Modern office worker Mia Jiang suddenly transmigrates into a period novel, becoming the vicious stepmother who meets a tragic end. In the original plot, to please her lover Jason Meng, the original character betrayed her disabled husband Sean Meng, abused his two young sons, and stole the core recipes from his food factory—only to be murdered by Jason himself. Meanwhile, Sean would later become the nation's richest man. Determined to survive the 1990s, the new Mia vows to protect the children and secure a comfortable future by staying close to Sean. She patiently cares for his sons, Owen and Alex, who have been left timid and traumatized by the previous stepmother's abuse. She even stands up to a local bully who falsely accuses them. Yet, the boys remain wary of her sudden change. Just before Alex's birthday, the situation escalates when the bully arrives to take the children away. To protect them, Mia is forced to pretend to cooperate. At this critical moment, Sean—who was supposed to be in the city for trea
