Recaps

Du Jingzhou arrived on Su Qiao’s film set and revealed that he had come to act alongside her. After they finished filming and returned to Renhua Apartment, he surprised Su Qiao by saying he lived there too.

• Du Jingzhou took Su Qiao’s tote bag and told her he had come to the set to act.
• Director Yu revealed that Du Jingzhou would be filming, leaving Jiang Aiyun and the crew shocked.
• Su Qiao and Du Jingzhou filmed their scenes, with nearly all of them passing in one take.
• Du Jingzhou accompanied Su Qiao to Renhua Apartment and said he lived there, surprising her.

Du Jingzhou told Su Qiao that he lived next door and accompanied her home, introducing himself to the neighbors as her husband. He followed her into her apartment for lunch, where Nanny Wu recognized him as Second Master Du.

• Du Jingzhou took Su Qiao's bag and told her he lived next door.
• The Liu couple recognized Du Jingzhou, and he introduced himself as Su Qiao's husband, leaving them shocked.
• Su Qiao brought Du Jingzhou to her apartment after he hinted that he wanted to try Nanny Wu's cooking.
• Nanny Wu recognized Du Jingzhou as Second Master Du and nervously invited him and Su Qiao to eat.

Su Qiao teased Du Jingzhou after he told Nanny Wu they were getting married. At the Pei family home, Pei Yulou insisted that Su Man was the woman he loved, but Pei Zhuoyun said a recording showed she had already given up on him.

• Nanny Wu hurried to leave after realizing Du Jingzhou was Second Master Du, but he stopped her and invited her to their wedding.
• Su Qiao accused Du Jingzhou of flaunting his status, and he said he was flaunting his status as her man.
• Pei Yulou returned home to face his family’s anger over the cohabitation announcement with Shen Biwei.
• Pei Yulou said Shen Biwei had arranged the announcement without his consent and declared that Su Man was his true girlfriend.
• Madam Pei criticized Su Man for being an actress, and Pei Zhuoyun told Pei Yulou that a recording showed Su Man had given up on him.

After seeing footage of Su Qiao and Shen Biwei, Madam Pei confronted Pei Yulou over defending Su Man and rejected his wish to marry her. Pei Yulou stormed out, while Pei Zhuoyun warned their mother that her contempt for actresses was outdated and best kept to herself.

• Pei Zhuoyun showed Madam Pei footage of Su Qiao and Shen Biwei at the press conference.
• Madam Pei berated Pei Yulou for defending Su Man and threatened to drive Shen Biwei out of Haishi.
• Pei Yulou praised Su Man's kindness and talents, declared he would marry her, and rejected marrying Shen Biwei.
• Madam Pei refused to accept Su Man into the Pei Family because she was an actress without a powerful background.
• Pei Yulou stormed out of the Pei Family's gates, and Pei Zhuoyun cautioned Madam Pei against insulting actresses.

Pei Zhuoyun persuaded his parents to invite Su Man to Madam Pei’s birthday banquet after praising her talents. Meanwhile, Su Qiao learned that her paintings had won awards and sold for a large sum, and she took the money Pei Yulou brought her.

• Pei Zhuoyun praised Su Man to Madam Pei, and Father Pei decided to invite her to the birthday banquet.
• Pei Yulou returned but could not meet Su Qiao, who deliberately kept her door closed.
• The next morning, Pei Yulou told Su Qiao that her paintings had won first and second place at the exhibition.
• Su Qiao asked about the prize money and sales, and Pei Yulou said they totaled 3,100 silver dollars.
• Su Qiao opened the bag of money and was dazzled by the golden light.

Su Qiao earned gold bars from an art exhibition and declined Pei Yulou’s offer of money. At the film set, Du Jingzhou used a kissing scene to get close to her, and she warned him she could act the same way with someone else.

