Chapter Summaries

After being struck by lightning, Chu Tianqing awoke in the body of Shen Xixi, a fake heiress from a novel, and resolved to avoid the villainous fate awaiting her. As she considered how to leave the Shen family, her older brother Shen Heng confronted her in the hospital.

• Chu Tianqing woke in a hospital, discovered she had transmigrated into Shen Xixi's body, and remembered the fake heiress's future imprisonment for murder.
• After reviewing the Shen family's relationships, Chu Tianqing decided she should distance herself from the family and pretend to remain asleep when someone entered her room.
• Shen Heng recognized that Shen Xixi was awake and told her to stop pretending, saying he would not be manipulated like their mother.

After waking in the hospital, Chu Tianqing agreed to move out temporarily at Shen Heng’s suggestion and decided to avoid the wealthy social circle. When Shen Yunsheng visited, she told him she planned to stay with Shen Heng and later return to her biological mother, though she was only using that as an excuse.

• Shen Heng warned Chu Tianqing to treat Jiang Youyi well and suggested she move out for a while, and Chu Tianqing readily agreed.
• Chu Tianqing recalled the fake heiress’s original story and realized she might face retaliation for the wrongs the heiress had committed.
• Chu Tianqing checked her payment apps, found more than seventy thousand in Taobao and over fifty thousand in WeChat, and decided to use the money for now and repay it later.
• Shen Yunsheng visited Chu Tianqing and explained that Jiang Youyi could not come, saying she would prepare soup for Chu Tianqing after her discharge.
• Chu Tianqing told Shen Yunsheng she would stay with Shen Heng temporarily and later return to her biological mother.

Chu Tianqing moved into one of Shen Heng’s apartments after leaving the hospital and called him to ask for her documents. Shen Heng had agreed to help her settle in, while remaining wary of her contact with her birth mother.

• Shen Yunsheng told Shen Heng to look after Xixi and keep her from seeking out her birth mother, and Shen Heng agreed.
• Shen Heng asked Fang Ke to collect Shen Xixi from the hospital and arrange a place for her to stay.
• Fang Ke picked Chu Tianqing up, brought her to Shen Heng’s private apartment, and showed her the prepared home.
• After Fang Ke left, Chu Tianqing called Shen Heng and asked him to retrieve her documents from the Shen family home.

Chu Tianqing settled into the apartment and collected her documents from Shen Heng, then decided to find work rather than rely on the Shen family. She left to look for a manual job, hoping to start fresh away from the fake heiress’s old social circle.

• Chu Tianqing asked Shen Heng to bring her important documents so she could look for a job, and he agreed.
• After showering, eating, and reviewing Shen Xixi’s social media, Chu Tianqing worried that people might retaliate for the fake heiress’s past bullying.
• Shen Heng arrived early the next morning with Chu Tianqing’s documents and suggested she consider studying abroad.
• Chu Tianqing told Shen Heng she would work on her English while privately planning to become more independent.
• Chu Tianqing decided not to use Shen Xixi’s art degree to seek work and went out to look for a manual job making milk tea or pounding lemons.

After Chu Tianqing encountered Jiang Lean, a former classmate whom the fake heiress had bullied, she tried to explain that she had suffered a reversal of fortune and offer her a chance to feel better. Jiang Lean did not believe her at first, but she returned and offered Chu Tianqing a three-hundred-yuan night job, leaving Chu Tianqing curious about what work awaited her.

• Chu Tianqing went to a mall for congee and was attacked by a restaurant server who recognized her as Shen Xixi.
• Chu Tianqing remembered that Jiang Lean had been bullied by the fake heiress in middle school and had dropped out after a humiliating incident.
• Chu Tianqing found Jiang Lean smoking in a back alley and told her that she was doing badly and had been switched at birth.
• Jiang Lean dismissed Chu Tianqing's explanation and walked away, convinced she was being mocked.
• Jiang Lean returned and invited Chu Tianqing to work with her at eight that night for three hundred yuan, and they exchanged contact details.

Chu Tianqing took a night job cleaning the toilets at a bar where Jiang Lean wanted to humiliate her. When a drunk customer grabbed her and tried to drag her into a stall, Chu Tianqing fought back with her mop.

