The year Pei Ying came of age, she met the finest man in the world.
Lu Zhan was handsome and of noble birth, with a brilliant future ahead of him. Yet for her, he gave it all up, willingly retreating to the mountains to become an obscure schoolteacher.
Sadly, fate was cruel. Before they could even make it to the wedding altar, he died on a spring day when all the blossoms had faded.
After Lu Zhan's death, his dignified elder brother came to find her.
Gazing at their strikingly similar faces, Pei Ying was overcome with a daze.
Lu Zhao had little family affection and had seen through the warmth and coldness of human nature from an early age.
He didn't believe unwavering love existed in this world, until he met Pei Ying, weeping her heart out.
Out of pity, he brought the lonely and helpless Pei Ying back to the capital.
Life in a grand household was full of hardship at every turn.
Lu Zhao's mother hated Pei Ying to the bone, tormenting and humiliating her day after day. Pei Ying neither dodged nor protested. She quietly endured the woman's anger as if seeking atonement.
Eventually, Lu Zhao couldn't bear to watch any longer and overstepped his bounds to shield her.
But that very act of protection nearly cost her her life.
Looking at Pei Ying, who was barely clinging to life, Lu Zhao made a shocking decision.
He would take Lu Zhan's place and protect Pei Ying.
But just as he'd overcome every obstacle and finally married Pei Ying, Lu Zhan came back from the dead.
Theme: Fate has its own designs.
