Su Zhiwei, the orphaned daughter of the Su embroidery workshop, has borne the cruel label of being born under an ill-fated star that brings misfortune to her family since childhood. She was adopted and raised by the Song family. On her wedding day, her fiancé, Feng Ruilin, publicly breaks off their engagement, while her adoptive younger sister, Wang Xinger, takes her place in the bridal sedan. Her adoptive mother, Wang Caifeng, then drives her out of the house that very night. With nowhere left to turn, Su Zhiwei wanders to the docks in the pouring rain, where she is harassed by local thugs. She is rescued by Huo Zheng, a boat captain known as the Lone Star of Calamity. In front of everyone, Huo Zheng proposes to her, and these two people cursed by society become husband and wife. After their marriage, Su Zhiwei makes a living with her family's traditional embroidery technique, but the Feng family repeatedly makes things difficult for her.