• Su Qiao said painting earned money faster than submitting novels and locked her gold bars in a safe.
• Pei Yulou invited Su Qiao to Madam Pei’s birthday banquet, saying his father had ordered the invitation, but she gave no firm answer.
• Su Qiao spent the day painting and writing before going to the film set, where Du Jingzhou arrived around two-thirty.
• Du Jingzhou kissed Su Qiao for a scene and insisted that no one else could touch her.
• Director Yu called for the scene to be filmed the same way again.

Su Qiao finished filming with Du Jingzhou and prepared to attend the Pei Family banquet to photograph documents in their safe. Du Jingzhou confronted her about going to meet Pei Yulou and threatened to make him disappear.

• Du Jingzhou teased Su Qiao during filming, and they eventually finished the shoot.
• Su Qiao went home, got dressed for the banquet, and asked Xiao Si to photograph every document in the Pei Family safe.
• Du Jingzhou was waiting outside her door and angrily questioned her about attending the Pei Family banquet.
• Du Jingzhou accused Su Qiao of relying on Pei Yulou and said he might make him disappear.

Su Qiao confronted Du Jingzhou over his jealousy about her taking Pei Yulou’s painting to an exhibition, then rejected his demand that she move in with him. Du Jingzhou remained afraid he might do something rash, while Su Qiao refused to give in to his controlling behavior.

• Su Qiao argued that Du Jingzhou had no grounds to object to her speaking with men when he met and talked with women.
• Du Jingzhou admitted he was upset that Su Qiao had gone to Pei Yulou for help instead of coming to him.
• Su Qiao reassured Du Jingzhou that she had never liked Pei Yulou, whom she called selfish, womanizing, and immature.
• Du Jingzhou said he hated Pei Yulou’s closeness with Su Qiao and asked her to come live with him, warning that he might do something if she stayed away.
• Su Qiao refused to move in with Du Jingzhou right now because she did not want him to become more controlling.

Du Jingzhou confronted Su Qiao over her continued ties to Pei Yulou and admitted he had long struggled to restrain his possessiveness. When he tried to take her home, Su Qiao fought back and tied him up, leaving him stunned by her skill.

• Du Jingzhou accused Su Qiao of staying close to Pei Yulou and demanded to know whether she still had feelings for him.
• Du Jingzhou confessed that he had repeatedly fought the urge to lock Su Qiao away and keep other people from seeing her.
• Du Jingzhou tried to pick Su Qiao up and take her to their real home, but she knocked him to the floor and attacked him.
• Du Jingzhou grabbed Su Qiao's leg and pinned her down, but she escaped, twisted his arm, and bound his hands and feet with a telephone cord.
• Su Qiao scolded Du Jingzhou for frightening and touching her, while he lay restrained and marveled at her fighting skills.

After Su Qiao tied Du Jingzhou up and left him to reflect, Du Jingzhou accepted defeat and prepared to go to the Pei Family residence to pick her up. Su Qiao arrived late to the Pei Family banquet, expecting no one to care, but she was mistaken.

• Su Qiao refused to release Du Jingzhou, told him to reflect, and left to handle something important.
• Du Jingzhou admitted defeat and began working to untie the telephone cords around his hands and feet.
• An Jin arrived with a suit, saw Du Jingzhou's scratches and tied wrists, and learned that Su Qiao had attacked him.
• Du Jingzhou changed clothes and told An Jin he was going to the Pei Family residence to pick up Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao arrived at the Pei Family residence at seven o'clock, after the banquet had begun, and wrongly assumed no one would care that she was late.

Su Qiao attended Madam Pei’s birthday banquet, where Madam Pei insulted her and Pei Yulou tried to defend her. While the family confrontation unfolded, Su Qiao had 444 scan the Pei Mansion and discovered two safes.

• Su Qiao entered the banquet hall and headed toward the spiral staircase so 444 could scan the upper floors.
• Pei Yulou greeted Su Qiao and introduced her to Madam Pei and Pei Zhuoyun.
• Madam Pei disparaged Su Qiao, who calmly answered that she would not get angry over a stranger’s remark.
• Pei Yulou tried to apologize for his mother and reach for Su Qiao’s hand, but she moved aside.
• Madam Pei scolded Pei Yulou for lowering himself to an actress, and he threatened to leave with Su Qiao.
• 444 reported finding two safes and began scanning them for documents while Su Qiao urged it to hurry.

