In the early Republican era, Shu Yan, a street performer, is knocked unconscious and kidnapped. When she wakes up, she is shocked to find herself transformed into the wife of Yan Qizhao, the influential president of a prominent trade association. An esteemed husband, endless gold and silver adornments, obedient servants—every piece of evidence confirms her identity as the president’s wife. Yet, Shu Yan grows increasingly certain that something is shrouded in mystery. Yan Qizhao’s tender care gradually draws her in, but soon, she discovers it is all part of a deadly trap he had meticulously set from the very beginning.