Recaps

Su Qiao teased Zhang Jingchen, who bit her in retaliation and then kept interrupting her work to demand her company. The chapter ended with Su Qiao giving in and brewing tea for him.

• Su Qiao pocketed Zhang Jingchen’s three hundred silver dollars and pretended to have a stomachache, angering him when she admitted she had played him.
• Zhang Jingchen bit the corner of Su Qiao’s mouth, then offered to let her bite him back when he saw she was upset.
• Su Qiao sat down to write her novel, but Zhang Jingchen snatched her pen and insisted that she pay attention to him.
• Su Qiao explained that writing was serious work and that she wanted to fulfill her incarnation’s wish to become a famous writer.
• Zhang Jingchen refused to let go of Su Qiao’s hands, so she went downstairs, brought up tea supplies, and brewed tea for him.

Su Qiao shared tea with Zhang Jingchen, who admitted he had decided to like it because she did. After he threatened to blind Zhang Ruohan for attracting her attention, Su Qiao took control of the conversation and promised to treat him well if he behaved.

• Zhang Jingchen praised Su Qiao's tea despite having never drunk tea before and said he would start liking it because she did.
• Zhang Jingchen questioned whether Su Qiao had dressed up for Zhang Ruohan, and she said she wanted her man to like her.
• Zhang Jingchen threatened to blind Zhang Ruohan, dismissing the fact that he was his biological younger brother.
• Zhang Jingchen pulled Su Qiao into his arms and warned her not to make him angry.
• Su Qiao pressed Zhang Jingchen onto the carpet and promised to treat him well if he behaved and listened to her.

Su Qiao and Zhang Jingchen flirted while he clung to her, and Zhang Jingchen asked about the mark on her face. When he sensed Zhang Jingyu was coming, he hurried back to avoid being exposed.

• Zhang Jingchen teased Su Qiao about falling for his charms, and she tried to deny that his flirting affected her.
• Zhang Jingchen questioned Su Qiao about the coffee-colored mark on her face, but she said it was a secret.
• Zhang Jingchen declared that Su Qiao belonged to him and told her to keep him in her thoughts.
• Zhang Jingchen sensed Zhang Jingyu was coming out, then rushed back and told Su Qiao to miss him.

Zhang Jingchen admitted to Zhang Jingyu that he had set his sights on the woman living in the Little White Building. Zhang Jingyu revealed that she had independently figured out that they shared one body, leaving Zhang Jingchen shocked and worried about whether she had been afraid.

• 444 walked away after Little Master teased it about not having a love life.
• Zhang Jingyu confronted Zhang Jingchen in the back garden and warned him to stay away from the woman.
• Zhang Jingchen admitted he liked her and insisted that she was his, while Zhang Jingyu told him not to hurt her.
• Zhang Jingyu explained that the woman knew they were different and had guessed they shared one body.
• Zhang Jingchen shouted in surprise and asked whether the woman had been scared.

Zhang Jingchen warned Zhang Jingyu to stay away from Su Qiao, while Su Qiao planned to open a Fashion Workshop to help women and earn money. That night, Zhang Jingchen stayed past his usual time and told Su Qiao that Zhang Jingyu had figured out he visited her at night.

• Zhang Jingchen bragged that Su Qiao had not been frightened by him and threatened Zhang Jingyu not to make him disappear or approach her.
• Su Qiao wrote an essay encouraging women to overcome their fears and decided to open a Fashion Workshop.
• Su Qiao planned her finances and hurried to finish her novels while Zhang Jingchen visited her every night.
• When Zhang Jingchen remained on Su Qiao’s sofa after ten, she asked why he had not gone back yet.
• Zhang Jingchen took Su Qiao’s book, played with her fingers, and said Zhang Jingyu had realized he came to see her at night.

Su Qiao sent Zhang Jingchen away and tried to calm Aunt Liu after he threatened her. She planned to divorce Zhang Jingyu and leave Zhang Manor, and Aunt Liu agreed to go with her.

