In the Yongxin Marquis Manor, Shen Shuangyu, forced into the role of second wife after her cousin Shen Chuchu’s death, kneels in the shrine while burning with fever. Her life has been three years of silent suffering: her husband Song Zhixian treats her with icy contempt, her stepchildren view her as an enemy, and the servants left by her cousin are arrogant and disrespectful. As she is about to faint from illness, golden text suddenly appears before her eyes, scolding her situation and revealing shocking truths. The text tells her she is being punished for cutting down a willow tree, but the tree was causing her stepson’s allergic reaction. The golden text belongs to Ye Qing, a modern actress watching a television adaptation of Shen Shuangyu’s story. Through these bullet screen comments, Shen Shuangyu gains the courage to confront Song Zhixian, questioning why she was punished without understanding her actions. Song Zhixian is left speechless, and Shen Shuangyu finally collapses from her fever.
Ye Qing, a talented actress in the modern world, ends a video of the drama with contempt for the morally rotten plot. She is herself trapped in a suffocating family: her mother died young, her father remarried, and her stepmother and stepsister Ye Zhiruo have gradually stolen her father and brother’s affection. When Ye Zhiruo wins a movie role that Ye Qing had auditioned for, the family sides with Ye Zhiruo, accusing Ye Qing of throwing a tantrum. Ye Qing’s boyfriend, the famous actor Han Lichen, also takes Ye Zhiruo’s side, claiming that Ye Zhiruo has better acting chemistry with him. Hurt and angry, Ye Qing plays a secret recording proving that the director believed Ye Qing acted better but chose Ye Zhiruo because Han Lichen was more emotionally engaged with her. Ye Qing realizes Han Lichen’s heart has strayed, and she breaks up with him on the spot. She then moves out of her family home, blocking all contact, determined to never be controlled by them again.
Later, Ye Qing opens the strange video app again and watches Shen Shuangyu wake up. She sees the ancient woman facing fresh abuse from her cousin’s old servants. Ye Qing’s bullet screen comments appear, encouraging Shen Shuangyu to show dignity. To Ye Qing’s astonishment, Shen Shuangyu can hear and respond to her text directly. The two women discover they can communicate across time and worlds. Ye Qing explains she is a human from five hundred years in the future who knows Shen Shuangyu’s entire story—past, present, and future. She offers to reveal the truth to Shen Shuangyu, warning that the knowledge will shatter her world but that change is possible. Shen Shuangyu, having already sensed the golden text’s benevolence, accepts without hesitation.
Ye Qing begins to recount Shen Shuangyu’s tragic original path: after Shen Chuchu’s death, Shen Shuangyu was forced to marry her brother-in-law to salvage the family’s reputation, though everyone believed she had deliberately seduced him. She spent three years managing the manor with loyalty, yet she was met only with hatred and suspicion. Song Zhixian never consummated the marriage and treated her with cold distance. The Shen family despised her, her stepchildren resented her, and the servants undermined her authority. The original story would have ended with Shen Shuangyu dying from accumulated grievances, only for those who wronged her to belatedly regret. Upon hearing this, Shen Shuangyu feels the weight of her past suffering but also a spark of resolve.
Encouraged by Ye Qing’s support, Shen Shuangyu faces Granny Zhao and Ya Qi, two meddling servants, and orders them out of her room for the first time. She begins to question the many false accusations that have plagued her. Meanwhile, Ye Qing, having cut off her toxic family and scumbag boyfriend, feels a newfound liberation. She decides to use her knowledge to help Shen Shuangyu rewrite her fate. The two women, one ancient and one modern, form an unlikely alliance. Shen Shuangyu vows no longer to be a passive victim, while Ye Qing embraces the freedom of living for herself alone. Together, they prepare to expose hidden deceits and dismantle the systems that have oppressed them, aiming for justice and self-empowerment. The story closes on the beginning of their collaboration, with both having taken the first steps toward claiming their own destinies.
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| 2026-05-29 | lightnovelasia | c23 |
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