Chapter Summaries

Su Mu agreed to go to America to study under He Jingtian’s arrangements, unaware that He Jingtian had sent a cryptic email to Inverted Demon. At the Su Family dinner, Liu Yanran tried to reconcile with Su Zhenxing, but he ignored her and drove away.

• He Jingtian persuaded Su Mu to study in America by promising him a bright future and the chance to prove himself to the Su Family.
• Su Mu agreed to follow He Jingtian’s arrangements and thanked him for thinking of his future.
• After Su Mu agreed, He Jingtian emailed a garbled address with the subject “Freshly baked, delicious pastries will soon be served. Please enjoy them to your heart’s content!” and addressed it to Inverted Demon.
• Liu Yanran joined the Su Family for dinner with powder covering her bruises, cried as Su Zhenxing ignored her, and left Su Chen enjoying the scene.
• When Su Zhenxing got up to leave after dinner, Liu Yanran begged him to stay, but he ignored her and drove away while Su Qiqi comforted her.

Su Chen suspected Su Zhenxing had gone to meet another woman and manipulated Liu Yanran into thinking so, prompting her to track him to a Su Family apartment. The chapter ended with Liu Yanran, Su Qiqi, and Su Chen outside Room 315 as Liu Yanran angrily demanded that Su Zhenxing open the door.

• Su Chen wondered where Su Zhenxing had gone and decided to stop him from having more children who might compete for the Su Family fortune.
• Su Chen suggested to Liu Yanran that Su Zhenxing might seek another woman while they were separated, and Liu Yanran became convinced he had done so.
• Liu Yanran used Su Zhenxing's shared location to find him at Sunshine Apartment, Room 315, and set off to confront him.
• Su Qiqi followed Liu Yanran, fearing a stepmother might threaten her interests, and Su Chen went with them for his own reasons.
• Liu Yanran, Su Qiqi, and Su Chen reached Room 315, and Liu Yanran pounded on the door and shouted for Su Zhenxing to open it.

Liu Yanran and a crowd of neighbors confronted Su Zhenxing outside Room 315, convinced he had brought home another woman. After she and Su Qiqi searched the apartment and found no one, Su Chen spotted one half of a curtain moving, suggesting the woman was still hiding there.

• Liu Yanran and the neighbors shouted at Su Zhenxing to open Room 315, while Su Chen suspected he was hiding someone inside.
• Su Zhenxing opened the door in a robe and scolded Liu Yanran for making a scene, but she charged past him into the apartment with Su Qiqi and Su Chen following.
• Liu Yanran and Su Qiqi searched the apartment but found no one, leaving Liu Yanran embarrassed as Su Zhenxing mocked her.
• Su Chen noticed that one half of the curtain by the window had moved while the other half had not.

Su Chen exposed the woman hiding outside the window, confirming Liu Yanran and Su Qiqi’s suspicions that Su Zhenxing had a lover. The fight ended with Su Zhenxing protecting the woman, while Su Chen recognized her and remembered what was unusual about her.

• Su Zhenxing scolded Liu Yanran, Su Qiqi, and Su Chen for their behavior, expecting them to apologize.
• Su Chen opened the curtains and window, pulled in a woman wrapped in a pink bedsheet, and dropped her onto the floor.
• Liu Yanran tore away the bedsheet and attacked the woman, and Su Qiqi joined in by kicking her.
• Su Zhenxing grabbed Liu Yanran by the hair and threw her aside to protect the woman.
• Liu Yanran demanded to know who the woman was, while Su Chen recognized her and recalled what was unusual about her.

Su Chen exposed Liu Hongjin’s unusual reaction to the men in a underwear advertisement while Su Zhenxing tried to shield her. Su Zhenxing braced for Su Chen to attack him, but Su Chen instead pulled Liu Hongjin aside and revealed a puddle where she had been sitting.

• Su Chen played a looping advertisement featuring muscular men on the living room television.
• Liu Hongjin watched the advertisement and grew flushed before leaving a puddle beneath her seat.
• Su Zhenxing accused Su Chen of plotting against him and took a defensive stance as Su Chen approached.
• Su Zhenxing jumped aside, but Su Chen walked past him and dragged Liu Hongjin away.
• Su Zhenxing saw the puddle where Liu Hongjin had been sitting and froze in surprise.

