Recaps

Huo Sihan saw Su Qiao in a club room with a group of men and decided to divorce her, while Su Qiao remained unaware that he was her husband. As several men closed in on her, she prepared to fight back.

• Yu Hao recognized Su Qiao in the private room and alerted Huo Sihan.
• Huo Sihan saw Su Qiao among the embracing guests, turned away, and ordered Yu Hao to draft a divorce agreement.
• Su Qiao learned from 444 that the man who had just left was her husband, Huo Sihan.
• Three men approached Su Qiao, and she stood up and grabbed a wine bottle as one reached for her.

Su Qiao fought off the men in the private room and left while struggling with the drug’s effects. Zhang Mingyue escorted her toward a safe room as Huo Sihan remained outside the club, unable to leave.

• Su Qiao knocked out the three men who attacked her and left the private room.
• Zhang Mingyue offered Su Qiao help, and she asked for a safe room where she could be alone.
• Zhang Mingyue led Su Qiao toward the elevator after assuring her he would not take advantage of her.
• Huo Sihan waited beside his car outside Hyatt Club, unable to make himself leave.

Huo Sihan learned that Su Qiao had gone with Zhang Mingyue to a private room, but angrily decided not to retrieve her. In the room at the Hyatt, Su Qiao checked that it was safe and told Zhang Mingyue she would recover without going to the hospital.

• Yu Hao warned Huo Sihan that Su Qiao looked as though she had been drugged, but Huo Sihan dismissed his concern.
• Yu Hao reported that Zhang Mingyue had taken Su Qiao to a private room, and Huo Sihan crushed his cigarette and refused to bring her back.
• Huo Sihan told himself that Su Qiao could go wherever she wanted, while Yu Hao feared their marriage was ending.
• Su Qiao scanned the Hyatt room and asked Little Four to check for cameras; Little Four confirmed there were none.
• Zhang Mingyue offered to take Su Qiao to the hospital, but Su Qiao declined, saying the remaining drugs would soon leave her system.

Su Qiao endured the effects of the drug and sent Zhang Mingyue away before cooling herself in a bathtub and sorting through the original Su Qiao’s memories. Those memories revealed her mother’s severe illness and the Su Family’s refusal to help, before Su Wentao devised a plan.

• Zhang Mingyue gave Su Qiao his business card and left after she said she could not entertain him any longer.
• Su Qiao tossed the card aside, filled the bathtub with cold water, and asked 444 to keep watch while she sorted through the memories.
• The original Su Qiao’s memories showed that her father had died when she was six and that her mother later developed kidney failure, uremia, and heart disease.
• Su Qiao learned that the Su Family had refused to help her mother because she had rejected an arranged marriage and married a poor man instead.
• Su Qiao recalled that her second maternal uncle, Su Wentao, had come up with an idea.

Su Qiao recalled how the Su Family forced her into marriage with Huo Sihan, exploited her, and caused her mother’s death before she herself died. After waking up with her memories, she identified Huo Xiaoyan and the Su Family as her targets and decided to disrupt the romance between Huo Xiaoyan and Zhang Mingyue.

• The Su Family forced Su Qiao to marry Huo Sihan in exchange for paying for her mother’s medical treatment, and Huo Sihan treated her coldly.
• The Su Family pressured Su Qiao to steal Huo Corporation’s tender documents, then blamed her after losing the bid and cut off her mother’s medical expenses.
• Su Qiao’s mother died, Huo Sihan divorced Su Qiao, and Huo Xiaoyan threw her belongings out before a truck struck and killed her.
• Su Qiao woke up and recognized Huo Xiaoyan as the female lead of the world and an enemy alongside the Su Family.
• Su Qiao learned that Zhang Mingyue, who had rescued her, was the male lead and decided to separate him from Huo Xiaoyan.

Su Qiao considered pursuing Zhang Mingyue despite 444's warnings about the Great Demon King, then decided to study mechanisms, poisons, and insects. She asked 444 to find information on those subjects, inspired by an adventure novel and her interest in ancient tombs.

