Wen Tiantian wakes to blaring music in a KTV private room. She is no longer the twenty-five-year-old triple film empress but an eighteen-year-old brainless female supporting character in a clichéd romance novel. She instantly recognizes the situation: this is the night before her engagement to Gu Chujin, the powerful but gentle male lead, and the original owner is supposed to accept the confession of Fang Xuan yang, the scumbag male lead, then publicly humiliate Gu Chujin. However, Wen Tiantian refuses to follow the script. She splashes wine on Fang Xuan yang’s face and declares she will never love him, shocking everyone present. She announces that she loves only Gu Chujin and cuts off all ties with Fang Xuan yang, who only wanted to use her to humiliate Gu. Wen Tiantian remembers the original plot: the original Wen Tiantian had arranged for an eighteen-tier actress named Xia Xiaonuan to seduce Gu Chujin after drugging him, then called reporters to catch them in the act, aiming to ruin Gu Chujin’s reputation. In the original story, this led to Gu Chujin being forced into a contractual engagement with Xia Xiaonuan, while the original Wen Tiantian fled with Fang Xuan yang. Wen Tiantian is furious—she had always felt sorry for Gu Chujin’s tragic fate in the book. Determined to protect him, she rushes to the presidential suite where Gu Chujin has been drugged and Xia Xiaonuan is about to make her move. Bursting through the door just as reporters arrive, Wen Tiantian slaps Xia Xiaonuan and loudly accuses her of taking advantage of Gu Chujin’s drunkenness to seduce him. The reporters realize they have been misled; no one dares to publish gossip about the Gu family. Gu Chujin, originally cold and detached, watches Wen Tiantian’s sudden transformation with curiosity. Wen Tiantian’s background: she was a successful actress in her previous life, but she has no memories before age seven in this world. Her parents died saving Gu Chujin’s mother, and she was raised in the Gu family as a privileged young miss. Gu Chujin’s mother, feeling guilty, forced him to promise an engagement before age twenty-five. The original Wen Tiantian always resented Gu Chujin and used her deceased parents to manipulate the family. But the transmigrated Wen Tiantian now sees Gu Chujin as her beloved childhood friend and refuses to let him be destroyed by the original plot. She sets her goal: to overturn the conspiracy, keep Gu Chujin from being harmed, and give him the warmth he deserves. The main conflict shifts: Wen Tiantian must deal with Fang Xuan yang, who is furious at being rejected and publicly shamed, and Xia Xiaonuan, who has now become a victim in the public eye. The story begins with her decisive actions at the engagement party, changing the tides of fate. She has already prevented the scandal from exploding, but more challenges lie ahead as the original female lead is not willing to give up. Wen Tiantian’s ultimate aim is to stay by Gu Chujin’s side, protect his family’s reputation, and ensure they can be together without being torn apart by scheming outsiders. The ending of the original novel saw Gu Chujin dying tragically after being used and abandoned, but now with Wen Tiantian’s intervention, that future is erased. Although the path is not yet fully clear, she has already made her stand: no one can bully her childhood sweetheart. Gu Chujin, initially merely observing, slowly begins to see this unfamiliar fierce and loyal side of Wen Tiantian, opening the possibility for a genuine bond between them. The story thus far sets up a complete reversal from the original heart-wrenching plot, placing Wen Tiantian as an active defender instead of a foolish pawn. She has her wits, her film business experience, and her determination to rewrite the narrative, starting with the first step of refusing Fang Xuan yang and ruining Xia Xiaonuan’s scheme. Her growth is embodied in the transition from ignorance to awareness, from being controlled by her emotions to taking control of her life. The core of the conflict is the battle between her will and the forces that seek to maintain the original storyline—Fang Xuan yang’s vanity, Xia Xiaonuan’s ambition, and the expectations of the wealthy circle. Wen Tiantian is not afraid; she is ready to fight for Gu Chujin until the very end. The story ends the opening arc with her successfully foiling the first major trap, leaving the future open but hopeful, as the male lead now views her with interest instead of cold indifference. This is the new fate she has carved out, and she will continue to guard him against all plots.
