"thorns in the garden of revenge"

Eight years ago, on the eve of Chinese New Year, rising actress Xue Ling was found dead in her family's secluded estate.

Her death, ruled a suicide, cast a dark shadow over the festive season. But behind the Xue family's facade of grief lay a sinister truth. Xue Ling's life had been systematically destroyed by those closest to her. Her father, Xue Jianhong, brought his mistress and her daughter, Xue Ruoyan, into their home, displacing Xue Ling and creating a viper's nest of resentment. The ultimate betrayal came from her fiancé, Lu Ziyan, who secretly engaged in an affair with Xue Ruoyan.
Consumed by jealousy, Xue Ruoyan orchestrated Xue Ling's murder, disguising it as a suicide. While the world mourned the loss of a young star, Xue Ling's spirit endured. She escaped abroad, transforming herself into a force to be reckoned with. Now, she returns as the enigmatic CEO of Hēi Yǐng Jítuán, wielding immense power and wealth. Her reappearance sends tremors through the lives of those who wronged her, disrupting their carefully constructed world.
Xue Ling's quest for revenge is not simple. She uncovers a web of deceit far more intricate than she imagined, with hidden figures and a deeper conspiracy threatening to engulf her. The truth about her past, buried beneath layers of lies, begins to surface, challenging everything she thought she knew. Xue Ling is back, no longer the innocent victim, but a force of nature determined to reclaim what was stolen from her and expose the truth, no matter the cost.