Su Wanqing dates two men simultaneously — Lin Hao and Li Feng — who both support her luxurious lifestyle and each gifts her a life-sized golden lion statue. Her roommate Gu Qing notices an ominous black aura emanating from the right lion, warning her it is an evil artifact that drains human vitality, and the giver intends to harm her. Su Wanqing dismisses this as jealousy.
That night, the cursed lion attacks Su Wanqing in shadow form, but a protective charm from Gu Qing saves her life. Gu Qing performs a ritual to break the spell, revealing the statue is filled with rot, corpse insects and Su Wanqing’s birth details — part of a deadly "Yin Lion Yang-Draining Array" that will claim her life on the 49th day, which happens to be that very night.
At midnight, Lin Hao, a hardworking migrant worker, arrives. He admits the lion he gave is a genuine family heirloom, while Su Wanqing still favors Li Feng, who claims to be a wealthy CEO. Gu Qing reveals Lin Hao bears auspicious energy, and Li Feng is the evil lion in h
