When she was a child, Lin Jing Yun witnessed a traumatic event which rendered her mute. Eight years later, in order to pay off her family's debts, she marries into the wealthy Zhou family. Unbeknownst to Jing Yun, her husband turns out to be Zhou Shao Pu, a crippled and sickly man. Although the kind-hearted and gentle Shao Pu loves Jing Yun, he doesn't want to burden his new bride.