Su Qiao rejected Pei Yulou’s attempt to win her back, explaining that she had left because he treated her like a servant rather than a partner. After 444 finished scanning, she pulled away from him and criticized his paintings.

• Pei Zhuoyun told Pei Yulou to control his temper and apologized to Su Qiao for Madam Pei’s rudeness.
• Pei Yulou told Su Qiao he wanted to marry her, but Madam Pei opposed the match and insulted Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao explained that Pei Yulou had neglected her needs and made her act like his nanny, so she had failed him as a boyfriend.
• Pei Yulou admitted he was wrong and asked Su Qiao to understand his focus on painting.
• 444 told Su Qiao the scan was complete, and she stepped away from Pei Yulou and mocked the quality of his paintings.

Su Qiao confronted Pei Yulou over his relationship with Shen Biwei and rejected Madam Pei’s accusations. Pei Zhuoyun then questioned her about her recent closeness to Second Master Du.

• Su Qiao accused Pei Yulou of forgetting her film press conference and going to pick up Shen Biwei, comparing his behavior to keeping secondary wives.
• Pei Yulou denied his intentions and insisted that he loved Su Qiao, but Madam Pei defended him and praised Shen Biwei as a suitable match.
• Su Qiao told Madam Pei that she had not known Pei Yulou’s identity when they met and had wanted to break up after learning it.
• Su Qiao said she wanted only a peaceful life and was unwilling to risk entanglement with the powerful Pei Family.
• Pei Zhuoyun remarked that Su Qiao seemed bold and asked about rumors that she had grown close to Second Master Du.

Su Qiao told Pei Zhuoyun that she and Du Jingzhou were a good match, and Du Jingzhou arrived to claim her and give her an extravagant necklace. The chapter ended with Pei Zhuoyun asking whether Su Qiao resembled the woman Du Jingzhou had treasured for three years.

• Su Qiao told Pei Zhuoyun she was unsure whether Du Jingzhou was safer than the Pei Family, but said they seemed compatible as minor actress and businessman.
• Du Jingzhou arrived and agreed with Su Qiao that he was only a small-time businessman and that they were a compatible pair.
• Du Jingzhou told Pei Zhuoyun he had come to pick up Su Qiao, then presented her with an emerald and diamond necklace.
• Du Jingzhou fastened the necklace around Su Qiao’s neck and said it was barely worthy of her.
• Pei Zhuoyun asked Du Jingzhou whether Su Qiao looked like the woman he had treasured for three years.

Su Qiao and Du Jingzhou revealed that she was Su Man’s sister and declared their relationship, leaving Pei Yulou furious and Du Jingzhou warning the Pei family to keep him away from her.

• Du Jingzhou explained that he had treated Su Qiao well to find her sister, Su Man, and kissed Su Qiao’s hand while declaring that he would cherish her.
• The gathered guests realized Su Qiao and Su Man were sisters because they looked remarkably alike.
• Pei Yulou confronted Su Qiao about their relationship, and she told him Du Jingzhou was no longer merely an ordinary friend.
• Pei Yulou offered to fund Su Qiao’s acting career, but Du Jingzhou insisted that he would provide for his wife and ordered Pei Yulou to stop pestering her.
• Du Jingzhou threatened Pei Zhuoyun that Pei Yulou would get hurt if he continued interfering.

Su Qiao left the Pei estate with Du Jingzhou after refusing to return to Pei Yulou, and Du Jingzhou took her to see Su Man before the funeral. Pei Yulou broke down over her departure while Madam Pei tried to comfort him.

