Lin Xia has long been tied down by her husband's family and various interpersonal relationships, which have impacted her work, life, and even her father. Her husband, Zhou Qiming, has also grown accustomed to compromising under his mother's values, placing relatives and friends before his immediate family. After discovering that her father, Lin Youfu, is also implicated and affected by her entanglements, Lin Xia finally chooses to change and stops making bottomless accommodations. Her resoluteness also prompts Zhou Qiming to begin re-examining himself. Moving from mutual complaints to shared growth, the couple ultimately learns to reject exhaustion, maintain boundaries, and take back control of their own lives.