Recaps

Jia Xianzhi accepted that he had lost his chance with Su Qiao, while Su Qiao traveled with Ding Jihan, who insisted on holding her. The chapter ended with Ding Jihan refusing to let go as Su Qiao tried to twist his waist.

• Aunt Li told Jia Xianzhi that Su Qiao was leaving to register in the county seat and take the self-study college entrance exams, and that she and Jia Xianzhi were not meant to be.
• Jia Xianzhi regretted the demands he had made and admitted he should have been willing to move his mother to the city where Su Qiao lived.
• Jia Xianzhi left Aunt Li’s shop after deciding he could no longer change what had happened.
• Su Qiao fell asleep in the car, but woke when Ding Jihan put an arm around her shoulders.
• Ding Jihan pulled Su Qiao into his arms and said he was reminiscing about the past and embracing the future, while she twisted his waist and he refused to release her.

Su Qiao returned to G Prefecture after registering for the self-study exam and brushed off Ding Jihan when they arrived. At home, she told Aunt Yun about her exam plans and explained that her younger sister Su Ya Ni had secretly had a boyfriend.

• Ding Jihan held on to Su Qiao during the drive, and she fell asleep while he adjusted her position.
• Su Qiao registered for the self-study exam, spent the night in the county town, and returned to G Prefecture the next day.
• Su Qiao acted as if she did not know Ding Jihan and drove him away after they arrived.
• Su Qiao told Aunt Yun she had returned to her hometown and planned to take the junior college self-study exam before pursuing an undergraduate exam.
• Su Qiao explained that Su Ya Ni had hidden her boyfriend from her, and Aunt Yun wondered how Su Ya Ni had spent her monthly allowance of 150 yuan.

Su Qiao told Aunt Yun how she had sacrificed for Su Ya Ni, only for her sister and her fiancé’s family to insult her and demand her property. She blamed herself for failing as an older sister, while inwardly rejecting that explanation.

• Aunt Yun learned that Su Qiao had worked long days and sold food at night to support Su Ya Ni’s lavish spending and her boyfriend.
• Su Qiao explained that Su Ya Ni wanted her to pay for a hotel wedding and give the couple her city-center house and wholesale-market shop.
• Su Qiao told Aunt Yun that her sister’s future in-laws had accused her of obtaining money improperly and mocked her for not dating, while Su Ya Ni failed to defend her.
• Aunt Yun became angry at the family and questioned how Su Ya Ni could treat Su Qiao so cruelly after all her sacrifices.
• Su Qiao said she had failed to teach her sister properly, but privately dismissed the idea that she was to blame.

Su Qiao moved into a rented courtyard to avoid Su Ya Ni and Ding Jihan while keeping watch on her house and preparing to catch the murderer. After settling into a comfortable routine, she received a call that a broken faucet was flooding her rental property.

• Aunt Yun reassured Su Qiao that she had done enough for Su Ya Ni and offered to say she had bought Su Qiao's house if anyone came looking for her.
• Su Qiao decided to rent the nearby courtyard and monitor her house while she focused on catching the murderer.
• Su Qiao packed her bags and moved quietly, intending to avoid both Su Ya Ni and Ding Jihan.
• Su Qiao rented the entire courtyard, had it renovated, and made herself a practice area among the flowers and trees.
• Su Qiao spent her days tending the courtyard, practicing her skills, and studying how to modify computers and phones.
• A tenant called Su Qiao to report that a broken faucet was spraying water throughout the rental property.

Su Qiao repaired the damage at the house and confronted Ding Jihan about his schemes and his offer to buy the place. She warned him not to interfere with her plans or break the law, while Ding Jihan wondered whether he could still win her back.

• Su Qiao arrived with her toolbox and found Ding Jihan stranded on the sofa because water from the broken bathroom faucet had flooded the living room.
• Su Qiao realized Ding Jihan had arranged for one of his people to rent the place and asked whether he wanted to buy it.
• Su Qiao switched off the main power, then refused Ding Jihan's offer of money and rejected his pleas to include himself with his fortune.
• Ding Jihan offered to send his brothers after the Wu Family, but Su Qiao told him not to ruin her plans or bring his X Port methods to the city.
• Ding Jihan accepted that his own stunt had caused Su Qiao's anger and worried that he might lose her.

