The heroine, Zhao Qingran, comes from an ordinary family. She's pretty and has a good figure, and despite a bumpy journey, she completes a vocational college program. She meets her first husband through a blind date, and they are married for three years. Through her phone, she sees a glamorous world beyond her own. Unable to rein in her desires, she looks at her timid husband and realizes he'll never leave the county. She asks for a divorce and goes out to make her way in the world. She meets a man she likes, but doesn't have enough money to make it work, so she keeps striving in her career. Another five years pass. Her career is successful, and she has seen the world's splendor. She is nearly forty, past childbearing age according to her medical checkup, and her health is no longer very good. She can no longer have children. On the way home, she passes a supermarket and buys a bottle of Fenjiu. Once home, she opens it and drinks straight from the bottle. In just a few minutes, it's empty. Swaying, she changes into slippers and comfortable clothes, then goes into the bedroom. Looking at the amethyst ring she bought from a street stall a couple of days ago, she slips it on her finger, mutters to herself, and falls asleep... When she wakes up again...