• Du Jingzhou asked Su Qiao to leave with him and explained that Su Man's funeral was scheduled for the next day.
• Su Qiao agreed to go, though she dreaded seeing the body that had been kept on ice.
• Su Qiao told Pei Yulou that she would not change her decision, then left the estate with Du Jingzhou.
• Pei Yulou cried and asked his family why Su Qiao had chosen Du Jingzhou over him.
• Madam Pei comforted Pei Yulou and blamed Su Qiao for rejecting him.

After Su Man left, Pei Yulou blamed Shen Biwei and begged his mother to help bring Su Man back. His brother tried to make him accept that they were unsuitable, but Pei Yulou ran off insisting he still had a chance.

• Pei Yulou blamed Shen Biwei for driving Su Man away and clung to Madam Pei, pleading for her help.
• Pei Zhuoyun told Pei Yulou that Su Man was strong and mature, and that they would not be happy together.
• Pei Yulou rejected his brother’s advice and rushed out, insisting he could still win Su Man back, even if she married.
• Pei Zhuoyun told Madam Pei that Su Man was more suited to the Pei Family than Shen Biwei and praised her intelligence and composure.

After Su Man left the Pei family banquet with Du Jingzhou, Pei Zhuoyun accepted that she had chosen Du Jingzhou, while the Pei family discussed the danger of the situation. On the ride home, Du Jingzhou revealed that Su Qiao and Su Man were twins and that Su Man’s adoptive father had been a eunuch, leaving Su Qiao to consider the complications of their discovery.

• Madam Pei worried that Pei Zhuoyun had fallen for Su Man, and he admitted she was captivating but said he would not pursue her because she had chosen Du Jingzhou.
• Father Pei learned that Su Man was believed to be the sister of Su Qiao and ordered Pei Zhuoyun to bring his younger brother home, even by force.
• Su Qiao asked Du Jingzhou how he knew she and Su Man were sisters, and he said he had guessed.
• Du Jingzhou revealed that Su Man’s adoptive father was a eunuch and that Su Zhongyun and Wu Fenglan had twin daughters who were separated when one was five.
• Su Qiao realized she and Su Man were twins and concluded that the discovery would cause trouble.

Su Qiao told Du Jingzhou why she and her younger sister wanted nothing to do with their parents and explained why the Shen Family still suspected her sister knew their secrets. She hinted that she had a way to deal with the Shen Family, then returned to Du Mansion for the funeral and found its men avoiding her.

• Su Qiao told Du Jingzhou that Su Pinhan and Wu Fenglan had tried to hand her sister over to Shen Shuting and that Su Pinhan and Shen Shuting had previously tried to harm her.
• Su Qiao explained that her sister had seen President Shen speaking with a Japanese man after they came out of the Secret Chamber, though she had heard nothing clearly.
• Du Jingzhou condemned Shen Jianhao for doing business with the Japanese, and Su Qiao said she had a way to deal with the Shen Family.
• Du Jingzhou suspended filming for the funeral and brought Su Qiao back to Du Mansion the next morning.
• The men at Du Mansion greeted Su Qiao, then hurried away from her until Du Jingzhou ordered them to speak with her; they claimed they were too busy with the funeral.

Su Qiao and Du Jingzhou attended a funeral procession for the woman publicly believed to be Su Qiao’s younger sister, while bystanders discussed Su Man’s rising fame and Shen Biwei’s rumored schemes. The system warned Su Qiao that the Pei and Shen families planned a marriage alliance and revealed a chance to investigate Shen Jianhao’s meeting with a disguised R national and people from the Northern J Faction.

• Du Jingzhou led Su Qiao past the temporary mourning hall, and she refused to look at the body before they left for the burial.
• Su Qiao and Du Jingzhou followed the funeral procession from Du Mansion to a cemetery on the outskirts of the city.
• Bystanders discussed Su Man’s success and accused Shen Biwei of stealing her man and targeting her career.
• Su Qiao asked Du Jingzhou whether he had spread the rumors, and he pretended the suona music was too loud to hear her.
• The system told Su Qiao that the Pei and Shen families were preparing a marriage alliance and that Shen Jianhao would meet a disguised R national and people from the Northern J Faction at noon.

