Recaps

During the hearing, the Yu family accused Su Chifeng of sending Su Qiao damaging photos, but the dates on his phone cast doubt on his denial and left Yu Aiwei furious. Su Qiao’s lawyer then presented test reports alleging that Yu Aiwei’s livestream products contained a carcinogen and a contagious bat-borne virus.

• Yu Manwen accused Su Chifeng of causing the photo scandal, while Su Yunyang suggested someone might have placed the photos on his phone.
• Old Master Yu checked the photos’ save dates, and Su Yunyang saw they had been saved two days earlier, leaving Su Chifeng unable to explain them.
• Yu Aiwei shouted that she hated Su Chifeng and would never forgive him, and the judge ordered the family to stop discussing matters unrelated to the case.
• Su Qiao’s lawyer argued that Su Qiao was a victim seeking justice and presented test reports about the skincare products and bird’s nest sold in Yu Aiwei’s livestream.
• Su Qiao’s lawyer said the reports found a carcinogenic substance in the skincare products and a contagious bat-origin virus in the bird’s nest.

During the trial, Su Qiao presented blood test reports suggesting that Yu Family’s skincare products contained carcinogens and Gu Family’s Bird’s Nest carried a virus linked to the influenza outbreak. The judge ordered further action as the families realized they faced a serious investigation.

• Su Qiao’s lawyer submitted ten blood test reports from influenza patients to support the claim that Gu Family’s Bird’s Nest contained a virus.
• Yu Aiwei called the reports fake, but Su Qiao said the products could be tested by anyone and that government departments would investigate.
• Yu Aiwei and the Yu Family and Gu Family members realized Su Qiao had anticipated their plan to use the trial for publicity and accused her of setting a trap.
• Su Qiao reminded Yu Aiwei that she had warned her not to go too far.
• After reviewing the reports, the judge privately instructed his assistant to take action because the alleged virus and carcinogens could cause widespread harm.

Su Qiao explained that Yu Aiwei's skincare products contained a fish secretion that could trigger abnormal cell growth and potentially lead to cancer. As the courtroom grew alarmed, He Jianhui announced that twenty-four companies were jointly suing Yu Aiwei, Yu Corporation, and Gu Corporation over the products and Bird's Nest they had distributed to employees.

• Su Qiao told the court she had tested Yu Aiwei's skincare products and found a marine fish secretion that could cause abnormal cell proliferation and latent cancer cells.
• Su Qiao explained that cancer could become irreversible in later stages, alarming people in the courtroom who feared they or their relatives had used the products.
• People in the audience worried about possible infection and exposure, while more than twenty people stood up and armed forces surrounded the courtroom.
• He Jianhui announced that twenty-four companies were jointly suing Yu Aiwei, Yu Corporation, and Gu Corporation after distributing their skincare products and Bird's Nest to employees.
• He Jianhui said the companies would arrange comprehensive examinations for their employees to assess possible harm.

The Yu and Gu families faced the fallout after their products were exposed as having quality problems, and the Food and Drug Administration took Yu Aiwei in for investigation. The Gu family blamed Su Qiao and demanded that Gu Hualei end his engagement to her.

• Yu Aiwei, Yu Manwen, Old Madam Yu, and Old Master Yu collapsed or fainted as the families realized the seriousness of the scandal.
• Food and Drug Administration officials ordered Yu Aiwei to assist with an investigation into the skincare products and Bird's Nest she sold, but she blamed the Yu and Gu families.
• Officials took Yu Aiwei away, sent people to the hospital with the Yu family, and sealed off the incident while the government began investigating and responding.
• Madam Gu blamed Su Qiao for the trouble and ordered Gu Hualei to break off their engagement.
• Gu Hualei said he had wanted to end the engagement earlier, but Madam Gu had refused.

The Gu family realized that Su Qiao may be the hidden boss behind He Jianhui and the companies suing them. As their legal troubles worsened, Gu Hualei admitted he no longer knew what Su Qiao was capable of.