Su Chen revealed that Liu Hongjin’s puddle was not urine but the result of her arousal while watching male models, leaving Su Zhenxing humiliated. Liu Yanran mocked Su Zhenxing as the models continued posing on television.

• Su Zhenxing berated Liu Yanran and Su Qiqi for frightening Liu Hongjin, then gloated as Liu Yanran lamented his heartlessness.
• Su Chen challenged Su Zhenxing’s assumption that Liu Hongjin had wet herself, and Su Qiqi realized what he was implying.
• Su Chen mocked Su Zhenxing for not recognizing the puddle, and Su Zhenxing examined it and realized it was not urine.
• Liu Yanran understood what had happened and laughed at Su Zhenxing, saying Liu Hongjin had been aroused by the male models on television.
• Su Zhenxing looked at the models posing on screen and felt humiliated by Liu Yanran’s taunt.

Su Zhenxing discovered that Liu Hongjin had lied about loving him and was attracted to the male models on television. He blamed Liu Yanran for his humiliation and attacked her, while Liu Hongjin fled the apartment and Su Chen watched with satisfaction.

• Su Zhenxing confronted Liu Hongjin after seeing her watch the male models with excitement.
• Liu Hongjin admitted she had only pretended to love Su Zhenxing to gain money or marriage and insulted his appearance.
• Liu Yanran laughed at Su Zhenxing for believing Liu Hongjin and mocked his desperation for love.
• Su Zhenxing punched and slapped Liu Yanran, blaming her for his affairs and humiliation.
• Liu Hongjin wrapped herself in a bedsheet and escaped while Su Zhenxing continued beating Liu Yanran.
• Su Chen watched them fight and hoped they would remain bound together.

Su Zhenxing beat Liu Yanran again and decided that hurting her was more satisfying than seeking romance, while Su Chen mocked his complaints about his miserable family life. Su Zhenxing collapsed into despair, and Su Chen reflected that he deserved it for letting his son die alone in his past life.

• Su Zhenxing beat Liu Yanran until she was badly injured and decided he could use her as an outlet whenever he wanted.
• Su Chen took credit for exposing Liu Hongjin, and Su Zhenxing angrily blamed him for ruining his chance at affection.
• Su Chen pointed out Su Zhenxing's fortune, wife, and children, leaving him unable to defend his complaints.
• Su Zhenxing recalled how his family had once seemed happy, then slumped on the sofa as he considered how badly things had fallen apart.
• Su Chen approved of Su Zhenxing's despair and thought that he deserved it for letting his biological son die alone in his past life.

Su Zhenxing became convinced that Su Chen had orchestrated the Su Family’s downfall, but Su Chen denied it and threatened to send him and Liu Yanran back to the mental hospital. Su Zhenxing left the apartment in fear, accepting that the family’s flattering image had been an illusion and that Su Chen had exposed its ugliness.

• Su Zhenxing suspected Su Chen had planned the family’s misfortunes from the moment Su Chen stopped seeking their affection and began retaliating against them.
• Su Chen denied having a scheme and suggested that Su Zhenxing might need treatment at the mental hospital.
• Liu Yanran recoiled at the thought of returning to the hospital, then urged Su Chen to send Su Zhenxing there; Su Zhenxing and Liu Yanran argued over their treatment of each other.
• Su Chen offered to send both Su Zhenxing and Liu Yanran to the hospital, and they fell silent, afraid of its treatment.
• Su Zhenxing changed clothes and left the apartment, convinced Su Chen had exposed the family’s true nature and wishing Su Chen would behave more like Su Mu.

He Mu arrived in America expecting to study, but Mark took him away under suspicious circumstances after He Jingtian arranged to deliver him to a powerful figure. Back in Hai City, Su Zhenxing and Liu Yanran suffered after their clashes, while Su Chen and Fang Qingqing reunited in high spirits and spent the night together.

• He Mu arrived in America, met Mark at the airport, and grew uneasy when Mark would not explain where he was taking him.
• Mark secretly photographed He Mu and told Devil Mister that he was bringing him a snack, while He Jingtian ignored He Mu's messages and celebrated his plan to provide him with a powerful backer.
• Su Zhenxing drank and cried in the Su Family Villa, lamenting Su Chen's actions, as Liu Yanran returned injured and complained about Su Zhenxing hitting her.
• Li Ma heard Su Zhenxing howling and saw Liu Yanran limping past, then complained that the Su Family had become embarrassing and crazy.
• Su Chen and Fang Qingqing met, embraced, and went to a hotel, where they spent time together and Su Chen noticed how excited she seemed.

