A Dream within a Dream (2025)

In a world where the lines between reality and fantasy are blurred, Song Xiao Yu finds herself trapped in a script, forced to play the role of a heroine doomed to suffer at the hands of the villainous hero, Nan Heng. With her life hanging in the balance, Song Xiao Yu must use all her wits to escape the plot and avoid the clutches of her tormentor. As she navigates this treacherous landscape, she begins to realize that she is not alone in her struggle against the constraints of her predetermined fate.

Throughout the script, Song Xiao Yu encounters a multitude of characters, each with their own unique struggles and desires. Some are trapped in the deep palace, while others are bound to aristocratic families, forced to participate in a never-ending cycle of competition and deceit. As Song Xiao Yu fights to break free from her own shackles, she inspires those around her to do the same, sparking a fierce battle against the established fate that has been forced upon them. With love and freedom hanging in the balance, the stakes are higher than ever.

As Song Xiao Yu and Nan Heng engage in a fierce game of cat and mouse, the true nature of their conflict begins to reveal itself. Is Song Xiao Yu simply a salted fish, desperate to avoid her fate, or is she something more? And what drives Nan Heng to be so ruthless and merciless? As the battle between these two adversaries reaches its climax, the very fabric of the script itself begins to unravel, threatening to upend the entire world and everyone in it. Will Song Xiao Yu be able to overcome her fate and forge her own path, or will she succumb to the forces that seek to control her? The outcome is far from certain, as the war between free will and destiny rages on.