Office drudge Lin Wei transmigrates into a novel as the doomed empress whose entire clan is destined to be wiped out by the emperor. The moment she opens her eyes, she comes face-to-face with Emperor Xiao Che, reborn and eager to get rid of her.
By chance, she unlocks the golden finger of being able to hear the emperor's thoughts. Watching the aloof emperor's mind fill with frantic, snarky commentary, Lin Wei tries to stay alive while laughing until she can barely breathe.
From testing each other to falling head over heels, this emperor is hopelessly lovestruck, yet still refuses to admit it.
The empress says: To keep the emperor in line, mind reading is all you need.