Lu Zhiyao, a skilled surgeon from a modern era, transmigrates into the body of a weak, abused village woman who is on the verge of suicide. The original host had jumped into a lake after being provoked by her supposed best friend, Bai Shuishui, a junior military doctor stationed at the same base as Lu Zhiyao’s husband, Mu Qingyuan. Bai Shuishui had spent years undermining the marriage, telling the children they were unwanted and claiming their father spent his allowance on her. Upon waking in the water, Lu Zhiyao quickly assesses the situation, realizes she has entered a novel as a cannon-fodder side character, and decides to fight back. She slaps Bai Shuishui in front of the villagers, exposing the attempted destruction of a military marriage and declaring her intent to take her twin children to the military base to confront her husband.
Unlike the original host, who was timid and submissive, Lu Zhiyao is decisive and strategic. She understands that public opinion is a powerful weapon in this rural setting and uses it to isolate Bai Shuishui. When the children reveal that Bai Shuishui told them their father did not want them, the villagers turn against the doctor, whose reputation begins to crumble. Lu Zhiyao packs her belongings, armed with a secret spatial dimension inherited from her grandmother that contains a villa, spiritual spring water, and stockpiled supplies. She sells high-quality ginseng cultivated in her space to raise funds for the journey to the capital.
Bai Shuishui, panicked by Lu Zhiyao’s sudden change in demeanor, follows her to the county town and then boards the same train to the capital, hoping to stop her. On the train, Bai Shuishui conspires with a thug to steal Lu Zhiyao’s money, but Lu Zhiyao anticipates the move, catches the thief, and exposes the plot in front of other passengers. The thug, in a desperate attempt to shift blame, identifies Bai Shuishui as the instigator. Lu Zhiyao publicly recounts Bai Shuishui’s schemes, including her lies about the husband’s affection and her attempt to ruin the military marriage, turning the other passengers against the doctor.
Upon arriving in the capital, Lu Zhiyao checks into a guesthouse while Bai Shuishui tails her, booking a room on the same floor to continue her surveillance. Lu Zhiyao remains unfazed, confident in her ability to handle whatever awaits her at the military base. She plans to verify the truth about her husband through direct confrontation, prepared to divorce him if he is indeed unfaithful, but determined to protect her children from any further emotional abuse. The story follows her journey as she navigates the complex social dynamics of the military community, armed with her medical knowledge, spatial resources, and a fierce determination to secure a better life for herself and her twins.
