In the twenty-fifth year of the Republic of China in Shanghai Beach, Zhou Zheng, a capable man at the docks, originally wanted to peacefully guard his business and protect his brothers. On a rainy night, he accidentally met Chen Miaomiao, a journalist investigating her elder brother's wrongful case. The two fell in love amidst the chaotic times and guarded each other deeply, yet they found themselves deeply trapped in a chess game of foreign capitalist monopoly and the checks and balances of overlords. Loving each other yet unable to get close, deep love must be concealed. After experiencing extreme tragic romance of falling out and misunderstandings, imprisonment framing, and life-or-death manhunts, they finally joined hands to break the dark capitalist game, clear the long-standing injustice, and after all the smoke and wind, finally attained a happy ending of staying together by the Pujiang River.