Got Pregnant with Triplets After One Night with a Soldier — I Lay Low and Won Big in the ’80s

Jiang Yue awakens in the body of a woman who has just been cast out by her biological parents after discovering she was switched at birth. The original owner, a vicious female supporting character in a melodramatic era novel, had died from a head injury sustained during a fit of rage. Jiang Yue, a transmigrator, realizes she has entered a book written by her best friend, where her character is destined for a tragic fate involving human traffickers and a brothel. Instead of following the original plot, she accepts her situation and seeks to survive by altering her destiny.

Upon leaving her biological family, the Ji household, Jiang Yue is rescued from a lake by Gu Ye, a handsome military regiment commander. She discovers that Gu Ye is her arranged husband, contrary to the original owner's belief that he was an older, remarried man. Despite their strained relationship, Gu Ye takes her to the hospital and later brings her back to their home in the Military Residential Compound. Jiang Yue learns that Gu Ye has an adopted daughter named Ningning, whom the original owner had mistreated, including an incident where she gave the child alcohol. This has made Gu Ye deeply suspicious and hostile toward her.

Jiang Yue attempts to change her image by being kind to Ningning and taking on household chores, but Gu Ye remains cold and insists on filing for divorce. He believes her sudden change in behavior is a manipulative tactic after being rejected by her biological family. Jiang Yue, fearing her return to the tragic fate outlined in the book, refuses to accept the divorce and clings to Gu Ye, even faking a faint to avoid his anger. Her actions confuse Gu Ye, who notices her physical weakness and malnutrition but attributes her behavior to cunning rather than genuine change.

As Jiang Yue settles into her new life, she navigates the challenges of the 1970s era, dealing with limited resources and a household staff, Li Hongying, who is openly hostile and scheming to replace her. Li Hongying attempts to turn Ningning against Jiang Yue and harbors ambitions for Gu Ye herself. Jiang Yue must balance her desire to survive and avoid the original plot's pitfalls with the growing tension between her and Gu Ye. Despite his initial disdain, Gu Ye begins to show glimpses of concern, though he remains guarded. Jiang Yue's journey involves proving her worth as a wife and mother figure to Ningning while uncovering the truth behind the novel's deviations and her own changing fate.