Recaps

Su Qiao met Cen Yue, Wang Zhiyao’s boss and girlfriend, who tried to persuade her to leave him. Su Qiao dismissed Cen Yue’s claims and revealed that Wang Zhiyao kept begging her to come back.

• Cen Yue introduced herself as Wang Zhiyao’s girlfriend and said she had slept with him, but Su Qiao showed no concern.
• Cen Yue urged Su Qiao to give up Wang Zhiyao, arguing that their families’ conflict made their relationship unlikely to succeed.
• Su Qiao retorted that Wang Zhiyao had no feelings for Cen Yue and mocked her for threatening to drive Su Qiao out of the city.
• Su Qiao told Cen Yue that she would gladly let Wang Zhiyao go, but he called and messaged her every day, begging her to return.

Su Qiao negotiated with Cen Yue to end her relationship with Wang Zhiyao, leaving with one million after agreeing to make him give up on her. She planned to keep the money and cut off contact with him.

• Cen Yue offered Su Qiao three hundred thousand to leave Wang Zhiyao, but Su Qiao refused the amount as too small.
• Su Qiao demanded one million, and Cen Yue agreed to transfer it.
• After the money arrived, Su Qiao moved it to another card through Little Four so it could not be taken back.
• Su Qiao told Cen Yue she would message Wang Zhiyao to break up and would no longer answer him, though she had already blocked and deleted his number.

Su Qiao took one million from Cen Yue and left the café relieved that Cen Yue was willing to be with Wang Zhiyao. The next day, Wang Zhiyao confronted Su Qiao at the gym about their breakup and whether she had taken Cen Yue’s money.

• Su Qiao told Cen Yue that Wang Zhiyao was an immature man-child and wished the couple a lifetime of happiness.
• Su Qiao left the café, relieved to have the money and planning to pick up her new car.
• The next day, Wang Zhiyao blocked Su Qiao outside the gym and demanded to know why she had broken up with him.
• Wang Zhiyao asked Su Qiao whether she had really taken one million from Cen Yue after learning about the money from Cen Yue.

Su Qiao confronted Wang Zhiyao over his family’s demands and his double standards about women and daughters. She left him with a cutting comparison between his sister’s suffering and the treatment his family expected her to accept.

• Su Qiao told Wang Zhiyao that his mother had offered her one million after they had already broken up, and that she had accepted it as compensation for being threatened.
• Wang Zhiyao hoped his mother’s threat had caused the breakup, but Su Qiao reminded him that their relationship had already ended.
• Wang Zhiyao defended his mother’s expectations that the man provide a house, the woman pay for renovations and furnishings, and the couple have a son, saying Su Qiao should have compromised for him.
• Su Qiao pointed out that Wang Zhiyao’s sister had been cheated on and driven from her home, then sarcastically asked whether she deserved it for not aborting her daughter.
• Wang Zhiyao accused Su Qiao of being vicious for speaking about his sister, and Su Qiao condemned his family’s double standard toward daughters.

Su Qiao confronted Wang Zhiyao about his family’s demands and his dependence on his mother, making clear she would not marry him or sacrifice for him. Wang Zhiyao then asked for money to repay Cen Yue, revealing that he had another reason for approaching her.

• Su Qiao told Wang Zhiyao she had deliberately insulted him to make him feel what it was like to be demeaned by his family’s standards.
• Wang Zhiyao insisted his family’s hurtful remarks were trivial and asked Su Qiao to tolerate them because they had been together for two years.
• Su Qiao refused to put up with his family’s plans and rejected his appeal for her to make sacrifices for him.
• Su Qiao mocked Wang Zhiyao’s dependence on his mother and rejected the idea of caring for him after marriage.
• Wang Zhiyao asked Su Qiao to repay the money he needed to return to Cen Yue, and she realized that his real motive had surfaced.

Su Qiao refused to return the one million Wang Zhiyao wanted for his family and drove him away when he tried to stop her. Wang Zhiyao left still convinced she had deceived him, while Su Qiao was on her way to the gym.

