The Russian melodramatic series "Breaking the Rules" tells the story of a young couple, Marina and Roman Kazantsev. They travel to Moscow, the capital, in search of work. While Roman waits for a job to come to him, Marina takes action. She gets a job as a waitress in a café and walks other people's dogs. Eventually, a great opportunity presents itself to Marina's fiancé - a job as an engineer at Anton Varyagin's prestigious architectural firm. But Roman has no idea what will follow this business offer...