Gu Ning, who lost both her parents, is regarded as having no heirs by her husband's family. Late one night, she overhears her mother-in-law, her husband, and his mistress faking pregnancy conspiring to seize her house, drive her out, and hire someone to defraud insurance. Gu Ning endures in silence and plans carefully. She voluntarily proposes transferring house ownership, uses fake receipts and mortgage pledges to hold them steady, secretly photographs the contract's bottom price, then enlists the help of Manager Feng, an old acquaintance of her late father, to lure Chen Jingui into signing a contract that traps him completely. The bank takes possession of the house, debt collectors break down the door, the Chen family collapses, the fake pregnancy is exposed in public, Chen Jingui is detained for assault by choking someone and commercial fraud. Gu Ning uses project payments to pay off the mortgage, and the house is released from lien and returns to her name. The Chen family — mother and son — lose their legs and end up sleeping under bridges, fighting with stray dogs for food; Gu Ning drives away, turning the page, living only for herself from now on.