• Wang Zhiyao demanded that Su Qiao return the one million, revealing he wanted it to help his family pay debts and buy a house.
• Su Qiao refused and told Wang Zhiyao that Cen Yue would have to come collect the money herself.
• Wang Zhiyao chased after Su Qiao, but two bodyguards blocked his way.
• Wang Zhiyao accused Su Qiao of finding a rich man, and Su Qiao kicked him and warned him not to provoke her.
• Wang Zhiyao ran off, then accused Su Qiao of having pretended to be obedient and well-behaved.

Su Qiao taunted Wang Zhiyao after he insisted he had earned his company position through his own ability, then told Cen Mohan she had taken one million from Cen Yue after Cen Yue threatened her. Cen Mohan asked how Su Qiao knew he was related to Cen Yue, and she said she knew a lot about him.

• Su Qiao mocked Wang Zhiyao for relying on a woman, and he vowed to make something of himself.
• Su Qiao told Little Four that two men had followed her, while admitting she had secretly investigated Cen Mohan too.
• Cen Mohan arrived at the gym and asked Su Qiao why she was laughing.
• Su Qiao explained that she had taken one million from Cen Yue after Cen Yue threatened to keep her from staying in Hai City.
• Cen Mohan asked whether Su Qiao needed money, and she said she had taken the money because Cen Yue had treated her with contempt and threatened her.
• Su Qiao revealed that she knew Cen Yue was Cen Mohan's maternal cousin, and he asked what else she knew about him.

Su Qiao told Cen Mohan about her online Detective Agency and confronted him about having bodyguards follow her. They sparred afterward, and Cen Mohan accidentally fell with her when he hesitated to strike her.

• Su Qiao explained that she ran an online Detective Agency selling information, and Cen Mohan warned her to protect her identity.
• Su Qiao asked Cen Mohan when the two bodyguards had started following her, and he admitted he had sent them to find and protect her.
• Cen Mohan agreed to withdraw the bodyguards, while Su Qiao said she had picked up her car and no longer needed rides from him.
• Su Qiao and Cen Mohan sparred, but he repeatedly pulled his punches and accidentally took her down with him.
• Su Qiao teased Cen Mohan for seeming anxious and laughed that she had only been kidding.

Su Qiao and Cen Mohan agreed to train separately after he struggled to spar with her, then made plans to eat mutton hotpot and look at houses together. Cen Mohan revealed he had researched the local real estate market before returning to the country.

• Su Qiao and Cen Mohan agreed to train separately and discuss questions together because Cen Mohan could not bring himself to hit her.
• Cen Mohan noticed Su Qiao had lost weight and suggested several foods, then agreed to her plan to eat mutton hotpot.
• Su Qiao recognized that Cen Mohan was using food suggestions to invite her home for lunch, while 444 complained that she called it an old fox for being crafty.
• Cen Mohan offered to accompany Su Qiao to look at houses after they ate.
• Cen Mohan told Su Qiao that he had researched the country's industries before returning and that real estate was part of his investment portfolio.

Su Qiao learned why Cen Mohan had returned to China and heard him explain that meeting her had eased his nightmares. After they trained, they went to a restaurant for hot pot, where he quietly served her lamb.

• Su Qiao asked Cen Mohan why he had returned to China, and he mentioned problems with the domestic branch's accounts and his poor sleep.
• Cen Mohan explained that Cen Yue was a distant relative, then told Su Qiao that he had slept peacefully the night they met.
• Cen Mohan said he believed their meeting had a purpose and that he would wait for the answers connected to his dreams.
• Su Qiao and Cen Mohan trained for about an hour and a half, showered, and went to a restaurant together.
• Cen Mohan ordered hot pot and other food, served Su Qiao cooked lamb, and asked if it was good.

Su Qiao and Cen Mohan shared a meal while discussing domestic men, work, and children. Cen Mohan decided to learn to like the things Su Qiao liked.

