After staying up all night to finish a male-oriented political intrigue novel, Wen Youning opens her eyes and discovers that she has become the unluckiest cannon-fodder character in the book. Targeted by a princess, facing a precarious engagement, and with the Wen family at risk of being dragged into a whirlpool of power struggles, she believes she can only struggle to survive. Unexpectedly, she crosses paths with Ji Guanjing, the left deputy censor-in-chief whom everyone avoids at all costs. Even more absurdly, a system forces Ji Guanjing to win her over, and his affection level directly affects his condition. One wants to turn the tables by leveraging his power, while the other wants to escape the system. One pretends to fear him but turns around and dares to negotiate terms with him. In the end, they turn their marriage into an alliance of mutual benefit. Whoever falls seriously in love first loses.