“Thirty Years as a Simp, She Returns to the '70s with a Fortune”

Ye Siran, a woman who lived a tragic life defined by unrequited love and familial exploitation, awakens on the day of her engagement party to find herself back in her eighteen-year-old body. In her previous life, she had been drugged by her stepsister, Ye Ruyue, and forced into intimacy with her childhood fiancé, He Hongwen, who claimed to love Ruyue. Despite this violation, Siran had obediently married him, only to endure decades of emotional abuse, favoritism toward her stepsister, and betrayal by her own mother and stepfather, who viewed her as a mere cash cow. Her life ended in bitterness after discovering that her husband and stepsister had swapped their children and that her entire existence had been manipulated. Reborn with the memories of thirty years of suffering, Siran resolves to change her fate, reject He Hongwen, and escape the toxic family that drained her.

The story begins with Siran confronting He Hongwen in the hotel room where he had been drugged. Instead of succumbing to her old submissive nature, she fiercely rejects him, stomps on his chest, and escapes through the window. She then orchestrates a counter-scheme: she locks her stepsister Ye Ruyue into the room with the still-drugged He Hongwen, ensuring that Ruyue’s reputation is ruined and that the man she schemed to marry is now tainted in the eyes of the prestigious He family. When neighbors and family members burst in to witness the scene, Siran maintains her composure, exposing the manipulation while appearing as the wronged party. Her biological mother, Song Chunhua, attempts to force Siran to take the blame and cancel the engagement to save Ruyue, but Siran refuses, demanding compensation for her sacrifice.

Ye Siran’s stepfather, Ye Jianping, seeing an opportunity to curry favor with the He family, hands over his entire life savings—two thousand eight hundred yuan and various ration coupons—to buy Siran’s cooperation. Siran accepts the money but uses the opportunity to sever all ties with her family. She reveals to He Yongchang, He Hongwen’s father and a respected director, that she no longer wishes to marry his son. Moved by her sincerity and recognizing the toxicity of the situation, He Yongchang supports her decision and offers to help her relocate to the countryside to find her grandparents. Siran also discovers that her pendant is a spatial talisman containing a luxury villa, livestock, and spiritual resources from her previous life, granting her financial independence and a sanctuary away from her abusers.

As the narrative progresses, Siran systematically dismantles the expectations placed upon her. She rejects the university admission quota offered by the He family, choosing instead to pursue her own path in traditional Chinese medicine, a skill she honed in her past life. She confronts her mother and stepbrother, refusing to perform domestic labor or provide emotional support, and publicly declares her intent to leave the household. Her former "best friend," Chen Li, attempts to manipulate her into stopping the marriage registration between He Hongwen and Ye Ruyue, but Siran remains unmoved, having shed her naive loyalty. The story highlights Siran’s transformation from a timid, self-sacrificing victim into a confident, strategic woman who prioritizes her own well-being over societal and familial obligations.

The central conflict revolves around Siran’s struggle to break free from the psychological conditioning imposed by her family and her past life’s obsession with He Hongwen. While He Hongwen begins to realize his mistake and regrets losing Siran’s devotion, she remains indifferent, focusing instead on building a new life. The narrative sets the stage for Siran’s journey to the northwest to find her biological grandparents, armed with wealth, medical knowledge, and the protective spatial dimension. Her departure marks the end of her entanglement with the He and Ye families, leaving He Hongwen and Ye Ruyue to face the consequences of their own actions without her interference. The story concludes with Siran stepping into an uncertain but self-determined future, having successfully rewritten her destiny.