Qi Zhenbang is reborn back to his engagement banquet in 1988. In his past life, he was forced by his fiancée Xiao Qingwan to give up his official position quota to her male best friend, leading to a life of compromise and a tragic death. In this life, he refuses on the spot, breaks off the engagement, resigns, heads south to the coast to start as an advanced locksmith, partners with Zhou Xiaoyun to open a repair department and run a factory, achieving a successful comeback. Xiao Qingwan makes the wrong choice in her male best friend, ends up dragged down by him, and regrets it for a lifetime.