Recaps

Lu Jingheng met Su Qiao after seeing a viral photo that reminded him of the woman in his dreams, but he struggled to reveal that he had called her because he wanted to see her. He claimed he wanted to discuss a business project with her father, while Su Qiao saw through the excuse and kept up her lovestruck act.

• Lu Jingheng recognized Su Qiao in a viral photo and realized why he had been drawn to her and jealous of Lu Jingwen.
• Su Qiao sat across from Lu Jingheng and pretended to change her appearance to suit Lu Jingwen's preferences.
• Su Qiao said she would marry Lu Jingwen when she turned twenty-four, leaving Lu Jingheng increasingly frustrated.
• Lu Jingheng recalled that he had called Su Qiao because he longed to see her eyes up close, but he could not admit it.
• Lu Jingheng claimed he wanted to cooperate with the Su Group and meet Su Qiao's father, and Su Qiao asked why he would not approach her father directly.

Su Qiao reassured Lu Jingheng about meeting her father, then left to make soup for Lu Jingwen. Afterward, Lu Jingheng questioned Liu Yuan about why Su Qiao seemed unmoved by his looks, and Liu Yuan suggested she simply preferred Lu Jingwen.

• Su Qiao told Lu Jingheng that her father was handsome, kind, and easy to get along with, and said he could approach him directly about the project.
• Su Qiao explained that she wanted to keep her distance from other men so Lu Jingwen would not misunderstand, then left to stew soup for him.
• Lu Jingheng called Liu Yuan over and asked whether he was really unremarkable-looking or whether Su Qiao was face-blind.
• Liu Yuan assured Lu Jingheng that Su Qiao had good taste, but suggested Lu Jingwen might be the most handsome man in her eyes.

Lu Jingheng refused to promise cooperation with the Su family, though he still worried that Su Qiao would be bullied without him. Su Qiao went home, asked 444 for information about DL’s biggest competitor, and began putting a plan into motion.

• Liu Yuan told Lu Jingheng that Su Qiao’s drastic changes showed how important Lu Jingwen was to her, and Lu Jingheng snapped at him for talking too much.
• Lu Jingheng denied that he was going to the Su family to cooperate, while Liu Yuan realized his boss was preoccupied with Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao returned home and learned that Lu Jingheng had visited the Su family but had not agreed to cooperate.
• Su Qiao told 444 she had met Lu Jingheng to confirm that his attention would become fixed on her, and she was pleased with the result.
• Su Qiao asked 444 for information about DL’s biggest competitor, then began working on a design as a plan took shape.

Su Qiao sold weapon blueprints for two hundred million, then continued provoking Lu Jingwen with calls until he agreed to meet her. She pretended to be heartbroken and asked whether she could change into the kind of woman he liked.

• Su Qiao used her hacking skills to sell half of her weapon blueprints, sent the rest after payment, and erased the traces.
• Su Qiao refused 444’s suggestion to earn more money by drawing blueprints, saying the technology could disrupt the world.
• Su Qiao repeatedly called Lu Jingwen while he was with Bai Zhilan, and Bai Zhilan quarreled with him after the eighth call.
• Lu Jingwen met Su Qiao at a Western restaurant and offered her three percent of his company as compensation.
• Su Qiao dabbed Cooling Oil near her eyes and told Lu Jingwen she had been changing her appearance for his sake.

Su Qiao let Lu Jingwen believe she was giving up on their relationship and the shares, then persuaded him to turn the shares into cash for her father’s struggling company. Lu Jingwen apologized and wished her happiness, while Su Qiao privately celebrated getting what she wanted.

• Lu Jingwen told Su Qiao he loved Xiao Lan and asked her to stop causing trouble for Xiao Lan and persuade her father to welcome her back.
• Su Qiao said she no longer wanted the shares, then asked Lu Jingwen to convert them into cash to help her father’s company.
• Lu Jingwen agreed to arrange the funds through his assistant and apologized for wasting Su Qiao’s years.
• Su Qiao told Lu Jingwen she would let him go, and he wished her happiness.

