Recaps

Su Qiao confronted Lu Jingwen and Bai Zhilan over their hypocrisy, then exposed that Bai Zhilan had faked her pregnancy. Lu Jingheng announced that he and Su Qiao would marry in three months, and Su Qiao kissed him in front of everyone.

• Su Qiao challenged Lu Jingwen to accept a child with the same circumstances as Bai Zhilan and questioned Bai Zhilan's right to condemn another woman.
• Su Qiao revealed that Bai Zhilan was not pregnant and had used another pregnant woman's urine for her test.
• Bai Zhilan accused Su Qiao of ruining her happiness and claimed Lu Jingwen hated Su Qiao, so Lu Jingwen slapped her.
• Lu Jingheng pulled Su Qiao into his arms and announced that they would marry in three months.
• Su Qiao pulled Lu Jingheng down and kissed his cheek in front of Lu Jingwen and Bai Zhilan.

Su Qiao admitted to destroying Lu Jingwen’s businesses and exposed his greed after he confronted her. She began to explain that his betrayal and bullying were not the only reasons she had acted against him.

• Su Qiao left Lu Jingwen’s wedding with Lu Jingheng, and authorities arrested Lu Jingwen for massive tax evasion.
• Lu Jingwen’s parents drove Bai Zhilan from the Lu Family, while Lu Jingheng acquired the struggling game company and Lewen Entertainment collapsed amid trading scandals.
• Lu Jingwen’s parents sold their assets to pay his fine, and after his release he confronted Su Qiao outside the Su residence.
• Su Qiao admitted that she had attacked his company’s game servers, reported Lu Corporation for tax evasion, and taken down Lewen Entertainment.
• Su Qiao accused Lu Jingwen of being greedier than a cheating fiancé, and he demanded to know what she meant.

Su Qiao and Lu Jingheng shut down Lu Jingwen’s plea for help, and she revealed that Lu Jingheng had transferred his assets to her. Before their wedding, Su Qiao won a piano competition in Bali and attracted offers from renowned music academies.

• Su Qiao confronted Lu Jingwen over his family’s schemes against her family’s company.
• Lu Jingheng refused to help Lu Jingwen, citing his father’s betrayal and Lu Jingwen’s past as Su Qiao’s ex-boyfriend and former fiancé.
• Su Qiao revealed that Lu Jingheng had put nearly all his assets, including the Lu Corporation, in her name, and Lu Jingheng warned Lu Jingwen to stay away from her.
• Su Qiao and Lu Jingheng left to shop for her performance outfit and get a meal.
• Before the wedding, Su Qiao won the piano competition in Bali, prompting several renowned music academies abroad to recruit her.

Su Qiao married Lu Jingheng after finishing the competition, then went abroad with him and built a happy life centered on music, travel, and fashion design. Lu Jingwen and Bai Zhilan’s lives fell apart, and Su Qiao moved on, eventually heading straight to her next plane.

• Lu Jingwen and Bai Zhilan blamed each other for their misfortunes and fought, while Madam Lu defended her son.
• Su Qiao married Lu Jingheng and went abroad with him after the competition.
• Bai Zhilan lost her pregnancy after Lu Jingwen kicked her, then ran away with a middle-aged building-materials seller.
• Lu Jingwen and his parents fell into poverty, sold their house, and moved to a cramped rental in a remote town.
• Su Qiao focused on learning music and fashion design, traveled with Lu Jingheng, and returned often to visit her father.
• After spending a loving lifetime with Lu Jingheng, Su Qiao chose to go directly to the next plane.

Su Qiao woke in an unfamiliar mansion garden and realized she had entered a new life, where her younger sister Su Ying was urging her to divorce her husband. The chapter left Su Qiao wondering whether the husband Su Ying described as being in love with another woman was her own man.

