At seventeen, Liu Nan scores 720 on the college entrance exam, yet her divorced parents abandon her under an equal cost-sharing arrangement, leaving her to save tuition through part-time jobs. She takes her parents to court and wins, changes her name to Lin Chuji, and uses the law to rise to become a top lawyer. Meanwhile, her pampered older sister and younger brother eventually suffer the consequences of their vanity and incompetence, while their mother's dream of marrying into a wealthy family falls apart. The heroine breaks free from the shackles of her dysfunctional family and builds a new life.