Supporting her husband wholeheartedly for three years and exhausting her dowry to sustain the Xie family earned her nothing in return but her husband openly protecting another woman at a banquet, while also attempting to usurp her dowry to accommodate an outsider. With her deep affection completely betrayed, Jiang Ying's heart died entirely, and she resolutely cut off this suffocating marriage, gracefully walking away from the Xie family. By a twist of fate, she met A Yan, a cold-natured painter in white. Believing him to be a rare solace in her trough, she was unaware that an untold, earth-shattering secret was hidden within him. Breaking free from inner courtyard disputes and joining hands with a confidant, she took charge of a women's academy to shatter worldly prejudices. A woman never needs to depend on others—watch Jiang Ying live out her own dazzling life!