Summary
At her fiancé Lin Qing’s victory banquet, Xu Shuyin is ordered to drink for his young assistant’s amusement—even though she is allergic to alcohol.
When Lin Qing sides with the woman he has been hiding, Shuyin ends their engagement and moves to reclaim the Hecheng project she once helped him secure.
Scandal drives the Lin family toward collapse, but Shuyin’s decisive counterstroke is bringing the ruthless Lin Jingyi home from exile to seize control.
Then Shuyin’s own parents try to sacrifice her future to their illegitimate sons, and she cuts off every claim they have on her fortune and loyalty.
No longer begging for love, Shuyin chooses power, freedom, and an alliance with another woman no one expected to rule.