Enchanted Nights of the Capital

Su Yundai has lived in the Wei family home for fifteen years since her father, a former secretary who died saving her uncle, passed away. Raised as an adopted sister by Wei Lin, a brilliant and wealthy tech entrepreneur, she harbors deep feelings for him but maintains a respectful distance. Her life shifts abruptly when Wei Lin’s mother, Lin Xiao, announces an engagement between Su Yundai and Wei Lin, presenting her with substantial financial gifts and promising to help her transfer from Life Sciences to Computer Science at her university. However, Wei Lin reacts with cold detachment, brushing off the engagement as a result of his busyness and failing to offer her the emotional reassurance she desperately seeks. Simultaneously, Su Yundai fails her transfer exam due to a rigid university policy requiring top-five-percent rankings, despite scoring perfectly on the difficult test. Her academic struggles and the ambiguous nature of her relationship with Wei Lin leave her feeling inferior and lost.

Her path diverges when she encounters Shang Beize, the reclusive trillionaire founder of ZeJing, at her university. Shang Beize, who has secretly watched Su Yundai for fifteen years following a childhood incident where she saved him from a snakebite, recognizes her immediately. He had changed his surname from Qi to Shang to distance himself from his abusive father and the traumatic memories of his mother’s death. Upon learning that Su Yundai was wrongfully denied her transfer due to bureaucratic rules, Shang Beize cancels his university partnership in protest, then personally tests her and confirms her genius. He offers her a second chance through a new AI and Life Sciences program, providing her with resources, confidence, and a clear career path that Wei Lin never offered. Their connection deepens when Su Yundai intervenes to stop the child abuse of her neighbor, Liu Liye, by calling the police. Shang Beize assists her, and after the abusive father is arrested, he agrees to temporarily house the traumatized boy, with Su Yundai helping to care for him.

As Su Yundai spends more time with Shang Beize, she begins to see his protective and attentive nature in stark contrast to Wei Lin’s neglect. Shang Beize, driven by a possessive desire to reclaim the girl he has loved since childhood, systematically dismantles the barriers between them. He exposes the corruption of Su Yundai’s high school teacher who exploited her, and he challenges her self-doubt by validating her talents. Meanwhile, Wei Lin remains oblivious to Su Yundai’s emotional needs, continuing to prioritize his work and treating their engagement as a mere formality. The narrative follows Su Yundai’s gradual awakening to her own worth and her realization that she deserves a partner who values her as an individual, not just as a duty-bound fiancée. Shang Beize’s relentless pursuit and the boy’s presence create a new family dynamic that pulls Su Yundai away from the Wei household and toward a future with Shang Beize, setting the stage for a confrontation with Wei Lin over her true feelings and choices.