Legacy (2022)

Yi Xinghua welcomes back estranged daughter Zhongyu to mixed family reactions.

Amid rising tensions with her family, Zhongyu runs away and is promptly kidnapped by a local gang.

After escaping her kidnappers, Zhongyu apologizes to her family—and receives a business task from her father.

An attack at Xinghua Department Store leaves Yi Xinghua's fate in limbo.

The three sisters start working at Xinghua Department Store and find new ways to sell inventory—much to the annoyance of long-time employees.

Zhongling's new perfume sparks interest throughout Shanghai. But a sudden death and a change in packaging jeopardizes her burgeoning business.

As the sisters uncover an employee's shady business dealings, Zhongyu confronts stepmother Huang Yingru over a secret meeting at a teahouse.

After Yi Xinghua becomes a target, Zhongling's husband Commander Xi Weian increases security measures around him.

Yi Xinghua eyes some potential marriage arrangements for his daughters, while Zhongling meets with her ex-fiancé, Wang Jianchi.

Zhongxiu and Zhongling strategize against a rival mall's rising popularity, while Shen Bin starts his romantic pursuit of Zhongyu.

Amid Zhongxiu and Zhongyu's feud, their father receives alarming information about a company ship.

Despite public criticism, the Yi family hold a beauty contest sponsored by the disaster relief committee at Xinghua Mall.

The Miss Shanghai contest is threatened by a protest and a gun fight.

After Miss Shanghai is crowned, Weian and a colleague engage in a violent standoff.

Zhongyu finally admits her feelings for Tang Fengwu, while Zhongling and Weian get real about their relationship.

Zhongjie and Ayuan grow close, much to the displeasure of his parents, while Cousin Yi Jiyu gives Zhongxiu dirt on Zhongling's true family origins.

Shortly after Zhongxiu exposes Zhongling's family background, Yi Xinghua finally decides who will run Xinghua Mall.

January 1922. After the Japanese invade Shanghai, the Yi family scrambles to find new roles to aid in the war.

An unmarried Zhongyu returns from France, only to reveal how a secretary came between her and Tang Fengwu.

After meeting with Shen Bin, Zhongyu learns that Zhongjie and Ayuan are no longer together.

The sisters reaffirm their loyalty to the family and business before being introduced to Takashi, a Japanese businessman interested in Xinghua Mall.

Yi Xinghua's meeting with Takashi has catastrophic results for the Yi family.

The family tries to persuade Zhongyu to fulfill her father's last wish: marrying Tang Fengwu.

Zhongyu finally marries Tang Fengwu -- but not before confronting him over his relationship with Miss Su.

The three sisters decide to exact revenge on those responsible for their father's death.

Tang Fengwu goes to great lengths to reconcile with Zhongyu—but it might be too late.

While the sisters aid with refugee efforts, Wang Jianchi enlists the help of Tang Fengwu amidst an influx of intelligence leaks.

While Zhongyu is caught in an attack that also destroys Xinghua Mall, Wang Jianchi confronts Director Fu Yanchang and Miss Su at a dinner.

After the family digs up property hidden by Yi Xinghua, Zhongyu decides to use her share to rebuild the department store.

In an attempt to reconcile once again, Tang Fengwu takes Zhongyu to the refugee camp where he works.

Ayuan and Zhongjie tearfully part ways as a newly returned Takashi forcefully coerces Shen into working together.

Zhongyu continues helping at the refugee camp, as Huang Yingru learns about Zhongjie's dangerous, radical beliefs.

After Weian returns and rejects Zhongling, Huang Yingru secretly asks Wang Jianchi why her son-in-law has changed.

While Zhongyu discovers how her investments in Shen Bin's companies have been used, Zhongling learns of her husband's devastating betrayal.

While Zhongyu definitively ends her engagement to Shen Bin, Zhongling is frustrated by Weian's refusal to sign the divorce agreement.

After she and Tang Fengwu solidify their commitment to one another, Zhongyu learns that she is Takashi's latest target.

Takashi confronts Weian after Wang Jianchi singles him out for being behind the intelligence interceptions.

The three sisters are driven out of their family home after Shen Bin takes possession.

When the sisters start a new business effort, their success attracts the wrong kind of attention.

After Japan surrenders in 1945, each member of the Yi family attempts to move forward.