Synopsis

ModernmedicalvirtuosoSuTangtransmigratesintothebodyofa1970sShanghaibelle.Fearingforhersafety,herparentssendher—alongwiththeirentirefortune—tothemilitaryfamilycompound.Theoriginalownerofthisbodyhadbeenspoiledandwillful,causingtroubleeverywhereshewent.Intheend,shewasdivorcedandmetatragicfate.Familiarwiththeplot,SuTangknowsthatonlyonepersoncanprotecther—thehusbandshehasnevermet.Shepreparesherselfmentally,butwhenshefinallyarrivesatthecompoundandseesthecold-faced,ruggedmanstandingbeforeher,shestillswallowsnervously.Helookssofierce.Hewouldn’thitsomeone,wouldhe?…LuXiao’smarriagewasarrangedbyhisparents.HehadnevermetSuTang.Allheknewwasthathiswifewasapamperedyoungladywhohadneverliftedafinger.Hedespisedsuchpetty-bourgeoishabitsandheldnofavorableimpressionofher.OnthedaySuTangstepsintothefamilycompoundwithhermarriagecertificate,LuXiaotakesherluggagewithacoldexpression—onlyforsomethingsoftandwarmtobepressedintohishands.Hislittlewifestandsonhertiptoes,carefullytyingahand-knittedscarfaroundhisneck.“Iheardthenorthwestwindsarelikeknives,”shesayssoftlyinagentleWudialect.“SoIspeciallyaddedsomecashmere.”LuXiao’sAdam’sapplebobs.Thetipsofhisearsquietlyturnredashepicksupallherbelongings.Citygirlsweregoodatfiringsugar-coatedbullets.Hedefinitelywasn’tfallingforit.Butlater…EverytimeSuTangspoketohiminthatsoft,coquettishtone,LuXiaofoundhimselfwishinghecouldclimbtotheheavensandpluckthestarsjustforher.