Five years ago, Fu Qizhen and his childhood sweetheart He Zhiyan were deeply in-afflicted and devoted to each other, yet when the He family suffered a drastic change, he resolutely left and turned to marry another man's wife. From then on, he only felt she was fickle, while she hid her full bosom of deep affection deep within her heart. Five years later, fate brought the two to meet again in bustling Shanghai. The former down-and-out youth has become a warlord wielding power over a region, whereas the former elite family's daughter struggles to make a living in the troubled times under the alias Mei Li. He carries his deeply hidden step-by-step approach, while she guards her secret and bears it alone. When the sealed past gradually unfolds, he finally understands that the parting which tore his heart to pieces was actually her protection exhausting everything she had.