Su Qiao made Ding Jihan repair the faucet and mop after he tracked her down, then rejected his gifts as he repeatedly visited her courtyard. Ding Jihan brought Ding Shaofeng to meet her, and his nephew saw how carefully his uncle treated Su Qiao.

• Ding Jihan sat beside Su Qiao and pleaded with her, but she told him to fix the faucet he had broken and mop the floor.
• Ding Jihan repaired the faucet and mopped while Su Qiao read, and 444 laughed at his resentful looks.
• Ding Jihan repeatedly visited Su Qiao's courtyard with herbs, knives, and food, but she sent everything back untouched.
• Ding Jihan decided to win Su Qiao over by offering himself, but Ding Shaofeng insisted on accompanying him to meet his aunt.
• Ding Jihan made tea and prepared fruit for Su Qiao, and Ding Shaofeng watched his uncle's attentive behavior.

Su Qiao steered Ding Shaofeng away from his sudden interest in Su Ya Ni by claiming her younger sister had secretly married and moved in with her husband. Ding Shaofeng lost interest, while Ding Jihan came out of the kitchen and disliked seeing him sitting so close to Su Qiao.

• Ding Shaofeng noticed a photograph of Su Qiao and Su Ya Ni and asked about the younger woman.
• Su Qiao told Ding Shaofeng that Su Ya Ni was her younger sister and that she had moved out to live with her boyfriend.
• Su Qiao claimed Su Ya Ni had married the man against her wishes and might already be pregnant.
• Ding Shaofeng lost interest in meeting Su Ya Ni and offered Su Qiao half-hearted comfort.
• Ding Jihan came out carrying fruit and felt displeased when he saw Ding Shaofeng sitting close to Su Qiao.

Su Qiao explained why Ding Shaofeng had come to see her, prompting Ding Jihan to clarify their past relationship. Ding Jihan reassured her that the history had nothing to do with who he was now.

• Su Qiao sent Ding Shaofeng away after he visited, and Ding Jihan complained that she had treated him too warmly.
• Ding Jihan grew jealous when he saw Su Qiao watching Ding Shaofeng leave and accused her of admiring his appearance.
• Su Qiao told Ding Jihan that Ding Shaofeng’s mother had known her at the orphanage and that she had adopted him after his parents were hunted down.
• Ding Jihan explained that Ding Shaofeng’s mother had cared for him like a child at the orphanage and said their history did not define who he was now.

Su Qiao dismissed Ding Jihan’s complaints after he claimed he had risked his life searching for her, and warned him that Ding Shaofeng seemed hostile despite being adopted by him. Ding Jihan remained focused on Su Qiao, who continued teasing him about marrying someone else.

• Ding Jihan told Su Qiao that he had been badly injured and nearly died before finding her, but she refused to sympathize.
• Ding Jihan insisted he had always cherished Su Qiao and had never treated her as an enemy.
• Su Qiao warned Ding Jihan that Ding Shaofeng showed hostility rather than gratitude and told him to be careful.
• Ding Jihan said he was not worried because Su Qiao would rescue him if anything happened, and she told him she might happily marry someone else.
• Ding Jihan put Su Qiao’s hand on his chest and complained that her words hurt, so she pinched him hard.

Ding Jihan tried to appease Su Qiao and grew jealous of Ding Shaofeng, while Ding Shaofeng worried that Su Qiao would interfere with his plans and regretted that the woman he loved was already with someone. The chapter ended with Ding Shaofeng questioning why Ding Jihan cared so much for Su Qiao as Third Uncle went to buy seafood for her.

• Ding Jihan offered to kneel on a washboard and let Su Qiao hit him, but she told him to sit quietly while she studied.
• Ding Jihan insisted that Ding Shaofeng had been pursuing Su Qiao, and he began planning to send Ding Shaofeng back to X Port.
• Ding Shaofeng left in a poor mood, worried that Su Qiao might disrupt his plans and upset that the woman he loved had a boyfriend or might already be married.
• Ding Shaofeng met Third Uncle and asked him to go drinking, but Third Uncle refused because he had to guard Ding Jihan and his wife.
• Ding Jihan called Third Uncle and asked him to buy fresh fish and shrimp for Su Qiao, and Ding Shaofeng questioned why his uncle had devoted so much to her.