• Jiang Lean brought Chu Tianqing to the bar and told Sister Bai that she wanted a job cleaning toilets.
• Sister Bai hired Chu Tianqing to clean the gender-neutral restroom for three hundred a night.
• Jiang Lean reminded Chu Tianqing how she had bullied Zhang Meng, then took a photo of her cleaning and said it was not enough revenge.
• As the bar filled up, Chu Tianqing dealt with customers who left messes, clogged the stalls, and tried to use the sinks.
• A drunk customer grabbed Chu Tianqing and tried to pull her into a stall, so she swung her mop at him.

Chu Tianqing was taken to the police station after injuring a man who sexually harassed her, and Shen Heng came to get her out. As Shen Heng scolded her afterward, someone called out to Shen Xixi, asking if she was all right.

• Chu Tianqing told a policewoman that she had struck Brother Bao in self-defense, but the lack of restroom cameras left her at risk of detention.
• Chu Tianqing called Shen Heng for help, and he agreed to come with a lawyer despite scolding her over the phone.
• Brother Bao's relatives surrounded Chu Tianqing at the station, but Shen Heng arrived and pulled her away from the crowd.
• Zhao Weizhong negotiated with Brother Bao's relatives while Shen Heng completed the formalities and took Chu Tianqing out.
• Shen Heng questioned Chu Tianqing about going to a bar and scolded her for causing trouble, and she tearfully explained that Brother Bao had been bullying her.
• A hesitant voice called to Shen Xixi and asked whether she was all right.

Chu Tianqing convinced Shen Heng that she wanted to support herself, and he took her home after settling the trouble at her cleaning job. The next day, she thanked Shen Heng and Jiang Lean, then had to decide whether to return to work.

• Jiang Lean confirmed that she had helped Chu Tianqing get the cleaning job, while Chu Tianqing insisted she wanted to support herself.
• Shen Heng ended the argument and drove Chu Tianqing home, then agreed to sleep in her apartment before an early meeting.
• Chu Tianqing woke past noon and learned from Shen Heng that he had settled the matter for fifty thousand.
• Chu Tianqing thanked Shen Heng, and Jiang Lean transferred her three hundred in wages.
• Jiang Lean asked Chu Tianqing whether she would return to work, leaving Chu Tianqing unsure what to decide.

Chu Tianqing asked Shen Heng for permission to return to work at the bar and become independent, and he agreed while promising not to ignore her if she needed help. After leaving, Shen Heng grew suspicious that she had cooked the dinner herself and called Fang Ke to check.

• Chu Tianqing messaged Shen Heng to arrange a proper talk, then learned cleaning tips from the cleaning lady while waiting for his reply.
• Chu Tianqing cooked four dishes and a soup for Shen Heng, but claimed the cleaning lady had made them when he asked.
• Chu Tianqing told Shen Heng she wanted to return to work at the bar and earn enough to support herself, and he said she was free to go.
• Chu Tianqing asked Shen Heng whether he would answer her calls if she ran into trouble, and he said yes.
• After leaving, Shen Heng called Fang Ke to ask whether the cleaning lady had cooked for Shen Xixi.

Chu Tianqing settled into her toilet-cleaning job, found friendship and support among the bar workers, and began to enjoy her new life. When Shen Heng visited her at work, he told her that their mother wanted to see her.

• Chu Tianqing explained to Jiang Lean that she had chosen toilet cleaning because returning to her old circles would put her at risk, and Jiang Lean continued to wrestle with whether to pursue her revenge.
• Chu Tianqing adjusted her cleaning schedule and became popular with the bar workers, who believed a rumor that she had once had cerebral palsy and treated her kindly.
• At breakfast, the older girls warned Chu Tianqing against men and offered to vet anyone who tried to date her.
• After a happy week at the bar, Chu Tianqing was cleaning the floor when Shen Heng arrived and asked whether she truly liked the work.
• Chu Tianqing told Shen Heng she was stressed about finding her place in life, and he praised her before revealing that their mother wanted to see her.

Shen Heng arranged for Chu Tianqing to meet Jiang Youyi, who had raised Shen Xixi and wanted to see her again. The meeting began with Jiang Youyi asking why Chu Tianqing no longer called her Mom.

