Chapter Summaries

Su Zhenxing brought Liu Yanran to Haishi First Prison to confront He Jingtian, while Su Chen watched for signs that Liu Yanran might try to escape. He Jingtian arrived at the visiting room, limping and looking crazed and excited.

• Su Chen persuaded Liu Yanran to go to the prison, and Su Zhenxing hurried her along while she secretly planned to stall and escape.
• Su Chen, Su Zhenxing, Liu Yanran, and three mental hospital orderlies arrived at Haishi First Prison.
• A prison guard recognized Liu Yanran and was shocked by her changed appearance and hospital gown.
• Su Zhenxing rebuked the guard for staring at Liu Yanran, and the guard apologized while privately pitying him.
• The prison guard brought He Jingtian into the visiting room, where he limped in looking crazed and excited.

Su Zhenxing brought Liu Yanran and Su Chen to prison to confront He Jingtian, hoping Liu Yanran would deny bearing He Jingtian’s children. He Jingtian mocked Liu Yanran’s appearance and confinement, but she refused to cooperate and mocked him for being imprisoned.

• Su Chen judged Su Zhenxing for failing to punish He Jingtian more severely in prison and decided he would deal with him himself.
• He Jingtian entered the visitation room expecting to torment Su Zhenxing and Liu Yanran, then froze when he saw Liu Yanran looking haggard in her hospital clothes.
• He Jingtian laughed at Liu Yanran, assuming Su Zhenxing had locked her in a psychiatric hospital.
• Su Zhenxing urged Liu Yanran to tell He Jingtian that she had borne children only for Su Zhenxing, but she stayed silent to avoid being sent back to the hospital.
• Liu Yanran told He Jingtian that however miserable she was, he was worse off because he was locked in prison.

He Jingtian revealed that he had arranged for Liu Yanran to raise He Mu as part of his revenge against Su Zhenxing, and the menacing confrontation continued at the mental hospital. He then claimed that He Mu was also Liu Yanran’s biological son.

• Liu Yanran blamed He Jingtian for tricking her into adopting He Mu, while He Jingtian admitted he had intended for He Mu to seize the Su Family’s assets as revenge against Su Zhenxing.
• Liu Yanran lunged at He Jingtian until Su Zhenxing restrained her and warned that he might stop trying to get her out of the mental hospital.
• Liu Yanran calmed down, and Su Chen remained determined to keep her in the hospital without his permission.
• Jealous of the bond between Su Zhenxing and Liu Yanran, He Jingtian announced that He Mu was also Liu Yanran’s biological son.

Su Zhenxing pressured Liu Yanran to deny that she had borne He Jingtian’s children, and she cruelly rejected He Jingtian to prove her loyalty to Su Zhenxing. He Jingtian then claimed He Mu was Liu Yanran’s biological son and brought up their last night together before her marriage.

• Su Zhenxing tried to punch He Jingtian, but a guard stopped him and warned that the visit could be ended.
• Su Zhenxing told Liu Yanran to make clear that she had only borne children for him, and Liu Yanran agreed because she hoped he would get her out of the psychiatric hospital.
• He Jingtian mocked Su Zhenxing for taking another man's castoffs and insisted Liu Yanran had borne his child.
• Su Zhenxing gripped Liu Yanran's shoulder and demanded that she deny bearing He Jingtian's children.
• Liu Yanran insulted He Jingtian, saying she would never marry him or bear his children, and Su Zhenxing was pleased.
• He Jingtian claimed He Mu was Liu Yanran's biological son and asked whether she remembered their last night together before she married Su Zhenxing.

He Jingtian confronted Liu Yanran about their final night together and revealed that He Mu was created from her egg and his sperm. Liu Yanran and Su Zhenxing had dismissed his claims, but his revelation left the truth exposed.

• He Jingtian asked Liu Yanran about their night together, and she denied that it had anything to do with He Mu.
• He Jingtian reminded Liu Yanran that she had felt unwell and missed her period after their night together.
• Liu Yanran insisted He Mu was not her biological son and insulted He Jingtian, while Su Zhenxing approved of her denials.
• He Jingtian revealed that he had arranged for someone to take one of Liu Yanran's eggs and claimed He Mu was conceived from her egg and his sperm.

