During the Republic of China period. Shanghai, Taicang Town. Yan Wen (played by Huang Shengyi) is the coveted beauty in the hearts of the men in the small town, born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine, cherished by her father and mother, and has a wealthy fiancé studying abroad, Jin Ren (played by Yang Zi). However, all that is beautiful vanishes like fireworks due to a misunderstanding one night. That night, Yan Wen is deceived by Jin Ren and loses her virginity, leading to rampant rumors, which ultimately escalate into a fallen actor, Gouzi, raping Yan Wen. The truth becomes obscured in a murky situation. As a result, Yan Wen is abandoned by Jin Ren, falling from heaven to hell overnight, her beauty like a wilting jasmine flower. However, misfortune does not end there; the emergence of a forbidden child and the mystery of Gouzi's identity once again entangles Yan Wen in the vortex of fate. A woman is like a flower, and a flower is like a dream; in the end, it amounts to nothing...