• 444 worried that Su Qiao had fallen for Zhang Mingyue, but Su Qiao admitted he was pleasing to the eye.
• Su Qiao dismissed 444's warnings about the Great Demon King and said she could make him behave by beating him.
• Su Qiao tried to cultivate, failed, and asked 444 to find information about mechanisms.
• Su Qiao explained that her architecture studies and encounters with tomb robbers had sparked her interest in ancient tombs, Gu, poisons, and insects.
• Su Qiao told 444 she had read its adventure novel, which described mechanisms and strange poisons and insects.

Su Qiao returned to the Huo Family villa after spending the night away, while Huo Sihan’s jealousy and violent mood eased when he heard she had left a hotel soon after arriving. Huo Xiaoyan greeted Su Qiao and probed whether anything had happened.

• Su Qiao decided she could study poisonous creatures in the Ancient Tomb and fell asleep after speaking with 444.
• Huo Sihan drank alone at the villa, struggling to control his urge to destroy things.
• Yu Hao called Huo Sihan to report that Young Master Zhang had booked a hotel room for Su Qiao and left less than five minutes later.
• Huo Sihan’s violent mood immediately eased, though he insisted that Su Qiao could go wherever she wanted with anyone she chose.
• Su Qiao returned to the Huo Family villa the next day and told Huo Xiaoyan she had rested at a hotel after drinking too much at her class reunion.
• Huo Xiaoyan asked Su Qiao whether anything had happened.

Su Qiao went to the study after Huo Xiaoyan told her that Huo Sihan was angry and waiting for her. Huo Sihan threw a divorce agreement in front of her and ordered her to sign it.

• Huo Xiaoyan told Su Qiao to go to the study and hinted that Huo Sihan was furious.
• Huo Sihan saw that Su Qiao had returned safely and let out a quiet sigh of relief.
• Su Qiao entered the study, sat across from Huo Sihan, and asked why he wanted to see her.
• Huo Sihan gave Su Qiao the divorce agreement and told her to sign it.

Huo Sihan gave Su Qiao a divorce agreement after accusing her over the previous night, and she signed it and left without hesitation. As Su Qiao packed to leave the Huo Family, she told 444 she was making a strategic retreat and would handle the rest later.

• Huo Sihan handed Su Qiao a divorce agreement and said she knew what she had done the previous night.
• Su Qiao mocked Huo Sihan’s claim that he was showing mercy, then asked if he was sure he wanted her to sign.
• Huo Sihan said he was in a hurry, and Su Qiao signed the agreement and left.
• Huo Sihan panicked when Su Qiao departed without trying to stop him, then sat down irritably after she slammed the door.
• Su Qiao packed her luggage as 444 questioned why she had signed the agreement.
• Su Qiao told 444 that leaving the Huo Family was a strategic retreat and that she would deal with the situation gradually.

Huo Sihan struggled with his anger after Su Qiao signed the divorce papers and prepared to leave, while Huo Xiaoyan tried to exploit the misunderstanding between them. The chapter left Su Qiao determined to finish her mission and leave as soon as possible.

• Huo Sihan brooded over how readily Su Qiao had signed the divorce papers and struggled to suppress his desire to bring her back.
• Huo Xiaoyan brought tea to Huo Sihan and pretended to question why he was divorcing Su Qiao, but he angrily ordered her out.
• Huo Xiaoyan met Su Qiao carrying her suitcase and urged her to explain herself to Huo Sihan, mentioning the Hyatt Club and the class reunion.
• Huo Sihan saw Su Qiao's suitcase and grew even more upset, while Su Qiao silently resolved to complete her mission and leave.

Su Qiao confronted Huo Xiaoyan over her schemes and revealed that she had signed the divorce agreement, leaving Huo Sihan and Huo Xiaoyan facing each other. Huo Sihan grew suspicious of Xiaoyan, while Su Qiao exposed the diary and effigy that showed how deeply Xiaoyan hated her.