• Su Qiao regained consciousness in a pavilion and quietly surveyed the garden, mansion, and unfamiliar clothes she was wearing.
• Su Qiao asked 444 what was happening, and 444 told her to listen quietly while Su Ying talked.
• Su Ying urged Su Qiao to divorce her husband, saying their marriage had been arranged and he loved Qiu Ci.
• Su Ying praised the romance between the husband and Qiu Ci and asked Su Qiao to give way so everyone could find happiness.
• Su Qiao worried that the husband in the affair might be her man, and 444 told her to sort through the memories to find out.

Su Ying urged Su Qiao to give up her marriage so her husband could be with Qiu Ci, whom she praised as his ideal match. Su Qiao pretended to consider it while resolving to secure her share of the property, then spotted a handsome man on the mansion’s corridor.

• Su Qiao considered the wealthy household and decided she would get more money before leaving.
• Su Ying argued that Su Qiao and her husband were incompatible and begged her to let him marry Qiu Ci instead.
• Su Qiao agreed to think it over while deciding that she still wanted the property divided, preferably leaving her husband with nothing.
• Su Qiao escorted Su Ying to the front courtyard gate, then headed back to sort through her memories.
• Su Qiao noticed a handsome man in a dark-blue satin changpao standing on the corridor near the mansion.

Su Qiao learned that the man she had just met was Zhang Jingyu, her husband’s older brother and the head of the household, while 444 urged her to face the complicated situation. As she recalled her family history, she remembered that her marriage to the Zhang family had been arranged after her father saved the Zhang brothers’ father.

• Su Qiao exchanged a distant nod with Zhang Jingyu and walked toward the garden.
• Steward Lu told Zhang Jingyu that Su Qiao was the Second Young Mistress, and Zhang ordered him to have Han return for a visit.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Zhang Jingyu was her man, leaving her stunned by the prospect of divorcing her husband and marrying his older brother.
• Su Qiao reviewed Avatar Su Qiao’s memories of her family’s deaths, her secluded upbringing, and the café-au-lait mark on her face.
• Su Qiao recalled that Zhang’s father had arranged her marriage to his second son after her father saved him.

Su Qiao recalled how her first life ended after Zhang Ruohan used her as a shield to save Lin Qiuchi. Back in her Little White Building, she discovered the spots on her face had vanished and decided to restore them with cosmetics.

• Su Qiao remembered that Zhang Ruohan had ignored her until he demanded a divorce so he could make room for Lin Qiuchi.
• Su Qiao recalled refusing to give in, then dying after Zhang Ruohan dragged her in front of a bullet to protect Lin Qiuchi.
• Zhang Jingyu had arranged for Su Qiao's remains to be collected and buried, while her family showed little concern for her death.
• Su Qiao returned to her Little White Building and went upstairs after greeting Aunt Liu.
• Su Qiao examined her flawless face in the mirror, noticed the spots were gone, and asked for cosmetics so she could put them back.

Su Qiao planned how to fulfill the original owner's wishes to divorce Zhang Ruohan and become a writer while keeping her identity concealed for now. She began compiling poetry to publish and discovered that she could cultivate quickly.

• Su Qiao drew a faint birthmark on her cheek and resolved to keep up her act until she could divorce Zhang Ruohan openly and make him pay.
• Su Qiao decided to pursue the original owner's wish to become a writer and planned to revise her poetry for publication.
• Su Qiao realized she needed money and considered going out to look for ways to earn it.
• Su Qiao cultivated in the Little White Building and discovered that her cultivation progressed quickly.
• Su Qiao reviewed the original owner's manuscripts, revised them into a modern poetry collection, and added poems about youth and love.

Su Qiao and Little Four settled on publishing both their contrasting novels, and Su Qiao sent the manuscripts and a poetry collection to newspapers. The editors accepted two submissions at five yuan per thousand words, leaving Little Four excited and Su Qiao satisfied with the pay.

• Su Qiao and Little Four disagreed over their novel ideas but decided to publish both manuscripts.
• Little Four revised and organized the manuscripts while Su Qiao copied them out by hand, then sent them to New Youth Daily and Half-Moon along with her poetry collection.
• After several days without news, Aunt Liu brought Su Qiao two letters from newspaper editors.
• Little Four read the letters and discovered that the submissions had passed review, but it was disappointed by the rate of five yuan per thousand words.
• Su Qiao explained that the rate was good compared with ordinary writers' pay and locked the letters in her desk drawer.