After the funeral, Su Qiao arranged to plant confidential letters in Shen Jianhao’s briefcase and sent Pei Zhuoyun a note, then watched the fallout with Du Jingzhou. As Du questioned her background and warned her about the danger, their conversation turned flirtatious.

• Su Qiao had Du Jingzhou hire two thieves to plant the letters in Shen Jianhao’s briefcase and deliver a note to Pei Zhuoyun.
• After receiving the note, Pei Zhuoyun ordered his subordinate to bring Captain He and additional people from the Police Station.
• Du Jingzhou asked Su Qiao if she had taken the confidential letters from the Pei Family, and she said she had gone there to take revenge on the Shen Family.
• Du Jingzhou worried that Su Qiao might be working for someone, but she denied it and reassured him that she was simply taking revenge.
• Du Jingzhou pulled Su Qiao onto his lap and said he had taken the bait after she had seduced him with her eyes.

Su Qiao watched the Police Station raid a restaurant room while Du Jingzhou tried to get her attention. The two men meeting Shen Jianhao were arrested, and interrogation revealed that one was from R Country and the other belonged to a northern faction.

• Su Qiao warned Du Jingzhou not to act recklessly, then turned his attention toward the Police Station across the street.
• Captain He entered Shen Jianhao’s private room and ordered the two suspected fugitives arrested despite Shen Jianhao’s objections.
• The Police Station took the two men, along with a luggage case and a black briefcase.
• Shen Jianhao went home and tried to reassure himself that his briefcase contained nothing incriminating.
• Pei Zhuoyun watched the interrogation as Captain He’s team identified one man as being from R Country and the other as belonging to a northern faction.

Pei Zhuoyun investigated shipments connected to the Shen Family after his men found two mysterious letters, while Su Qiao dealt with Su Pinhan confronting her over Su Biwei. Du Jingzhou took Su Qiao to Lido to cheer her up, insisting she stay close to him.

• Pei Zhuoyun ordered his men to investigate what the Shen Family had been shipping north from the docks.
• Su Pinhan confronted Su Qiao and demanded that she apologize publicly to Su Biwei.
• Su Qiao ordered two men to warn Su Pinhan, telling them not to break his arms or legs.
• Su Qiao rejected the idea of acknowledging her biased parents and shameless older brother, Su Pinhan.
• Du Jingzhou took Su Qiao to Lido and told her to stay by his side and not look at other people.

Su Qiao went with Du Jingzhou to Lido, where he left her at a sofa while he went upstairs. Jiang Aiyun and Pei Zhuoyun arrived, and Jiang Aiyun taunted Su Qiao about Du Jingzhou losing interest in her.

• Su Qiao agreed that Du Jingzhou had learned his lesson after she disciplined him.
• Su Qiao dressed in clothes Du Jingzhou had chosen and went with him to Lido.
• Du Jingzhou told Su Qiao to stay put while he went upstairs to get something.
• Jiang Aiyun and Pei Zhuoyun found Su Qiao at Lido and sat with her.
• Jiang Aiyun jealously showed off her jewelry and mocked Su Qiao, suggesting Du Jingzhou was tired of her.

Su Qiao and Pei Zhuoyun spoke at a lounge until Du Jingzhou returned and made it clear that she was his wife and that they would marry soon. He openly declared his devotion to Su Qiao and warned Pei Zhuoyun against trying to take her from him.

• Su Qiao remarked on Pei Zhuoyun's taste, and he denied knowing Jiang Aiyun well.
• Pei Zhuoyun asked Su Qiao what wine she liked, but Du Jingzhou arrived with her favorite red wine.
• Du Jingzhou sat beside Su Qiao, called her his wife, and told Pei Zhuoyun they would marry soon.
• Du Jingzhou poured Su Qiao half a glass of wine and declared that he would fight anyone who tried to take her from him.
• Du Jingzhou teased Su Qiao by saying he had not looked at any other woman, while 444 recognized that he was showing off in front of Pei Zhuoyun.