“Released from Prison, the Fake Daughter Marries a Top Tycoon and Crushes the Entire Family”

Su Rong spent three years in prison for a hit-and-run accident that she did not commit. Upon her release, she is picked up by her older brother, Su Heng, and returned to the Su family mansion. Su Rong had lived a privileged life as the Su family's daughter until a DNA test revealed she was not biologically related to them. The truth emerged that the family maid, Lin Lan, had switched her with Lin Lan's own daughter, Su Xue'er, at birth. The Su family welcomed Su Xue'er back as their true daughter, while Su Rong was initially kept as a sister despite the scandal. However, Su Xue'er manipulated Su Rong into driving to a remote village under the pretense of helping move belongings. There, Su Rong accidentally struck Su Xue'er's abusive stepfather, Zhu Quan, who later died. Su Xue'er orchestrated the event, ensuring Su Rong took the blame and served a three-year sentence while Su Xue'er lived in luxury.

Back at the mansion, the family dynamics are fractured. Su Rong overhears her mother, Bai Fei, and Su Xue'er discussing the past, realizing that the accident was a deliberate setup. Su Xue'er feigns innocence and victimhood, while Bai Fei and Su Heng side with her, viewing Su Rong as the criminal who ruined their perfect daughter. The situation worsens when Su Rong discovers that her fiancé, Qin Chufeng, has abandoned her for Su Xue'er. Qin Chufeng claims they fell in love while studying abroad and states that the Qin family only accepts marriages with the Su family's biological eldest daughter, effectively discarding Su Rong due to her criminal record and lack of status.

At the grandmother's seventieth birthday banquet, Su Rong faces public humiliation and gossip from high-society guests who despise her prison past. Su Xue'er and her ally, Qin Yu, frame Su Rong for stealing a valuable diamond bracelet. Su Rong, now hardened by her prison experiences, refuses to be a passive victim. She demands a search of everyone present, including Su Xue'er. Sheng Qiye, the powerful heir of the Sheng family and a figure Su Rong once knew, intervenes and insists on the search. The bracelet is found in Su Xue'er's bag, exposing the frame-up. Qin Yu confesses under pressure that she planted it, though she claims it was an accident. Sheng Qiye's intervention marks the beginning of a complex relationship between him and Su Rong.

Following the banquet, Su Rong seeks to rebuild her life and reputation. She gains admission to the Imperial Palace Ladies' Hall, an exclusive institution for elite women, through Sheng Qiye's recommendation. However, her progress is hindered by an old injury sustained in prison, where her left hand was burned with a hot iron, damaging her meridians. This injury prevents her from playing the piano, a skill she once mastered. Desperate for a cure, Su Rong travels to Phoenix Mountain to find Hua Tuo, a reclusive miracle doctor known for his needle techniques. Hua Tuo initially refuses to see her, but Su Rong persists, waiting outside his villa in the rain and cold despite the pain.

Sheng Qiye learns of Su Rong's whereabouts and her condition. He monitors her situation, displaying a mix of curiosity and concern that his assistant, Leng Xiao, finds puzzling. Meanwhile, Su Rong confronts Su Xue'er privately, revealing that she knows about the clothes Su Xue'er sabotaged and the truth behind her prison abuse. Su Rong declares her intention to fight back and uncover the full extent of the conspiracy against her. The story follows Su Rong's transformation from a naive, abused victim into a resilient woman determined to reclaim her dignity, expose the truth, and navigate the treacherous social and familial landscapes of the capital.