After Shen Zhao found evidence that her husband, Cheng Yan, was having an affair with bank manager Lin Tang, she quietly set off the legal time bomb she'd planted before their marriage. She didn't cry or make a scene. She simply used one agreement to seize all the assets in his name. Her lawyer, Jiang Man, armored her for battle, but harbored an unspoken desire to watch her. Cheng's mother secretly moved the family's wealth, Lin Tang dreamed of turning the tables, and the silence of assistant Zhou Yuan was about to unleash the truth. When Shen Zhao stood in court, she wasn't seeking compensation. She wanted everyone to see that gentleness wasn't weakness, and that endurance was the prologue to revenge.