• Su Qiao accused Zhang Jingchen of breaking his promise, but he said Zhang Jingyu had figured things out himself and assured her he had warned him not to hurt her.
• Su Qiao pushed Zhang Jingchen out of her room and warned him not to speak again, so he went downstairs in anger.
• Zhang Jingchen frightened Aunt Liu with a threat, and Su Qiao hurried downstairs to reassure her and explain that he wanted her to divorce his brother and marry him.
• Aunt Liu suggested Su Qiao marry Zhang Jingchen, but Su Qiao said she would divorce Zhang Jingyu and leave Zhang Manor before deciding what to do next.
• Su Qiao asked whether Aunt Liu would leave with her, and Aunt Liu promised to stay by her side.

Su Qiao reassured Aunt Liu that she would keep paying her salary and discussed with 444 how her actions might affect the First Personality. The next day, Su Ying confronted Su Qiao for upsetting Qiu Ci, and Su Qiao denied ever agreeing to divorce.

• Su Qiao promised Aunt Liu she would maintain her salary and told her she trusted her to keep the gentleman's affairs secret.
• 444 urged Su Qiao to use the situation to get closer to the First Personality, and Su Qiao considered that his two personalities were still one person.
• Su Ying rushed over and shoved Su Qiao, accusing her of making Qiu Ci cry and refuse to eat.
• Su Qiao brushed off Su Ying's anger and said she had only promised to think the matter over carefully.

Su Qiao challenged Su Ying’s demand that she leave the Zhang family, reminding the Second Concubine that she had begged her to marry into the family for Su Ying’s education. The Second Concubine tried to placate Su Qiao after learning she might return to the family house.

• Su Ying called Su Qiao stubborn and backward for refusing to leave the Zhang family, while Su Qiao thought about the hardship and public ridicule she would face if she divorced.
• The Second Concubine arrived, scolded Su Ying for insulting her sister, and told her to apologize.
• Su Qiao reminded the Second Concubine that she had begged her to marry into the Zhang family so Su Ying could attend a foreign-run school.
• The Second Concubine pinched Su Ying and asked how Su Qiao could return to their poor home if she left the Zhang family.
• Su Qiao said she cherished her memories of the family house and pointed out that its deed was still in her name.
• The Second Concubine hurriedly put on an ingratiating smile as Su Qiao suggested she would return home.

Su Qiao rebuked Su Ying for helping outsiders and refused to keep supporting Second Aunt’s family. Zhang Jingyu arrived as Second Aunt hurried away, leaving Su Ying behind to keep Su Qiao company.

• Su Qiao told Second Aunt to teach Su Ying how to behave after Su Ying defended herself.
• Second Aunt slapped Su Ying and scolded her for taking advantage of Su Qiao’s support.
• Su Qiao told Second Aunt she would no longer give her money.
• Zhang Jingyu appeared, and Second Aunt pushed Su Ying toward Su Qiao before leaving.
• Su Ying tried to act coy toward Zhang Jingyu, but he kept his gaze fixed on Su Qiao.

Zhang Jingyu visited Su Qiao to offer his support and apologize, but his awkwardness made him leave before asking about his illness. Su Qiao returned to the Little White Building, while Su Ying's attempt to encounter Zhang Jingyu came to nothing.

• Zhang Jingyu told Butler Lu to keep the Su family away unless they had urgent business, then asked Su Qiao whether they had mistreated her.
• Zhang Jingyu offered to help if anyone troubled or threatened Su Qiao, and apologized for his earlier behavior.
• Su Qiao said she was not angry and described the incident as a child's game, leaving Zhang Jingyu embarrassed.
• Zhang Jingyu left before asking whether his illness could be treated, and Su Qiao wondered why he was so afraid of her.
• Su Qiao returned to the Little White Building and learned that Su Ying had wandered around the back garden, apparently hoping to encounter Zhang Jingyu.

Su Qiao received payment for her writing, but Zhang Jingchen grew jealous when he learned Zhang Jingyu had visited and praised her work. The chapter ended with Zhang Jingchen reading Su Qiao’s essays and serialized novel.

