The brilliant young scholar Luo Mingzhe returns home to teach, carrying his academic dreams with him. Yet the moment he steps off the plane, it's as though he's been cursed with bad luck. His office key breaks, his grant proposal is "locked down" by the mysterious genius student Cheng Che, and a carefully orchestrated game of control ensnares him through a series of seemingly coincidental "acts of help" and ever-present "concern." When evasion proves useless and resistance futile, he realizes he's facing more than an academic crushing: he's caught in an entanglement that feels like fate. This cat-and-mouse game begins with a grant proposal, becomes a battle of wits, and ends in love. The battle between a haughty associate professor and a calculating top student plays out in the ivory tower.
Theme: Explores how individuals can face temptation and oppression in unequal power relationships, ultimately reclaiming themselves and pursuing true independence and dignity. It also considers the boundaries between academic ambition and personal freedom.
