Entering Beijing Pregnant in the '80s: Kissed Senseless by My Aloof Ex-Husband

Jiang Mian, a rural woman with only an elementary school education, lives on a remote farm in the Beidahuang region. She was formerly married to Lu Heng, a brilliant professor from Huaqing University who was sent down to the farm during a political purge. After his rehabilitation and return to the capital, he divorced Jiang Mian, viewing her as an unsuitable match for his social standing. Unbeknownst to Lu Heng, Jiang Mian had discovered she was pregnant with triplets. Before the divorce, she experienced a prophetic dream revealing that she was a character in a novel destined to become a tragic cannon fodder ex-wife. In the original story, she would follow Lu Heng to the city, clash with his family, act out maliciously due to pregnancy, and ultimately die in a fall while pregnant, leaving the children to be raised by the novel’s true female lead. Terrified of this fate, Jiang Mian chose to divorce Lu Heng immediately after waking from the dream, hiding her pregnancy and transferring to a more isolated farm to raise her children alone.

Years later, Jiang Mian becomes an accomplished agricultural technician after successfully developing a technique to grow strawberries in the harsh winter temperatures of minus thirty degrees. Her breakthrough earns her national recognition and an invitation to a scientific conference in the capital. Accompanied by her colleagues Xu Hongmei and Xu Haibin, she travels to the city, unaware that Lu Heng is also attending the same event as a distinguished professor. The reunion is abrupt and public. During the awards ceremony, Jiang Mian is called to the stage to receive her honor. Lu Heng, tasked with presenting the award, is stunned to see her. Upon noticing her prominent pregnant belly, he confronts her publicly, demanding to know whose child she is carrying. Jiang Mian, realizing she cannot hide the pregnancy any longer, calmly states that the child is his. The revelation leaves Lu Heng speechless and causes a scandal among the attendees, while Jiang Mian flees the stage in embarrassment.

The incident disrupts both their lives. Lu Heng, unable to accept that his ex-wife is carrying his triplets, becomes obsessed with understanding why she divorced him and why she hid the pregnancy. He tracks her down and demands the return of her award certificate, which he accidentally kept. Their interactions are tense and fraught with unresolved history. Lu Heng invites her to a meal at the prestigious Donglaishun restaurant to discuss the matter. During the meal, he attempts to persuade her to stay in the capital, offering financial support and a job, but Jiang Mian remains resistant, determined to maintain her independence and protect her children from the Lu family’s anticipated disdain.

Meanwhile, Jiang Mian visits Sun Danhua, a former mentor and agricultural professor who provided her with the strawberry seeds. Sun Danhua, now rehabilitated and living in a university villa, expresses deep admiration for Jiang Mian’s resilience and achievements. Jiang Mian maintains the pretense that her husband is deceased to avoid complications. Back at the conference, Lu Heng’s sister, Lu Yuanyuan, mocks Jiang Mian’s background, prompting Lu Heng to defend her fiercely and reprimand his sister for her snobbery. This marks a shift in Lu Heng’s perspective, as he begins to recognize Jiang Mian’s strength and worth beyond her educational background.

The narrative explores the complex dynamics between Jiang Mian and Lu Heng as they navigate their past and present. Jiang Mian faces prejudice from other conference attendees who gossip about her pregnancy and her interaction with Lu Heng. Lu Heng publicly clears her name, explaining that she helped him when he suffered a cramp on stage, which earns him the respect of those who had doubted her. The story sets the stage for Jiang Mian to continue her agricultural work while dealing with the reappearance of her ex-husband, who is now determined to understand the truth about their divorce and the future of his children.