• Su Qiao told Huo Xiaoyan to stop pretending and accused her of knowing what had happened the previous night.
• Su Qiao said she had signed the divorce agreement and challenged Huo Xiaoyan to confess her feelings to Huo Sihan.
• Huo Sihan suspected Huo Xiaoyan had tampered with events the previous night and stared at her coldly.
• Huo Xiaoyan denied Su Qiao's accusations, but Su Qiao said Xiaoyan's diary contained evidence of her schemes.
• Su Qiao recalled finding a needle-pierced cloth doll labeled with her name in Huo Xiaoyan's wardrobe.

Su Qiao rushed to the hospital after learning that her mother’s condition had worsened, leaving the Huo family before Huo Sihan could decide what to do with her. Yu Hao then reported that the Su Family had obtained Huo Sihan’s leaked bidding proposal, and evidence pointed to Su Qiao.

• Huo Xiaoyan accused Su Qiao of framing her and trying to remain in the Huo Family.
• Su Qiao received a call from Doctor Li saying her mother’s condition had suddenly worsened, then hurried to the hospital.
• Yu Hao saw Su Qiao leave but chose not to stop her, leaving the decision to Huo Sihan.
• Huo Sihan ordered Huo Xiaoyan to get out of the study.
• Yu Hao told Huo Sihan that the Su Family had obtained the bidding proposal and presented camera footage and phone records linking Su Qiao to the leak.
• Huo Xiaoyan returned and insisted that Su Qiao had stolen the proposal to help the Su Family.

Su Qiao learned that Su Wenbin had stopped her mother’s medication and rushed to the hospital, furious at the Su Family. Huo Sihan pursued her in his car, but he and Yu Hao had no way to call her.

• Huo Sihan ordered Huo Xiaoyan to leave, and Yu Hao told him Su Qiao had taken a taxi downtown.
• Su Qiao learned from 444 that Su Wenbin had stopped her mother’s medication after the bidding meeting.
• Su Qiao told 444 to ensure the Su Family did not win the bid, refusing to help Huo Sihan.
• 444 spotted Huo Sihan’s black Cayenne following their taxi, and Su Qiao urged the driver to speed up.
• Huo Sihan told Yu Hao to call Su Qiao, but Yu Hao realized he did not have her phone number.

Su Qiao was gravely injured when a steel-laden truck struck her taxi, and Huo Sihan rushed to save her. After Yu Hao confirmed she was still breathing, Huo Sihan carried her to the car and they sped toward Central Hospital.

• 444 warned Su Qiao about the truck, but she was badly injured by flying glass and lost consciousness.
• Huo Sihan saw the wrecked taxi, forced open its door, and pulled the unconscious Su Qiao from the leaking car.
• Huo Sihan clutched Su Qiao and begged her not to leave him as Yu Hao moved them to safety.
• Yu Hao checked Su Qiao's pulse, confirmed she was still breathing, and urged Huo Sihan to take her to the hospital.
• Huo Sihan carried Su Qiao into the car, and Yu Hao drove them toward Central Hospital.

Su Qiao woke after ten days in a coma and learned that Huo Sihan had watched over her while she recovered from severe injuries. She also learned that her mother had died, and she began investigating the suspicious crash and her mother’s death.

• Su Qiao woke and thanked 444 for saving her with a hemostatic potion and a Reinforcement Agent.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Huo Sihan had taken her to the hospital and watched over her until his assistant, Yu Hao, persuaded him to leave.
• Su Qiao learned that her mother had died the day after the accident and that Huo Sihan had buried her.
• 444 said Madam Huo’s death might be connected to Huo Xiaoyan and suspected that the truck driver had deliberately caused the crash.
• Su Qiao asked 444 to preserve the road surveillance footage and investigate the truck driver, but 444 said it had already done so.

Su Qiao arranged to escape the hospital that night with Zhang Mingyue’s help, fearing Huo Xiaoyan would target her again and that doctors would discover her rapid recovery. She pretended to remain unconscious while Huo Xiaoyan entered her ward and revealed her hatred, as 444 recorded her insults.

