Evening Breeze and the Scent of Gardenias

An unexpected entanglement at a wrap party completely derails actress Xu Mengtian's life. After accidentally offending a powerful industry investor, her career plummets. The acting career that should have been steadily climbing suddenly hits rock bottom. She lands a role in a big-budget series, but the part doesn't suit her, and her scenes are brutally cut. All her efforts come to nothing, leaving her mired in self-doubt and a career slump.

Meanwhile, newcomer Jiang Ningcheng lands a role in a new project by a renowned director against all odds, and their fortunes could not be more different. A secret drunken night from the past has become Xu Mengtian's emotional knot. She is convinced Jiang Ningcheng schemed and sacrificed her to get ahead, and she is filled with suspicion and resentment toward him. Their chance encounters, his coming to her rescue at a bar, and his quiet protection all seem to her like deliberate attempts to cling to her.

Consumed by her own doubts, Xu Mengtian wraps up filming early, steps away from the entertainment industry, and heads to a distant island to clear her mind and heal, hoping to let go of her obsession and start over. As a misunderstanding that runs both ways and a gentle devotion kept hidden unfold amid the entertainment industry's shifting tides of power and money, the bond severed by misunderstanding between them will have to wait for the truth to come out and their hearts to be untangled.