After a life-saving accident a decade ago, Sophia Song married the villager Theodore Lin in gratitude, supporting his studies despite her own injury. Once in the city, he pursued her younger sister Pearl and plotted to abandon her. After Sophia's mother-in-law died protecting her, Sophia confronted Theodore at his wedding, exposing his betrayal. Her rival Christine Wang used a lost heirloom to steal Sophia's identity, and together with Theodore, framed her, leading to public disgrace and a miscarriage.