• Su Qiao opened the newspaper office’s envelopes and found an editor’s reply and a check for six hundred silver dollars.
• Zhang Jingchen arrived, took Su Qiao’s check, and asked what Zhang Jingyu had said to her.
• Su Qiao told Zhang Jingchen that Zhang Jingyu had offered to protect her, and Zhang Jingchen accused him of trying to drive a wedge between them.
• Zhang Jingchen became jealous after finding out Zhang Jingyu had praised Su Qiao’s writing, and Su Qiao scolded him for implying it was undeserving of praise.
• Zhang Jingchen read Su Qiao’s essays and serialized novel, then asked about the meaning of her pen name, Listening to Rain.

Su Qiao kept writing while Zhang Jingchen read her novel and criticized its characters for leaving enemies alive. Later, she drugged Su Ying and sent her to Zhang Ruohan’s room, then was summoned to the mansion hall the next morning.

• Su Qiao warned Zhang Jingchen not to disturb her as she wrote, and he praised her novel while criticizing its characters’ choices.
• Su Qiao told Zhang Jingchen that killing the characters as he suggested would end the story, and he agreed to let them live longer.
• After Zhang Jingchen left, Su Qiao worked until nearly midnight, then learned that Zhang Ruohan was still drinking heavily.
• Su Qiao changed into black night clothes, drugged Su Ying unconscious, and sent her to Zhang Ruohan’s room, claiming she was honoring her Second Aunt’s wishes.
• The next morning, Su Qiao was summoned to the hall of the mansion.

Su Qiao brought the distraught Su Ying home after learning she had spent the night with Zhang Ruohan. She urged Su Ying to marry into the Zhang family or move on, but Su Ying refused to interfere with Zhang Ruohan and Lin Qiuchi’s relationship.

• Su Qiao found Su Ying crying at the Zhang family residence while Zhang Ruohan was absent, and Butler Lu explained that Su Ying and Zhang Ruohan had ended up together after he drank too much.
• Su Qiao took Su Ying back to the Little White Building and let her cry before asking what she planned to do.
• Su Qiao suggested that Su Ying marry Zhang Ruohan, but Su Ying refused because she believed that would destroy his relationship with Lin Qiuchi.
• Su Qiao told Su Ying she could pretend nothing had happened and still find love in the future.

Su Qiao turned Su Ying’s own advice back on her until Su Ying broke down and left Zhang Manor. After arranging for Su Ying to be taken home, Su Qiao went to Zhang Jingyu’s study, where he calmly offered her books to read.

• Su Qiao reminded Su Ying that she had slept with her younger brother and repeated Su Ying’s past advice about finding another man and leaving town.
• Su Ying trembled, begged Su Qiao to stop, then ran out of Zhang Manor in tears.
• Su Qiao asked Butler Lu to send someone to take Su Ying home, and Xiao Wu caught up with her and put her in the car.
• Butler Lu told Su Qiao that Zhang Jingyu wanted to see her, and she followed him to Zhang Jingyu’s study.
• Zhang Jingyu offered Su Qiao any book from his shelves, and she picked one and sat across from him.

Su Qiao and Zhang Jingyu discussed the previous night and her younger sister’s refusal to enter the Zhang family. Zhang Jingyu learned that Su Qiao wrote popular essays and novels under the pen name Listening to Rain, then told her his Second Personality had recently grown stronger.

• Zhang Jingyu offered Su Qiao money and tea, but she declined his offer to send her a jar of tea.
• Zhang Jingyu asked what Su Qiao planned to do about the previous night, and she said her younger sister refused to become a third party in Second Young Master Zhang and Lin Qiuchi’s relationship.
• Zhang Jingyu showed Su Qiao newspapers containing her popular writings and asked whether she was Listening to Rain.
• Su Qiao confirmed the writings were hers and asked Zhang Jingyu how he blocked his Second Personality’s perceptions.
• Zhang Jingyu said his Second Personality had recently grown stronger, and Su Qiao wondered whether something had stimulated him.

Su Qiao explained Zhang Jingyu’s dual personality and challenged his fear of the Second Personality. Zhang Jingyu remained worried about being replaced, while Su Qiao advised him not to confront the other personality and called him pure-hearted and adorable.