• Gu Hualei and Madam Gu blamed each other over the Bird's Nest scandal, while Gu Zhongxuan stopped their argument and urged them to address the crisis.
• Madam Gu asked how they could fight more than twenty companies that had inspection reports, purchase orders, and payment records against them.
• Gu Zhongxuan reasoned that the companies had planned their purchases in advance and suspected Su Qiao was the mysterious boss behind He Jianhui.
• Gu Zhongxuan said Su Qiao might own most of the companies and could direct them to act against the Gu family.
• Madam Gu questioned whether Su Qiao could control businesses across so many industries, and Gu Hualei admitted he had not seen her in over two years.
• Gu Hualei wondered how he had failed to notice Su Qiao's abilities and recalled the surgery from more than two years earlier.

Gu Hualei told his parents what little he knew about Su Qiao and regretted how he had treated her. He revealed that the Su Qiao who dated him had a strong-willed but deeply insecure personality, unlike the formidable Second Personality.

• Gu Hualei realized that Su Qiao’s Second Personality was capable of protecting herself and regretted not understanding her sooner.
• Madam Gu pressed Gu Hualei to explain what Su Qiao had been like before, while Gu Zhongxuan worried that the family knew too little about her.
• Gu Hualei admitted that he had dated Su Qiao for less than half a year and had never looked into her background beyond knowing she was an orphan.
• Madam Gu questioned how Su Qiao could be wealthy yet live modestly and set up a stall at the Night Market.
• Gu Hualei revealed that the personality who dated him was strong-willed but sensitive and deeply insecure.

The Gu Family faced the fallout from the incident, and Gu Zhongxuan hoped Su Qiao would withdraw her lawsuit while seeking help from a mysterious contact. Gu Zhongxuan’s attempts to reach that contact failed, and Chu Zhenghao’s reply left him in an even more desperate position.

• Gu Zhongxuan told Gu Hualei to find Su Qiao and try to get her to withdraw the lawsuit, while warning him that the Gu Family might not survive the crisis.
• Gu Hualei agreed to seek out Su Qiao because he still wanted to see her, despite knowing she would not help him.
• Gu Zhongxuan messaged the mysterious person for help, but got no response and discovered the number was no longer in service.
• Gu Zhongxuan checked the West Mountain land documents he had obtained after transferring six hundred million and confirmed they bore official seals.
• Gu Zhongxuan called Chu Zhenghao, whose reply plunged him further into despair.

Gu Zhongxuan discovered that Su Qiao had trapped him into losing the 600 million yuan he spent on the West Mountain land, and he struggled to contain the damage to Gu Corporation. Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen headed home after giving statements, where Su Qiao dreaded Grandma Chu’s endless tonic soups.

• Chu Zhenghao told Gu Zhongxuan that he had no interest in acquiring the West Mountain land, and Gu Zhongxuan realized the deal had been a trap.
• Gu Zhongxuan tried to investigate the mysterious person behind the transaction, but found no trace of their communications or the overseas transfer.
• Gu Zhongxuan blamed Su Qiao for setting the trap and decided he needed someone to take the fall for the Bird’s Nest poisoning.
• Gu Zhongxuan considered the Yu Family, but they were too weak to help, and nobody else would take the now-worthless land off his hands.
• Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen rode home after giving statements, and Su Qiao complained that Grandma Chu’s tonic soup made her feel sick.

On the drive home, Chu Jingchen comforted Su Qiao and let her sleep in his arms, while she privately indulged his attention. At the Chu residence, Grandma Chu welcomed Su Qiao, and Chu Jingchen hinted that she should choose an auspicious day to marry him.

• Chu Jingchen explained that Grandma Chu worried Su Qiao was too thin and offered to drink the extra soup for her.
• Chu Jingchen noticed Su Qiao was tired, arranged for her to sleep in the warm car, and pulled her into his arms.
• Su Qiao settled against Chu Jingchen and fell asleep without pushing him away.
• Grandma Chu welcomed Su Qiao home and praised her beauty.
• Chu Jingchen put his arm around Su Qiao and suggested she pick an auspicious day, but Su Qiao denied knowing what he meant.

Su Qiao rested after Chu Jingchen persuaded Grandma Chu to let her sleep, then told Chu Zhenghao she had sold the West Mountain land to Gu Family for a good price. She assured him that Gu Zhongxuan would not be able to trace the sale back to her.

