In her previous life, Su Li was married off to Qi Linsu, a scholar who was a beast in human clothing. She endured endless abuse and died a miserable death in a gloomy room.
As she lay dying, resentment filled her heart. If she got another life, she would never let others push her around again.
Then she was reborn, back on the day of her wedding.
This time, she would never repeat her old mistakes. At least she had Zhong Mo, her brother who truly cared for her.
But she didn’t know that this “brother,” whom her maternal grandfather had brought home, intended to make her his child bride. And Zhong Mo had known the truth all along.
She used to find him dull and taciturn, and only wanted to marry a scholar. It took a lifetime of suffering for her to understand that he was the only one who had silently protected her for years. After her death, he even gave his life to avenge her.
Drawing on the memories of her previous life, Su Li learns a trade and builds a livelihood, gradually helping the whole village, and eventually the entire county, grow prosperous.
Meanwhile, the quiet and reserved Zhong Mo steadily climbs the ranks, silently making a place for her to flourish and making up for every regret from his previous life, when he failed to protect her.