After Lu Jingwen transferred one hundred million yuan to Su Qiao and left, Su Qiao celebrated alone until Lu Jingheng joined her. As she drunkenly vented about Lu Jingwen choosing Bai Zhilan, Lu Jingheng listened and felt an uncharacteristic, shameful delight.

• Lu Jingwen took back the contract, arranged for one hundred million yuan to be transferred to Su Qiao, and left.
• Su Qiao ordered food and wine, then celebrated by drinking alone.
• Lu Jingheng entered the private room, took Su Qiao's wineglass, and asked whether Lu Jingwen had visited.
• Su Qiao told Lu Jingheng that Lu Jingwen had chosen Bai Zhilan and complained that she had supported Bai Zhilan and received no consideration in return.
• Su Qiao cried over Lu Jingwen's demands, while Lu Jingheng felt secretly delighted by her breakup.

Lu Jingheng carried the drunken Su Qiao out of the restaurant and sent her home with her driver. Afterward, Liu Yuan explained Su Qiao’s longstanding bond with Lu Jingwen, leaving Lu Jingheng jealous and irritated.

• Su Qiao shoved Lu Jingheng away and drunkenly accused men of being no good, then tried to call her driver.
• Lu Jingheng took Su Qiao’s phone, spoke to Old Li, and carried her out of the restaurant.
• Old Li drove Su Qiao home after Lu Jingheng told him she was drunk and to give her hangover soup.
• Liu Yuan reminded Lu Jingheng about an important meeting, then explained that Su Qiao and Lu Jingwen had grown up together and been engaged since childhood.
• Lu Jingheng reacted angrily when Liu Yuan said Su Qiao might simply be unused to losing Lu Jingwen.

After recovering from drinking, Su Qiao attacked Lu Jingwen’s company server and left viruses behind, then received a video call from Lu Jingheng. She rejected his teasing offer to marry and ended the call to record a song.

• Su Qiao woke after dark, ate hangover soup and porridge, and checked that Lu Jingwen’s company server had been restored.
• Su Qiao hacked the server, nearly got caught by the world’s second-ranked hacker, and left viruses behind.
• Su Qiao ignored repeated video calls until 444 told her the caller was Lu Jingheng.
• Lu Jingheng asked whether Su Qiao was sober and joked that they could marry if she could not find anyone else.
• Su Qiao rejected Lu Jingheng’s offer and said she was hanging up to record a song.

Su Qiao recorded two melancholy songs after a tense video call with Lu Jingheng, then spent the night cultivating while 444 promoted her videos. The songs went viral, and viewers recognized her as the handsome person from a recently popular photo.

• Su Qiao ended her video call with Lu Jingheng and told 444 she had no interest in a man still entangled with Bai Zhilan.
• Su Qiao recorded two sorrowful songs at her studio, then stopped when 444 worried she was upsetting herself.
• Su Qiao sat by the window and cultivated through the night while 444 uploaded and promoted her song videos.
• Su Qiao's videos went viral, and viewers realized she was the handsome person from a photo that had recently circulated online.

Su Qiao’s new songs spread online, and listeners praised them while doubting that she had stolen Bai Zhilan’s song. Meanwhile, the Lu Family’s company suffered another cyberattack, and Lu Jingwen was left searching for someone capable of stopping it as Lu Jingheng remained absorbed in his tablet.

• Listeners shared Su Qiao’s new songs and praised their lyrics, saying they were better than the song she had supposedly stolen from Bai Zhilan.
• The Lu Family’s company suffered another server crash, and players reported missing equipment and demanded compensation.
• Lu Jingwen learned that TOM could not defeat or trace the hacker attacking the company.
• TOM suggested that Lu Jingwen seek help from NO1 before leaving the office.
• Lu Jingwen lost his temper as the company’s systems remained paralyzed and complaints overwhelmed its phone lines.
• Assistant Lin Bai entered Lu Jingheng’s office, but Lu Jingheng told him they would talk later without looking up from his tablet.

Lu Jingheng watched a video of Su Qiao singing and was shaken by how dramatically her appearance and demeanor had changed. Lin Bai became interested in pursuing her after hearing she had broken up with Lu Jingheng, leaving Lu Jingheng furious but unable to argue against Lin Bai’s reasoning.

