Jiang Lai was the true daughter of the Gu family, switched at birth and raised in a secluded metaphysical sect by her master. Her talismans began losing power, signaling a great calamity tied to the fake daughter, Gu Qianhe, who had been siphoning the Gu family's fortune. In her previous life, Jiang Lai returned to the Gu household, desperately trying to change everyone's fate, but was ultimately betrayed and died in place of Gu Qianhe in a deserted factory, never truly seen by her family. Reborn a year earlier, on the very day Pei Jingchuan came to discuss the engagement, Jiang Lai woke up in the basement where Song Qin, her stepmother, had locked her for misbehaving. She realized she had been given a second chance to rewrite her destiny.
Jiang Lai confronted Song Qin and Gu Qianhe, refusing to yield the engagement that was originally arranged for her by Grandmother Gu. Pei Jingchuan, the cold and ruthless head of the Pei family, arrived to discuss the marriage contract. Jiang Lai revealed she could heal his brother’s paralyzed legs using secret metaphysical techniques, a power only someone with a rare Zixiao destiny could facilitate. Pei Jingchuan agreed to the engagement in exchange for her help, and they sealed the pact with a blood talisman. Jiang Lai also sought to reclaim her rightful place, demanding the return of shares that Gu Qianhe had stolen. However, her three brothers threatened to transfer their own shares to Gu Qianhe if Jiang Lai received any, forcing a temporary stalemate.
The conflict escalated when Old Madam Gu was involved in a suspicious car accident. Jiang Lai discovered that Gu Qianhe had orchestrated the crash through a truck driver named Liu Guohong, who had been manipulated by a mystical artifact. Jiang Lai used a truth talisman to extract the confession and traced the payment back to Gu Qianhe’s former manager, Xiao Teng. Despite the evidence, the Gu family, blinded by their favoritism toward Gu Qianhe, refused to believe Jiang Lai. Old Madam Gu, however, stood firmly by Jiang Lai, exposing Gu Qianhe for stealing gifts meant for her and asserting Jiang Lai’s status as the true daughter.
Jiang Lai entered Gu Corporation, proving her competence by acing a difficult interview and securing a major project from the Zhuang family, which she strategically aligned with Pei Group to gain leverage. She also encountered He Yunting, a mysterious figure connected to traitors from her sect, and met Zhuang Hao, who sought her feng shui expertise. Jiang Lai’s relationship with Pei Jingchuan deepened as they worked together, with him providing resources and protection while she offered her mystical services. Meanwhile, she saved her third brother, Gu Qiyou, from a supernatural attack, though he remained hostile and dismissive of her abilities.
As Jiang Lai navigated the treacherous dynamics of the Gu family, she refused to be manipulated into being their financial savior again. She rejected her eldest brother’s demand to intervene in business matters without compensation, insisting on a share exchange. Jiang Lai’s focus shifted toward breaking the heavenly restrictions on her powers, which were tied to Pei Jingchuan’s destiny, and uncovering the deeper conspiracy involving the lost secret techniques of the metaphysical sect. With Pei Jingchuan as her ally and her own skills sharpened by rebirth, Jiang Lai was determined to expose Gu Qianhe’s schemes, protect those who truly cared for her, and ensure that the Gu family faced the consequences of their actions.
