Chen Yuanshan, after a long prison sentence, wants a peaceful life, yet old grudges drag him back into chaos. Policewoman Xu Mengjiao supervises his rehabilitation, and they fall for each other. Old enemies, a former lover, and businessmen create crises to pull him back into darkness. He holds fast to his moral bottom line with Xu Mengjiao, confronts greed and betrayal, and struggles to break free from his past for a new life.