The Third Brother delivered seafood to Ding Jihan and learned that Su Qiao had warned him about Ding Shaofeng, prompting Ding Jihan to order discreet surveillance. Later, Su Qiao and Ding Jihan secretly installed cameras around the Wu Family’s courtyard and left without being noticed.

• The Third Brother rejected Ding Shaofeng’s advice to interfere in Ding Jihan and Su Qiao’s relationship.
• The Third Brother brought seafood to Su Qiao’s courtyard and reflected on his late wife and his understanding of Ding Jihan’s efforts to win Su Qiao back.
• Ding Jihan told the Third Brother to have trusted men watch Ding Shaofeng after Su Qiao sensed something was wrong with him.
• The Third Brother hurried off to arrange the surveillance, while Su Qiao felt reassured that Ding Jihan was taking her warning seriously.
• Su Qiao and Ding Jihan secretly installed cameras around the Wu Family’s courtyard without disturbing anyone.

Su Qiao used her technology to invest in upgraded electronics, made money, and bought eight houses to rent out. Meanwhile, Su Ya Ni’s search for help from her sister failed, leaving the Wu Family furious after learning the house and shop were gone.

• Ding Jihan acquired an electronics factory for Su Qiao, but she refused to manage it and instead invested her technology for a larger share.
• Su Qiao’s improved computers and mobile phones sold well, and she bought and renovated eight houses to rent out.
• Su Ya Ni struggled to find suitable work, faced increasing criticism from Mother Wu, and returned with Wu Haishan to her sister’s former home.
• The third brother warned Wu Haishan and Su Ya Ni away, telling them the house had been sold and threatening them if they returned.
• Wu Haishan suggested checking the Wholesale Market shop, but Su Ya Ni and Wu Haishan learned it had also been transferred.
• The Wu Family blamed Su Ya Ni for her sister’s apparent severing of ties, and Wu Chunlian angrily questioned whether they were really sisters.

After Su Qiao refused to help the Wu Family, Su Ya Ni lost her comfortable shop job and struggled under their growing hostility. Hoping to save her relationship with Wu Haishan, she planned to take a lower-paying job at his factory, but the chapter left her speaking to him while he lay drunk and dismissive.

• Mother Wu and Wu Chunlian cursed Su Qiao for refusing to help the family, while Su Qiao calmly expected Su Ya Ni’s life in the Wu household to worsen.
• The Wu Family treated Su Ya Ni with disdain, and she took a factory front-desk job, worked through the day, and did chores at night.
• Wu Haishan grew cold toward Su Ya Ni, came home late and drunk, and ignored her complaints about their lack of time together.
• When Su Ya Ni helped the drunken Wu Haishan onto the bed, he kicked her to the floor and told her to get lost.
• Su Ya Ni covered Wu Haishan with a blanket and said she would quit her job to work at his factory, accepting lower pay so they could save money together.

Su Ya Ni learned that Wu Haishan had never truly believed they could save for a home together and suspected he had married her for her sister’s money and house. After she fainted, the Wu Family discovered she was pregnant, leaving them unable to simply drive her away.

• Wu Haishan told Su Ya Ni that saving for a house was impossible and admitted he had only been comforting her before.
• Su Ya Ni spent the night awake, heartbroken and unsure what to do after her sister had left and Wu Haishan had rejected their shared plans.
• Su Ya Ni fainted the next morning with a high fever, and Old Mrs. Wu took her to a nearby clinic.
• The clinic found that Su Ya Ni was pregnant, leaving the Wu Family unable to send her away.

Su Ya Ni realized that the Wu Family did not care about her or her unborn child and regretted how she had treated Su Qiao, but she felt too ashamed to seek her sister out. Su Qiao knew about Su Ya Ni’s situation but did not sympathize, while Ding Jihan’s rental-house repairs kept disrupting her peace.