Fang Qingqing told Su Chen how she exposed her cousin’s insults to the Fang Family, while He Mu suffered after He Jingtian had arranged for him to please an American military official. He Mu vowed revenge on He Jingtian, Su Zhenxing, and Su Chen.

• Fang Qingqing explained that she had let her mother and aunt catch her cousin mocking her, prompting her uncle to slap the cousin.
• Su Chen praised Fang Qingqing and celebrated her satisfaction with her.
• He Mu lay injured on an island after being abused by an older American official.
• He Mu read He Jingtian’s message claiming the arrangement was for He Mu’s future benefit and promising him a powerful backer.
• He Mu swore to surpass He Jingtian and take revenge on him, Su Zhenxing, and Su Chen.

He Mu endured further abuse in hopes of gaining a powerful backer, unaware that He Jingtian had arranged to sell him to two more men. Meanwhile, Su Chen returned home pleased with the misery he had caused and wondered how Su Mu was faring with He Jingtian.

• He Mu hid his humiliation and praised the burly middle-aged man, who then emailed He Jingtian to report his satisfaction and a five-million-dollar salary increase.
• He Jingtian celebrated the raise and emailed Upright Angel and Hanging Jesus, offering them He Mu to enjoy.
• He Mu applied medicine to himself so he could recover and satisfy the middle-aged man, unaware He Jingtian had arranged two more encounters for him.
• Su Chen and Fang Qingqing left their wrecked hotel room after Su Chen paid for the damaged bed, and he sent her back to her family.
• Su Chen returned to the Su Family Villa, enjoyed the distress of Su Zhenxing, Liu Yanran, and Su Qiqi, and wondered whether Su Mu was learning He Jingtian's willingness to sacrifice himself.

After Su Chen placed first in Hai City’s college entrance exams, Su Zhenxing tried to get his prize-payment screenshot so he could brag to his business partners. Su Chen demanded money for it, and Su Zhenxing offered him ten million yuan, leaving the payment screenshot unresolved.

• Su Chen earned the top score in Hai City and received a 500,000-yuan city reward, which delighted Su Zhenxing.
• Su Zhenxing asked Su Chen to send him a screenshot of the prize payment so he could show it off.
• Su Chen demanded payment for the screenshot, and Su Zhenxing angrily complained that his son was charging him.
• Liu Yanran silently enjoyed Su Zhenxing’s frustration and thought that Su Mu would have earned the honor if he had remained in the family.
• Su Zhenxing decided to offer Su Chen ten million yuan as a reward for his exam result.

Su Chen forced Su Zhenxing to transfer him another ten million in exchange for a screenshot of the city bonus payment notification, while Liu Yanran grew resentful and Su Qiqi admired his methods. He Mu returned to Hai City intent on revenge and confronted He Jingtian at his villa.

• Su Chen pressured Su Zhenxing into sending five transfers of two million each, then sent him the payment notification screenshot.
• Liu Yanran resented how easily Su Chen had obtained ten million from Su Zhenxing, while Su Qiqi considered copying Su Chen’s approach.
• He Mu arrived in Hai City and vowed to take revenge on He Jingtian, Su Zhenxing, and Su Chen.
• He Mu went to He Jingtian’s villa, where He Jingtian panicked and asked why he had returned.

He Mu confronted He Jingtian over sending him to America to serve demons, then attacked him. After knocking He Jingtian down with one punch, He Mu became confident he could defeat Su Chen next.

• He Mu slapped He Jingtian repeatedly and accused him of sending him to America for the demons.
• He Jingtian defended his actions as a way to find He Mu powerful backers and help him build a career against Su Zhenxing and Su Chen.
• He Mu mocked He Jingtian and threatened to dislocate his arms or legs as thanks for the opportunity.
• He Jingtian charged at He Mu, but He Mu used his boxing training to knock him to the floor with one punch.
• He Mu laughed at He Jingtian and imagined defeating Su Chen next.

