After ten years of marriage, Xu Qinghe has been reduced to an unpaid domestic worker, taking care of every household chore, only to receive divorce papers in return. Her ex-husband, Zhou Mingyuan, hands her five million yuan as payment for ten years of washing dishes and doing housework, reducing their entire marriage to a transaction. With her heart finally broken, Xu Qinghe cuts ties with her past and unexpectedly finds an opportunity to learn cooking in a restaurant kitchen. Armed with extraordinary talent, she rises through the ranks and becomes a head chef. Her former husband eventually realizes his mistakes and swallows his pride as he desperately begs her to reconcile. But Xu Qinghe finds herself deeply attracted to Shen Yanchuan, a handsome, domineering man with an obsessive personality. Torn between a regretful ex-husband and a passionate new love, she will ultimately break free from her past and pursue the fulfilling life she deserves.