The worldline blew up, and Ye Jinli traveled into the past, becoming Zhang Wang's daughter in Suyi County and the future wife of Sima Yi, Emperor Xuan of Jin, Zhang Chunhua.
As the Time Management Bureau's best employee, Ye Jinli had never imagined she'd ever mess up. And the one responsible for this whole disaster was none other than Gu Changyu, her longtime partner on multiple assignments.
Her good partner had gotten carried away by love and taken his wife's punishment for her. He'd also brazenly altered the historical worldline. They were having a great time, but Ye Jinli was about to go crazy!
The Worldline Correction System told her to hurry up and fix the error before her superiors found out.
Ye Jinli: "What does a changed worldline have to do with the Three Kingdoms?"
System: "We know the change in the worldline originated in Jiangdong."
Ye Jinli: "So?"
System: "Due to circumstances beyond our control, Host... beep... bzz..."
Ye Jinli: "..."
The System was completely fried. With tears in her eyes, Ye Jinli had no choice but to survive in Cao Wei while keeping an eye on Jiangdong, trying to correct the tangled worldline along the way.
First, Jiangdong must not unify the land.
Second, Cao Cao must not die.
And last, Sima Yi must not die either.
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Hard work paid off. Ye Jinli watched with satisfaction as the worldline repair index climbed higher and higher, yet it still wouldn't reach 100 percent.
Sima Yi: "How can the worldline be corrected if my wife hasn't agreed to marry me?"
Ye Jinli, internally horrified: "How does he know?!"
But when she thought of how the original Zhang Chunhua had been dismissed by the historical Sima Yi as old, faded, and past her prime, Ye Jinli couldn't help but wipe away a bitter tear.
For the worldline to be completely repaired, and to earn her perfect performance score, Ye Jinli had no choice but to give it her all.
After the wedding, she saw that the repair index still hadn't reached 100 percent and belatedly realized she'd been tricked.
Sima Yi: "Now that you've married me, there's no need for us to stand on ceremony. How can marrying my wife be called a trick?"
Ye Jinli: "Heh."
Content warning:
This is probably a short story of around a hundred thousand words. The author wrote it purely out of love, let loose, and indulged herself. History buffs and readers who care about historical accuracy, beware! Only the broad strokes follow history. The smaller plot points are all the author's imagination!
Theme: Save the tangled worldline and uphold historical accuracy
