"I found you not guilty, but I personally built the most perfect cage for you."
When young prosecutor Shen Que is investigating a forced demolition case led by a wealthy family, he crosses paths with his most deadly rival, top criminal defense lawyer Lu Qingci.
Above the court, they are equal enemies. Lu Qingci used precise and cold logic to dismantle Shen's solid evidence step by step, crushing his ideals and dignity into dust.
Outside the court, Lu Qingci offered him an olive branch, sharing clues with him and accompanying him deep into the fog. He said: "Shen Que, I believe in the justice of your investigation. Let me help you."
What arises from conspiracy and danger is inexplicable attraction and resonance. Shen Que knew clearly that he was drinking poison to quench his thirst, but he still indulged himself in the prison that Lu Qingci placed in the name of protection, surrendering all his trust and love.
Until the gavel fell and Shen Queyindang was imprisoned. He was shocked to realize that all the sweet past was a scam, and all the tender care was a conspiracy. The man who once held him in his arms stood in the center of the court and gave him the most fatal blow with the legal weapon of his church.
But this betrayal is far from the end, but the beginning of a more cruel game.
Five years later, Shen Que was released on parole and became the most docile "model prisoner" around Lu Qingci. He forgot about the past and restrained his sharpness, like an empty shell that was perfectly tamed.
And Zhou Yan, with endless indulgence and compensation, built a brand new prison for him in the name of love.
He asked: "Shen Que, how can you forgive me?"
Shen Que just smiled, his eyes filled with dead silence: "Lu Qingci, when will you understand..."
"The biggest punishment you can give me is not to put me in jail."
"But let me still love you after I am released from prison."
When the Pandora's box of truth was finally opened, they desperately discovered that from the beginning, they were not chess players, but involuntary pawns in the chess game. This mutual torture and redemption in the name of love has long been destined that no one can escape intact...
Intention: love