• Su Ya Ni stayed with Wu Haishan after learning she was pregnant and forgiving his apology, then took on the Wu Family’s chores as her morning sickness kept her from working.
• Su Ya Ni overheard Mother Wu and Wu Chunlian say that her baby did not matter to them, and she regretted marrying into the Wu Family and rejecting Su Qiao.
• Su Ya Ni considered going to Su Qiao but felt ashamed because she had insulted her sister and joined in scheming to take her house and shop.
• Su Qiao knew generally what was happening to Su Ya Ni but did not feel sorry for her, believing she had to face the consequences of her own choices.
• Su Qiao grew frustrated that Ding Jihan’s rental house kept needing repairs, despite limiting his visits to twice a week.

Ding Jihan and Su Qiao argued over his repeated repairs and his attempts to get her to move in, while he tried to care for her menstrual cramps. When he returned for his wallet, he spotted a masked intruder entering the living room as Su Qiao came out of the bathroom, and rushed to stop him.

• Ding Jihan urged Su Qiao to move in with him, but she angrily refused and complained about the broken fixtures in her rented home.
• Ding Jihan gave Su Qiao honey water and offered to buy a new faucet, brown sugar, and late-night food.
• Su Qiao suffered from severe menstrual cramps, and Ding Jihan worried that she might need medical care.
• Ding Jihan returned inside for his wallet and saw a knife-wielding masked thief sneak in from the balcony.
• Su Qiao came out of the bathroom unaware of the intruder, and Ding Jihan shouted a warning as he charged at the thief.

A thief attacked Su Qiao, but Ding Jihan took a knife wound while protecting her. Su Qiao stopped the bleeding and insisted he go to the hospital, and Ding Jihan finally agreed.

• A thief rushed at Su Qiao, but Ding Jihan threw her behind him and was slashed in the abdomen.
• The thief fled by jumping from the second-floor balcony, and Ding Jihan tried to pursue him until Su Qiao stopped him.
• Su Qiao used a Silver Needle to stop Ding Jihan's bleeding while he flirted with her despite his injury.
• Su Qiao ordered Ding Jihan to go to the hospital for stitches, and he hurried out after she warned him about the consequences of refusing.

After a break-in and fight, Su Qiao and Ding Jihan went to the hospital and reported the attack to the police. Back home, Su Qiao learned that footage might link Wu Haishan’s younger brother to the crime and discovered Ding Jihan had tattooed her name on his chest.

• Su Qiao and Ding Jihan went to the hospital for their injuries, called the police, and gave statements.
• 444 analyzed the camera footage and identified a possible image of Wu Haishan’s younger brother, Wu Xiaojun, watching the alley.
• Su Qiao considered whether Wu Xiaojun had been involved in the murder from her previous life and decided to give the footage to the police in three days.
• Su Qiao tended Ding Jihan’s wounds at home and found a tattoo of her name intertwined on his chest.

Su Qiao learned why Ding Jihan had tattooed her name over his heart and scolded him for trying to die and be buried with her. After forgiving him, she ordered him to rest and put him on a strict diet, while he hoped they could lie together until morning.

• Ding Jihan explained that he tattooed Su Qiao’s name on his chest so he would not forget her and could carry her with him if she never appeared.
• Ding Jihan insisted that he had loved Su Qiao because he was genuinely attracted to her, not because of a dream.
• Su Qiao cleaned his wounds and scolded him for taking medicine to die alongside her in their previous life.
• Ding Jihan realized Su Qiao had forgiven him and asked her not to be angry anymore.
• Su Qiao told Ding Jihan to rest and forbade him from eating meat or spicy food, then left to make porridge.
• Ding Jihan complained about the diet but obeyed Su Qiao when she warned him to stay in bed, and he invited her to lie beside him.

Su Qiao cared for Ding Jihan as he recovered, but refused to sleep with him while he was injured. As the seasons passed and Su Qiao progressed toward her degree, Su Ya Ni grew increasingly isolated in the Wu Family and asked Wu Haishan for money to visit her sister.

