To save her critically ill daughter, a mother is forced to endure public humiliation in a square, prompting passersby to donate money to help. Later, everyone discovers that the supposed "rich tycoon" is merely a street thug, and they conclude that the two conspired to scam them. Lu Xingyuan is left bearing the stigma, homeless and adrift. Fifteen years later, the mother and daughter reveal the secret behind what happened. It was all a carefully planned scheme to save a life. He bore all the malice alone, trading half a lifetime of hardship for the child's new beginning.