Lin Qian awakens in the body of a woman who died under mysterious circumstances after stumbling upon her husband Yun Xinhua and his mistress Ma Jingjing engaged in an adulterous affair in a secluded grove. Possessing the memories of the original owner, Lin Qian discovers that Yun Xinhua had been slowly poisoning her with toxic health soups to eliminate her, while simultaneously using emotional manipulation to convince her that her inability to bear children was her own fault. Realizing she has been reborn into this body, Lin Qian decides to reclaim her life and exact revenge on the couple who betrayed and murdered her predecessor.
Using a latent wood-type ability that allows her to control vines, Lin Qian binds the naked lovers together in the forest and drags them toward the military family compound. As she pulls them through the base, she publicly exposes their infidelity, forcing Yun Xinhua and Ma Jingjing to face the scorn of their comrades and superiors. The scandal reaches Regiment Commander Chu Xuan and Political Commissar Cao Jian, who are initially reluctant to punish Yun Xinhua due to Ma Jingjing’s claim that she saved the commissar’s wife. However, Lin Qian reveals that she, not Ma Jingjing, was the actual savior, and that Yun Xinhua stole the credit to secure Ma Jingjing’s position in the supply shop.
Faced with the threat of Lin Qian reporting the incident to higher authorities and the Revolutionary Committee, which would cause political turmoil for the leadership, Cao Jian and Chu Xuan are forced to act decisively. They demote Yun Xinhua from company commander to an ordinary soldier, strip him of his housing privileges, and order him to pay Lin Qian a substantial financial compensation for the military quota he obtained through her father’s influence. Ma Jingjing is dismissed from her job, which Lin Qian then assumes. Yun Xinhua is sentenced to three months of labor in the pigpen as punishment for his hooliganism and violation of military discipline.
Lin Qian demands a public confession from Yun Xinhua and uses her wood abilities to subtly curse him with infertility, ensuring he can never have children with Ma Jingjing as he once desired. She refuses to reconcile, asserting her independence and rejecting his attempts to control her. As she moves into a new dormitory and begins her new life, Yun Xinhua and Ma Jingjing are left disgraced and powerless, forced to navigate their ruined reputations while Lin Qian watches from a position of strength, having successfully dismantled the lives of those who wronged her.
