In Shanghai in 1939, the storm was looming, the Kuomintang, the Communist Party, the Japanese and other forces refused to give in to each other. Pretending may be the best way to survive.
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He is the eldest son of the Ming Group, and he is also a pretender who holds various positions. For the sake of the country and the family, he returned to Shanghai from abroad without hesitation. At the same time, he met her; Qing Benjia was used by the country, but due to the chaos in her family and country, they were destined to end up together in different ways.
She is a famous singer in Paramount and a member of the underground party of the Communist Party of China. She is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but when she meets him, she accidentally falls in love with him. Maybe in another era, they can be together, but her intuition tells her that it is impossible for them to be born at the wrong time.
He is the secretary of the eldest young master. He can sacrifice everything for the Ming family and the country, because he remembers the Ming family's kindness to him. He, who is so smooth to the outside world, falls into her hands. He just wants to protect her in this troubled world. Unfortunately, they are destined to have a deep love.
She is an ordinary gangster who has been an orphan since she was a child. In the war-torn era, she just wanted to do her best to protect the people around her. She thought he was a traitor and tried her best to stop him, but she did not expect that he would be the disaster of her life.
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"I want to give her a home, but without a country, where can a home come from?" - Ming Lou
"I love you, but I love my country more" - Bai Qiuyi
"If you let me see you again, I will never spare you" - Mingcheng
"You said you would always be with me, but I didn't expect you were also a big liar" - Qiao Xiaoxia
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The war was cruel and survival became a luxury.