Pampered in the Bygone Era: I Claimed My Amnesiac Husband by Playing Sweet

Lin Wan, a modern woman who died from overwork, transmigrates into the body of a girl with the same name in an 1980s-era novel. The original owner was sold by her own parents for five hundred yuan to a human trafficking ring and died escaping down a mountainside. Lin Wan realizes she has become a minor cannon fodder character destined for a brutal death. With traffickers hunting her and no way to return to her abusive family, she must find an immediate solution to survive in a remote, lawless mountain region.

Recalling the novel, Lin Wan identifies Gu Ye, the male lead’s adoptive older brother, as a key figure. Gu Ye is a highly capable military officer undercover at a dangerous illegal coal mine to investigate corruption. However, he recently suffered a mine collapse, lost his memory, and has been working as a miner for two months without recovering his past. Lin Wan devises a plan to claim Gu Ye as her fiancée, believing that a soldier’s status and the protection of a “martyr’s widow” identity will provide the safety she desperately needs. She tracks Gu Ye down to the mine, presenting herself as his devoted partner who traveled far to find him.

Gu Ye is suspicious of this sudden appearance but is intrigued by Lin Wan’s boldness. When she confronts him with emotional outbursts and accusations of infidelity, he uses his amnesia as a shield to distance himself. However, Lin Wan quickly turns the tables by revealing her own injuries and claiming she was sold and trafficked. She pleads for his help to get revenge on her abusers, effectively trapping him with a sense of moral obligation. Gu Ye, despite his doubts, tends to her wounds and agrees to let her stay, though he remains guarded and observant of her true motives.

Tensions rise when Wang Manli, the niece of the mine’s vice director and a rival for Gu Ye’s attention, discovers Lin Wan’s presence. Jealous and arrogant, Wang Manli confronts Lin Wan while Gu Ye is away. The confrontation escalates into a physical altercation where Lin Wan slaps Wang Manli and then fakes being pushed to appear as the victim. When Gu Ye returns, he finds Lin Wan crying and immediately defends her, publicly declaring that his fiancée would only hit someone who deserved it. He demands an apology from Wang Manli, who flees in humiliation.

Gu Ye’s protective instincts grow stronger as he witnesses Lin Wan’s vulnerability, even as he remains uncertain about the authenticity of their past. Lin Wan continues to navigate the dangerous social dynamics of the mine, dealing with gossip and hostility while maintaining her facade. She plans to use Gu Ye’s resources to escape her predicament, but she also begins to feel genuine affection for his unexpected kindness. The story follows their evolving relationship as Lin Wan works to secure her future while Gu Ye slowly uncovers the truth about his past and his growing attachment to the woman who claims to be his fiancée.