• Zhang Jingyu told Su Qiao that neither personality was willing to merge, and she explained what dual personality meant.
• Zhang Jingyu asked whether his condition could be cured and admitted that he rejected the Second Personality’s reckless methods.
• Su Qiao argued that the Second Personality had emerged to endure trauma and handle problems Zhang Jingyu could not face.
• Zhang Jingyu fell silent when Su Qiao identified his fear that the Second Personality would grow stronger and replace him.
• Su Qiao reassured Zhang Jingyu that the Primary Personality could not be completely replaced, warned him against direct confrontation, and called the Second Personality adorable.

Su Qiao told Zhang Jingyu that the traits he condemned in Zhang Jingchen also belonged to him, prompting Zhang Jingyu to realize that the personalities in his body were all sides of himself. Zhang Jingchen then abruptly emerged, kissed Su Qiao, and threatened to make trouble for Zhang Jingyu.

• Su Qiao defended Zhang Jingchen’s arrogance and ruthless methods, while admitting his disregard for life troubled her.
• Zhang Jingyu reflected that Zhang Jingchen was direct and pure, though he refused to call him cute.
• Su Qiao told Zhang Jingyu that he shared Zhang Jingchen’s selfish, cruel, cold-blooded, and willful traits.
• Zhang Jingyu realized that every personality in his body was another side of himself.
• Zhang Jingchen suddenly appeared, kissed Su Qiao, and said he would make trouble for Zhang Jingyu after hearing that Zhang Jingyu wanted him to disappear.

Su Qiao tried to stop Zhang Jingchen from provoking Zhang Jingyu or trying to replace him, warning that their conflict could destroy them both. After she reassured him that she cared about him, Zhang Jingchen seriously asked whether she truly liked him, and she bit his chest in response.

• Zhang Jingchen suspected Zhang Jingyu might disappear so he could take Su Qiao for himself, and vowed to stop him.
• Su Qiao warned Zhang Jingchen not to act rashly because harm to one personality would affect the other.
• Su Qiao asked Zhang Jingchen to stop causing trouble for Zhang Jingyu and not try to replace him completely.
• Su Qiao explained that a clash between the two personalities could end in mutual destruction, but Zhang Jingchen resisted accepting this.
• Su Qiao kissed Zhang Jingchen and told him she did not want him to disappear, prompting him to ask whether she truly liked him.
• Su Qiao bit Zhang Jingchen on the chest and challenged him to judge for himself.

Zhang Jingchen and Su Qiao discussed his jealousy and her plan to divorce Zhang Ruohan, while he pressed her about marrying him afterward. Su Qiao admitted she did not care what other people thought, leaving their future together unresolved.

• Zhang Jingchen promised Su Qiao he would not confront First Personality, then listed rules forbidding her from liking or getting close to him.
• Zhang Jingchen told Su Qiao to hurry up and divorce Zhang Ruohan, and she said she was already making plans to do so.
• Zhang Jingchen approved of Su Qiao messing with Zhang Ruohan and said he did not care about him.
• Zhang Jingchen asked Su Qiao who she would marry after divorcing Zhang Ruohan, and she admitted she did not care what others would say about marrying the older brother.

Su Qiao and Zhang Jingchen’s intimate moment was interrupted when Zhang Jingyu took control of his body, leaving Su Qiao embarrassed and worried about the consequences. The two personalities argued afterward, with Zhang Jingchen insisting that he intended to be with her despite Zhang Jingyu’s objections.

• Zhang Jingchen threatened to silence anyone who gossiped about Su Qiao, but she urged him not to resort to violence.
• Zhang Jingchen pulled Su Qiao onto the sofa, and Zhang Jingyu suddenly took control while they were together.
• Zhang Jingyu apologized, and Su Qiao hurried back to her Little White Building, embarrassed by what had happened.
• Zhang Jingyu scolded Zhang Jingchen for risking Su Qiao’s reputation and accused him of being careless about her safety.
• Zhang Jingchen claimed that Zhang Jingyu had feelings for Su Qiao too, then declared that he would pursue her regardless of what anyone thought.

Zhang Jingchen warned Zhang Jingyu not to touch Su Qiao, while Zhang Jingyu realized she had saved him at Paramount Hall and challenged Zhang Jingchen over her. At the Little White Building, 444 told Su Qiao that Zhang Jingyu had continued kissing her after their personalities switched, leaving her stunned.