• Su Qiao enjoyed the Chinese food and said she preferred rich, meaty dishes.
• Cen Mohan peeled shrimp for Su Qiao and told her Chris had said men in Haishi were attentive and skilled at housework and childcare.
• Su Qiao said she disliked self-important men, and Cen Mohan agreed with her.
• Cen Mohan asked whether Su Qiao liked children, and she said she felt indifferent toward them.
• Cen Mohan said he shared Su Qiao's preferences and decided to treat them as his own.

Su Qiao rejected Cen Mohan’s earnest attempt to give their relationship a chance, while he continued flirting and reassuring her that they were a perfect match. Their conversation turned to his reading habits and a debate about the cutest height difference.

• Cen Mohan pushed peeled shrimp toward Su Qiao and asked her to give him a chance to stand on equal footing with her.
• Su Qiao refused, joking that Cen Mohan was too tall and blocked the sunlight.
• Cen Mohan said her height was just right for them and suggested she could sit on his shoulders or arms to be taller than him.
• Su Qiao asked what kinds of books and online material Cen Mohan read.
• Cen Mohan described an online post claiming a forty-four-centimeter height difference was the cutest, and Su Qiao asked why he thought it was unrealistic.

Cen Mohan explained the practical drawbacks of a height difference while trying to reassure Su Qiao that being together would be easy. After dinner, Su Qiao discovered his car was gone and realized his sister had taken it, leaving Cen Mohan to rely on her for a ride.

• Cen Mohan brushed Su Qiao’s mutton and analyzed the inconveniences of a tall man dating a shorter woman.
• Su Qiao asked whether their twenty-centimeter height difference would cause those problems, and Cen Mohan argued that their height made affection easy.
• Su Qiao gave up on the conversation and told Cen Mohan she was full and ready to leave.
• Cen Mohan paid the bill and followed Su Qiao to the parking area, where she noticed his Porsche was missing.
• Cen Mohan explained that his sister had urgently taken his car, and Su Qiao sighed as she accepted that she would have to give him a ride.

Su Qiao drove to the gym and was confronted by Mother Wang and Wang Lingxi, who demanded the money Cen Yue had given her. The chapter ended with Su Qiao asking what money Wang Lingxi meant.

• At the Wang residence, Wang Zhiyao shut himself in his room, and his family concluded Su Qiao would not return what they wanted.
• The next day, Su Qiao drove to the gym after meeting Pan Junxi and found Mother Wang and Wang Lingxi waiting by her car.
• Wang Lingxi insulted Su Qiao over her new car and bag, and Su Qiao mocked her in return.
• Mother Wang stopped Wang Lingxi from hitting Su Qiao and politely asked to discuss something with her.
• Wang Lingxi demanded the money Cen Yue had given Su Qiao, and Su Qiao asked what money she meant.

Su Qiao confronted Mother Wang and Wang Lingxi over money from her breakup with Wang Zhiyao, mocking their demands and exposing the family’s dependence on Cen Yue. The argument escalated as Wang Zhiyao showed off gifts from Cen Yue, and Su Qiao accused his family of treating him like a son for sale.

• Mother Wang told Su Qiao that she should not take money she was not entitled to, and Su Qiao mocked her over her daughter’s miscarriages and marriage.
• Su Qiao admitted she had received a substantial sum from Wang Zhiyao and threatened to expose his family for living off a wealthy woman.
• Mother Wang nearly struck Su Qiao, but Wang Lingxi restrained her and accused Su Qiao of trying to avoid paying.
• Su Qiao suggested Wang Zhiyao had been dumped by Cen Yue, but Wang Lingxi insisted they were doing well and listed the expensive gifts Cen Yue had given them.
• Wang Zhiyao displayed his jewelry and designer clothes, and Su Qiao mocked the family for treating his relationship like a sale.

Su Qiao challenged Mother Wang and Wang Lingxi over the expensive gifts Cen Yue gave Wang Lingxi’s brother and the family’s demand for money. The argument ended with Su Qiao revealing that she had recorded their threats and asking whether to report them for extortion or sue them.