• Lu Jingheng made Lin Bai watch Su Qiao sing in a video and remarked that her sorrowful eyes seemed unlike her.
• Lin Bai recognized Su Qiao and marveled at her changed appearance, confident manner, and captivating voice.
• After hearing that Su Qiao had broken up with Lu Jingheng, Lin Bai said he wanted to comfort her and pursue her.
• Lin Bai reminded Lu Jingheng that he had pursued Bai Zhilan and threatened Su Qiao because of her, leaving Lu Jingheng with no way to refute him.

Lu Jingheng ordered Lin Bai to investigate a mysterious figure and banished him from headquarters for the rest of the year. Liu Yuan then told Lin Bai that Lu Jingheng liked Su Qiao, leaving Lin Bai stunned.

• Lu Jingheng reviewed documents about an unidentified person who had attacked headquarters and ordered Lin Bai to keep investigating.
• Lu Jingheng forbade Lin Bai from returning for the rest of the year, and Lin Bai protested that the punishment would stop him from pursuing Su Qiao.
• Lin Bai went to Liu Yuan for an explanation, and Liu Yuan told him that Lu Jingheng now liked Eldest Miss Su.
• Liu Yuan said Lu Jingheng had pursued Bai Zhilan because her eyes resembled those in a painting kept in his safe, and Lin Bai was left devastated.

Lin Bai learned that Su Qiao was the person Boss had been searching for and gave up on pursuing her. Su Qiao left Lewen Entertainment and packed her belongings, where Bai Zhilan confronted her about Lu Jingwen.

• Liu Yuan told Lin Bai that Su Qiao was the original person Boss had been looking for, and Lin Bai abandoned his hopes of pursuing her.
• The next morning, Su Qiao heard from Xiao Si that people online were questioning the stolen song draft incident.
• Su Qiao went to Lewen Entertainment, completed the procedures to terminate her contract, and began collecting her belongings from the recording studio.
• Bai Zhilan approached Su Qiao and accused her of clinging to Lu Jingwen despite their lack of affection.

Su Qiao packed her belongings at the recording studio and announced that she was terminating her contract, then confronted Bai Zhilan and Lu Jingwen about their relationship. The argument ended with Su Qiao insulting Bai Zhilan’s mother, provoking Bai Zhilan’s fury.

• Su Qiao packed her things and told Bai Zhilan she had come to terminate her contract, not to see Lu Jingwen.
• Su Qiao said she had broken off her engagement with Lu Jingwen because she wanted him to be happy, and criticized Bai Zhilan for trying to control him.
• Lu Jingwen entered, told Bai Zhilan to stop making a fuss, and asked Su Qiao to say less.
• Su Qiao warned Lu Jingwen that Bai Zhilan’s distrust and possessiveness could make their future difficult, but Lu Jingwen defended Bai Zhilan’s insecurity.
• Bai Zhilan accused Su Qiao of driving a wedge between them and told her to stay away from Lu Jingwen.
• Su Qiao compared Bai Zhilan unfavorably to her mother, and Bai Zhilan angrily ordered her not to mention her mother.

Su Qiao confronted Bai Zhilan and Lu Jingwen, exposed Bai Zhilan’s campaign of online harassment, and revealed evidence that the song Bai claimed as hers had been stolen. The recording studio and livestream audience learned the truth as Su Qiao posted proof on W-Blog.

• Su Qiao stopped Bai Zhilan from slapping her and criticized Lu Jingwen for ignoring the truth about the sheet music.
• Su Qiao showed Bai Zhilan records of her payments to online trolls and their chat logs.
• Su Qiao explained that the stolen manuscript was only a rough doodle and uploaded express-delivery receipts showing she had sent her work to her father.
• The recording-studio staff checked Su Qiao’s W-Blog as 444’s livestream spread the evidence online.
• Online commenters condemned Bai Zhilan for seducing Lu Jingwen and hiring trolls to smear Su Qiao.

Su Qiao used an old mailing receipt and Bai Zhilan’s contradictory statements to expose Bai’s claim that she wrote the song. Lu Jingheng appeared at the recording studio, leaving Lu Jingwen unable to follow Su Qiao as she walked away.

