I got Entangled with the Future Big Boss in my Dreams

Cheng Yuan, an eighteen-year-old high school student in 1996, dies in a previous life after a series of tragic events. Bullied by classmates led by Li Liang and manipulated by her rival Meng Yue, she suffers academically and emotionally. After her father is imprisoned for defending her, she spirals into despair, attends a vocational school, and falls for a deceitful man. Her father secretly gives her his life savings to buy a house before dying of stomach cancer, leaving her alone and regretful. Upon her death, she wakes up in her body at eighteen, moments before being stabbed in an alley by the same bullies. Her father, Cheng Huaien, protects her and rushes her to the hospital. Clutching a jade pendant that glows mysteriously, Cheng Yuan realizes she has been reborn and vows to change her fate.

Cheng Yuan resolves to excel academically and protect her father from the hardships that plagued their past life. She discovers that her father has been working at a stingy restaurant, where he is owed wages and mistreated. With newfound confidence, she accompanies him to demand his pay, witnessing his transformation from a passive worker to a man willing to stand up for himself. Cheng Huaien successfully recovers his wages and begins a tea egg business, leveraging his culinary skills to secure a lucrative supply contract. This venture provides the family with a stable income, allowing them to plan for a better future, including opening their own restaurant and buying a home.

Back at school, Cheng Yuan confronts her bullies. When Li Liang and his accomplices attempt to ambush her in a bamboo grove, she fights back using self-defense skills she learned in her previous life. She defeats them decisively, shocking her best friend Bei Xiaolin and terrifying her tormentors. The conflict escalates when a classmate, Lin Juan, insults Cheng Yuan’s deceased mother. Cheng Yuan slaps her, leading to a confrontation at school where Cheng Huaien publicly defends his daughter’s dignity. He refuses to accept the teachers’ suggestion to apologize, insisting that Cheng Yuan should never tolerate disrespect. This marks a turning point in their relationship, as Cheng Huaien promises to always support her.

Meanwhile, Cheng Yuan experiences strange dreams involving a handsome, unconscious man lying on an ice bed in a dark void. She can enter this space by holding her jade pendant and wakes him by touching him, causing her to return to reality. The man, identified as Jun Nanye, a powerful business figure suffering from chronic insomnia, begins to investigate the source of the voice that wakes him. He launches a search for the “most beautiful voice,” unaware that it belongs to Cheng Yuan. The pendant’s mysterious connection links their fates, suggesting a deeper supernatural bond.

As Cheng Yuan focuses on her studies, she aims for Shanghai University, a goal that mocks her current low grades. She tutors Bei Xiaolin, helping her friend improve her scores while also teaching her self-defense. The bullies, humiliated and vengeful, plot to drug Cheng Yuan during gym class with the help of Lin Juan. However, Cheng Yuan remains vigilant, determined to avoid the pitfalls of her past life. She strengthens her bond with her father, encouraging him to consider remarrying Aunt Yu, a kind neighbor who has helped them in the past. Cheng Huaien remains loyal to Cheng Yuan’s missing mother, but the atmosphere between father and daughter has shifted from distant and strained to warm and communicative. Cheng Yuan continues to study tirelessly, using her knowledge of future events to gain an advantage, while navigating the dangers posed by her relentless bullies and the mysterious pull of the jade pendant.