• Su Qiao told 444 to contact Zhang Mingyue and offer confidential Su and Huo family information in exchange for getting her out of the hospital that night.
• Su Qiao refused to tell Huo Sihan, reasoning that he might not act against his sister without evidence and that he felt guilty rather than affectionate toward her.
• Su Qiao rested while waiting for evening, then awakened when 444 warned her that Huo Xiaoyan had entered the ward.
• Huo Xiaoyan insulted Su Qiao and admitted she resented her closeness to Huo Sihan; 444 recorded the tirade.

Su Qiao woke and confronted Huo Xiaoyan, accusing her of causing Madam Huo’s death through an allergen in her tea. Huo Xiaoyan panicked, but before their standoff escalated, Huo Sihan arrived.

• Su Qiao woke and mocked Huo Xiaoyan for pretending to care about Huo Sihan.
• Huo Xiaoyan claimed Su Qiao had been caught with another man and had stolen Huo Corporation’s bid proposal.
• Su Qiao suggested Huo Xiaoyan had caused Madam Huo’s death by putting an allergen in her tea, and Huo Xiaoyan reacted with fear.
• 444 warned Su Qiao that Huo Xiaoyan was dangerous, but Su Qiao remained calm.
• Huo Sihan entered, and Huo Xiaoyan quickly pretended she had come to visit her injured sister-in-law.

Su Qiao woke in the hospital and spoke with Huo Sihan, whose concern for her contrasted with their strained relationship. She teased him about his newfound kindness and divorce, leaving him uncomfortable and guilty as he remembered her former warmth.

• Huo Sihan ordered Huo Xiaoyan out after she mentioned Aunt Su's death, and Huo Xiaoyan left the room.
• Huo Sihan asked Su Qiao how she was, and he hurried to get a doctor when she claimed she was in pain.
• Su Qiao admitted she had lied, and Huo Sihan told her not to lie to him again.
• Su Qiao thanked Huo Sihan as Mr. Huo and offered to repay the medical expenses, which made him feel the distance between them.
• Su Qiao teased Huo Sihan about his concern and said getting divorced had been the right choice, leaving him uneasy and guilty.

Su Qiao confronted Huo Sihan with the pain of loving him without receiving affection in return, then sent him away so she could rest. Huo Sihan left confused by her feelings and his own growing inability to let her go.

• Huo Sihan postponed discussing their relationship and told Su Qiao to focus on recovering.
• Su Qiao recalled her mother's lessons about love and sincerity, and the original host's lonely efforts to earn Huo Sihan's attention.
• Su Qiao told Huo Sihan to leave and not return, then insisted he go home because his presence kept her from sleeping.
• Huo Sihan reluctantly left after promising to return the next day.
• Huo Sihan reflected on how he had once resolved to divorce Su Qiao but had chased after her, and realized he could no longer abandon her.

Su Qiao secretly left the hospital with Zhang Mingyue’s help after asking Xiao Si to disable the surveillance cameras. She asked Zhang Mingyue to hide her from Huo Xiaoyan, leaving him surprised that Huo Sihan’s younger sister was the one she feared.

• Huo Sihan questioned whether he could trust his family, while Su Qiao discussed her plans with Xiao Si and learned Zhang Mingyue would help that night.
• Su Qiao slipped out of her hospital room and had Xiao Si block the cameras along her route.
• Zhang Mingyue picked Su Qiao up at the hospital’s back entrance and offered her a secluded place to recover before arranging for her to go abroad.
• Su Qiao asked Zhang Mingyue to cover her tracks and revealed that she was hiding from Huo Xiaoyan, not Huo Sihan.

Su Qiao told Zhang Mingyue that Huo Xiaoyan was behind the attempts to harm her and explained that she and Huo Sihan had signed divorce papers. She shared the Su Family and Huo Corporation’s bidding proposals with Zhang Mingyue and confirmed that her mother’s situation was why she had agreed to cooperate with him.