He Jingtian revealed that He Mu was Liu Yanran’s biological son, leaving Liu Yanran stunned and Su Zhenxing enraged. Su Zhenxing attacked He Jingtian before a prison guard restrained him, while Liu Yanran began to accept the revelation.

• He Jingtian told Liu Yanran and Su Zhenxing that He Mu was Liu Yanran’s biological son and mocked them over the truth.
• Su Chen believed He Jingtian’s revelation, struggled with a sudden violent impulse, and resolved to restrain himself.
• Su Zhenxing became furious and punched He Jingtian in the nose.
• A prison guard stopped Su Zhenxing from hitting He Jingtian again and warned him not to cause trouble.
• Liu Yanran, seemingly unaware of the fight, wondered aloud whether He Mu really was her son and concluded that she was his biological mother.

He Jingtian revealed that He Mu was Liu Yanran’s biological son, conceived using her eggs, and that he had switched He Mu with Su Chen years earlier. After Liu Yanran attacked him, He Jingtian challenged her to say what she would do now that her biological son was in trouble.

• Liu Yanran questioned why He Mu and Su Chen were the same age, and He Jingtian confessed that he had abducted Su Chen and sent He Mu to her.
• Liu Yanran realized He Mu was her biological son and grieved that she had not protected or supported him.
• A prison guard deliberately let Liu Yanran claw He Jingtian’s face, leaving bloody scratches across his cheeks.
• He Jingtian accused Liu Yanran of failing He Mu after he left the Su Family, and she blamed He Jingtian for keeping the truth from her.
• The prison guard stopped Liu Yanran from attacking again, and He Jingtian asked what she would do now that He Mu was in trouble.

After He Jingtian revealed that something had happened to He Mu, Liu Yanran grieved and blamed Su Chen, who kicked her away when she attacked him. Su Zhenxing also beat Liu Yanran, and Su Chen secretly confirmed to her that he had killed He Mu.

• He Jingtian told Liu Yanran that something had happened to He Mu, and Liu Yanran collapsed in grief over learning too late that He Mu was her biological son.
• Liu Yanran blamed Su Chen for He Mu's death and lunged at him, so Su Chen kicked her into a wall.
• He Jingtian suspected Su Chen after hearing Liu Yanran's accusation, while Su Zhenxing said the police had cleared Su Chen and kicked Liu Yanran for attacking his son.
• Su Chen crouched beside Liu Yanran and silently mouthed that he had killed He Mu.
• Liu Yanran understood Su Chen's confession and shouted at him in hatred.

Su Chen frightened Liu Yanran by admitting he had killed He Mu, while pretending that her fear and accusations were signs of mental illness. Su Zhenxing dragged Liu Yanran away, and He Jingtian challenged him to prove He Mu's parentage with a paternity test.

• Su Chen crouched beside Liu Yanran as she recoiled from him and called him a demon, then suggested her condition had worsened.
• Su Zhenxing dismissed Liu Yanran's accusations as delusions and told the prison guard not to take her words seriously.
• The prison guard sympathized with Su Zhenxing, prompting Su Zhenxing to blame Liu Yanran and drag her toward the exit.
• He Jingtian suspected Liu Yanran feared Su Chen because he had harmed He Mu, then insisted that a paternity test would prove He Mu was his and Liu Yanran's biological son.

Su Zhenxing sent Liu Yanran back to the psychiatric hospital after beating her, then left the prison vowing to kill He Jingtian. Su Chen stayed behind and hinted to He Jingtian that He Mu had died horribly, leaving him to face Su Chen alone.

• Su Zhenxing ordered the attendants to take Liu Yanran back to the psychiatric hospital, and she attacked him after learning he would not help her leave.
• Su Zhenxing kicked Liu Yanran to the ground, then let the attendants carry her away.
• Su Zhenxing left the prison intent on killing He Jingtian for humiliating him.
• Su Chen paid the prison guard to leave him alone with He Jingtian.
• Su Chen reminded He Jingtian that he had been the one who ruined Su Chen’s life, then told him He Mu had died miserably without a corpse left behind.

