Su Qingran lived a tragic life defined by betrayal and manipulation. She married Lu Jingxuan, a soldier who promised to return for her, only to discover he was impotent and had been using her as a shield to hide his affair with Qiao Manxue, a woman from a capitalist family. Su Qingran raised Lu Jingxuan’s illegitimate son, Lu Qin, for twenty years, believing him to be her own. When she uncovered the truth and sought revenge, Lu Jingxuan and Qiao Manxue poisoned her, leaving her to die in a hospital bed. As she lay dying, Qiao Manxue revealed that Su Qingran’s entire family had been killed in a staged truck accident to silence her. In a final act of defiance, Su Qingran stabbed Qiao Manxue to death before succumbing to her injuries.
Su Qingran awoke to find herself reborn in 1969, seventeen years old and still living with her family. She realized she had returned to the day Qiao Manxue attempted suicide by jumping off a cliff. In her previous life, Su Qingran had tried to save Qiao Manxue, only to be pushed down and injured. Lu Jingxuan had arrived but chose to comfort Qiao Manxue, leaving Su Qingran to be rescued by a stranger. This incident had nearly ended her engagement, but she had forgiven Lu Jingxuan due to his apologies and family pressure. Now, with full knowledge of the future, Su Qingran decided to break off the engagement immediately. She rejected Lu Jingxuan’s attempts to coax her back, stating that his lack of care proved he was unworthy of her. Her family, initially worried, supported her decision once they understood the depth of his disregard for her safety.
The Lu family arrived to demand Su Qingran reconcile, bringing gifts and pressure. Su Qingran firmly refused, demanding the return of the jade bracelet her family had given Lu Jingxuan as a betrothal gift. Lu Jingxuan hesitated, knowing the bracelet contained a secret space that Qiao Manxue coveted, but was forced to agree under his grandfather’s authority. After the Lu family left, Su Qingran learned that the soldier who had saved her in her past life was Shi Yunxiao. She and her family visited him to express their gratitude, inviting him to dinner. Shi Yunxiao, a disciplined and upright officer, politely declined material gifts but accepted the meal invitation. During the dinner, Qiao Manxue interrupted, attempting to manipulate the situation, but Su Qingran coldly dismissed her.
Su Qingran discovered that the jade bracelet was a sentient space called the Auspicious Cloud, passed down through her ancestors. By using her blood, she fully activated the space, which granted her storage capabilities and the ability to cultivate crops with spiritual water. This gave her the power to change her fate and protect her family. Meanwhile, Lu Jingxuan continued to underestimate Su Qingran, believing she would eventually beg for his return. He planned to marry Su Qingran for her family’s status and wealth while keeping Qiao Manxue as his secret mistress. However, Su Qingran remained resolute, focusing on building a new life with her supportive family and navigating her growing connection with Shi Yunxiao, who began to notice her strength and independence.
