Wen Hao, the mute second miss of Wen Manor, is stabbed to death on a snowy street after seeking the truth about her elder sister's suicide from a former maid. A masked man dies with her, leaving her with only a glimpse of his eyes. She wakes from the darkness to find herself three years in the past, falling from a wall and landing in the arms of Prince Jing's son, Qi Shuo. The shock of the physical contact and the sight of his face trigger a violent dizziness, and she cries out, revealing her restored voice. Her sudden ability to speak astonishes everyone present, including her sister Wen Chan, who comes to retrieve her. Wen Hao bites her hand to confirm she is not dreaming; she has truly returned to the moment before all the tragedies that once befell her family.She is brought to the General's Mansion, her maternal grandmother's home. Old Madam is overjoyed by her grandaughter's recovery of speech and comforts her about the wall-climbing incident. Wen Hao shows her grandmother affection but feels a deep urgency. She knows that in the original timeline, this same grandmother would soon die from a stroke, driven by the betrayal of Wen Hao's father. She knows her elder sister Wen Chan will be forced into an unhappy marriage and later killed after being assaulted. She knows her mother Lin Shi, once the spoiled only daughter of the late General Lin, will go mad when her husband’s lies surface. And she knows that her father, Wen Rugui, a seeming loving husband and doting father, will slander her late maternal grandfather as a bandit who forced him into the marriage, all to legitimize his cousin and their two children.With her voice restored, Wen Hao resolves to prevent these fates. On the carriage ride back to Wen Manor, she calms her mother and asks her not to inform her father of the good news yet, aiming to shape the narrative. When Wen Rugui returns home, he does not express joy at her recovery; instead, he berates her for the wall-climbing rumors, accusing her of spying on Prince Jing’s son. Lin Shi defends her daughter, but Wen Rugui grows angry, and the argument reveals a deep coldness that Wen Hao knows is only the beginning. After Wen Rugui leaves, Wen Hao confronts her mother, pointing out that her father has changed since her maternal grandfather’s death, that he should have been more comforting rather than arguing. Lin Shi is shaken but unconvinced.Later, Wen Chan advises her sister not to mention these doubts again, fearing a rift between their parents. Wen Hao looks at her sister and asks her to believe her, then requests that Wen Chan accompany her back to Luo Ying Residence, where she intends to tell her everything. Her sister agrees, and Wen Hao begins her plan to fight against the man who will soon bring ruin to their family.The story follows Wen Hao’s rebirth from a voiceless girl to a woman armed with knowledge and speech. Her core conflict is with Wen Rugui, who represents the patriarchal hypocrisy that destroyed her previous life. Her primary goal is to expose his lies, protect her mother and sister, and reclaim her family’s honor before her father can consolidate his power. Her chance encounter with Qi Shuo also hints at a connection: his actions in this timeline differ from her memory, and his help in her first escape from the assassination suggests she may have allies she does not yet understand. The narrative is set in motion with her resolve to rewrite the future, starting from the moment she reveals the truth to her sister.