• Su Qiao’s posted mailing receipt convinced online commenters that she had drafted the song before Bai Zhilan claimed it, and they condemned Bai for stealing it and slandering Su Qiao.
• Bai Zhilan claimed she had written the song over a month earlier, but Su Qiao pointed out that Bai had previously said she wrote it that day and had not finished the score.
• Lu Jingwen tried to apologize to Su Qiao, but Lu Jingheng arrived and called attention to the broken engagement.
• Lu Jingwen questioned how Su Qiao knew Lu Jingheng, while Su Qiao told him to stop involving himself in her affairs and left.
• Lu Jingheng blocked Lu Jingwen from pursuing Su Qiao and told him a qualified ex should act as though they were dead.

Lu Jingheng confronted White Zhilan over her claim that she had saved him, while Su Qiao’s departure left White Zhilan facing public backlash. Lu Jingwen then confronted White Zhilan, who apologized and explained her jealousy through stories of her difficult childhood.

• Lu Jingheng questioned White Zhilan’s claim that she had saved him and said he would soon discover whether she had impersonated someone else.
• Liu Yuan told Lu Jingheng that Su Qiao had left, and Lu Jingheng complained that she had abandoned him without thanking him.
• Netizens criticized White Zhilan and defended Su Qiao, while company employees began avoiding White Zhilan.
• Lu Jingwen took White Zhilan to his office and confronted her for what she had done to Su Qiao.
• White Zhilan apologized to Lu Jingwen, confessed she was jealous of Su Qiao, and described the hardships of her childhood.

Bai Zhilan pleaded with Lu Jingwen to forgive her, and he promised to talk Su Qiao out of suing her. Meanwhile, Su Qiao arranged for a video exposing Bai Zhilan to spread online, leaving Bai Zhilan and Sister Yang scrambling to handle the scandal.

• Bai Zhilan cried to Lu Jingwen about her jealousy and said she could not live without him.
• Lu Jingwen comforted Bai Zhilan, forgave her, and promised to ask Su Qiao not to pursue the matter.
• Su Qiao and 444 watched Bai Zhilan and Lu Jingwen together as they drove home, and Su Qiao scrolled through her phone with a malicious smile.
• Xiao Si helped spread the video of Su Qiao confronting Bai Zhilan across the internet before noon.
• Sister Yang confronted Bai Zhilan about the online rumors, and Bai Zhilan blamed Su Qiao for the video going viral.
• Sister Yang told Bai Zhilan to stop being jealous and find a way to resolve the scandal before her album release.

Bai Zhilan faced pressure to settle the online video scandal, while Lu Jingheng refused to help her. Lu Jingwen met Su Qiao to discuss the matter, and she confronted him with how much she had changed.

• Sister Yang told Bai Zhilan to persuade Su Qiao not to sue, and Bai Zhilan claimed Lu Jingwen had agreed to speak with her.
• Lu Jingheng refused Bai Zhilan’s call and said she should bear the consequences of her actions.
• Bai Zhilan smashed her phone after Lu Jingheng ignored her, deepening her hatred of Su Qiao.
• Lu Jingwen worked to settle the online scandal for Bai Zhilan and arranged to meet Su Qiao at a café.
• Su Qiao told Lu Jingwen she had needed to become stronger to withstand online abuse, and reflected that she had prevented the videos from causing the harm they had in her previous life.

Su Qiao persuaded Lu Jingwen to make Bai Zhilan publicly apologize and planted doubts about her motives, while Lu Jingwen’s feelings shifted toward Su Qiao. As Su Qiao left, she encountered Lu Jingheng again.

• Lu Jingwen apologized for misunderstanding Su Qiao and asked her to stop pursuing the matter of the song, saying Bai Zhilan had acted out of love for him.
• Su Qiao described how Bai Zhilan’s jealousy and suspicion made Lu Jingwen’s life exhausting, causing him to reconsider their relationship.
• Su Qiao agreed to forgive Bai Zhilan if she publicly apologized on Weibo, and Lu Jingwen promised to arrange it.
• Su Qiao warned Lu Jingwen that someone might use him as a tool for revenge, leaving a seed of doubt in his mind.
• Su Qiao left without Lu Jingwen asking about her relationship with Lu Jingheng, then encountered Lu Jingheng in his car.