Su Qiao settled into a comfortable routine after securing steady income from her writing. When she learned Zhang Jingyu was about to be attacked at Paramount Hall, she sent Aunt Liu away and prepared to go help him.

• Su Qiao and 444 discussed how often the newspaper would publish her novels and poems, and Su Qiao decided to submit ten thousand words every three days.
• Su Qiao spent the next five days cultivating, reading, writing, composing melodies, and making face masks from herbs.
• Su Qiao recalled that Zhang Jingyu would be seriously injured at Paramount Hall that day, and 444 urged her to hurry to him.
• Su Qiao gave Aunt Liu ten Silver Dollars and two days off so she could help her daughter, who had been driven out by her husband.
• Aunt Liu praised Su Qiao and hoped the Second Young Master would recognize her worth, but Su Qiao dismissed the idea.

Su Qiao disguised herself as a young man and went to Paramount Hall, where she decided to write and produce a war film to warn people about the coming conflict. As the Great Demon King and the others came downstairs, the chapter left her poised to encounter them.

• Su Qiao changed into a light-blue dress, veiled her face, and slipped out of the Little White Building.
• At a clothing shop, Su Qiao disguised herself as a slender young man in a suit and Baseball Cap.
• Su Qiao went to Paramount Hall and reflected on the peaceful days that would end in less than three years.
• Su Qiao told 444 she would write a screenplay and make a war film to warn people and help them endure the coming ordeal.
• 444 warned Su Qiao that the Great Demon King and the others were coming downstairs.

Su Qiao recognized Zhang Jingyu at an entertainment venue and followed him outside, where she tackled him out of the way of an attack. After the attackers fled, Little Four urged her to pursue them for their valuables, but Zhang Jingyu grabbed her as she was about to leave.

• Su Qiao spotted Zhang Jingyu at the venue and followed him as he left with Butler Lu.
• Zhang Jingyu turned around by his car, and Su Qiao tackled him behind it to save him from an attack.
• Su Qiao and Zhang Jingyu fell together, and he realized she was a woman after their lips touched.
• Su Qiao crouched behind the car and watched Butler Lu fight the attackers while Zhang Jingyu stared at her in surprise.
• The attackers retreated, and Little Four urged Su Qiao to pursue them for their valuables.
• Su Qiao started to leave, but Zhang Jingyu grabbed her.

Su Qiao saved Zhang Jingyu from an ambush, then pursued and killed the four attackers. Zhang Jingyu planned to use the coming Chamber of Commerce election to remove his rivals, while Su Qiao took the valuable items from the attackers’ briefcase.

• Su Qiao shoved Zhang Jingyu toward safety and sped away as Butler Lu helped him escape in a car.
• Butler Lu told Zhang Jingyu that Huang and the other merchants likely arranged the attack because Zhang Jingyu had burned their smuggled opium and banned the trade.
• Zhang Jingyu decided to use the upcoming Chamber of Commerce election to eliminate the old fellows opposing him and wondered how Su Qiao was doing.
• Su Qiao chased the four attackers into a dead-end alley and killed them after Xiao Si explained their crimes.
• Su Qiao took the valuable items from the black briefcase one attacker had carried.

Su Qiao escaped the police after rescuing people and discovered that the valuable object she had taken was the Imperial Seal. She chose to hide it until the war ended and turned her attention to writing essays criticizing the way women were treated.

• Su Qiao fled through the streets, returned home, and found the Imperial Seal inside the golden box.
• Su Qiao refused to sell the seal and hid it in her Spatial Grid, intending to return it to the country after the war.
• Su Qiao and 444 argued over whose serialized writing would become more popular.
• Su Qiao went to her Small Study and began writing cynical essays about men, marriage, and the burdens women faced.

Su Qiao wrote three articles criticizing irresponsible husbands, destructive mistresses, and talented people without virtue, then prepared to challenge Lin Qiuchi’s writing. When she heard someone on the balcony, she discovered the Great Demon King had climbed up to see her.

