Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao reassured Su Aijun that Jiang had sent money for their father’s medical expenses and that they could keep it. She promised to cover the family’s care and seek a kidney donor for their father, leaving Su Aijun eager to share the good news with their parents.

• Su Aijun agreed to go home the next day, then told Su Qiao that Jiang had transferred twenty thousand yuan for their father’s medical expenses.
• Su Aijun suggested returning Jiang’s money, but Su Qiao said Jiang had won money through lottery tickets and could spare it.
• Su Qiao told Su Aijun not to worry about medical expenses and said she would find a kidney donor and take their father to the capital for a transplant.
• Su Aijun was overjoyed at the possibility of their father receiving a transplant and planned to tell their parents the good news.
• Su Qiao explained that she had also called to undermine Wen Congyuan’s image so the family would be less likely to believe or trust him.

Su Qiao stayed at the Wen family home while her brother Su Aijun agreed to help with their father’s medical situation. She secretly video-called Jiang Jinghao, who promised to protect her and suggested moving nearby.

• Su Aijun agreed to handle matters and told Su Qiao to be careful, while she decided not to bring their family to the area because Wen Congyuan might take advantage.
• Su Qiao spent the day in her room and ignored Wen Congyuan and his mother.
• Jiang Jinghao messaged Su Qiao to ask whether she had sent him takeout, and she denied it before starting a video call.
• Jiang Jinghao worried that Su Qiao was being mistreated, promised to take her away from the Wen family, and suggested moving closer to her.

Jiang Jinghao realized his feelings for Su Qiao might be romantic and angrily blamed Wen Congyuan for marrying and abusing her. The next day, after 444 warned her that Wen Congyuan had sent her parents health supplements, Su Qiao asked Su Aijun to intercept the package.

• Jiang Jinghao ended his video call with Su Qiao and wondered whether he had mistaken romantic love for sibling affection.
• Jiang Jinghao blamed Wen Congyuan for Su Qiao's marriage and vowed to kill him for hitting her.
• Su Qiao slept late, ate breakfast, went for a stroll, and returned home while Wen Congyuan was at work.
• 444 warned Su Qiao that Wen Congyuan had sent her parents health supplements, so she called Su Aijun and told him to intercept the package.

Su Qiao discovered that Wen Congyuan had sent her seriously ill father supplements containing excessive fat-soluble nutrients, which could worsen his uremia, and she decided to wait for Wen's next move. The next morning, Jiang Jinghao told her they had won more than 5.2 million yuan after taxes and urged her to divorce Wen Congyuan.

• Su Qiao and 444 identified how the supplements Wen Congyuan bought could harm a uremia patient if taken in excess.
• Su Qiao suspected Wen Congyuan wanted her father's condition to worsen so she would have to beg him for money, but she concealed that she knew about the supplements.
• Su Qiao continued acting as usual and decided to prepare emergency medicines.
• Jiang Jinghao called Su Qiao the next morning and told her they had won more than 5.2 million yuan after taxes.
• Jiang Jinghao urged Su Qiao to use their winnings to divorce Wen Congyuan and get away from him.

Jiang Jinghao learned he had won a large lottery prize and prepared to collect it so he could help rescue Bao'er. Su Qiao worried about his safety and had 444 watch him, while Jiang Jinghao planned to meet her at the old place at four and bring her the card.

• Jiang Jinghao excitedly told Su Qiao he had won a large amount of money and wanted to use it to rescue Bao'er.
• Su Qiao warned Jiang Jinghao to collect the money carefully and reminded him that his life mattered more than the prize.
• Jiang Jinghao left to collect the winnings and told Su Qiao they would meet at the old place at four.
• Su Qiao asked 444 to keep an eye on Jiang Jinghao, and 444 reported that he was dressed like a scavenger.
• Su Qiao asked whether Jiang Jinghao had gotten the money and whether anyone had targeted him.

Su Qiao used Xiao Si to expose the loan sharks who had been watching her, while Wen Congyuan and his mother suddenly tried to please her with seafood and promises. The chapter left Su Qiao suspicious but unable to find anything wrong with the meal.

