Chapter Summaries

After Liu Yan struck and berated Su Qiao, Su Qiao ran off, and Huo Hanfeng tried to comfort her while the police investigated the doctored photo. The police arrested Bai Ting, and Su Qiao prepared to retaliate by exposing her on the school forum.

• Su Qiao told Liu Yan she would rather have grown up an orphan and ran out, while police officers reprimanded Liu Yan for how she treated her daughter.
• Huo Hanfeng found Su Qiao in the woods, reassured her that the truth would come out, and left to pursue a lead after asking her to wait for him.
• The investigation traced the doctored photo to Bai Ting, whom the police arrested as students learned she had arranged for the image to be edited and posted online.
• Su Qiao asked 444 to post information about Bai Ting and her family on the school forum, and considered sharing the hotel video as well.

Su Qiao watched the school recover from the scandal as Bai Ting was jailed and Teacher Li was fired. After Bai Ting was bailed out, she clashed with her mother over the cost of her release and the conditions her mother had accepted.

• Students spread gossip about Bai Ting's family after she was taken away by police, while Che Lixuan felt disappointed in her and pressured to befriend Huo Hanfeng and Su Qiao.
• The school fired Teacher Li for negligence, and Su Qiao felt relieved to be free of the teacher who had tormented her.
• Bai Ting was released on bail after a month and a half, and she argued with her mother as soon as she returned home.
• Bai Ting blamed her mother for being dumped and said she would not accept the conditions her mother had agreed to.

Bai Ting’s mother pressured her to spend a year with a man to repay the eight or nine million she owed, but Bai Ting refused and blamed Su Qiao for her troubles. Su Qiao discussed Bai Ting’s selfishness with 444, leaving Bai Ting furious and vowing revenge.

• Bai Ting’s mother told her she had to go because the money had already been spent, then admitted she owed around eight or nine million.
• Bai Ting refused to get involved in her mother’s debt, and her mother accused her of being ungrateful and urged her to accept the arrangement for money and comfort.
• Bai Ting slammed the door, collapsed against it, and blamed Su Qiao for ruining her life, promising she would not let Su Qiao off.
• 444 condemned Bai Ting’s mother, while Su Qiao questioned whether 444 pitied Bai Ting and mocked her for relying on her mother while despising her.
• Su Qiao reasoned that Bai Ting had attended an elite school and cultivated an inspirational image to attach herself to a wealthy heir.

After Bai Ting’s arrest, Su Qiao’s life grew more peaceful, but Che Lixuan approached her to discuss an engagement alliance between the Che and Huo families and asked her to help Bai Ting. Su Qiao refused and had Little Four send Che Lixuan and his mother a video of Bai Ting with his father.

• Che Lixuan stopped Su Qiao outside the school gates and asked to speak about the engagement.
• Huo Hanfeng arrived and grew angry when Su Qiao went aside with Che Lixuan, causing his Darkening Value to rise to 7/10.
• Che Lixuan told Su Qiao that his father wanted a marriage alliance with the Huo Family.
• Che Lixuan asked Su Qiao to withdraw her lawsuit against Bai Ting, but Su Qiao refused and told him not to approach her again.
• Su Qiao asked Little Four to send Che Lixuan and his mother the video of Bai Ting and his father.

Huo Hanfeng got drunk after Su Qiao left and complained to Liu Song that she preferred Che Lixuan, while drunkenly insisting that Su Qiao was pretty and that he liked plump women. The next morning, he woke up beside Liu Song, who accused him of refusing to take responsibility.

• Su Qiao returned to the school gate, found Huo Hanfeng gone, and went home.
• Huo Hanfeng dragged Liu Song to a bar, got drunk, and angrily defended Su Qiao when Liu Song called her a freeloader.
• Huo Hanfeng complained that Su Qiao looked down on him and insulted Che Lixuan, then drunkenly praised Su Qiao's looks and dimples.
• Liu Song asked whether Huo Hanfeng had fallen for Su Qiao, and Huo Hanfeng insisted that she was pretty and that he liked plump women.
• The next morning, Huo Hanfeng woke beside Liu Song and asked why he was there; Liu Song accused him of refusing to take responsibility.

