Shen Wanqing, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Finance, is reborn on the very day of her grand wedding to Young Marshal Gu Yanchen. Gu abandons his new bride to spend the night away, rushing to the aid of Su Manli, a singer from the Paramount Ballroom. Realizing the truth of the situation, Shen resolutely calls off the marriage in public. Gu insists on marrying Su, but due to poor judgment and mismanagement, his family’s business empire gradually crumbles. Su attempts to seize the Gu family fortune through fraud but is exposed and faces legal consequences. Meanwhile, Shen finds love with the upright Lu Zhengnian; they eventually marry and embark on a happy, stable new life together.