• Su Qiao told Xiao Si to find the loan sharks’ hideout, gather evidence of their crimes, and report them to the police.
• Xiao Si obtained the loan sharks’ transaction records, and Jiang Jinghao safely received the money and returned home.
• Wen Congyuan’s mother invited Su Qiao to lunch and explained that Wen Congyuan had bought seafood especially for her.
• Wen Congyuan promised to buy Su Qiao whatever she wanted and stop opposing her outings if she gave up on divorcing him, as long as she did not fall for another man.
• Su Qiao checked the seafood for drugs, found nothing unusual, and watched Wen Congyuan peel shrimp for her.

Su Qiao suspected Wen Congyuan had tampered with the meal and used the kitchen to secretly treat herself. Wen Congyuan gave her a new phone that 444 identified as containing a listening and tracking device, while the danger of the lemon juice remained unresolved.

• 444 warned Su Qiao that the shrimp and other dishes could be poisonous, and she noticed the possible problem at the table.
• Su Qiao went to the kitchen to make kumquat-lemon juice, secretly pricked herself with Silver Needles, and swallowed a black pill.
• Su Qiao returned with the juice and sarcastically challenged the old lady's claims that the family was wealthy.
• Wen Congyuan gave Su Qiao a new phone, and 444 detected a miniature listening and tracking device inside it.
• The old lady urged Su Qiao and Wen Congyuan to stop arguing and live together peacefully.

Su Qiao provoked Wen Congyuan and his mother by accusing him of deceiving and mistreating her, then pretended to suffer a stomachache. The chapter left Wen Congyuan and his mother acting concerned as they rushed to help her.

• Su Qiao accused Wen Congyuan of looking down on her and pointed out that they had never shared a room since getting married.
• Wen Congyuan’s mother defended him, saying a doctor had told him to avoid intercourse after a car accident.
• Su Qiao questioned why Wen Congyuan’s mother did not seem eager to have a grandchild, prompting Wen Congyuan to leave the table in anger.
• Su Qiao clutched her stomach and pretended to be in severe pain.
• Wen Congyuan and his mother hurried to support Su Qiao and prepare to take her back to the room.

Su Qiao and Wen Congyuan’s mother both collapsed with stomach pain after lunch and were taken to the hospital, where the doctor diagnosed food poisoning. Su Qiao recovered quickly, and she confronted Wen Congyuan after realizing he had prepared the meal that made her sick.

• Wen Congyuan’s mother cried out with stomach pain, fainted, and Su Qiao fainted beside her.
• Wen Congyuan called for an ambulance, and both women were taken to the emergency room for stomach pumping.
• The doctor told Wen Congyuan that the women had food poisoning after eating shrimp with tomato sauce and bitter melon, and oysters with lemon.
• The doctor explained that Su Qiao’s symptoms were milder because she had drunk mung bean soup, eaten less, and received treatment in time.
• Su Qiao overheard the doctor and accused Wen Congyuan of preparing a huge meal to poison her.

Su Qiao confronted Wen Congyuan at the hospital, accusing him and his mother of trying to harm her while he tried to make her look unreasonable. After leaving the scene, she called Jiang Jinghao, who was shocked to learn she was at the hospital.

• Su Qiao charged at Wen Congyuan and threatened to put him and his mother in prison for harming her.
• Wen Congyuan denied her accusations, claimed he had prepared a meal to apologize, and said they were even after both had hit each other.
• Wen Congyuan's mother came to the room and urged the couple to stop arguing, while bystanders judged Su Qiao as unfilial.
• Su Qiao ignored the crowd and went to the restroom, satisfied that she had made people suspicious of Wen Congyuan.
• Jiang Jinghao received Su Qiao's call and was alarmed to hear that she was at the hospital.

Su Qiao recovered at the hospital after Wen Congyuan's mother got food poisoning, while Jiang Jinghao worried about her and came to check on her. Wen Congyuan saw them together and became convinced that Su Qiao had betrayed him, leaving him furious and intent on confronting them.

