For eighteen years, Su Qingyuan's life took the wrong course, and the opportunities that should have been hers were enjoyed in her place by the Su family's adopted daughter.
At the homecoming banquet, everyone assumes that Su Qingyuan will struggle to fit into high society, convinced she'll only ever be a foil for the adopted daughter.
Her parents favor someone else, her older brothers keep their distance, and the roomful of powerful people watch her coldly. No one knows that the young woman has spent years quietly building herself up, and is already prepared to take control of her own future.
After years of preparation, she returns, proceeding carefully at every step and gradually revealing what lies beneath the glittering surface.
The two support one another as they join forces to investigate long-buried events from the wealthy family's past. She gathers clues with a cool head, while he draws on his resources to help trace what happened.
They trust and accompany each other, relying on one another as they peel back layer after layer of appearances and see what lies beneath human relationships.
Confident in herself, she moves forward steadily and takes back everything that should have been hers.
