Wenli Yan

At a lavish banquet, rising tycoon Zach Young publicly calls out his ex, Nancy Lane—unaware that she is in danger. Her daughter pleads desperately for him to save her, but Zach refuses to believe the girl is his own. Helpless, Nancy watches as hope slips through her fingers, unaware that she is still alive—and that her determined daughter will stop at nothing to bring her back.

Susan Clark is sent to the mountains as a child, warned by her mentor that she won’t live past 20 without a cure from the outside world. At 20, she leaves to visit her parents’ graves but, facing suspicion from her brother-in-law, heads to Elysium to seek Jim Smith. Along the way, she saves Jim’s grandmother, who appoints her as Jim’s future wife and gives her a family bracelet.

While being chased by enemies, Mason encounters Camille, who knocks him out and causes him to lose his safety pendant, while she leaves behind an earring. Camille pretends to be foolish at the James family home, only to be married off to the Quinn family as part of a traditional wedding to bring good fortune. On their wedding night, she discovers that her husband is Mason, so she continues the act to protect herself.