Su Qiao teased Lu Jingheng about trying to pursue her, so he changed into an outfit to match her style and asked for her opinion. She laughed at his attempts to look cool, then joked that he was too old to pretend to be young.

• Lu Jingheng offered to drive Su Qiao, praised her outfit, and helped fasten her seat belt.
• Su Qiao teased Lu Jingheng about falling for her and told him he would need to be more handsome than her.
• Lu Jingheng went into the International Trade Building and returned in clothes matching Su Qiao's outfit.
• Su Qiao mocked Lu Jingheng's new look as a street punk, then admitted it suited him and made him look younger.
• Su Qiao joked that Lu Jingheng was too old to pretend to be young.

Su Qiao teased Lu Jingheng about his age, then chose hotpot despite knowing he could not eat spicy food. Afterward, Lu Jingheng called to tell her his stomach hurt, leaving Su Qiao worried as he said he had no medicine and lived alone.

• Lu Jingheng invited Su Qiao to dinner, and she teased him about being too old before reluctantly agreeing to go.
• Su Qiao chose hotpot, and Lu Jingheng ate the spicy food she kept putting in his bowl despite being unable to tolerate it.
• Su Qiao arranged for the Su family's driver to take her home, while Lu Jingheng went home with his assistant.
• Lu Jingheng called Su Qiao after she showered and accused her of making him eat spicy food on purpose.
• Su Qiao became anxious when Lu Jingheng said his stomach hurt, and he told her he had no medicine and nobody to care for him.

Su Qiao went to Lu Jingheng’s villa with medicine and ingredients after he said he was sick, while Lu Jingwen persuaded Bai Zhilan to apologize to Su Qiao and promised they would marry. Su Qiao found Lu Jingheng alone at home, gave him medicine, and planned to cook him porridge.

• Su Qiao called Lu Jingheng, got his address, and decided to visit him with medicine and food supplies.
• Lu Jingwen told Bai Zhilan she should apologize to Su Qiao, and Bai Zhilan reluctantly agreed.
• Lu Jingwen told Bai Zhilan that he had spoken to his mother and that they would marry after some time.
• Su Qiao arrived at Lu Jingheng’s empty villa and found him lying in bed.
• Su Qiao gave Lu Jingheng medicine and said she would cook him some light porridge.
• Lu Jingheng apologized for making Su Qiao come over and claimed he felt weak and might be dehydrated.

Su Qiao finished recording her album and prepared to release it ahead of Bai Zhilan’s launch. At the Crown Hotel, she made a striking appearance at the album event and performed two of its main tracks, leaving the crowd with a preview of her music.

• Su Qiao left Lu Jingheng after caring for him, and he recovered and returned to work the next day.
• Lu Jingheng waited for a message from Su Qiao for two days, while she focused on setting up her studio and recording her album.
• Su Qiao finished recording the songs and anticipated Bai Zhilan’s album launch, planning to surprise her.
• Three days later, Su Qiao attended her album event at the Crown Hotel in a stylish black suit and left most reporter questions to Sister Wu.
• Su Qiao sang two of her album’s main tracks live at the event.

Su Qiao’s songs moved the audience and revealed to Lu Jingheng that she was the woman from his dreams, leaving him devastated over his past mistakes. Meanwhile, Bai Zhilan grew furious that Su Qiao had held her album launch at the same hotel, while Sister Yang urged her to focus on her own performance.

• Su Qiao sang “Past and Present Lives” and “Misplaced Love,” moving the audience and bringing some listeners to tears.
• Lu Jingheng recognized Su Qiao’s appearance as the scene from his dreams and realized he had mistaken Bai Zhilan for the woman he had been seeking.
• Liu Yuan stopped Lu Jingheng from rushing out, and Lu Jingheng returned to his seat, overwhelmed by regret and grief.
• Bai Zhilan angrily accused Su Qiao of deliberately holding her album launch at the same hotel and on the same floor.
• Sister Yang told Bai Zhilan to focus on performing well and try to outsing Su Qiao.