• Chu Jingchen praised his family's looks while urging Su Qiao to agree to his proposal, and promised to wait for her as long as it took.
• Grandma Chu invited Su Qiao to hear about her nourishing soup, but Chu Jingchen explained that Su Qiao was tired and should rest.
• Su Qiao went upstairs to sleep after Grandma Chu urged her to take a break.
• Chu Zhenghao called Su Qiao and asked whether she had sold the West Mountain land to Gu Family.
• Su Qiao confirmed the sale and told Chu Zhenghao the payment and ownership records would keep Gu Zhongxuan from tracing it to her.

Su Qiao reassured Chu Zhenghao that she intended to marry Chu Jingchen and discussed their plans for children. The call ended with Chu Zhenghao offering to let her adopt one of his children.

• Chu Zhenghao warned Su Qiao not to let Chu Jingchen down after he had spent two years searching for her.
• Su Qiao admitted she had set her sights on Chu Jingchen two years earlier and said she would not let him marry anyone else.
• Chu Zhenghao said he planned to marry by the end of the year and asked whether Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen would marry at the same time.
• Su Qiao urged Chu Zhenghao to have several children because she might be unable to have any herself.
• Chu Zhenghao offered to let Su Qiao adopt one of his children, and she gladly agreed before he ended the call.

Su Qiao reflected on how Chu Jingchen had become ruthless in her previous life after the deaths of his family and the collapse of the Chu Family. In the present, Chu Jingchen brought her food and soup, while she continued resisting his marriage proposal.

• Su Qiao recalled that Chu Jingchen had once valued family over wealth and turned against the Yu Family and Gu Family only after his relatives died and the Chu Family fell.
• 444 reminded Su Qiao to shower and change after being outside, so she put on loungewear and washed up.
• Chu Jingchen brought food and soup to Su Qiao’s room because he worried she might be hungry or frightened.
• Su Qiao ate while complaining about the medicinal soup, and Chu Jingchen offered to drink whatever she could not finish.
• Chu Jingchen drank the entire bowl of soup and wondered why Su Qiao still refused to accept his proposal.

Chu Jingchen tried to make his feelings clear to Su Qiao, but Grandma Chu interrupted his kiss. After they ate together, Grandma Chu had the room locked from outside, leaving them trapped together.

• Chu Jingchen kissed Su Qiao, but Grandma Chu opened the door and caught them.
• Su Qiao pushed Chu Jingchen away, and Grandma Chu pretended she had seen nothing before leaving to prepare for their wedding.
• Chu Jingchen and Su Qiao ate together, and he was content that she cared about him despite her reluctance to settle down.
• Grandma Chu called Butler Old Li and had the door locked from outside while Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen were eating.
• Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen discovered the locked door, and Chu Jingchen explained that Grandma hoped they would marry and have children soon.

Su Qiao worried that she might not be able to have children and asked Chu Jingchen whether he would stay with her. After he reassured her, she declared they would have a trial marriage and began unbuttoning his shirt to test whether he could perform.

• 444 told Su Qiao that Grandma Chu had asked Chu Zhenghao to arrange a postpartum care center because she wanted a grandchild.
• Su Qiao asked Chu Jingchen what he would do if she opposed marriage, then asked whether he would stay with her if she could not have children.
• Chu Jingchen promised to stay with Su Qiao and suggested they could adopt, while claiming he would tell Grandma Chu that he was the one who could not have children.
• Su Qiao misread Chu Jingchen's embarrassment as evidence he might be incapable, locked Little Four in the Little Dark Room, and pounced on him.
• Su Qiao called it a trial marriage and told Chu Jingchen she would not stay with him if he could not perform.

Su Qiao made Chu Jingchen’s marriage proposal depend on whether he could satisfy her, and he carried her into the bedroom to prove himself. Meanwhile, Chu Zhenghao announced that he needed to marry Tangyuan quickly because she might be pregnant, leaving Grandma Chu to start planning their wedding.

• Su Qiao said she would marry Chu Jingchen only if his performance and behavior met her expectations.
• Chu Jingchen asked whether she would marry him if he could perform, then carried her into the bedroom.
• Grandma Chu discussed wedding and baby preparations for Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen with Chu Zhenghao.
• Chu Zhenghao asked Grandma Chu to put those plans aside and prepare his wedding because Tangyuan might be pregnant.
• Grandma Chu called for a notebook to organize the preparations, while Chu Zhenghao said he would bring Tangyuan home that evening.