Su Chen beat He Jingtian after He Jingtian accused him of killing He Mu, then argued that He Jingtian’s own choices had led to his son’s death. He Jingtian became confused and blamed himself before a prison guard returned and Su Chen claimed he had acted in self-defense.

• He Jingtian realized Su Chen knew He Mu was dead and charged at him, but Su Chen kicked him into a wall.
• He Jingtian cursed Su Chen for surviving the trafficking and threatened to kill him, so Su Chen grabbed him and beat him.
• Su Chen told He Jingtian that trafficking him and sending He Mu to Liu Yanran had caused He Mu’s death.
• He Jingtian became mentally confused, alternately blaming himself and Su Chen for He Mu’s death.
• A prison guard returned and found He Jingtian battered, and Su Chen claimed He Jingtian had attacked first and suggested checking the surveillance footage.

Su Chen left He Jingtian in a distressed state after their prison meeting and returned to the Su Family Villa. He told Su Zhenxing that what made him unhappy was not He Mu’s parentage but that He Jingtian had been left comfortable enough to cause trouble.

• The prison guard found He Jingtian injured and muttering that Su Chen had framed him, while Su Chen claimed He Jingtian had driven himself crazy.
• The prison guard sent Su Chen away and arranged for He Jingtian to be examined.
• Su Chen returned to the Su Family Villa, where Su Zhenxing apologized for forgetting him at the prison.
• Su Zhenxing raged about He Mu’s parentage and blamed Liu Yanran and He Jingtian for humiliating the Su Family.
• Su Chen said He Mu’s parentage did not matter to him and complained that Su Zhenxing had failed to deal He Jingtian a ruthless blow while he was in prison.

Su Zhenxing resolved to keep pursuing revenge against He Jingtian, while Su Chen secretly planned to deal with him himself. In prison, He Jingtian decided to contact the Demons from Devil Island and ask them to avenge He Mu by targeting Su Chen.

• Su Zhenxing regretted not paying more to torment He Jingtian and vowed to make him pay for humiliating him.
• Su Chen agreed with Su Zhenxing’s plan but privately decided to find someone to deal with He Jingtian himself.
• A prison doctor found He Jingtian had only external injuries and had not gone insane.
• He Jingtian raged against Su Chen, blamed him for He Mu’s death, and resolved to seek revenge.
• Four Strong Men entered He Jingtian’s cell intending to beat him, but he seduced them instead and waited until they fell asleep.
• He Jingtian decided to contact a prison guard and send the Demons from Devil Island news that Su Chen had harmed He Mu.

He Jingtian bribed a prison guard to borrow his phone and email the Demon, blaming Su Chen for He Mu’s death and urging the Demon to kill him. After sending the message, He Jingtian returned the phone and gloated that he had brought the Demon after Su Chen.

• He Jingtian called for a prison guard and claimed he needed to contact a friend to arrange He Mu’s funeral.
• He Jingtian promised the prison guard one hundred thousand yuan, transferred the money, and borrowed his phone.
• He Jingtian emailed the Demon, saying Su Chen had killed He Mu and was provoking the Demon.
• He Jingtian returned the phone and thanked the prison guard, who went back to his office.
• He Jingtian dropped his grief-stricken act and vowed that Su Chen would pay with his life.

On Devil Island, Cruise learned from He Jingtian’s email that He Mu had died and that Su Chen was responsible. Enraged because He Mu was his agent in Hua Country and had been assigned to steal Optical Module technology, Cruise ordered Moff and his associates to kill Su Chen painfully.

• Cruise dismissed He Jingtian’s email until the burly, seductive man told him it reported He Mu’s death.
• Cruise learned that Su Chen had killed He Mu and developed the advanced Optical Module technology.
• Cruise lashed the young men in his room to vent his anger, then ordered them to leave.
• Cruise instructed the burly, seductive man to arrange for Moff and the others to kill Su Chen.
• Cruise added that Su Chen must suffer the greatest pain before he died.

