Su Wanqing never imagined that just three days after marrying into the Shen family, her husband would die suddenly!
Overnight, she is branded an "ill-omened vixen."
The Shen family uses her younger brother to threaten her, forcing her to take the blame for everything.
The household is full of hidden traps, from drugging and framing her to smearing her name, one attack after another.
She pretends to be weak and obedient in public, but privately she is focused on building her career and plotting to rescue her brother and escape.
Rumors in the capital say that Gu Chengyan of the Gu Group is a devout, desireless man who shuns fame and fortune and wants nothing to do with the world.
But no one knows this "Buddha" has a secret: he can hear every one of Su Wanqing's inner thoughts.
In public, she acts hurt and restrained, but Gu Chengyan hears every one of her schemes, calculations, and complaints loud and clear.
He sees the sharp mind hidden beneath her disguise and glimpses her struggle beneath her shackles.
Little by little, this woman, covered in mud yet refusing to bend, captures his heart.
After one unexpected night, the ascetic man falls completely into her hands.
As the truth behind the death of her lookalike comes to light, a plot to seize control of the company emerges, and a corporate tragedy buried for years is brought back to life.
The once-reclusive man sheds his detached facade, wields the sharp blade of capital, sweeps away every obstacle, and joins her as they build a life together.
