Lin Wanqing marries Gu Tingchen, whom she loves deeply, but he remains cold to her as he is devoted to another woman, Ruan Xintian, whom he feels obligated to protect. Ruan Xintian, though kind on the surface, is manipulative and seeks to destroy Lin Wanqing’s marriage. Heartbroken and pregnant, Lin Wanqing decides to leave, but Gu Tingchen refuses to let her go when he learns of the pregnancy.