Su Zhenxing promised Su Chen he would arrange for He Jingtian to be beaten, unaware that Su Chen had already set a plan in motion. In prison, He Jingtian was deliberately injured by Meng Ge and Fei Ge, and the chapter ended with a thumbtack driven through his index finger.

• Su Zhenxing told Su Chen he would have someone teach He Jingtian a brutal lesson, but Su Chen doubted him and ate breakfast without giving him approval.
• Su Zhenxing, Su Chen, and Su Qiqi hurriedly ate breakfast, leaving Li Ma puzzled by their behavior.
• He Jingtian went to the prison workshop and noticed that the inmates around him were crowding close.
• Meng Ge smashed He Jingtian's right pinky finger with a hammer, and He Jingtian apologized instead of provoking him.
• Fei Ge drove a thumbtack through the tip of He Jingtian's right index finger, causing him to scream in agony.

Meng Ge and Fei Ge tortured He Jingtian, then escaped blame when he was too afraid to tell the prison guard the truth. The guard left after He Jingtian insisted the injuries were his own fault, and the two tyrants took this as permission to torment him again.

• Fei Ge pierced and twisted a needle through He Jingtian’s finger while He Jingtian begged for mercy.
• The prison guard arrived and confronted Meng Ge and Fei Ge over He Jingtian’s injured hands.
• Meng Ge and Fei Ge claimed He Jingtian had caused his own injuries, and the guard asked He Jingtian what had happened.
• He Jingtian backed their story because he feared how they would retaliate after the guard left.
• The guard warned He Jingtian not to seek his help if he was injured again and ordered the inmates back to work.
• Meng Ge and Fei Ge concluded that the guard would no longer intervene if they tortured He Jingtian.

He Jingtian endured a brutal first round of torture in prison while believing the prison bosses had become kinder to him. Su Chen revealed that he had already arranged the torture, leaving Su Zhenxing humiliated, while Liu Yanran realized she could not escape the mental hospital as long as Su Chen was alive.

• Meng Ge and Fei Ge let He Jingtian go to the Medical Office for treatment, while privately planning more torture after he recovered.
• Su Chen received a message confirming that He Jingtian's torture had begun with two fingers being pierced.
• Su Zhenxing read the message and learned Su Chen had hired torturers before he had finished arranging his own plan.
• Su Chen told Su Zhenxing he no longer trusted him to handle He Jingtian, and Su Zhenxing left the office dejected.
• Liu Yanran regained consciousness after Electric Shock Therapy and concluded that she had no way to escape the mental hospital while Su Chen was alive.

Liu Yanran resolved to kill Su Chen so she could escape the mental hospital and return to her former life, but her fear of his strength and lack of trustworthy allies left her searching for another way. When two nurses brought her medication, she refused to take it and ordered them out.

• Liu Yanran decided that Su Chen had to die, despite fearing that he could defeat anyone she hired.
• Liu Yanran regretted not poisoning Su Chen when he first returned to the Su Family and resolved never to show mercy again.
• Liu Yanran considered asking Su Qiqi or Liu Xingran for help, but concluded that neither would assist her.
• Two nurses entered Liu Yanran's room with medication and ordered her to take it.
• Liu Yanran refused the pills, insisted she was not sick, and shouted for the nurses to leave.

Liu Yanran was forcibly medicated at Haishi First Mental Hospital and became more determined to kill Su Chen to escape. Meanwhile, Su Chen ordered Detective Xie to monitor He Jingtian and Liu Yanran, and the investigation uncovered an email in which He Jingtian was hiring someone to target Su Chen.

• Two Nurses pinned Liu Yanran down and forced her to swallow her medicine, then left eager to abuse her again next time.
• Liu Yanran resolved to kill Su Chen so she could escape Haishi First Mental Hospital.
• Su Chen grew suspicious of He Jingtian's inactivity in prison and asked Detective Xie to monitor him and investigate his communications.
• Su Chen also asked Detective Xie to monitor Liu Yanran, and Detective Xie arranged surveillance of both prisoners' contact methods.
• Detective Xie found an email sent from He Jingtian's account seeking to hire someone to deal with Su Chen and forwarded it to Su Chen.