• Shen Heng agreed to arrange a meeting after his father explained that Jiang Youyi missed Xixi and could not let go of their bond.
• Chu Tianqing agreed to see Jiang Youyi, then spent the night and morning nervously preparing to act like Shen Xixi.
• Shen Heng picked Chu Tianqing up and reassured her when she worried that he disliked her appearance.
• Chu Tianqing and Shen Heng arrived at the teahouse, where Jiang Youyi greeted Xixi with concern and asked whether her stomach still hurt.
• Chu Tianqing called Jiang Youyi “Auntie Jiang,” and Jiang Youyi asked sorrowfully whether she no longer wanted to call her Mom.

Chu Tianqing tried to distance herself from the Shen family while Jiang Youyi struggled to accept their changed relationship. At the bar, Chu Tianqing ran into her former rival Yan Ruyu, who recognized her as Shen Xixi and mocked her new circumstances.

• Jiang Youyi comforted Chu Tianqing and asked her to stay in touch, while Shen Heng supported Chu Tianqing’s choice to call her Auntie.
• After Shen Heng left, Chu Tianqing urged Jiang Youyi to visit Lin Bufan, the true heiress, and said she needed to move forward.
• Jiang Youyi sent Shen Xixi’s belongings to Chu Tianqing, who locked away the luxury items and resolved to resist temptation.
• Chu Tianqing went to the bar after work for free mango juice and to scroll through her phone.
• Yan Ruyu recognized Chu Tianqing as Shen Xixi and mocked her for losing her place in the Shen family and scrubbing toilets.

Chu Tianqing quit her toilet-cleaning job after Yan Ruyu threatened to humiliate her, then planned to leave Jincheng for Liancheng. As she packed for the move, Jiang Lean called from Yan Ruyu’s party and begged her to come save her.

• Chu Tianqing brushed off Yan Ruyu’s taunts, but refused her invitation to a party after Wang Linglan helped turn it into a threat.
• Chu Tianqing told Sister Bai about Yan Ruyu’s threat, quit her job, and left through the back door.
• Chu Tianqing returned home, learned her former friends knew she was the fake heiress, and decided to leave Jincheng for Liancheng.
• Chu Tianqing booked a ticket to Liancheng and began packing for her move.
• Jiang Lean called from Yan Ruyu’s party and asked Chu Tianqing to come save her because Yan Ruyu had threatened to target her instead.

Chu Tianqing went to a club where Yan Ruyu humiliated her with a bucket of vegetable oil, but she seized control of the gathering by apologizing publicly. Shen Heng arrived during their fight, covered Chu Tianqing with his jacket, and took her to a room to shower.

• Chu Tianqing went to a private club after Jiang Lean summoned her and openly announced that she was not the Shen family's biological daughter.
• Yan Ruyu ordered her bodyguards to pour a bucket of vegetable oil over Chu Tianqing while the guests recorded them.
• Chu Tianqing apologized to Yan Ruyu onstage and removed her bra, saying they were even over the photos she had once spread.
• Yan Ruyu attacked Chu Tianqing, and the two grappled onstage until Shen Heng pulled Chu Tianqing away.
• Shen Heng covered Chu Tianqing with his jacket, took her to a room, and ordered her to shower.

Shen Heng helped Chu Tianqing clean the grease from her hair and arranged new clothes for her, deciding the Shen family should publicly protect her status. Back with his friends, he heard Ye Mingchen say he wanted to pursue Chu Tianqing and ask for her contact information.

• Chu Tianqing broke down after seeing her greasy appearance, and Shen Heng gave her flour to absorb the oil.
• Shen Heng patiently cleaned flour through Chu Tianqing's hair while she apologized for dirtying his suit and worried about causing him trouble.
• Shen Heng decided the Shen family should announce the identities of the real and fake sisters so Chu Tianqing would have its protection.
• Shen Heng arranged a dress and trench coat for Chu Tianqing, then returned to his friends Ye Mingchen and Qiao Ruhai.
• Ye Mingchen said he wanted to pursue Chu Tianqing and pressed Shen Heng to give him her contact information.

