Clash at the City Wall

Lu Qi has lain low for three years, carrying the reputation of being useless in everyone else's eyes while guarding the shattered remains of the family business his father left behind. As he fends off relatives who are steadily picking it apart, he must also fight to reclaim everything that belongs to him amid the chaos of the capital markets.

An unexpected clash at a business reception brings him face-to-face with Shen Manzhen, a sharp and decisive financial operator.

They stand on opposite sides, their interests entangled. Their first meeting is already charged with hostility. She sees him as a fallen scion of a once-prosperous family, while he sees through her polished exterior to the shackles she bears beneath it.

They undermine each other in the business world, yet in real life they are repeatedly forced together. Scheming and sincerity intertwine as suspicion and attraction pull them back and forth.

As old grudges surface and family conspiracies are revealed layer by layer, Lu Qi must do more than reclaim the business. Amid the tangled chess game playing out across the city, he must join forces with Shen Manzhen to confront every enemy lurking in the shadows.