He Mu attacked He Jingtian after returning from America, then declared that He Jingtian would answer to him from now on. He Jingtian mocked the claim, leaving their power struggle unresolved.

• He Jingtian tried to calm He Mu by describing his own past experiences, but He Mu ignored him and broke his left arm.
• He Mu drank wine and felt satisfied after hurting He Jingtian, then threatened to break his other arm if he kept screaming.
• He Jingtian angrily threatened to stop supporting He Mu and mocked him for falling behind Su Chen.
• He Mu declared that He Jingtian had to report his work to him and obey his orders.
• He Jingtian laughed at He Mu's claim that he was now his superior.

He Mu used his new authority as president of Meisheng China Region to force He Jingtian to submit, then news of his return to Hai City spread. As He Jingtian prepared a welcome banquet, Su Chen planned to attend uninvited, Su Zhenxing worried the event would expose his humiliation, and Liu Yanran was delighted that Su Mu had returned.

• He Mu showed He Jingtian the headquarters email appointing him president of Meisheng China Region and making He Jingtian executive president.
• He Mu threatened to break He Jingtian’s remaining limbs, and He Jingtian reluctantly agreed to obey him for the time being.
• News spread through Hai City that He Mu had returned from America and would attend Qingnan University.
• Su Chen recognized He Mu as Su Mu and decided to attend He Jingtian’s welcome banquet without an invitation.
• Su Zhenxing feared the banquet would expose that he had raised He Jingtian’s son, while Liu Yanran rejoiced at Su Mu’s return.

Liu Yanran prepared to welcome He Mu at his banquet, while He Mu plotted to flaunt his success and torment Su Chen. At the banquet, Su Chen, Su Zhenxing, and Liu Yanran unexpectedly met, and Su Chen provoked Su Zhenxing by pointing out Liu Yanran’s elegant appearance.

• Liu Yanran learned about He Jingtian’s welcome banquet for He Mu, prepared a dress, and told He Mu she planned to attend.
• He Mu refused Liu Yanran’s request to meet, then privately gloated that she still loved him and planned to return to Hai City as Meisheng China Region Head.
• Three days later, Su Chen, Su Zhenxing, and Liu Yanran unexpectedly encountered one another at the Foreign Guest Building banquet.
• Su Zhenxing told Su Chen he had come to keep people from discovering He Mu’s identity and his own humiliation, and Su Chen teased him about being cuckolded.
• Su Chen remarked on Liu Yanran’s glamorous outfit, prompting Su Zhenxing to angrily insult her for dressing up to see He Jingtian.

He Mu watched Su Zhenxing and Su Chen at his welcome banquet and planned to cripple the Su Corporation by importing mature, low-priced optical communication products. Su Chen noticed He Mu watching through a camera, and He Mu then entered the banquet hall, where the guests failed to recognize him as the former Su Mu.

• Liu Yanran tried to placate Su Zhenxing, who threatened to beat her after they returned home.
• He Mu watched the banquet surveillance feed and vowed to destroy Su Zhenxing and Su Chen by using Meisheng's connections to challenge the Su Corporation's optical communication business.
• Su Chen spotted the surveillance camera, greeted He Mu through it, and left He Mu startled that he knew he was being watched.
• He Jingtian found He Mu at the monitors and told him the guests had arrived, then led him toward the banquet hall.
• He Mu and He Jingtian entered the hall, where Liu Yanran brightened and the guests scrutinized He Mu without recognizing him as Su Mu.

He Mu presented himself to Hai City's business community as Meisheng's chief representative for China, drawing praise and envy from the guests. Su Chen then called him Su Mu, leaving the guests stunned by the revelation that He Mu was the Su Family's estranged adopted son.

• He Jingtian introduced He Mu as his son and Meisheng's chief representative for the China region.
• The guests praised He Mu's accomplishments, while he smugly glanced at Su Chen, who remained calm.
• Liu Yanran proudly celebrated He Mu's success and believed Su Zhenxing regretted driving Su Mu out of the Su Family.
• Su Zhenxing felt pride in having raised He Mu but resented Liu Yanran and He Jingtian for deceiving him.
• Su Chen toasted He Mu as his brother, Su Mu, and the guests realized He Mu was the adopted son known as Rabbit Su Mu.