When the Azure Sea Burns Away, Ink and Color Remain

Su Meng, an art student at A University, becomes the stand-in for Bo Sihan, heir to the Bo family, because of her resemblance to someone else. Amid endless suspicion and hurt, and Zhao Mengran's schemes, she suffers a miscarriage. With her heart broken, she fakes her death, disappears under a new identity, and travels far away to devote herself to painting.

Su Meng returns as a rising star in the art world, and only then does Bo Sihan finally realize what he has lost. He begins a long, painful journey to win her back. As the two struggle to mend their relationship, the overseas Kane Group sees Su Meng as Bo Sihan's weakness and lays a series of traps, including kidnapping and online harassment meant to frame her. In a life-and-death storm on an offshore drilling platform, they set aside all their grievances and reconcile.

After the turmoil subsides, Bo Sihan secretly registers his marriage to Su Meng. But his father refuses to accept her and threatens Su Meng's life, forcing Bo Sihan to hand over his shares and put his own life on the line to protect himself. A deliberate car crash claims Bo Sihan's life. After uncovering the full truth, Su Meng hands the evidence to the police and puts everything in order. In the end, she takes her own life beside her beloved's coffin, bringing their tragic story to a close with death uniting them.