Qi Tongwei is reborn at the time of his graduation from Handong University, just as Liang Lu is pressuring him to marry her.
In the original story, Qi Tongwei kneels before Liang Lu and trades marriage for a promising future. Later, he earns distinction in battle at Guying Ridge, but remains trapped in a web of power and connections, ultimately becoming a tragic figure there.
In this life, the protagonist refuses to kneel and refuses to let the Liang family use his marriage as a bargaining chip for his career. The Liang family sends him to the most remote and harshest place of all, Guying Ridge. He starts there and changes his fate, one step at a time.