Young officer Xu Wenqiang (Leslie Cheung) was ambushed by Japanese spies on his way to escape and fell into the sea. When he floated to the shore of the Bund, he fainted. Ding Li (Andy Lau) passed by and tried to save him but was subconsciously used force by him. After a fight, the two became friends. After Ding Li accidentally saved Feng Chengcheng (Ning Jing), the daughter of Shanghai tycoon Feng Jingyao (Wu Xingguo), he made a wish to marry her, but the goddess of Xiangwang had a dream but her heart belonged to someone else. Feng Chengcheng only regarded him as a good friend. She loved his good brother Xu Wenqiang, whom she met on a train during a journey. Xu Wenqiang also developed a good impression of her because of her bravery, kindness and wit. When Xu Wenqiang met Feng Chengcheng again, his passion could not be controlled, and his friendship with Ding Li came to an end. When Xu Wenqiang and Feng Chengcheng were talking about marriage, Xu Wenqiang accidentally discovered that Feng Jingyao was the mastermind behind the pursuit of him and his colleagues. His identity was also recognized by the other party, and the smell of gunpowder suddenly filled the room.