1970s: The Strongest Military Officer Is Controlled by a Weak and Beautiful Woman

Su Anan, a modern woman, transmigrates into the body of a cannon fodder character in a period drama set during China's Cultural Revolution era. The original owner was a naive and submissive woman engaged to Wei Zhiming, a rising military officer. Manipulated by her cousin Xia Yuting and Wei Zhiming, the original Su Anan was drugged and caught in bed with Lu Jingchen, a regiment commander. In the original plot, she falsely accused Lu Jingchen of forcing her, leading to his demotion to a reform farm. Wei Zhiming then broke off the engagement, claiming her impurity, and she eventually committed suicide after discovering she was pregnant. Su Anan, aware of this tragic fate, decides to rewrite her destiny.

Upon waking to the commotion of the Revolutionary Committee arriving to arrest them, Su Anan quickly assesses the situation. Unlike the original owner, she does not panic or plot revenge against Lu Jingchen. Instead, she recognizes him as the male lead of the story and a man of integrity. She helps him escape through the window to avoid being caught together, taking the blame herself. When Lu Jingchen returns and proposes marriage to take responsibility, Su Anan accepts, realizing she is pregnant with his child and needs a stable partner. She uses his presence to confront her abusive family, who have favored Xia Yuting over her for eighteen years.

Su Anan’s family, Su Dajun and Liu Cuihua, are revealed to be greedy and cruel. They stole the inheritance left by Su Anan’s biological parents, including a valuable jade pendant, and gave it to Xia Yuting. They forced Su Anan to support Xia Yuting financially and emotionally, enabling her affair with Wei Zhiming. Su Anan exposes their hypocrisy by demanding repayment for the money and coupons Xia Yuting borrowed, causing a public scene. She also reveals that Wei Zhiming and Xia Yuting are having an illicit relationship, leading to their arrest by the Revolutionary Committee for corrupting social morals.

The conflict escalates as Su Dajun and Liu Cuihua attempt to force Su Anan to retract her statements to save Xia Yuting’s reputation and Wei Zhiming’s career. Su Anan refuses, using her knowledge of the future to manipulate the situation further. She exposes Liu Cuihua’s affair with the factory director, causing a violent domestic dispute that leaves both parents injured. Lu Jingchen supports Su Anan throughout, protecting her from physical harm and standing by her side against her abusive family. Their relationship deepens as they navigate the political and social challenges of the era.

Wei Zhiming, desperate to save his career, discovers that Su Anan has reported him for impersonating a soldier to gain his position. This revelation threatens to destroy his military prospects entirely. Meanwhile, Xia Yuting loses her job and faces social ostracization. Su Anan successfully breaks off her engagement with Wei Zhiming and marries Lu Jingchen. She moves into the military compound, severing ties with her toxic family. The story concludes with Su Anan securing her future, reclaiming her dignity, and preparing to raise her child with Lu Jingchen, while her enemies face the consequences of their actions.