• Jiang Jinghao called Su Qiao to ask whether her injuries were serious, and she explained that Wen Congyuan's mother had food poisoning instead.
• Jiang Jinghao warned Su Qiao to keep her stun baton close, and she assured him she was watching out for danger.
• Jiang Jinghao came to the hospital despite Su Qiao telling him not to, and admitted he trusted only half of what she said.
• Wen Congyuan watched Su Qiao and Jiang Jinghao talking from a hospital room and tried to leave, but his mother held him back.
• Wen Congyuan accused Su Qiao of betraying him and recognized Jiang Jinghao's voice as the man who had repeatedly called her.

Wen Congyuan spotted Su Qiao with Jiang Jinghao and grew intent on taking revenge, while Su Qiao left the hospital with Jiang Jinghao. Their walk turned into an awkwardly affectionate outing, leaving Su Qiao exasperated by his fussing over her.

• Wen Congyuan dismissed his mother’s explanation and threatened to punish Su Qiao and Jiang Jinghao after seeing them together.
• 444 warned Su Qiao that Wen Congyuan had spotted her with Jiang Jinghao and might come after them.
• Su Qiao decided not to return to the hospital ward and left with Jiang Jinghao.
• Jiang Jinghao took Su Qiao’s hand, claimed he was protecting her from traffic, and suggested they stop for milk tea.
• Jiang Jinghao shielded Su Qiao from the sun and urged her to buy an umbrella, while Su Qiao objected to his concern about her appearance.

Su Qiao told Jiang Jinghao that someone had tried to kill her and explained why they could not simply flee. She shared a plan to deal with the threat, and Jiang Jinghao agreed before asking her to marry him.

• At a bubble tea shop, Jiang Jinghao realized the gang behind his loan had been arrested and tried to hide his borrowing from Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao and Jiang Jinghao went to his apartment, where he asked whether they should report the dangerous man to the police.
• Su Qiao explained what had happened at noon, and Jiang Jinghao urged her to flee with her family.
• Su Qiao said fleeing would not work because of her father's health and her siblings' schooling, so Jiang Jinghao suggested killing the man.
• Su Qiao told Jiang Jinghao her plan, and he agreed to follow it.
• Jiang Jinghao hesitantly asked Su Qiao to marry him.

Jiang Jinghao nervously asked Su Qiao to marry him, arguing that she would be safe with someone she knew and trusted. Su Qiao teased him and asked when his feelings began, then left him wondering what she would do if she refused.

• Jiang Jinghao explained that he wanted to marry Su Qiao because she knew him well and would not have to fear him mistreating or tricking her.
• Su Qiao called Jiang Jinghao stupid, but he agreed and claimed that his simple nature made him safe for her.
• Jiang Jinghao took Su Qiao's hands and earnestly asked her to marry him, and she admitted his reasoning made some sense.
• Jiang Jinghao complained that worry had made him lose hair, and Su Qiao told him she liked his long hair.
• Su Qiao asked when Jiang Jinghao began wanting to be with her, and he said it was probably when they were together at the park's lakeside pavilion.
• Su Qiao asked Jiang Jinghao what he would do if she did not agree.

Jiang Jinghao asked Su Qiao to marry him and promised to help protect her, and she agreed to give their relationship a try. Before she left, he gave her homemade pepper spray for self-defense and urged her to stay safe.

• Jiang Jinghao said he would stick with Su Qiao and help screen any man she considered dating.
• Jiang Jinghao promised Su Qiao that marrying him would bring her and her family a good life, and she agreed to give it a try.
• Jiang Jinghao fed Su Qiao ice cream and insisted she would always be his little sister as well as his wife.
• Jiang Jinghao gave Su Qiao homemade pepper spray mixed with Cooling Oil for self-defense.
• As Su Qiao prepared to leave at dusk, Jiang Jinghao took her hand and warned her not to get hurt again.