• Su Qiao eased her menstrual cramps and made congee for Ding Jihan, who insisted she feed him.
• Ding Jihan pretended to be too weak to get out of bed, then pulled Su Qiao onto the bed and asked her to sleep with him; she shoved him away because he was injured.
• Summer gave way to winter, and Su Qiao received her associate degree diploma while working toward her bachelor's degree and journalist certification.
• Seven months pregnant, Su Ya Ni waited late at night for Wu Haishan, who snapped at her when she questioned his absence.
• Su Ya Ni asked Wu Haishan for five yuan to take a bus to visit her sister, explaining that walking so far might be risky with her large belly.

Su Ya Ni confronted Wu Haishan over his refusal to give her money and the way his family treated her while she was pregnant. She declared she would leave the next day, and Wu Haishan tried to calm her when she became agitated.

• Wu Haishan questioned why Su Ya Ni needed five yuan to visit her sister and accused her of being calculating.
• Su Ya Ni reminded Wu Haishan of the money she had spent supporting him in college and accused him and his family of taking advantage of her.
• Su Ya Ni said she would leave the next day and listed the work, criticism, and disrespect she had endured from the Wu Family.
• Wu Haishan worried about the baby and tried to support Su Ya Ni, but she angrily asked whether he would have abandoned her if she were not pregnant.

Su Ya Ni told Wu Haishan she wanted to get rid of the baby because his family mistreated her, but he pleaded with her to keep it and promised to confront them. At the main house, Mother Wu reacted furiously to the threat, insisting Su Ya Ni had no right to endanger her grandchild.

• Su Ya Ni told Wu Haishan she planned to visit her sister and get rid of the baby because his family treated her badly.
• Wu Haishan soothed Su Ya Ni, apologized for neglecting her, and promised to make his family stop burdening her and leaving her hungry.
• Wu Haishan went to the main house and challenged Mother Wu about making Su Ya Ni work and not giving her enough to eat.
• Mother Wu defended the chores by comparing them to the work she had done during her own pregnancies.
• Wu Haishan told Mother Wu that Su Ya Ni planned to get rid of the baby, and Mother Wu threatened to fight her if she did.

Wu Haishan confronted his parents over their treatment of his pregnant wife, Su Ya Ni, and persuaded them to stop making her work and feed her properly. Su Ya Ni felt some relief at his defense, but the damage to her trust in him remained.

• Wu Chunlian overheard Wu Xiaojun say the house had not been sold, but he denied saying anything and went back to sleep.
• Wu Haishan argued that Su Ya Ni should stop working because she was carrying a boy, and Father Wu agreed.
• Wu Haishan argued with his parents until they promised to stop making Su Ya Ni work and give her enough food.
• Wu Haishan told Su Ya Ni that his parents had agreed, and she felt some of her resentment fade while recognizing that she no longer trusted him as before.

Su Ya Ni chose to forgive Wu Haishan and stay with him while pregnant. Meanwhile, Wu Chunlian visited Su Qiao’s home and was rebuffed by Ding Jihan, leaving furious and vowing to make him fall for her.

• Wu Haishan promised Su Ya Ni she could rest at home while he handled everything, and she agreed to forgive him and maintain the status quo.
• While Su Qiao was away taking her final exam, Ding Jihan prepared a seafood dinner to celebrate her exams and upcoming diploma.
• Wu Chunlian arrived at Su Qiao’s home asking for her, and Ding Jihan recognized her as someone from the Wu Family.
• Wu Chunlian tried to enter and asked about Ding Jihan’s relationship with Su Qiao, but he insulted her and slammed the door.
• Wu Chunlian became furious and vowed to make Ding Jihan fall for her and beg her.

Su Qiao and Ding Jihan discussed how Wu Chunlian had found their home and Su Qiao’s plans to watch the Wu Family suffer. Ding Jihan proposed marriage again, but Su Qiao refused to promise anything.

• Ding Jihan told Su Qiao that Wu Chunlian had stormed off, and Su Qiao wondered how the Wu Family had found her home.
• Su Qiao recalled that Wu Xiaojun had escaped during the previous home invasion and suspected Wu Haishan had framed her to protect his brother.
• Su Qiao said she wanted to keep the Wu Family nearby and watch what happened as Su Ya Ni’s child approached its due date.
• Ding Jihan offered to start a film company for Su Qiao, and she agreed without much concern.
• Ding Jihan proposed marriage again, but Su Qiao said she might consider it depending on her mood.