been using him all along.
He marries another woman, but theirs is never a marriage in name and in fact, because he is always waiting for her, missing her every single day.
At last, they meet again, but she has long since become someone else...
