The protagonist, a woman who was reborn twenty years into the past after being betrayed and killed by her husband Yuan Qing'an and cousin Li Rou in her previous life. In her past life, she married Yuan Qing'an, managed his household, cared for his siblings and parents, and bore the pressure of childlessness and family gossip. She later discovered that Yuan Qing'an had never consummated their marriage because he loved Li Rou, and that he had orchestrated the kidnapping of her brother ten years prior, which led to her family's downfall and her parents' deaths. After being shot by Li Rou's illegitimate son, she rebirthed to the time of her engagement to Yuan Qing'an. She slaps him, publicly cancels the engagement, retrieves her dowry, and seeks revenge. She is courageous, decisive, and determined to change her fate.