1920s Shanghai waterfront, a time of ambitious tycoons. Du Jingwan, the magnate of the Du Shipyard, is hailed as the first among equals in the business world. Rumors abound that his shipyard's singer darling, Jiang Xuan, will soon become his niece. At a banquet hosted by the New Garden, the second-in-command of Du Shipyard, Zeng Erye, confronted Du Jingwan's son, Du Xianyu, claiming that the young man who returned to the Du household two years ago as an adopted son was an imposter. The real Du Xianyu, he claimed, had long since passed away. In Zeng Erye's possession was evidence implicating none other than Jiang Xuan herself – a false prince and a false singer found under one roof, embroiled in a love-turned-deadly game of deception and betrayal...