[Both reborn + clear-headed money-making heroine x rugged, loyal-dog hero]
Reborn in 1983, Xu Xiaoman slapped her biological father, kicked her stepmother, and married into the Huo family with a hundred yuan as her dowry.
In her last life, Huo Zheng taught her how to love. In this one, she believes only in money, because money won't die before her.
After being reborn, a notice of his death in action stirred Xu Xiaoman's deepest fears.
She didn't dare rely on Huo Zheng, so she threw herself into making money. People die, but money doesn't. When it matters most, money can save a life.
So she changed. She was no longer afraid he'd disappear, clinging to him every moment as she had right after being reborn.
She left early and came home late every day, completely absorbed in making money. She thought this way she could get over him.
But Huo Zheng mistakenly thought Xu Xiaoman had grown tired of him.
The misunderstanding deepened day by day, and the heartache kept building.
Until one day, Xu Xiaoman rushed up the mountain where he was stationed, out of her mind with worry.
She slapped him, her hand trembling. “Huo Zheng, you bastard! Who told you to go risk your life again?”
His eyes reddened. “Didn't you say you didn't want me anymore?”
She shouted through her tears, “I don't want you to die! Just stay alive. Whether you love me or not doesn't matter...”
He grabbed her wrist. “It does matter. Whether you love me matters.”
“In my past life, I owed you a lifetime.
In this life, I'll spend a lifetime cherishing you.”
