Gu Wannuo has a terrible reputation. She's spoiled, willful, and domineering, and even her stepmother can't do anything with her.
Qing Qiucheng thinks so too, until one day he wakes up as Gu Wannuo.
Her stepmother exploits her openly, while her stepsister schemes against her behind her back. They're the ones who deliberately ruined Gu Wannuo's reputation.
Qing Qiucheng can't take it anymore and finally fights back.
Her stepmother discovers that overnight, “Gu Wannuo” has become sharp-tongued and eloquent, and can even smash a table with one palm.
Her stepmother and stepsister are so cowed they promise never to do it again.
One day, the most handsome man in the capital asks Gu Wannuo for her hand in marriage. Knowing that he's a terrible person, Qing Qiucheng rejects him.
The next day, news that Gu Wannuo rejected the capital's most handsome man spreads everywhere.
When Gu Wannuo hears about it, she fumes. “You actually ruined my marriage prospects! Fine, just you wait.”
A few days later, rumors spread that Qing Qiucheng is meeting young ladies in secret and chasing after women.
When Qing Qiucheng finds Gu Wannuo, she calmly says, “I'm repaying your kindness with kindness. I found you a wife. No need to thank me.”
And so they start taking turns getting back at each other, with fresh rumors about them circulating through the capital every day.
Gu Wannuo drinks and laughs with General Wen late into the night.
Qing Qiucheng goes shopping for hairpins in a pink dress.
Gu Wannuo wrestles with soldiers under the blazing sun.
Qing Qiucheng sends flirtatious glances to men at a banquet.
Then, after they accidentally switch back to their own bodies,
Gu Wannuo discovers that whenever the young gentlemen of the capital see her, they sling an arm around her shoulders without a second thought. “Come on, Brother Gu. Let's go have another drink today!”
Meanwhile, young ladies often visit Qing Qiucheng's residence. When they see him, they sigh sadly and talk about how their beloved has fallen for someone else. “My dear friend, you must take this as a lesson.”
Gu Wannuo and Qing Qiucheng: “???”
Have I become everyone's best bro / bestie?
One-on-one romance, happy ending.
Theme: Don't judge someone too quickly.