It's the eve of Rachel Chu's wedding, and she should be over the moon, in this second volume of the trilogy that began with Crazy Rich Asians. She has a flawless diamond, a wedding dress she loves, and a fiancé willing to thwart his meddling relatives and give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia in order to marry her. Still, Rachel mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won't be there to walk her down the aisle. When a chance accident reveals her Dad's identity, though, Rachel is suddenly drawn into a dizzying world of Shanghai splendor.