Pei Xi is a twenty-two-year-old university graduate who has lived two lives. In her previous existence, she suffered from congenital heart disease and died in an orphanage before reaching adulthood. Reborn with a healthy body, she grew up in an orphanage, worked hard to excel academically, and became an online novelist to support herself. Due to her stunning beauty, which she feared would bring unwanted attention and trouble, she disguised herself as an unremarkable bookworm during university, wearing glasses and oversized clothes. Only her four roommates knew her true appearance.
After graduation, Pei Xi goes out with her best friend Peng Jiao and drinks lightly. Feeling dizzy while looking for her hotel room, she mistakenly enters room 886 instead of 885. Inside, she encounters Si Ruohan, a strikingly handsome man, and assuming he is a figment of her drunken imagination, she initiates a passionate encounter. The next morning, Pei Xi wakes up in Si Ruohan’s arms, discovers physical evidence of their night together, and finds a handwritten note with his name and phone number. She leaves without contacting him, anxious about finding housing and employment.
Pei Xi secures a modest apartment and begins job hunting, but the competitive market proves difficult. She returns to her writing career, living as a homebody. Meanwhile, Si Ruohan, who was drugged the night they met, wonders about the mysterious woman who entered his room. He leaves his number hoping she will reach out, but when she does not, he assumes she is uninterested and moves on.
Weeks later, Pei Xi experiences nausea and visits a hospital, where she discovers she is pregnant. Although she had taken emergency contraception, it failed. A doctor informs her that her uterine wall is too thin for a safe abortion, recommending she carry the child to term. Realizing she cannot raise the baby alone, Pei Xi decides to find the father and request financial support for child-rearing expenses.
She contacts Si Ruohan using the note she kept. They meet at an expensive restaurant, where Pei Xi reveals her pregnancy. Si Ruohan, who had hoped she would contact him, is delighted. He proposes marriage immediately, stating he will not let his child be illegitimate and offering her half his assets in a prenuptial agreement. Pei Xi, initially hesitant due to their social status difference and lack of familiarity, agrees after he assures her his parents are open-minded. They register for marriage the same afternoon.
Si Ruohan moves Pei Xi into his luxurious riverside villa, hiring a live-in caretaker, Aunt Liu, to look after her. He introduces Pei Xi to his family dynamics, revealing he is the fourth child of a prominent family. Si Ruohan also gifts Pei Xi five percent of his company shares and the deed to the villa, which she accepts reluctantly, signing only the property transfer while refusing the shares. He introduces her to his staff as his wife, shocking his secretary who had previously mistreated Pei Xi.
As Pei Xi adjusts to her new life, she navigates the complexities of marrying a wealthy CEO while hiding her past disguise. Si Ruohan treats her with devotion, ensuring she has everything she needs. The story follows their developing relationship as they prepare for the birth of their child, balancing Pei Xi’s insecurities about her orphan background with Si Ruohan’s unwavering commitment to her and their future family.
