Wo Laiye (starred by Zhu Ziqi) encountered a woman who plays zither for a living. Her name was Wang Zhujun (starred by Li Wenjun). As her husband was addicted to gambling, she had no choice but to perform in wine houses, trying to hold together the broken family. In the short time that they spent together, love blossomed between Wo Laiye and Wang Zhujun. Both were flustered by their feelings. This was not a love born from instinct nor desire; to Wo Laiye, it held a deeper significance. As pressures from Wang Zhujun's husband and the tyrannical forces pressed down on him from all around, what should Wo Laiye do...