Set in the Liu Song Dynasty (420-479), with powerful aristocrats clamoring for power, the people of the Liu Song Empire have succumbed to the ensuing chaos. Desperate to bring peace to his crumbling nation, the young emperor, Liu Yi Kang, son of Emperor Wu of Liu Song, the founder of the Liu Song Dynasty, is willing to do whatever it takes to save his people, but the road before him will not be easy. With most of the country’s powerful families plotting against him, Yi Kang’s list of allies is growing dangerously thin.

Knowing the only way to strengthen his position is to ally himself with a mighty family, Yi Kang agrees to an alliance through marriage with the powerful Shen family. A family with deep military roots, the Shen family can provide the strength Yi Kang needs to enact the reform necessary to oust the aristocrats bent on destroying the nation. With the family’s brilliant and beautiful, Shen Li Ge by his side, the two begin the arduous task of reformation.

Facing off against one of the nation’s most powerful and corrupt clans, Yi Kang and Li Ge must use every ounce of their wits and strength to defeat their foes. But peace doesn’t come without a price and the cost of this battle is tremendous. In the midst of so much heartache and despair, can this noble couple find a way to heal the wounds of a broken nation and at the same time, mend the wounds of their own broken hearts?

Uekusa Chiaki, an architectural modeler whose father is a famous architect, has a habit of traveling around and visiting nostalgic and cute buildings. He updates his SNS often and is quite popular. On the other hand, Haruno Fuji's boyfriend has recently split up with her. Feeling down, she begins exchanging messages on SNS with Chiaki. The two agree to meet up to have lunch at a famous Tokyo building.

Adapted from the literary work "Aruite, Taberu Tokyo no Oishii Meikenchiku Sanpo" by Kai Minori.

Nanako Hanada works as a manager of a bookstore. Her bookstore doesn’t have many customers, due to the rise of digital formats. Nanako Hanada and her husband Ken are also on the verge of divorcing. Her work life and personal life are equally in rough shape. One day, Nanako Hanada signs up for online dating site AU×AU and leaves one sentence in her profile, which is "I will recommend a book that suits you right now." Whenever she meets someone in person from the dating site AU×AU, she recommends a book to them. ~~ Adapted from an essay by Nanako Hanada.

Eguchi Yosuke plays the character of Onishi Katsuo, a 35-year-old carpenter and former college football player who sees life almost in the same balance as a football game (guts and glory along with team spirit). One day he learns that his friend (a college football teammate) was killed when his house burned down. His friend's wife is in a coma and his four kids are now homeless, Eguchi has the children live with him (in his one room apartment) above his bosses home. At first, the children are still traumatized by what has happened, but if anything can help them regain hope, it's Katsuo's caring and energetic spirit

Manda Ginjiro's father, Koichiro, committed suicide due to the acts of Akuto's president. Due to the shock, his mother lives in the hospital lying in bed. Ginjiro had excellent grades but now works to earn money for her hospitalization. One day, he targets the daughter of Akuto Shoji, Naoko. He resolves to get revenge against the dangerous Akuto for his father.

In the Nanyang region in the 1930s, Ouyang Tian Qing and Kuang Cai Yun traveled from Guangdong to Southeast Asia to make a living. Tianqing became the "samsui woman" of construction site labor and became the leader of the sisters. She was admired by both the rich Jia Fu and the poor A Le. Cai Yun accidentally became acquainted with the young Hu Yaozu and became the nanny but was repeatedly bullied by the Hu family. Yao Zu drove her away to protect her and went to study abroad.

A Le took the initiative to give up his feelings for Tian Qing and went to serve as a soldier during the Japanese invasion. The Japanese forces forced Tian Qing and her company to build the shrine. On the day of completion, Ale, who joined the rebels, led the people to rescue Tian Qing and burned down the shrine. Cai Yun, who suffered various changes, also waited for the return of Yao Zu.

Professional e-sports player Xiao Yi Chuan is about to face retirement. In order to stand on the highest stage of the podium he gave up treatment of injuries, and the moment he returned home, he met a hot-blooded girl Xiong Qiu Qiu who is going around to recruit players for her grass-roots e-sports team. After Xiong Qiu Qiu unremitting efforts, Xiao Yi Chuan decided to join this team. When the team is completed, the gaming maverick Xiao Yi Chuan, theory king Hong Yang, Chu Tian who's full of potential, and Dong Shi who entered the team with his own funding, the team is not only faced with strong rivals, but run into troubles with people ranging from gaming newbies to gaming masters.

Serizawa Yusuke works at a law office. He gets into a car accident. A woman helps him and she looks familiar to him, but he doesn't remember who she is. Yusuke Serizawa looks back at his past romances.