Wen Ning flees an arranged marriage to Ao Island, where she has a chance encounter on the street with Xie Zhiyu. She soon discovers that, beyond being a figure who virtually controls Ao Island, Xie is also the mysterious guest her father has been meeting in secret. Recalling the recent oddities at home and her father’s unusual deference toward an unknown individual, Wen Ning begins to suspect that Xie Zhiyu may be closely connected to the long-hidden matter of her father’s illegitimate son. Determined to uncover the truth, she decides to draw closer to Xie Zhiyu—setting in motion a carefully calculated plan of “approach.”