Orphan Shen Jinwu was adopted by the Shen family and raised by them for fifteen years. On the day Old Master Shen died, she was driven out of the Shen family and returned to her relatives' home in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts. As she left the Shen family and reclaimed her birth surname Pei, Pei Jinwu encountered Shang Shiyan, heir to a prominent merchant family in the capital. Pei Jinwu helped Shang Shiyan resolve a crisis, leaving a deep impression on him.