A Tang dynasty jade hairpin engraved with the character “Yi” links two eras a thousand years apart.
Shen Zhiyi, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Chang'an, was swept into a stream of light by the hairpin on the eve of her coming-of-age ceremony. When she opened her eyes, she had fallen from the grand halls of the prosperous Tang dynasty into a bustling city in 2025. Standing beneath neon lights in her traditional ruqun dress, she collided with Lu Chengyu, the sharply dressed CEO of the Lu Group.
From learning to use a smartphone to adapting to modern dining etiquette, from rejecting instant noodles to falling in love with the plain noodles he cooked, Shen Zhiyi gradually shed the reserve of a marquis's daughter in Lu Chengyu's world and began to shine with a lively brilliance. And Lu Chengyu, accustomed to the cut and thrust of business, rediscovered the thrill of romance in her clear eyes. Just as he prepared to seal their love across time with a diamond ring, an identical jade hairpin in a museum awoke once more, dragging Shen Zhiyi back to the eve of her wedding in the Tang dynasty.
The ring left behind and the marks engraved on the hairpin became Lu Chengyu's only clues. He scoured ancient texts and visited famous mountains. Amid the morning bells and evening drums of Mount Putuo, a high monk offered him guidance. When the stars aligned, he leapt into a rift in time.
On the streets of Chang'an, when Lu Chengyu, still dressed in his suit, pushed through the crowd and reunited with Shen Zhiyi beneath a pear tree, they clasped hands tightly. This time, time itself could never tear them apart.
The hairpin had never been binding two lives to part, but joining two destinies fated to converge across a thousand years.