• Su Qiao wrote three articles condemning men who abandoned their families, mistresses who broke up marriages, and people with talent but no virtue.
• Su Qiao put the manuscripts into two envelopes and challenged Lin Qiuchi to a contest of writing and ideas.
• Little Four read the articles and became excited by Su Qiao’s words.
• Su Qiao heard someone on the balcony and went to investigate.
• Su Qiao and the Great Demon King froze when they saw each other, and he studied her face under the light.

Su Qiao discovered that Zhang Jingchen had recognized her and revealed a bold, flirtatious personality unlike his usual self. He explained that he and the man she had rescued shared one body, and Su Qiao grew less guarded as she accepted the revelation.

• Zhang Jingchen recognized Su Qiao despite her forgotten disguise cream and pulled her into his arms, insisting she belonged to him.
• Su Qiao pushed Zhang Jingchen away and demanded an explanation as he followed her inside and teased her.
• Zhang Jingchen revealed that Su Qiao had saved the other personality in his body that night and introduced himself as Zhang Jingchen.
• Su Qiao suspected they shared one body, checked his face for a mask or makeup, and Zhang Jingchen confirmed her guess.

Su Qiao confronted Zhang Jingchen after saving him, but he used her admission about profiting from the chaos to force her into his arms and declare that he wanted her. The chapter ended with Zhang Jingchen carrying her to a chair as Su Qiao asked whether Zhang Ruohan knew she existed.

• Su Qiao demanded that Zhang Jingchen listen to her because she had saved him, and he insisted he wanted her because he wanted to.
• Zhang Jingchen tricked Su Qiao into admitting she had profited from the chaos and threatened to expose her identity.
• Su Qiao reminded Zhang Jingchen that she was Zhang Ruohan's wife, but Zhang Jingchen dismissed the marriage and claimed she had to be his.
• Zhang Jingchen lifted Su Qiao and threatened to hide her if she mentioned her husband again.
• Zhang Jingchen carried Su Qiao to a chair, and she asked whether Zhang Ruohan knew he existed.

Zhang Jingchen insisted that Su Qiao belong to him and coaxed her into kissing his cheek so he would keep his nighttime visit secret from his daytime personality. He then took her manuscript envelopes, declaring he would submit them himself, and left saying he would visit again.

• Zhang Jingchen told Su Qiao to think about him rather than his daytime personality and said she belonged to him.
• Su Qiao asked Zhang Jingchen to keep his visit secret, and he demanded that she beg him before agreeing.
• Su Qiao kissed Zhang Jingchen's cheek, and he blushed before claiming she liked him.
• Zhang Jingchen noticed Su Qiao's manuscript envelopes and took them, insisting he would submit them himself.
• Zhang Jingchen said he would come see Su Qiao again when he had the chance.

Su Qiao worried that Zhang Jingchen’s nighttime actions would be discovered by Zhang Jingyu, while the two personalities confronted each other over Zhang Jingchen’s behavior. Three days later, Su Qiao’s three articles appeared on the front pages of two newspapers and drew widespread attention.

• Su Qiao returned inside after Zhang Jingchen slipped away through the garden, and worried that Zhang Jingyu would learn what had happened.
• Zhang Jingyu confronted Zhang Jingchen, who defended his existence and threatened that they could both die if Zhang Jingyu tried to get rid of him.
• Zhang Jingchen promised not to leave the residence at night, and Zhang Jingyu warned him not to cause trouble.
• Su Qiao’s three articles were published on the front pages of New Youth Daily and Half-Moon Daily.
• Readers recognized Su Qiao’s pen name, Listening to Rain, and admired the sharpness of her writing.

Su Qiao’s writing made her a celebrated young literary talent before Butler Lu brought her to meet Zhang Jingyu, Zhang Ruohan, and Lin Qiuchi. Zhang Ruohan pleaded with his elder brother to let him marry Qiu Ci, and Zhang Jingyu asked Su Qiao what she thought.