• Zhang Jingchen warned Zhang Jingyu that Su Qiao was marrying him and threatened him not to touch her.
• Zhang Jingyu questioned whether Su Qiao had saved him at Paramount Hall, and Zhang Jingchen admitted she had.
• Zhang Jingyu accused Zhang Jingchen of hiding Su Qiao's identity and argued that he had met her first.
• Zhang Jingchen told Zhang Jingyu not to compete with him for Su Qiao, or he would make him regret it.
• Su Qiao calmed herself with cold water, and 444 told her the two personalities were fighting over her.
• 444 revealed that Zhang Jingyu had continued kissing Su Qiao after the personalities switched, and she was shocked.

Su Qiao decided to speed up her divorce, while Su Ying was left devastated after Zhang Ruohan rejected and threatened her. After reading Lin Qiuchi’s attack in the newspaper, Su Qiao ordered Little Four to investigate Lin Qiuchi’s family and business so she could make her experience poverty.

• Su Qiao decided she no longer needed to delay her divorce to cultivate her relationship with Zhang Ruohan.
• Zhang Ruohan visited Su Ying, rejected her excuses, and warned her not to tell anyone what had happened or he would not spare her if Lin Qiuchi found out.
• Su Ying smashed things in her room and lamented that no one cared about her.
• Su Qiao read Lin Qiuchi’s article criticizing her views on marriage and child support in the New Youth Daily.
• Su Qiao told Little Four to investigate Lin Qiuchi’s family and businesses so she could make Lin Qiuchi experience being too poor to afford food.

Su Qiao's article condemning affairs and calling for stronger protections for spouses and children sparked widespread public debate. Zhang Jingchen returned after two nights away and told Su Qiao he had gone to avenge her.

• Su Qiao wrote an article arguing that people should restrain themselves when love harmed others and calling for fairer divorce laws and support for children.
• The article appeared in New Youth Daily, spread through radio broadcasts, and drew public support, protests, and official attention to Su Qiao's proposals.
• Little Four told Su Qiao three days later how much her article had influenced the public, surprising her.
• Zhang Jingchen returned while Su Qiao was dressing and asked if she had missed him.
• Su Qiao denied responsibility for what happened to Zhang Jingchen's sister, and he said he had gone to avenge her.

Zhang Jingchen tried to retaliate against Lin Qiuchi’s family, while Su Qiao stopped him and accepted his money for her clothing store. After Zhang Jingchen misread her essay as a promise to wait for him, Zhang Jingyu visited Su Qiao’s small building, leaving her nervous about their encounter.

• Zhang Jingchen said he had helped expose an elder connected to the Lin Family for selling obscene films, but Su Qiao told him she would handle the family’s clothing businesses herself.
• Su Qiao told Zhang Jingchen she planned to open a clothing store, and he gave her a large cashier’s check.
• Zhang Jingchen said he had understood Su Qiao’s essay as a promise to wait until she divorced Zhang Ruohan, but Su Qiao told him he had misunderstood.
• Su Qiao avoided leaving home because she feared running into Zhang Jingyu, but Zhang Jingyu came to her small building.
• Aunt Liu called Su Qiao downstairs, and Su Qiao nervously asked Zhang Jingyu why he had come.

Zhang Jingyu visited Su Qiao to praise her article, thank her for saving him, and ask when she would divorce. After he left, Su Qiao resumed planning a Shopping Mall, then learned Zhang Ruohan had published a startling article and wondered whether he had been brought back.

• Zhang Jingyu told Su Qiao that her article was well written and thanked her for saving him outside Paramount Hall.
• Zhang Jingyu asked when Su Qiao planned to divorce and offered to help with the paperwork, while Su Qiao said she would ask him when she was ready.
• Aunt Liu and Butler Lu overheard them, and Butler Lu realized Su Qiao had been the skilled benefactor who saved Zhang Jingyu and suspected her freckles were makeup.
• After Zhang Jingyu left, Su Qiao continued writing a proposal for opening a large Shopping Mall.
• Little Four told Su Qiao that Zhang Ruohan had published a perception-shattering article, and Su Qiao asked whether he had been brought back.