In 1987, in the southern city
1987, South City
“Congratulations, host, on completing the strategy mission. In ten days, you will be able to leave this world and return to the real one.” The system’s voice echoed once more in my ear.
As soon as the system finished speaking, the hairpin in Xia Mengge’s hand dropped to the floor, her hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and tears of joy sprang from her eyes. She clenched her shaking hands tightly. Seven years—seven whole years—she could finally go home! No one knew that this woman, so envied as the wife of the Commander, had actually been lured here by the system.
Seven years ago, just as Xia Mengge was about to start university, a sudden flash of white light enveloped her while she was dining with her family.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in the 1980s.
The system told her she had to complete a mission: change Wei Xunzhou’s tragic fate. Only then could she return home.
Wei Xunzhou and Li Yuntang were first loves. After breaking up in their youth, Li Yuntang married a drunkard.
Li Yuntang’s husband often beat her when drunk, and Wei Xunzhou’s fate was to die protecting Li Yuntang—stabbed by her drunken husband as he tried to stop the violence.
Desperate to finish the mission and return home, Xia Mengge did everything she could.
At first, she pursued Wei Xunzhou with wild abandon, hoping to erase his feelings for Li Yuntang.
Later, she clung to him relentlessly until they married, just to keep him away from Li Yuntang.
Finally, she risked her life to bear him a child, hoping he might forget Li Yuntang for the child’s sake.
But no matter what she did, she could not stop him from running to Li Yuntang.
To complete her task and go home, she had no choice. Whenever Wei Xunzhou went to find Li Yuntang, she would cry, make a scene, and threaten suicide, turning herself into the most notorious jealous wife in the entire military compound—a favorite subject of gossip among the women.
Yet Wei Xunzhou grew increasingly disgusted with Xia Mengge; compared to gentle, understanding Li Yuntang, Xia Mengge seemed nothing but a shrew.
Even their son, Wei Ming, eventually came to dislike her. Xia Mengge spent seven years in utter misery.
Until today, when the system told her that Li Yuntang’s husband had died in a car accident.
The crossing was finally undone—she could leave at last!
Wiping the excited tears from the corners of her eyes, Xia Mengge bent to pick up the fallen hairpin.
Just as she placed it back on the dressing table, Wei Xunzhou and Wei Ming entered, carrying groceries. Father and son were strikingly handsome and tall, so dazzling that it was hard to look away.
Wei Xunzhou paused when he saw Xia Mengge.
A flicker of hesitation crossed his eyes, but he spoke coldly: “I gave the transfer quota to someone else.”
Beside him, their son echoed, “No matter how you make a fuss, Dad and I are staying to be with Aunt Yuntang! If you want to go to the capital, go by yourself. You really have no sympathy at all—Aunt Yuntang is so pitiful, yet you refuse to stay with her. You just want to selfishly run off to the capital and enjoy yourself!” After speaking, their son, still unsatisfied, gave Xia Mengge a hard shove.
Wei Ming’s push nearly sent Xia Mengge sprawling.
Instinctively, she looked to Wei Xunzhou, but his face betrayed no reaction.
Over the years, Wei Xunzhou had taken countless dangerous missions in hopes of transferring to the capital. The most serious nearly cost him his life.
When the transfer order finally arrived, the entire family compound celebrated—drums, gongs, even firecrackers.
But at that moment, Wei Xunzhou voluntarily gave his spot to someone else, just to stay with Li Yuntang.
This sparked the greatest argument between Xia Mengge and Wei Xunzhou since their marriage. Their quarrel sent Wei Ming to live at Li Yuntang’s house, had neighbors intervening, and eventually drove Wei Xunzhou back to the barracks, where he stayed for days.
Today, father and son finally returned—without warning, and with the decision made.