Guan Wen rose through the ranks in a foreign company. But just before her birthday, Guan Wen was framed by her inferiors and lost her job. It is said that when you are over thirty and have accumulated a lot of experience, you can choose any career you want but Guan Wen had a hard time finding a new job. After failing many interviews, she had to choose a job inside a mall that just opened. Guan Wen ran into her ex-boyfriend, Ding Ning, who is cold and ruthless in his career. He is very critical of her. In their work together, the relationship between them changes from dispute to ambiguity, and from getting better to break up. There are many adult measurements and considerations involved. Meanwhile, two girlfriends of Guan Wen, Chen Xuanxuan, a retired athlete, and Jing Zhiqiu, a has-been actress, also confront their mishaps in life. So how do they fight against these challenges in life? If life is like a battle, they are their own best weapons.
Aspiring journalist Teng Xiaoxiao dreams of winning a Pulitzer Prize, but after her magazine is acquired, she is reduced to an intern. Undeterred, she fights to rebuild her career and pursue her ambitions from the ground up.
Despite being born with low status, Luo Shiyiniang is extremely assertive and believes that a woman's vision should not be limited to the household. She hopes to rely on her embroidery skills as a ticket to freedom. However, the once-esteemed Luo family is in a state of decline. Hoping to save the clan through a marriage alliance, Shiyiniang is selected to become the wife of Yongping Duke and great general Xu Lingyi. Things were not easy for Shiyiniang due to the Xu family's biases towards her. Nonetheless, she manages to win their trust through her optimism and sincerity. Xu Lingyi also becomes attracted to Shiyiniang's various beautiful qualities such that husband and wife find love after marriage.
Wang Xuan and Xiao Qi strike a deal for the sake of power. They marry first before falling in love and join hands to protect their homeland. She is a woman who is no less than any man while he rose from humble beginnings. The imperial family has become rotten to the core. The nobles are lavish with no regard for the people. Princess Wang Xuan and her childhood sweetheart, the third prince, become pawns of a prophecy that states, "to acquire thee is to obtain the world." Being pulled into the matters of the court, Wang Xuan is married off by her father to Xiao Qi who comes from a poor family. On the night of their wedding, Xiao Qi is forced to leave the capital. Wang Xuan is shamed and discouraged. The Helan Prince kidnaps Wang Xuan in order to seek revenge on Xiao Qi. The crisis they face becomes a blessing in disguise for the couple. Wang Xuan is moved and inspired by Xiao Qi's wish to bring peace and prosperity to the nation and they fall in love.