Grandma Chu learned of Su Qiao's pregnancy and eagerly called Doctor Wang to get advice about what she could eat. The next morning, Su Qiao caught Chu Jingchen dancing in front of his mirror, leaving him embarrassed as she teased him.

• Grandma Chu told Steward Li to call Doctor Wang and prepare a list of foods Su Qiao should avoid during her pregnancy.
• Chu Zhenghao left for work while planning to tease Su Qiao, who did not know she was about to get married.
• Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen fell asleep after an exhausting afternoon and night together.
• Chu Jingchen told Su Qiao that the downstairs lock was open and went back to his room to shower and change.
• Su Qiao entered Chu Jingchen's room and found him dancing in front of the mirror.
• Chu Jingchen claimed he was exercising, and Su Qiao praised his chest and dancing, making him blush.

Su Qiao teased Chu Jingchen after he accidentally grabbed her hair and shirt while she was leaving, and he struggled to explain himself. At breakfast, they learned Chu Zhenghao had agreed to give Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen a child, leaving Chu Jingchen hurt that he had not been told.

• Su Qiao told Chu Jingchen to get dressed and come downstairs, but he accidentally grabbed her hair and then pulled off her oversized shirt.
• Chu Jingchen tried to explain that he had not meant to bother her, while Su Qiao accused him of being overly eager and told him to show restraint.
• Su Qiao left to wait outside, and Chu Jingchen scolded himself for embarrassing himself and making her misunderstand him.
• At breakfast, Steward Li told Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen what they had missed the previous night, including that Chu Zhenghao had agreed to give them a child.
• Su Qiao said Chu Zhenghao had agreed before Chu Jingchen entered her room, and Chu Jingchen stood up in shock, upset that she had not told him.

Su Qiao upset Chu Jingchen by raising the possibility that she could not have children, and he stormed out to cool off. Outside the Chu residence, Chu Jingchen encountered Gu Hualei and taunted him about his relationship with Su Qiao.

• Chu Jingchen angrily told Su Qiao that her inability to have children would not make him stop loving her, then left to cool off.
• Su Qiao asked 444 to watch over Chu Jingchen and make sure he stayed out of danger.
• Chu Jingchen found Gu Hualei waiting outside the Chu residence to see Su Qiao and ordered him to leave.
• When Gu Hualei refused to go, Chu Jingchen showed him the scratch marks on his body and boasted that he and Su Qiao would marry soon.

Chu Jingchen learned from Gu Hualei that Su Qiao had dual personalities and feared the Second Personality he loved might disappear. He hesitantly came to her research lab and struggled to ask her about it.

• Chu Jingchen showed Gu Hualei the marks on his neck and told him to stay away from Su Qiao.
• Gu Hualei revealed that Su Qiao had a Primary First Personality and a Secondary Second Personality, and claimed the Primary Personality had been with him.
• Gu Hualei declared he would not give up on Su Qiao and ran off, leaving Chu Jingchen stunned by what he had learned.
• Su Qiao went to her underground research lab while the Gu and Yu families’ companies remained sealed and under investigation.
• Chu Jingchen spent the morning researching dual personalities, then brought Su Qiao lunch and lingered in the lab.
• Su Qiao asked Chu Jingchen what he wanted to ask, and he worried that her Second Personality might disappear.

Su Qiao reassured Chu Jingchen after Gu Hualei claimed she had a dual personality and that her current self was only a second personality. She insisted she had been joking and promised that her former self would not return, though Chu Jingchen remained worried.

• Chu Jingchen told Su Qiao that Gu Hualei had visited and said she had a dual personality.
• Su Qiao asked whether Gu Hualei had claimed her former self was her primary personality and could return at any time.
• Chu Jingchen embraced Su Qiao and asked if she would change back, admitting he preferred the person she was now.
• Su Qiao said she had only been messing with Gu Hualei and insisted she could never be a second personality.
• Chu Jingchen asked whether Su Qiao had already swallowed up her other personality and whether it would truly never appear again.