Huo Hanfeng learned that he had drunkenly confessed his feelings for Su Qiao and resented Che Lixuan, then insisted he could outdo him at being gentle. At the school gates, Bai Ting publicly begged Su Qiao for forgiveness and accused her of having people block her from going home, but Su Qiao challenged her story.

• Liu Song told Huo Hanfeng that he had drunkenly said he liked Su Qiao and insulted Che Lixuan.
• Huo Hanfeng demanded that Liu Song stop mentioning Che Lixuan and claimed he could be more gentle and considerate than him.
• Bai Ting knelt before Su Qiao outside the school gates, apologized, and said she was jealous of Su Qiao’s family and mother.
• Bai Ting begged Su Qiao to stop people from blocking her and claimed her mother would not acknowledge her or let her come home.
• Su Qiao accused Bai Ting of framing her and said Bai Ting’s mother’s old lover had hired the people who blocked her.
• Su Qiao told Bai Ting to call the police if she had been wronged and pointed out that they had investigated the earlier photo incident.

Su Qiao exposed Bai Ting’s lies in front of the students, but Madam Che then attacked Bai Ting and accused her of carrying Che Lixuan’s father’s child. Che Lixuan rejected Bai Ting and left with his mother, promising to protect his claim to the company.

• Su Qiao challenged Bai Ting and revealed the circumstances surrounding her release and her mother’s gambling debts, while students condemned Bai Ting for framing her.
• Madam Che rushed in and beat Bai Ting, accusing her of seducing both her son and her husband.
• Madam Che declared that Che Lixuan’s father planned to leave with Bai Ting, who was carrying his child.
• Bai Ting tried to explain herself to Che Lixuan, but the watching students concluded that she had become involved with both father and son.
• Che Lixuan called himself blind for trusting Bai Ting and told his mother that he would protect the company from being taken away.

After the college entrance exams, Huo Hanfeng tried to fulfill Su Qiao’s childhood wish and court her, but she kept misunderstanding his gestures. He invited her to a movie, hoping she would finally recognize his intentions.

• Madam Che and her son left after making a scene, and Su Qiao departed after giving Bai Ting a cold glance.
• Huo Hanfeng escorted Su Qiao to her college entrance exam and then went to his own examination site.
• Huo Hanfeng chose to study finance at a university near Su Qiao’s chosen medical school so he could earn money and become independent.
• After the exams, Huo Hanfeng took Su Qiao to an empty amusement park, but she called the idea childish.
• Huo Hanfeng bought Su Qiao a huge brown bear, but she denied liking little bears and asked why he was acting strangely.
• Huo Hanfeng took out two movie tickets and invited Su Qiao to see a movie.

Su Qiao and Huo Hanfeng returned home after their movie outing failed, and Huo Hanfeng tried to choose a film for them to watch. Su Qiao picked Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, while she grew puzzled by Huo Hanfeng’s unusually gentle behavior.

• Su Qiao told Huo Hanfeng that they could watch a movie at home, so they returned together.
• Liu Yan scolded Su Qiao for coming home late, but Huo Hanfeng rebuked her and took Su Qiao upstairs.
• Huo Hanfeng suggested several films, but Su Qiao rejected them and chose Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.
• Su Qiao said she liked Red Wolf’s frying-pan attacks, making Huo Hanfeng worry about her taste for violence.
• Su Qiao noticed Huo Hanfeng’s refined clothes and gentle manner and wondered why he was acting so strangely.

Su Qiao confronted Liu Yan after Liu Yan announced that the family had arranged her engagement to Che Lixuan. She rejected Liu Yan’s claim that the marriage was for her benefit and accused her of seeking security in case Huo Zhenting abandoned her.

• Huo Hanfeng went downstairs to get snacks and drinks while Su Qiao waited to watch a movie.
• Liu Yan summoned Su Qiao to her room, and Su Qiao reluctantly followed her.
• Liu Yan told Su Qiao that her uncle had arranged for her to get engaged to Che Lixuan and marry him after university.
• Su Qiao asked what Liu Yan stood to gain and accused her of fearing that Huo Zhenting would change his mind.
• Liu Yan insisted she was securing Su Qiao a wealthy future, but Su Qiao dismissed her claims as false.

