Shen Qinghuan and Gu Tingyuan have known each other since childhood. She's the most notorious spoiled heiress in the capital: she doesn't study or learn the zither, spends every day shopping with her friends, and chases after him calling him “Brother Tingyuan,” pressuring him to marry her.
On their wedding day, she jumps into the sea.
After she's rescued, she's a completely different person. She can't do her makeup or use a cellphone, and she jumps in fright at the sight of a television. But she can recite the Book of Songs, play the guzheng, and insult people in classical Chinese.
Gu Tingyuan suspects she's an impostor. Afraid he'll send her to a research institute, Shen Qinghuan tries desperately to keep up the act. She stays quiet, but she keeps slipping up. What she's most afraid of is this: if he discovers she's not the original Shen Qinghuan, will he turn her in?
Later, during an argument, she accidentally blurts out, “You can't discuss ice with a summer insect.” He freezes, unable to understand her. But the next day, she finds a copy of Selections of Ancient Prose on his desk.
He studies for a whole year and finally understands all her insults. Then he tells her, “Your eyes light up when you insult people.”
When he discovers that she has transmigrated, he doesn't send her away. Instead, he feels for her, cherishes her all the more, and loves her even more deeply.
Since she has no way to return, she works hard to adapt to modern life.
She starts her own perfume brand, using only natural ingredients. Her stores include hands-on perfumery workshops where she teaches young people how to make perfume. The business grows from a single store to a worldwide chain.
They have three children and hold a Chinese-style wedding to make up for the one they missed. They argue over how to raise the children, but work through their differences and find a way together. The children grow up, each more accomplished than the last.
Holding her hand at their belated wedding, he says, “Love makes life beautiful. This life has been worth it.”
