In her previous life, Lin Wan was a sent-down youth who arrived in the countryside with a heart full of hopes. But fellow sent-down youth Zhou Xue’e framed her, destroying her reputation and causing her to miss the college entrance exams. She spent half her life trapped in the countryside, with her best years slipping away. Reborn and returned to that fateful summer of 1977, she refuses to be the “pampered girl” others can manipulate. This time, she vows to rewrite her destiny.
Having returned to life, Lin Wan is clever and decisive without losing her innocence. She meets Zhou Xue’e’s schemes head-on, turning each one back against her. Shen Yan, a handsome and cunning sent-down youth, seems cold and distant, yet always lends her a hand when she needs it most. In the name of being a “fake couple,” he becomes her true protector. At the sent-down youth settlement, where tensions simmer beneath the surface, they join forces to deal with village gossip and malicious slander. They risk trading on the black market to obtain precious study materials and strive for the college entrance exams amid the tide of a changing era.
When news arrives that the college entrance exams have been reinstated, Lin Wan seizes this hard-won opportunity. She and Shen Yan support each other as they immerse themselves in their studies. At the same time, she gradually exposes Zhou Xue’e’s true nature and strikes back at those who once hurt her. Set against the unique backdrop of the 1980s, watch Lin Wan turn the tables against all odds, build her career, get into college, find true love, and write her own inspiring legend.