Su Qiao rejected Liu Yan’s attempt to arrange her marriage to Che Lixuan, and Huo Hanfeng intervened when Liu Yan attacked her. After Huo Zhenting blamed his son, Su Qiao exposed Liu Yan’s history of abusing and neglecting her as a child.

• Liu Yan insisted Su Qiao should marry Che Lixuan, but Su Qiao asserted her independence and refused.
• Liu Yan tried to pinch Su Qiao and then swung at her, but Huo Hanfeng caught her wrist and warned her not to touch Su Qiao.
• Huo Zhenting entered, accused Huo Hanfeng of attacking Liu Yan, and moved to strike him while Liu Yan pretended to calm him.
• Su Qiao confronted Huo Zhenting and revealed that Liu Yan had beaten, starved, and confined her when she was a child, and had left her alone for days after her husband died.

Su Qiao challenged Liu Yan’s claim to love Huo Zhenting, while Liu Yan broke down and portrayed herself as a devoted, misunderstood mother. Huo Zhenting took Liu Yan’s side and condemned Su Qiao as ungrateful as Su Qiao and Huo Hanfeng tried to leave together.

• Su Qiao told Huo Zhenting that Liu Yan had resented him for abandoning her and had blamed him for her unhappy life.
• Liu Yan angrily silenced Su Qiao, then cried and claimed she had worked hard to raise her daughter and deserved to pursue happiness.
• Huo Zhenting comforted Liu Yan, and Liu Yan clung to him while saying Su Qiao hated her.
• Huo Hanfeng sneered at the scene and took Su Qiao’s hand to leave.
• Huo Zhenting stopped them, questioned their closeness, and scolded Su Qiao for hurting her mother and being ungrateful.

Su Qiao rejected Liu Yan’s demand for gratitude and said she intended to leave the Huo Family and live independently. When Huo Zhenting tried to stop her and Huo Hanfeng, she defended him and said she would gladly leave the family with him.

• Su Qiao told Liu Yan she would soon leave for university and warned her to stop interfering in her life.
• Liu Yan threatened to die, and Huo Zhenting demanded that Su Qiao apologize to her.
• Huo Hanfeng stood up for Su Qiao and pulled her downstairs, but Old Butler and two bodyguards blocked their way.
• Huo Zhenting ordered the bodyguards to lock Huo Hanfeng in the Underground Room and raised his hand to strike him.
• Su Qiao seized Huo Zhenting’s wrist and said he could not touch Huo Hanfeng.
• Su Qiao said she did not care about joining the Huo Family, and Huo Hanfeng happily agreed that they could leave together.

Huo Hanfeng stood up to Huo Zhenting over his relationship with Su Qiao, while Su Qiao severed ties with Liu Yan after offering her ten million yuan. The chapter left Liu Yan threatening Su Qiao as Su Qiao hinted that her abuse had not stayed secret.

• Huo Hanfeng rejected Huo Zhenting's objections to his relationship with Su Qiao and refused his father's offer of the Huo Corporation inheritance.
• Liu Yan blamed Su Qiao for the conflict and tried to pressure her into listening to her as her mother.
• Su Qiao placed ten million yuan on the coffee table and declared that she and Liu Yan had no relationship anymore.
• Liu Yan turned on Su Qiao and threatened to break her legs, but Su Qiao warned that others knew about Liu Yan's past actions.

Su Qiao exposed Liu Yan's role in her father's death, shocking Huo Zhenting and ending the confrontation. She packed to leave, while Huo Hanfeng insisted on going with her and took her defense as proof that they were together.

