Scent of Time
The daughter of the supervisor of the Xiangyao family, Hua Qian (Zhou Ye), once did something wrong because she was obsessed with Zhong Yelan (Peng Chuyue), who did not love her, and eventually caused her family to be ruined. When fate turned around, Hua Qian woke up and found herself back to the night of her wedding with Zhong Yelan. After experiencing life and death, Hua Qian realized her mistakes and determined to make up for them and start over. This time she began to pay attention to her family and friends around her. In order not to repeat the same mistakes, she no longer stubbornly stuck in the past emotional entanglement with Zhong Yelan, chose to fulfill Zhong Yelan and Mu Yao (Zhao Qing), a pair of lovers, and devoted herself to bringing her family members who had gone astray back to the right path. In this process, the mysteries of the past also gradually surfaced, Hua Qian also discovered Zhong Xiwu (Wang Xingyue), who had always silently protected her, and met Hua Rongzhou (Zhang Yijie), who always put her safety first, and finally achieved self and family friends' double redemption.
- 2023-2023
- 1 season
- HBO Max
- Drama, Fantasy, Documentary
The daughter of the supervisor of the Xiangyao family, Hua Qian (Zhou Ye), once did something wrong because she was obsessed with Zhong Yelan (Peng Chuyue), who did not love her, and eventually caused her family to be ruined. When fate turned around, Hua Qian woke up and found herself back to the night of her wedding with Zhong Yelan. After experiencing life and death, Hua Qian realized her mistakes and determined to make up for them and start over. This time she began to pay attention to her family and friends around her. In order not to repeat the same mistakes, she no longer stubbornly stuck in the past emotional entanglement with Zhong Yelan, chose to fulfill Zhong Yelan and Mu Yao (Zhao Qing), a pair of lovers, and devoted herself to bringing her family members who had gone astray back to the right path. In this process, the mysteries of the past also gradually surfaced, Hua Qian also discovered Zhong Xiwu (Wang Xingyue), who had always silently protected her, and met Hua Rongzhou (Zhang Yijie), who always put her safety first, and finally achieved self and family friends' double redemption.
Season 1 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
Episode-1.1
45 mins
Hua Qian is a ruthless schemer who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. She impersonates Mu Yao, the woman loved by Zhong Yelan, and marries him by deception. She then frames the Mu family and sends them to prison, hoping to secure her position in the wealthy and powerful Zhong family. But her plan backfires when the truth is exposed and she is cast out by everyone. She dies in a bloody massacre, regretting her evil deeds. But fate gives her a second chance. She wakes up two years in the past, on the day of her wedding with Zhong Yelan. She decides to change her destiny and redeem herself. She tries to be a good wife, a loyal daughter, and a kind person. She also tries to understand the mysterious attraction between Mu Yao and the Zhong brothers. But will her past sins catch up with her? And will she be able to win Zhong Yelan's heart?
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
45 mins
Before Hua Qian sets out to undo her previous mistakes, she must convince her father Butler Hua to plead for the life of Butler Mu, whom she previously implicated. As Hua Qian adopts a new attitude, her husband Zhong Yelan grows suspicious.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
45 mins
As Hua Qian attempts to restore Butler Mu's reputation, Mu Yao gets a job working for the Zhong family hoping to gather evidence against Hua Qian.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
45 mins
While Zhong Xiwu puts Hua Qian's character to the test, Mu Yao reveals her true intentions to Zhong Yelan.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
45 mins
As Hua Qian attempts to win over Mu Yao, the Zhong family hires a beggar named Hua Rongzhou as their guard.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
45 mins
As Zhong Yelan overhears Hua Qian's revealing conversation with Zhong Xiwu, Mu Yao gets an offer from a mysterious thief to clear her father's name.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
45 mins
Gravely wounded after an attack on the Zhong family manor, Hua Qian finally reveals the truth to Zhong Yelan.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
45 mins
While recovering from her injuries, Hua Qian requests a divorce, but instead gets her privileges at home taken away.
Episode 9
Episode #1.9
45 mins
As news of Hua Qian's request for a divorce spreads, the families involved are thrown into chaos.
Episode 10
Episode #1.10
45 mins
At the Zhong family's incense banquet, the mysterious winner of the annual contest has a strange request for his prize.
Episode 11
Episode #1.11
45 mins
After asking the Princess Royal to grant Zhong Yelan permission to marry Mu Yao, Hua Qian fields an offer for a dangerous alliance.
Episode 12
Episode #1.12
45 mins
While Zhong Yelan prepares to take Mu Yao as a concubine, Hua Qian's brother Hua Shen finds himself facing punishment for the death of a young maid.
Episode 13
Episode #1.13
45 mins
After Mu Yao accuses Hua Shen of behaving inappropriately towards her, Hua Qian must confront a harsh truth.
Episode 14
Episode #1.14
45 mins
When a distressed Hua Qian isolates herself, Zhong Xiwu takes her into the city in an effort to cheer her up.
Episode 15
Episode #1.15
45 mins
As Hua Qian negotiates her brother's freedom, Zhong Yelan continues his refusal to grant her a divorce.
Episode 16
Episode #1.16
45 mins
While Mu Yao pleads with Zhong Yelan to set Hua Shen free, Hua Qian gives her father an ultimatum.
Episode 17
Episode #1.17
45 mins
Assassins attack Zhong manor during their Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, resulting in deadly consequences for the Hua family.
Episode 18
Episode #1.18
45 mins
While the Hua family mourns one of their own, Zhong Xiwu finally confesses his feelings to Hua Qian.
Episode 19
Episode #1.19
45 mins
As Hua Qian pledges to avenge her brother's death, Hua Rongzhou falls into a coma.
Episode 20
Episode #1.20
45 mins
After an uncomfortable run-in with Meng Yifei, Hua Qian investigates the masterminds behind Hua Shen's death.
Episode 21
Episode #1.21
45 mins
Hua Qian forces Mu Yao to help investigate the identity of Hua Shen's killer and tell Zhong Yelan of her role in the attack.
Episode 22
Episode #1.22
45 mins
While Zhong Xiwu exposes Hua Rongzhou's past, Hua Qian finally learns the identity of Hua Shen's killer and his intended target.
Episode 23
Episode #1.23
45 mins
Vowing to get him out of prison, Hua Qian enlists Zhong Yelan's help in tracking down Hua Rongzhou's accusers.
Episode 24
Episode #1.24
45 mins
After Zhong Xiwu reveals he has proof of Butler Hua's crimes, Hua Qian must decide how to best move forward.
Episode 25
Episode #1.25
45 mins
As Zhong Yelan and Zhong Xiwu clash over business, Hua Qian decides to take responsibility of her father's crimes.
Episode 26
Episode #1.26
45 mins
Zhong Xiwu goes to great lengths to protect Hua Qian, causing concern among his allies and his mother, the Princess Royal.
Episode 27
Episode #1.27
45 mins
Perceiving Hua Qian as a threat to Zhong Xiwu's lordship, the Princess Royal arranges a deadly plan.
Episode 28
Episode #1.28
45 mins
While Hua Rongzhou remains determined to find Hua Qian, Zhong Xiwu makes major changes to the manor.
Episode 29
Episode #1.29
45 mins
After starting fresh in a new town, Hua Qian finally reunites with both Hua Rongzhou and Zhong Xiwu.
Episode 30
Episode #1.30
45 mins
A woman who has been in a coma for two years learns that her second chance at life was a lie. She retreats into her dream world, where she created a false identity to escape her past. Can she wake up and face the reality of her family's tragedy?