In 2005, 23-year-old Jiang Qianxi boards a bus home, smilingly telling her newlywed husband Gu Chi over the phone, “I’ll be back at dawn, save some fried chicken for me.” Moments later, her bus is caught in a once-in-a-millennium “space fold” accident.
When she opens her eyes again, 21 years have passed. It is now 2026, and she has long been declared legally dead. She tracks down Gu Chi, only to find the bright 21-year-old groom she remembers has aged into a weary, distant 42-year-old man. Their old apartment remains untouched, but his missing wedding ring and a teenage boy calling him “dad” break her heart. Convinced he has moved on, Qianxi ends their relationship.
The truth soon emerges: Gu Chi never remarried. The boy is Qianxi’s younger brother, born to her aging parents after her disappearance and raised by Gu Chi. He has waited 21 years for her, bearing permanent injuries from searching for her. The two reconcile, remarry, and start a family.
Yet all this joy is only a dream in the mind of the comatose