Su Qiao returned home to find Wen Congyuan drunk and accusing her of cheating, so she beat him until he sobered up. She left him crouched in a corner, still glaring at her, as she challenged him to admit he was wrong.

• Su Qiao left Jiang Jinghao after he said he would wait for her to get divorced.
• Su Qiao came home and found Wen Congyuan drinking while his mother tried to stop him.
• Wen Congyuan shoved his mother aside, accused Su Qiao of seeing another man, and threatened to beat her.
• Su Qiao kicked Wen Congyuan away and beat him until he crouched in a corner.
• Su Qiao berated Wen Congyuan for abusing women and asked if he still refused to admit he was wrong.

Su Qiao confronted Wen Congyuan and his mother over his lies, abuse, and attempt to poison her, then refused to divorce him. She demanded to keep the comfortable life she had in the Wen household and threatened to beat them if they withheld money.

• Su Qiao shielded herself from the old lady's pleas and accused Wen Congyuan of deceiving and abusing her since their marriage.
• Su Qiao said Wen Congyuan and his mother had tried to poison her and threatened to kill him before dying herself.
• The old lady begged Wen Congyuan to agree to a divorce, but Su Qiao refused to let him leave her.
• Wen Congyuan asked what Su Qiao wanted, and she said she wanted to stay and be waited on without worrying about money.
• The old lady offered Su Qiao the family's money, except for their house, if she divorced Wen Congyuan, but Su Qiao refused and threatened them if they did not hand it over.

Su Qiao refused the old woman's offer to give her the house in exchange for divorcing Wen Congyuan and continued to make herself at home. After a few quieter days, Wen Congyuan returned with gifts and money, promising he would never hurt Su Qiao again, leaving her suspicious of his intentions.

• Su Qiao rejected the old woman's offer of the house and ordered her to cook, while the old woman helped the injured Wen Congyuan up.
• Wen Congyuan and his mother agreed they had to find a way to drive Su Qiao away, and his mother went to cook for her.
• Over the next three or four days, Su Qiao researched her father's condition and looked for a compatible kidney donor while waiting for Wen Congyuan to act.
• Wen Congyuan came home with a blueberry cake, transferred five thousand yuan to Su Qiao, and promised he would never lose his temper with her or hit her again.
• Su Qiao laughed skeptically at Wen Congyuan's sudden kindness and wondered what he was planning.

Wen Congyuan acted concerned toward Su Qiao while his mother tried to persuade her to reconcile, but Su Qiao suspected they were hiding money from her. She learned that Wen Congyuan had increased her accident insurance coverage and changed the beneficiary to Su Mama, leaving his motives unclear.

• Wen Congyuan reminded Su Qiao to eat properly and avoid cold drinks before leaving, while 444 mocked his performance.
• Wen Congyuan's mother praised him and asked whether Su Qiao's parents needed money for medical expenses.
• Su Qiao heard that Wen Congyuan's mother claimed their savings were mostly fixed-term deposits, with only seventy or eighty thousand yuan available.
• Su Qiao calculated that Wen Congyuan and his father likely had far more savings than they admitted and suspected they planned to limit her share if they divorced.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Wen Congyuan had raised her accident insurance coverage to five hundred thousand and changed the beneficiary to Su Mama.

Su Qiao realized Wen Congyuan was trying to make her father's medical crisis part of a plan to kill her and disguise it as insurance fraud. She impersonated her younger brother to call Wen Congyuan and tell him their father urgently needed money for a kidney transplant.

• Su Qiao concluded Wen Congyuan had called about her father so he could distance himself from her and make her death look like suicide for insurance money.
• 444 realized Wen Congyuan had likely planned to use her father's worsening condition to pressure Su Qiao into enduring his abuse, then changed plans when she fought back.
• Su Qiao adjusted the Voice Changer to sound like her younger brother and called Wen Congyuan.
• Su Qiao told Wen Congyuan that their father's condition had worsened and a kidney transplant would cost at least three hundred thousand yuan.
• Wen Congyuan told Su Qiao, believing he was speaking to Xiao Jun, not to panic and said he would find a way with her sister.