In the fifth year of his deceased wife his wife came back!

In the year 2050, time travel technology allows humans to enter virtual book worlds as immersive missions. Shi Ying, a woman from the real world who needs money, accepts a high-paying mission to enter a fictional world and win over Shang Yu, the nephew of the Shang Group president. Her objective is to complete the task within a month of real-time, which equates to a year in the virtual world. Upon entering the world, she finds herself in Jiang City, a place with gloomy winters, and secures a job at the Shang Group as a temporary secretary in the president’s office. Her plan is to use this proximity to get close to Shang Yu and complete her mission.

However, her path is immediately complicated by Shang Chenyuan, the president and Shang Yu’s uncle. Shi Ying has a strange, vivid dream involving a man, and upon waking, she encounters Shang Chenyuan in a snow-covered park. His gaze is intense, obsessive, and filled with disbelief, as if he recognizes her from a past life. Despite his unsettling behavior, Shi Ying assumes he is merely a creep and tries to ignore him. When she arrives at work, she discovers that Shang Chenyuan is the president she must interact with. He treats her with a strange mix of cold authority and hidden tenderness, often staring at her as if she is a ghost from his past. It is revealed that Shang Chenyuan’s wife, also named Shi Ying, disappeared five years ago without a trace, leaving him devastated and obsessed with finding her.

The narrative shifts when Shi Ying encounters Shang Nian, the five-year-old daughter of Shang Chenyuan and his missing wife. Shang Nian has not spoken since her mother’s disappearance. When Shi Ying saves the child from a car accident, Shang Nian clings to her and calls her “Mom.” This incident draws Shi Ying closer to the Shang family. Shang Chenyuan, seeing Shi Ying’s resemblance to his lost wife and her immediate bond with his daughter, insists that she spend time with Shang Nian, offering her triple pay for weekend visits. Shi Ying, motivated by the financial reward and her mission, agrees. During these visits, she learns more about Shang Yu through Shang Nian, who provides contact information and details about her cousin’s preferences.

As Shi Ying spends more time with Shang Chenyuan and Shang Nian, the president’s behavior becomes increasingly possessive. He monitors her every move, replaces office glass walls with transparent ones to watch her, and becomes visibly distressed when she leaves his sight. He keeps her discarded belongings, such as her underwear, as talismans. Meanwhile, Meng Shuyan, a childhood friend of Shang Chenyuan who harbors romantic feelings for him, views Shi Ying as a threat. Meng Shuyan attempts to run Shi Ying over with a car, but Shang Chenyuan intervenes, cutting off all business ties with the Meng family to protect Shi Ying. This act signals to Shi Ying that Shang Chenyuan’s interest in her goes beyond professional courtesy.

The core conflict deepens as Shang Chenyuan struggles with the reality that the woman before him is not his wife, yet looks exactly like her. He is terrified that she will disappear again, so he keeps her close, manipulating situations to ensure she remains in his orbit. Shi Ying, unaware of the depth of his obsession and the tragic history, continues to view him as a difficult boss while trying to complete her mission. She begins to have recurring erotic dreams about a man who calls her “baby” and “wife,” mirroring her interactions with Shang Chenyuan. The story moves toward a confrontation of identities, as Shang Chenyuan seeks to uncover why she has returned unchanged after five years, while Shi Ying must navigate the dangerous emotional landscape of a man who is slowly losing his sanity over her presence.