• Su Qiao’s stories and essays stirred public debate and won praise from prominent cultural figures, making her famous as “Listening to Rain.”
• Butler Lu summoned Su Qiao to the mansion, where she met Zhang Jingyu, Zhang Ruohan, and Qiu Ci.
• Zhang Ruohan declared that he and Qiu Ci loved each other and asked Zhang Jingyu to let them be together.
• Zhang Jingyu asked Su Qiao for her opinion, and she calmly studied him while thinking Zhang Ruohan had kept last night’s events secret.

Su Qiao agreed to let Lin Qiuchi join the Zhang family, but Zhang Ruohan rejected the arrangement and demanded that Su Qiao divorce him. Su Qiao then challenged Lin Qiuchi’s claims about pure love, leaving the dispute over the marriage unresolved.

• Su Qiao agreed to let Lin Qiuchi enter the Zhang family, and Zhang Jingyu turned to Zhang Ruohan and Lin Qiuchi for their response.
• Zhang Ruohan refused to accept the arrangement, defended his love for Lin Qiuchi, and threatened Su Qiao unless she signed the divorce papers.
• Zhang Jingyu rebuked Zhang Ruohan and reminded him that he had agreed to the marriage arranged by their father.
• Su Qiao told Zhang Ruohan and Lin Qiuchi she would keep living quietly in her little building, then questioned whether Lin Qiuchi’s love was truly pure if she cared about becoming the legal wife.

Su Qiao refused to consent to Zhang Ruohan's divorce demand, and Zhang Jingyu confronted his younger brother over abandoning his family and responsibilities. Zhang Jingyu had Zhang Ruohan confined to his room, while Butler Lu asked Su Qiao to stay for a meal.

• Lin Qiuchi understood Zhang Ruohan's proposal, pulled away from him, and left the mansion.
• Zhang Ruohan announced he wanted to divorce Su Qiao, but she cited the marriage laws and refused to sign without compensation.
• Zhang Jingyu scolded Zhang Ruohan for neglecting the family, leaving Su Qiao to face humiliation, and abandoning his duties after their father's death.
• Zhang Jingyu ordered Butler Lu's men to take Zhang Ruohan to his room and keep him confined until he reflected.
• Su Qiao prepared to return to her Little White Building, but Butler Lu respectfully invited her to stay for a meal.

Su Qiao accepted Zhang Jingyu’s invitation to dine with him and asked for money to buy art supplies and dresses, which he readily provided. After she left, Butler Lu told Zhang Jingyu that Su Qiao was well educated and talented despite her birthmark.

• Zhang Jingyu invited Su Qiao to join him for dinner, and she agreed.
• Su Qiao asked Zhang Jingyu for money to buy imported paints, brushes, and two dresses, explaining that she wanted to improve her appearance.
• Zhang Jingyu ordered Butler Lu to give Su Qiao one hundred silver dollars and told her she could ask Butler Lu for anything she needed.
• Su Qiao left to walk in the rear courtyard while Zhang Jingyu wondered whether she had always been so talkative and sharp-tongued.
• Butler Lu explained that Su Qiao had been educated by her grandfather and father and was skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Butler Lu told Zhang Jingyu that Su Qiao had been sending letters to newspapers, and Zhang Jingyu allowed him to help her send them. Su Qiao spent most of her money on foreign-language books and clothes, then Zhang Jingchen demanded the silver dollars back and insisted she use only his money.

• Butler Lu told Zhang Jingyu that letters to newspapers had been appearing in the mansion's mailbox and were from Su Qiao.
• Zhang Jingyu told Butler Lu to help Su Qiao send the letters.
• Su Qiao visited a bookshop, bought foreign-language books and two Western-style outfits, and returned home with only a little over ten silver dollars.
• Zhang Jingchen interrupted Su Qiao's reading, offered her three hundred silver dollars, and demanded the hundred silver dollars she had received.
• Su Qiao handed Zhang Jingchen the silver dollars she had left, and he warned her not to use anything belonging to another man.