The Cold-Hearted Officer Breaks the Rules: His Fiery Wife Strikes with Words, He Fights with Touch

Qiao Xiazhi, a woman who had previously been reborn with supernatural powers and a spatial dimension before the apocalypse, finds herself transmigrating into the body of a character from a tragic romance novel she had read. The story is set in the spring of 1973 in the Hongqi Brigade. The original owner of the body was a young woman who had wasted two years pining for a deceitful intellectual youth named Zhao Zhiqing. Zhao had manipulated her affection, leading her to neglect her loving family, only to eventually drug her and sell her to human traffickers. Qiao Xiazhi wakes up three days into the original owner's hunger strike, determined to change her fate and protect her family.

Upon realizing her situation, Qiao Xiazhi uses her spatial dimension to access food and her phone, which she had brought with her, to review the novel's plot. She discovers that Zhao Zhiqing is not only a scammer but also a participant in a human trafficking ring. Using a compact printer from her space, she prints out a list of victims and planned targets from the novel's appendix. She begins copying this information by hand to create a believable report for the authorities. Her family, including her concerned parents, grandparents, and protective older brother Qiao Daguo, are unaware of her true intentions but are relieved when she agrees to eat and travel to the city to confront Zhao.

Qiao Xiazhi and her brother travel to the city, where she waits for Zhao to exit his communal housing. When he appears, she physically assaults him, knocking out his teeth and demanding compensation for the two years of expenses he incurred at her family's home. When Zhao attempts to have her arrested for assault, Qiao Xiazhi reports him to the police for attempted human trafficking, providing the handwritten list as evidence. The police, led by Officer Su Fang and Deputy Commander Jiang Yunchen, take the case seriously. Jiang Yunchen, a tall and disciplined military officer, is tasked with handling the trafficking investigation and ensures Qiao Xiazhi's safety by having her and her brother stay at his home while the case is processed.

During her stay at Jiang Yunchen's home, Qiao Xiazhi bonds with his blind grandmother, Jiang Shizhen. Using her supernatural powers, she subtly improves the grandmother's eye condition and helps manage the household, earning the elderly woman's affection and approval. Jiang Yunchen, initially reserved, begins to soften as he observes Qiao Xiazhi's kindness and competence. Their relationship develops through shared meals and conversations, with Jiang Yunchen showing protectiveness and care, such as preventing her from touching cold water during her menstrual cycle. Meanwhile, Qiao Xiazhi explores the local black market to earn money, using her spatial exchange system to trade modern goods for currency and supplies relevant to the 1970s era.

The investigation into Zhao Zhiqing progresses rapidly. The police rescue the children Zhao had trafficked and gather testimonies. Zhao is sentenced to three years in a water dungeon before being executed for his crimes. Qiao Xiazhi witnesses his arrest, finding satisfaction in the justice served. With the immediate threat neutralized, she prepares to return to the Hongqi Brigade. Before leaving, she ensures her grandmother Jiang's eye drops are enhanced with her powers for continued care. Jiang Yunchen accompanies them part of the way and purchases gifts for her family, signaling his growing attachment. The story concludes with Qiao Xiazhi returning home, having successfully altered her tragic fate, strengthened her family bonds, and begun a romantic connection with the deputy commander who helped save her.