Su Qiao reassured Chu Jingchen that her Second Personality was gone, then returned to her work on medicine and vaccines. As the Gu and Yu Families fell into trouble over the contaminated products, Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng sought her help, but she refused before they could ask.

• Su Qiao told Chu Jingchen that her Second Personality had disappeared more than two years earlier and that only she remained.
• Chu Jingchen went to check on Grandma Chu's chicken soup while Su Qiao warned him to stop her from adding Chinese herbs.
• Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng discussed their worsening situation and decided to ask Su Qiao for help because they could no longer rely on the Yu Family or the Gu Family.
• Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng encountered Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen as they left for a walk, and Su Qiao said she could do nothing about the skincare products and bird's nest.

Su Qiao rejected Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng’s plea for help, then offered them a choice: one of them could take the blame and go to prison. Su Yunyang denied that she could carry out the threat, while Chu Jingchen reassured Su Qiao that he would face any danger with her.

• Su Qiao told Su Yunyang that he and Su Chifeng had to bear the consequences of their own actions and tried to leave with Chu Jingchen.
• Su Yunyang blocked their way and begged Su Qiao to save Su Chifeng.
• Su Qiao offered Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng the choice of which one would take the blame and go to prison.
• Su Chifeng pleaded with Su Yunyang to protect him, but Su Yunyang insisted Su Qiao was bluffing and defended his past choices.
• Su Qiao mocked the father and son for abandoning each other in trouble, and Chu Jingchen promised he would live or die with her.

Su Qiao rejected Su Yunyang and his son, leaving them to argue over who was responsible for seeking her help. The scandal surrounding Yu Corporation and Gu Corporation worsened, and although the government organized containment efforts, no effective medicine or vaccine had been found.

• Su Qiao told Su Yunyang and his son that their selfishness was hereditary, then left with Chu Jingchen.
• Su Yunyang and Chifeng argued over whether Su Qiao could help and parted on bad terms.
• Public backlash against Yu Corporation and Gu Corporation grew as customers and business partners demanded refunds, compensation, and explanations.
• Authorities shut down companies under the Yu Family and Gu Family, detained related personnel, and began treating patients and preventing cross-infection.
• People followed government precautions and shifted much of their work and schooling online, while the Research Institute and pharmaceutical companies failed to find an effective treatment or vaccine.

As the virus crisis worsened, Su Qiao provided the government with effective treatments and a vaccine, then also supplied free medicine for people harmed by carcinogenic skincare products. After the crisis eased, she traveled with Chu Jingchen and Grandma Chu, while the Gu Family and Yu Family faced ruin.

• As deaths and infections rose and public order deteriorated, the authorities approached Su Qiao for help.
• Su Qiao had He Jianhui submit effective treatment drugs and a vaccine formula from her pharmaceutical company without seeking payment.
• After testing confirmed the drugs worked without side effects, the government announced the treatments, and the public learned they came from Su Qiao's company.
• Su Qiao submitted medicine for illnesses caused by the carcinogenic skincare products, and monitoring showed the carcinogens disappearing from users' bodies.
• Su Qiao vaccinated herself and the Chu Family, then gave He Jianhui medicines and vaccines to distribute to people willing to use them.
• With the virus crisis temporarily contained, Su Qiao traveled with Chu Jingchen and Grandma Chu as the Gu Family and Yu Family suffered deaths and the Yu Family's old master was taken away.

After the skincare investigation brought down nearly everyone involved in the Yu and Gu families, Su Qiao received a special medal for her contributions. During interviews, she impressed foreign reporters with her fluency and claimed her wide-ranging knowledge came from self-study, then faced a question about her future plans.

• Su Yunyang, Su Chifeng, Gu Hualei, and Gu Hualei's father were taken away for investigation, while Yu Aiwei remained in custody and the families faced demands from suppliers.
• Su Qiao learned the investigation had succeeded and felt grateful that Yu Aiwei had led her to uncover the wrongdoing.
• The state awarded Su Qiao a special medal, and she answered reporters' questions after the ceremony.
• Su Qiao answered foreign reporters fluently in several languages and said she had taught herself because her family lacked money.
• Su Qiao described how quickly she could absorb technical research, leaving the foreign reporters speechless.
• A reporter asked Su Qiao about her future plans while glancing meaningfully at Chu Jingchen.