After Shen Heng brought Chu Tianqing clean clothes and shoes, he drove her home and proposed that the Shen family hold a banquet to introduce her and Bufan as their adopted children. Chu Tianqing revealed that she had booked a ticket for the next morning because she wanted to leave.

• Shen Heng told Ye Mingchen he would ask Xixi before helping him pursue her.
• Shen Heng brought Chu Tianqing clothes and shoes while she finished washing at the club.
• Chu Tianqing changed and followed Shen Heng to his car, where she wondered why the club had accommodations.
• Shen Heng proposed a banquet to introduce Chu Tianqing and Bufan as the Shen family's adopted children.
• Chu Tianqing told Shen Heng she had booked a ticket for the next morning and wanted to leave.

Chu Tianqing explained to Shen Heng why she wanted to leave, but agreed to stay until he asked Lin Bufan how she felt. The two rescued a stranded puppy from the Qing River and headed for a 24-hour pet hospital, while Shen Heng apologized for forgetting to buy an important part of Chu Tianqing’s outfit.

• Shen Heng accused Chu Tianqing of running away from responsibility, and she silently brooded over the trouble she believed staying would cause Lin Bufan.
• At Qing River Bridge, Chu Tianqing explained her concerns, and Shen Heng said he would ask Lin Bufan before deciding; Chu Tianqing agreed not to leave for now.
• Shen Heng spotted a stranded puppy below the bridge, climbed down to rescue it, and handed it up to Chu Tianqing.
• Chu Tianqing suggested taking the puppy to a nearby 24-hour pet hospital, and Shen Heng agreed.
• Shen Heng apologized for overlooking an item of clothing, and Chu Tianqing sarcastically said she would have preferred him to buy the whole set.

Chu Tianqing ended up caring for the puppy Shen Heng had rescued, named him Baogang, and spent the week learning how to raise him. At the park, she encountered Jiang Lean, who asked if Chu Tianqing hated her and demanded that she stop pretending to be kind.

• Shen Heng brought a rescued puppy home from the veterinary clinic and made Chu Tianqing responsible for caring for him.
• Chu Tianqing took the puppy to her apartment, cleaned up his mess, and learned how to look after and train him.
• Chu Tianqing named the puppy Baogang and spent the next week caring for him, without asking Shen Heng about the banquet.
• After Baogang received his vaccination, Chu Tianqing took him to a park and saw Jiang Lean there.
• Jiang Lean asked whether Chu Tianqing hated her, and Chu Tianqing warned her to stay away from Yan Ruyu.
• Jiang Lean tearfully accused Chu Tianqing of pretending to be good and said she wanted Chu Tianqing to hate her.

Chu Tianqing and Jiang Lean reconciled, then agreed to open a restaurant with Sun Haoyu. As they began preparing the business, Shen Heng called to tell Chu Tianqing that a banquet had been scheduled for the weekend.

• Chu Tianqing hugged Jiang Lean and asked them to become friends, and Jiang Lean accepted as she cried.
• Chu Tianqing brought Jiang Lean to her home, where they talked about the past and their current circumstances.
• Jiang Lean offered Chu Tianqing a partnership in her restaurant, and Chu Tianqing agreed to invest one hundred thousand.
• Jiang Lean introduced Chu Tianqing to their other partner, Sun Haoyu, and the three signed a lease and began preparing the restaurant.
• Shen Heng called Chu Tianqing and told her to attend a banquet that weekend.

Chu Tianqing reluctantly agreed to attend the Shen family's formal banquet, where Shen Bufan would announce her identity. Shen Heng arranged a stylist and urged Chu Tianqing to help present a united front, leaving her determined to behave herself that evening.

• Shen Heng told Chu Tianqing that Shen Bufan had changed her name and would announce her identity at a formal occasion.
• Chu Tianqing agreed to attend after Shen Heng warned that her absence would make the Shen family look cold-hearted.
• Chu Tianqing ignored messages from people seeking information about the banquet while she stayed busy with Baogang and the restaurant.
• Shen Heng visited Chu Tianqing, promised to send her money for raising Baogang, and checked that she had suitable clothes for the evening.
• Shen Heng gave Chu Tianqing a stylist's business card, and she left for the studio at two that afternoon, resolved to behave herself.