• Su Qiao argued that accepting gifts worth tens of thousands of yuan without returning anything of comparable value was not a normal exchange of courtesies.
• Wang Lingxi defended her brother’s relationship with Cen Yue, while Su Qiao pointed out that Cen Yue was more than ten years older, had a child, and had changed boyfriends every six months.
• Mother Wang grew uneasy when Su Qiao described Cen Yue’s dating history, but Wang Lingxi insisted that the family hand over all the money.
• Su Qiao showed them her phone and said she had recorded their demands and threats, then asked whether to report them for extortion or sue them.

Su Qiao refused to return the money to Wang Lingxi and her mother, telling them that Cen Yue would have to collect it herself. Cen Mohan arrived to check on Su Qiao and insulted her ex-boyfriend, leaving the Wang women stunned and furious.

• Wang Lingxi and her mother accused Su Qiao of being vicious and warned her not to go too far.
• Su Qiao mocked the Wang women and told them that Cen Yue would have to come collect the money herself.
• Cen Mohan hurried downstairs after seeing Su Qiao with the Wang women and asked whether she needed help.
• Su Qiao explained that she had missed Cen Mohan’s call because she had put her phone on silent.
• Cen Mohan called Su Qiao’s ex-boyfriend stupid and useless, then said she had been deceived because she was inexperienced.

Su Qiao and Cen Mohan left after he insulted Mother Wang and promised to cook her a seafood feast, while Wang Lingxi and her mother speculated about his wealth and status. Mother Wang recognized that Cen Mohan knew Cen Yue and feared the consequences, a premonition that came true the next day.

• Su Qiao linked arms with Cen Mohan and teased him as he mocked Mother Wang and Wang Lingxi.
• Cen Mohan warned that Cen Yue should retire, then took Su Qiao away and promised to prepare her favorite seafood.
• Cen Mohan told Su Qiao he was learning to be considerate and suggested adopting a child so he could practice caring for one.
• Wang Lingxi grew jealous and accused Su Qiao of becoming a rich man's mistress, while Mother Wang told her to stop and noted Cen Mohan knew Cen Yue.
• Mother Wang's bad feeling came true the next day.

Starry Sky Group held a shareholders' meeting to welcome its new chairman, Cen Mohan, while Cen Yue worried about his return. Wang Zhiyao was shocked when Su Qiao entered the meeting with a professional-looking young man.

• Starry Sky Group gathered its shareholders and senior executives for a meeting after Cen Mohan returned to the country.
• Wang Zhiyao prepared for the meeting while thinking about showing Su Qiao how successful he had become, and Cen Yue reminded him to stay focused.
• Cen Yue worried about Cen Mohan, recalling the disastrous fates of other Cen Family descendants and his history of recognizing only his sister.
• An assistant ushered Su Qiao and a young man in a dark gray suit into the meeting room, prompting Wang Zhiyao to rise and ask why she was there.

Su Qiao interrupted an important Starry Sky Group meeting and revealed that she had acquired an eight percent stake in the company. She presented the share documents to the shareholders, leaving Cen Yue and the executives to confront her new position.

• Cen Yue reprimanded her assistant for letting Su Qiao and Pan Junxi into the meeting, but Su Qiao sent the assistant away herself.
• Wang Zhiyao tried to take Su Qiao outside, but Pan Junxi blocked him and said she was his boss.
• Pan Junxi presented documents showing that Su Qiao owned eight percent of Starry Sky Group's shares.
• Su Qiao sat beside Pan Junxi at the conference table as the shareholders examined her documents.

Su Qiao established her right to eight percent of Starry Sky Group after Pan Junxi explained that the other shareholders had waived their right of first refusal by failing to respond to transfer notices. She revealed she had invested in Hengli Biotechnology, leaving the shareholders surprised that its production line and technology project were back on track.