• Su Qiao accused Liu Yan of drugging and poisoning her father, then watching him die without calling for help.
• Huo Zhenting noticed Liu Yan's panic, questioned her, and left upstairs without accepting her explanation.
• Huo Hanfeng asked Su Qiao if she feared he would treat her as Liu Yan had treated her husband, and promised to be good to her.
• Su Qiao teased Huo Hanfeng after he kissed her cheek, then packed her belongings to leave.
• Huo Hanfeng followed Su Qiao and insisted he would go wherever she went, claiming she had agreed to be with him when she defended him.

Su Qiao agreed to let Huo Hanfeng follow and protect her, but Huo Zhenting had him confined and sent Su Qiao away. Huo Hanfeng escaped to catch up with her in the rain, and they set off together despite his injured ankle.

• Huo Hanfeng promised to stop calling Su Qiao Fatty, let her wear whatever she wanted, and protect her if she let him follow her.
• Su Qiao agreed, but Huo Hanfeng was detained in his room when his father took his phone and ordered her to leave.
• Su Qiao left the Huo Family villa and headed toward her former home through the rain.
• Huo Hanfeng jumped from a balcony to chase after Su Qiao, twisting his ankle as he escaped.
• Huo Hanfeng scolded Su Qiao for walking alone in the rain, took her bags, and went with her.

Su Qiao stayed at Huo Hanfeng’s house for the night after getting soaked in the rain, and discovered her stomach pain came from menstrual cramps. After bathing, she treated Huo Hanfeng’s injured ankle with medicinal oil mixed with Spirit Spring water.

• Huo Hanfeng brought Su Qiao to his house in a taxi after they walked through the rain, and urged her to take a hot shower.
• Su Qiao decided to stay one night rather than return to her old place, despite worrying that Huo Zhenting would continue pursuing the matter.
• Su Qiao realized her stomach hurt because her period was coming and she suffered from menstrual cramps worsened by the rain and cold.
• Huo Hanfeng offered Su Qiao his bedroom and tried to hide the medicinal oil he had used on his ankle.
• Su Qiao found the medicinal oil, mixed in a drop of Spirit Spring water, and massaged Huo Hanfeng’s ankle.

After Su Qiao fell ill, Huo Hanfeng cared for her and rushed her through the rain to the hospital when she developed a fever. She felt safe on his back before losing consciousness, then woke in the emergency room.

• Huo Hanfeng noticed Su Qiao looked pale, gave her medicine, and tried to keep her comfortable.
• Su Qiao's condition worsened overnight, and Huo Hanfeng decided to take her to the hospital.
• Huo Hanfeng carried Su Qiao through the rain toward the nearest hospital when they could not find a taxi.
• Su Qiao felt safe on Huo Hanfeng's back, then lost consciousness and woke in the emergency room.

After Su Qiao was hospitalized with menstrual cramps, Huo Hanfeng cared for her and persuaded her to stay at his home for now. They returned home after dawn, where a call from Che Lixuan left Huo Hanfeng suspicious.

• The doctor told Huo Hanfeng that Su Qiao's cramps were triggered by a chill and advised warmth, hot water, and a gentle massage.
• Huo Hanfeng helped Su Qiao drink hot water and awkwardly massaged her abdomen as the doctor had instructed.
• Huo Hanfeng urged Su Qiao to move in with him, and she agreed to stay there temporarily before buying her own house.
• Su Qiao and Huo Hanfeng left the hospital after the IV finished and returned home.
• Che Lixuan repeatedly called Su Qiao, and Huo Hanfeng questioned why the pretty boy wanted to reach her.

Huo Hanfeng blocked Che Lixuan’s number on Su Qiao’s phone, saved his own, and pressed her to marry him. He vowed to protect her, but the chapter ended before Su Qiao gave him an answer.

• Huo Hanfeng called Che Lixuan pretentious and hypocritical, blocked his number, and entered his own number into Su Qiao’s phone.
• Huo Hanfeng formally asked Su Qiao to get their Marriage Certificate once she recovered, but she wondered whether they were moving too fast.
• Huo Hanfeng insisted that Su Qiao had seduced him with her eyes, smiles, and cooking, and said he wanted her to cook for him for the rest of his life.
• Huo Hanfeng pulled Su Qiao into his arms and promised to shield her from harm, then asked whether she agreed to marry him.