Shen Qingyue, a young lady from a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River, once lost her family and her father was unjustly imprisoned. She fell from the clouds into the mire, carrying only half of the evidence, and made a desperate attempt to break into Shanghai.
The neon lights of this ten-mile foreign market were too dazzling, and the dance music of Paramount concealed a knife. She had just escaped the gangster's plan when Gu Beichen grabbed her wrist. He is a well-known boss in Shanghai, and he hides ruthlessness under his suits and leather shoes. He provides her with good clothes and good food, and protects her from open and secret attacks, but he also uses power to trap her freedom. His love is domineering and paranoid, making it impossible for her to escape or break away. But is his identity really that simple?
Qin Hao, the gentle captain of the Shanghai Police Department, always appears when she is most embarrassed. The tenderness in his eyes hides a thousand words, but he never dares to say "I like you". His love was like the moonlight in the lanes of the concession, quiet and restrained, but it could not protect her.
Under the glitz and glamour, there is a shady story of collusion between politics and business; Gu Beichen's sweet words hide secrets that she dare not delve into; Qin Hao's protection hides unspeakable difficulties. When the truth was revealed, she realized that she had already been involved in the whirlpool. The person who loved her hurt her the most, and the person she loved hurt her to the bone. This troubled relationship that began with a redress of grievances eventually became a sadomasochism engraved in her bones and blood.
Concept: The intertwining of family, country, world, love and hatred, in the torrent of the times, everyone is a chess piece, and everyone can also be a chess player. Truth and lies, loyalty and betrayal, are repeatedly tortured in troubled times.