• The shareholders questioned how Su Qiao had acquired shares without their approval, and Pan Junxi explained that notices had been sent a month earlier and their silence counted as waiving their right of first refusal.
• The shareholders checked with their homes and confirmed the notices had arrived, while Pan Junxi concealed that he had temporarily removed them from the mailboxes before returning them ahead of the meeting.
• The shareholders accepted that Su Qiao held eight percent of Starry Sky Group and asked which projects she had invested in.
• Su Qiao named Hengli Biotechnology and said she had bought its production line along with its new technology project.
• CEO Wang and CEO Wu expressed surprise that Su Qiao had resolved technical problems Starry Sky's researchers had considered impossible, and Su Qiao said she did not undertake things without confidence.

Su Qiao confronted Cen Yue at a Starry Sky shareholders’ meeting after quietly acquiring shares, hinting that Cen Yue’s own actions would soon have consequences. The newly appointed chairman, Cen Mohan, arrived and went straight to Su Qiao, then looked at Pan Junxi behind her.

• CEO Wu praised Su Qiao for secretly acquiring Starry Sky shares, and Cen Yue admitted she had underestimated her.
• Su Qiao warned Cen Yue that this was only the beginning and hinted that Cen Yue’s own actions would catch up with her.
• The shareholders realized that Su Qiao and Cen Yue were at odds and speculated about Wang Zhiyao’s connection to them.
• Cen Mohan entered the conference room with two aides, and the shareholders recognized him as Starry Sky’s new chairman and the Cen Family’s current leader.
• Cen Mohan asked Su Qiao why she had not called him before leaving, and then looked at Pan Junxi behind her.

Su Qiao admitted that Pan Junxi had been helping her acquire company shares, and Cen Mohan explained how he had traced the purchases to her. The confrontation left Cen Yue humiliated after Cen Mohan criticized her for hiring Wang Zhiyao as her assistant.

• Su Qiao accused Cen Mohan of hiding things from her, and he swore he had not sent anyone to follow her after promising not to.
• Cen Mohan explained that he had discovered the secret share purchases while investigating the company and traced them through Pan Junxi.
• Wang Zhiyao accused Su Qiao of relying on a wealthy man, and Cen Yue tried to stop him from making a scene.
• Cen Mohan asked who Wang Zhiyao was and learned that Cen Yue had hired him as her assistant.
• Cen Mohan condemned Cen Yue's judgment and blamed her hiring decision for the company's declining performance, leaving her furious and unable to defend herself.

At the shareholders’ meeting, Cen Mohan confronted the executives and shareholders with evidence of misconduct at the subsidiaries. Su Qiao added evidence against Cen Yue, leaving her facing furious shareholders and accusations of embezzlement.

• Cen Mohan warned the shareholders and executives to stop their misconduct and said he had reviewed the subsidiaries’ reports.
• Cen Mohan handed Cen Yue documents detailing her embezzlement, falsified accounts, and misuse of company funds.
• Su Qiao submitted property-purchase contracts and demanded an explanation from Cen Yue as a shareholder.
• Su Qiao accused Cen Yue of embezzling ninety million in one year and accepting villas and cars from suppliers, prompting the shareholders to glare at her.
• Cen Yue accused Su Qiao of using company matters to settle a personal grudge, and Su Qiao asked what grudge they had after their earlier dispute was settled for one million.

Su Qiao insulted Wang Zhiyao and Cen Mohan had him thrown out after he tried to intervene. Cen Yue then begged Cen Mohan to forgive her for harming the company, but he left the decision to the shareholders and made clear he felt no familial affection for her.

• Su Qiao dismissed Wang Zhiyao as garbage and accused him of living off women.
• Wang Zhiyao confronted Su Qiao, and Cen Mohan ordered bodyguards to throw him out.
• Cen Yue asked Cen Mohan to forgive her, promised to repay the company, and offered to resign from Xingyu.
• Cen Mohan asked the shareholders whether they agreed to let Cen Yue off, while they stayed silent.
• Cen Yue appealed to their family ties, but Cen Mohan said he barely knew her and felt no familial affection.