The Unavoidable Lady of the Thousand Gates

In the early Republic era, the Bai family was wiped out by Zhou Chuxiong, leaving orphan Bai Xiaoyao to hide for ten years disguised as Zhou Chuxiong's illegitimate daughter. Forced into a substitute marriage to climb the ranks of the secret society leader Li Tingxiao, Xiaoyao dazzles him with her gambling skills from the Thousand Gates. After uncovering each other's true identities, they ally against common enemies. Xiaoyao sets traps to sow discord between the Zhou and Zhao families, turns the tide by recruiting insiders, and steals the Zhou family's casino, ultimately bringing down Zhou Chuxiong and avenging her family. Later, discovering the Bai family's hidden gold vault, they expose Tan Kai's ambitions, engineer a mutual destruction between Zhao and Tan, and deliver the gold to the revolutionaries. Through life and death, Xiaoyao and Li confirm their love and join forces to protect Xing City, ushering in an era of peace.