Despite being a well-behaved and obedient girl, Xi Ruo is often punished by Yue Na for one thing or another. Meantime Ling Mu Tian, Yue Na's ex-lover, returns from England with his family.
虽然惜若生来乖巧听话,约娜还是看她不顺眼,时常借故打骂。与此同时,约娜的旧爱凌牧田,举家从英伦搬回家乡。
Soon after his return, Ling Mu Tian opens a clinic to practise western medicine. To protect her business and past secrets, Yue Na meets up with Ling in private and demands that he closes his clinic and leaves town.
回乡后不久,凌牧田就开了一间诊所行医。担心医馆的生意受影响,更害怕过去的疮疤被重新揭开,约娜遂私下约见凌,要他即刻关闭诊所,带其家眷离开溪城。
Eight years later, the Ling family moves back from Shanghai. Ya Kun, who has completed his studies, also returns home with the serious intention of marrying Xi Ruo, after finding out that they are of different parentage.
八年后,凌牧田又举家搬回溪城。刚在上海修完学业的亚坤,也兴冲冲地赶回家,打算向惜若求婚。因为他已事前托人调查清楚,他们两人其实并无血缘关系。