In the 1980s, Bei Qinghuan, an educated youth returning to the city, discovers that she can hear her future mother-in-law's inner thoughts. Using this extraordinary ability and her own skills, she sees through the woman's vicious plans against her, bravely breaks off her engagement, and uses her writing royalties to improve life for herself and her mother. She earns her medical practice qualification and plans to pursue further studies at a night university. As she spends time with Jing Xiao, a military representative, Bei Qinghuan gradually moves from misunderstanding him to falling for him. In the end, she wins both professional independence and genuine love.