• Su Qiao warned Zhang Mingyue that Huo Xiaoyan was jealous of her marriage to Huo Sihan and might try to silence her, and she linked Huo Xiaoyan to the incident at the Hyatt Chinese medicine clinic.
• Su Qiao told Zhang Mingyue that she and Huo Sihan had signed divorce papers after he suspected her of sleeping with other men.
• Su Qiao cautioned Zhang Mingyue that Huo Sihan might suspect him of helping her, but Zhang Mingyue said he was not afraid of Huo Sihan.
• Su Qiao told Zhang Mingyue that she had emailed him the Su Family and Huo Corporation’s bidding proposals and would alert him if anything changed before the bidding.
• Zhang Mingyue asked Su Qiao about her mother, and Su Qiao said that was why she had decided to cooperate with him.

Su Qiao moved into a suburban house after Zhang Mingyue helped her leave, while Huo Xiaoyan discovered her escape and suspected someone had rescued her. The chapter ended with Zhang Mingyue receiving a call from his assistant.

• Zhang Mingyue dropped Su Qiao at a prepared suburban house and insisted to his assistant that she had no reason to lie to him.
• Zhang Mingyue dismissed the possibility that Su Qiao still had feelings for Huo Sihan and privately appeared pleased to have helped her.
• Huo Xiaoyan learned that Su Qiao had vanished from the hospital after she and two thugs went to deal with her.
• Huo Xiaoyan demanded to know who had rescued Su Qiao, while Zhang Mingyue received a call from his assistant.

After Su Qiao disappeared from the hospital, Huo Sihan was overwhelmed by worry and regret as he realized she might not return. Butler Lu reflected on how childhood trauma had made Huo Sihan withdraw from others, leaving him isolated even after he came back to manage his family’s affairs.

• Zhang Mingyue learned that Huo Xiaoyan had sent someone to sneak into Su Qiao’s hospital room and ordered his people to watch Huo Xiaoyan while keeping Su Qiao’s whereabouts secret.
• Huo Sihan worried about Su Qiao’s health and wondered why she had left despite saying she liked him.
• Huo Sihan remembered that Su Qiao had told him not to visit the previous afternoon and feared she had already decided to leave.
• Huo Sihan lay on the sofa, regretting that his coldness and distance might have driven Su Qiao away for good.
• Butler Lu recalled how Huo Sihan’s trauma at age seven had led him to withdraw from others, and how he later returned from abroad after his mother died, his father’s plane crashed, and Old Master Huo fell ill.

Huo Sihan resolved to find Su Qiao and ask her forgiveness, but memories of a childhood trauma triggered a violent episode before Butler Lu calmed him. When Huo Xiaoyan asked about Su Qiao, Huo Sihan suspected her involvement in Su Qiao’s disappearance.

• Butler Lu reassured Huo Sihan that Su Qiao would return, but Huo Sihan believed she would not forgive him for his past behavior.
• Butler Lu urged Huo Sihan to seek Su Qiao out and beg her forgiveness, and Huo Sihan resolved to do so.
• Huo Sihan remembered a puppy being skinned alive and feared Su Qiao could suffer the same fate, triggering a violent episode that Butler Lu helped him suppress.
• Huo Xiaoyan came downstairs and asked whether Su Qiao was missing, and Huo Sihan demanded to know where she had been that night.
• Huo Sihan suggested Su Qiao’s disappearance might be connected to Huo Xiaoyan, who protested that he suspected his own sister.

Huo Xiaoyan tried to convince Huo Sihan that Su Qiao had framed her and betrayed the family, but his memories of Su Qiao made him reject Xiaoyan’s comments about the car accident. He left the truth of his feelings unresolved as Xiaoyan continued to disparage Su Qiao.

• Huo Xiaoyan denied framing Su Qiao, and Huo Sihan warned her to tell the truth.
• Huo Xiaoyan asked what they would do about the stolen bid proposal, and Huo Sihan revealed that the real proposal had never been in the house.
• Huo Xiaoyan celebrated Huo Sihan’s precautions and criticized Su Qiao for leaving after signing the papers.
• Huo Sihan recalled how little he had done for Su Qiao and remembered her bright smile.
• When Huo Xiaoyan blamed Su Qiao’s car accident on her own wickedness, Huo Sihan ordered her to shut up.
• Huo Xiaoyan insisted that Su Qiao had deserved what happened and complained that Huo Sihan had defended her and stayed with her in the hospital.